Inner Child Work in IFS Therapy | Internal Family Systems, Explained - Part 5 of 5

Parts work, inner child work and Internal Family Systems, for an in depth discussion of these topics and more check out the Q&A livestream for this video here:    • Healing Our Inner Child | IFS Series ...  

Welcome to Part 5 of my series: What is IFS? Internal Family Systems Therapy, Explained.

You can find the whole series here:    • Internal Family Systems, Explained  

In this final video I describe how IFS therapy helps us to reconnect and care for our wounded inner child. I describe how parts work helps us to bring about a long-awaited reunion between this inner child and a wiser, more compassionate adult self or "true self." Through gently asking our defenses (protector parts) to step aside, we are able to provide true guidance and care to the young parts of our self that are scared, angry or ashamed but have been exiled from our conscious awareness.

When this hurt inner child that we had previously hidden away, senses the presence of our caring adult self, they are finally able to feel save enough to be seen. The protector parts, also developed in childhood, sensing a wiser, stronger, more capable presence, are able to let go of their defensive strategies for protecting the wounded inner child.

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00:00 The Relationship Between Our Exiles and Our “Big S Self”
01:31 Accessing Our Wounded Inner Child
04:06 Getting Consent From Our Protectors
06:18 Reuniting Our Inner Adult With Our Inner Child
09:47 Unburdening Our Protectors - Freedom From Psychological Defenses

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