Notes from practice
Patterns in Internal Family Systems
Plain observations about how parts actually show up in real sessions, written from years of IFS-informed practice, not from theory alone.
How these are written. Every pattern here is a composite, blended from more than one person's experience so no single real client is ever recognizable or identifiable. Nothing is drawn from Hearth app conversations. These are patterns, not case studies, and nothing here diagnoses, treats, or promises an outcome.
Why I Couldn't Meditate: A Protector Guarding an Exile
Body Sensations That Aren't Yours: Letting a Burden Leave
Why IFS Needs a Protector's Permission Before the Exile
Setting a Boundary With a Part Is Compassion, Not Failure
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