Self-therapy: A Step-by-step Guide To Creating ... File

: Ask the part about its job and what it is trying to protect you from.

The guide you're referring to is by Jay Earley, Ph.D. . It is a manual for practicing Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy on your own to resolve deep-seated emotional issues like anxiety, procrastination, and self-esteem. Core Concepts of IFS

Before healing an inner child (Exile), you must first build trust with the parts that protect it. Self-Therapy: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating ...

: Check how you feel toward the part. If you feel judgment or fear, ask that "concerned part" to step aside so you can stay in Self-energy .

: Get to know its qualities—what does it look or feel like?. : Ask the part about its job and

According to the book and related IFS practices, the process follows these primary phases: Phase 1: Working with Protectors

: Young, wounded parts that carry painful memories and "burdens" like shame or fear. The Step-By-Step Guide It is a manual for practicing Internal Family

: Discover what the protector is afraid would happen if it stopped doing its role.