Parts work is about listening to these different parts of you, trying to separate from them, and meeting their needs so you can ultimately meet your own. At the center of our parts is a Self, the real you. The Self should be at the head of the table, calling the shots. But often we become blended with various parts. We think we ARE the good girl, we think we ARE the scholar. Consequently, they are calling the shots, and we aren’t making conscious decisions. In other words, our personalities and choices are being dictated by very young, even primitive parts of ourselves. Because these parts
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