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Who's behind the wheel of your life this morning — you, or whichever part of you got there first? Two years into learning Internal Family Systems with Dr. Tori Olds, this aha episode unpacks three ideas that keep proving themselves true, and the tools that help put them into practice.
2:23 — Chelle recaps the IFS framework from episodes eight and nine: Self energy, managers, firefighters, and exiles — what they are and why they all have good intentions
5:18 — Aha number one: IFS doesn't work when the nervous system is still in the red or blue zone — you have to soothe the body before parts work becomes possible
10:26 — Tool one, find your Self: a guided practice to locate and anchor Self energy through memory, breath, and the 8Cs
14:11 — On building Self energy proactively, not just reaching for it in crisis
15:22 — Aha number two: the difference between genuine Self energy and a self-like part — one shows up with no agenda, the other is quietly trying to manage the outcome
20:31 — Tool two, move towards your parts: a guided practice using three steps — notice the part, get to know it, ask what it needs
27:39 — Aha number three: parts don't disappear, they evolve
29:12 — What it looks like when a part genuinely trusts Self enough to shift
35:23 — Tool three, check in on your parts: a short practice for regular part check-ins
38:00 — Chelle summarises all three ahas and tools
41:04 — Post-episode debrief