No Bad Parts

Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model

By: Richard C. Schwartz PhD, Alanis Morissette - foreword introduction

Narrated by: Charlie Mechling

Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Discover an empowering new way of understanding your multifaceted mind - and healing the many parts that make you who you are.

Is there just one “you”? We’ve been taught to believe we have a single identity, and to feel fear or shame when we can’t control the inner voices that don’t match the ideal of who we think we should be. Yet Dr. Richard Schwartz’s research now challenges this “mono-mind” theory. “All of us are born with many sub-minds - or parts,” says Dr. Schwartz. “These parts are not imaginary or symbolic. They are individuals who exist as an internal family within us - and the key to health and happiness is to honor, understand, and love every part.”

Dr. Schwartz’s Internal Family Systems (IFS) model has been transforming psychology for decades. With No Bad Parts, you’ll learn why IFS has been so effective in areas such as trauma recovery, addiction therapy, and depression treatment - and how this new understanding of consciousness has the potential to radically change our lives. Here you’ll explore:

• The IFS revolution - how honoring and communicating with our parts changes our approach to mental wellness
• Overturning the cultural, scientific, and spiritual assumptions that reinforce an outdated mono-mind model
• The ego, the inner critic, the saboteur - making these often-maligned parts into powerful allies
• Burdens - why our parts become distorted and stuck in childhood traumas and cultural beliefs
• How IFS demonstrates human goodness by revealing that there are no bad parts
• The Self - discover your wise, compassionate essence of goodness that is the source of healing and harmony
• Exercises for mapping your parts, accessing the Self, working with a challenging protector, identifying each part’s triggers, and more

IFS is a paradigm-changing model because it gives us a powerful approach for healing ourselves, our culture, and our planet. As Dr. Schwartz teaches, “Our parts can sometimes be disruptive or harmful, but once they’re unburdened, they return to their essential goodness. When we learn to love all our parts, we can learn to love all people - and that will contribute to healing the world.”

©2021 Richard C. Schwartz, PhD (P)2021 Sounds True

Critic reviews

“An enormous gift - transformative, compassionate, and wise. These simple and brilliant teachings will open your mind and free your spirit and your heart.” (Jack Kornfield, PhD, author of A Path with Heart)

“Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, and the understanding that we all contain valuable parts that are forced into extreme roles to deal with pain and disappointment, has been one of the great advances in trauma therapy. Understanding the role they have played in our survival and being able to unburden the original traumas leads to self-compassion and inner harmony. The notion that all of our parts are welcome is truly revolutionary and opens up a path to self-acceptance and self-leadership. IFS is one of the cornerstones of effective and lasting trauma therapy.” (Bessel van der Kolk, MD, author of The Body Keeps the Score)

“In this trim and highly readable volume, Dr. Richard Schwartz articulates and deftly illustrates his Internal Family Systems model, one of the most innovative, intuitive, comprehensive, and transformational therapies to have emerged in the present century.” (Gabor Maté, MD, author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction)

amazing

This work has taught me so much. I cannot wait to delve further. thank you

LOVE Richard's voice.

Not sure about the sessions.... if actors are performing the other bits?

Life Changing

I started parts therapy a year ago after my wife tragically died. I did not know about IFS or parts therapy. I just called and scheduled a therapy session with a trauma therapist. He opened my eyes to IFS and am learning to listen to my body and my parts. What a gift to me!

LIFE CHANGING

This will rock your world. I loved it! There is so much healing and transformation to be found using IFS. The inner world is a rich place and deserves our attention, curiosity and compassion. The harmony it brings by learning to listen to our parts, access self, free exiles and unburden overactive protectors is truly amazing.

Beautifully insightful

loved it and totally recommend to anyone who wants to get to know themselves at a deeper level.

Excellent explanation

Absolutely fascinating and exciting material I am excited to learn more. This was extremely helpful to learn.

Good read

I enjoyed this book and learning about the IFS Model. Although all of it didn’t resonate with me
I learnt a lot and gain more understanding on self.

Highly Recommend

This is a fabulous book! Highly recommend it for anyone wanting to heal themselves from the inside out

Tremendous Concept ! … Really difficult to listen…

Wouldn’t recommend… Tremendous Concept ! … Really difficult to listen and stay connected. The exercises & therapy sessions while useful broke the contingency. I purchased the book and hopefully it will be helpful. I will also try to find the online IFS community mentioned.

Interested to learn more!!

This work really resonates with me and I’m looking forward to finding my own IFS therapist to work with.

Amazing

I was a bit hesitant about this book but it’s life changing. People more rational minded may want to skip the intro but I promise you it is worthwhile