You & All Your Parts

Do you have an Emotional Reset list? Listen in as Laura shares why having a list of things that change your mood is critical if you're on the road to recovery from any behavior you're trying to change.

Laura walks you through a specific example of how your Parts became less reactive to a situation and how it taught her to look for things that no longer happen and to be grateful to those Parts that are no longer as reactive as they used to be.

One of the first things you learn when beginning the journey to know more about your Parts is the value of speaking for them instead of from them. Listen in as Laura gives you a deeper dive into this topic, sharing some wisdom she picked up from a recent workshop she attended. Drop her a note if this content resonates with your system.

Tune in as Laura walks you through an example of how to work with a Part that shows up as a feeling in your body.

When Laura hears words like 'never,' 'always,' and 'forever' in her head or spoken aloud, she knows she's more blended than she'd like to be with a Part. Tune in as she shares tips on working with these Parts, so they don't feel overwhelmed. Drop a note and let her know if you find this content helpful.

Tune in as Laura shares her favorite Time Travel exercise to help her system out when she has a Firefighter who wants to put out the flames of pain. As your system trusts you in Self-Energy, you will have more and more opportunities to show your Firefighters that you can lead the system.

Laura shares her two favorite conversation gambits for Parts: 'Tell me more' and 'Why is that?' She talks about how important it is to ensure you're not blended with a Judger or Inner Critic when talking with your Parts. Tune in and drop Laura a line if you have any questions.

A listener asked, "Do we have sub-systems in our Parts?" Youbetcha! Listen as Laura shares how her own Alcohol Sub-system worked until she healed it. She'll share how we don't always know what is going on in our systems until we ask the Parts. You won't want to miss this episode.

Once you begin unburdening your Parts, we find out what they want to invite back into their life. What do your healed Parts want? Tune in as Laura shares some of the most common things healed Parts invite back into their lives. She invites you to consider how you can give your Parts what they need.

Can you negotiate a better strategy for your entire system with your Parts that like to binge-watch TV? Or spend hours on a coloring app or word game on your phone? Tune in as Laura shares how she and her clients have created workable ways to negotiate with Parts that generally just want you to relax and have a good time.

Parts all have their own agenda. They (mostly) want to keep us safe and are convinced only they know how to do that. Self and Self-Energy don't have an agenda except to heal their Parts. Confused? Let Laura tell you how she can tell if Self Energy or a Part is leading in her or her clients' systems.

The first time Laura heard that she should be nice to her Inner Critics, her eyebrow raised in a perfect imitation of Mr. Spock from Star Trek. Be nice??? To the Critics?? Tune in as she explains how she became a believer. Hopefully, you'll be a convert, too, after this episode!

Tune in as Laura shares how she uses her Distractor Parts to help her out of a bind; after all, all Parts are welcome, right? How can you use your Distractor Parts to help you?

How do you use Awareness to enhance your Parts Work journey? Laura offers tips to build awareness about your inner state into your day.

Laura believes Parts want three things: to be acknowledged, accepted, and appreciated. Listen in as she explains why this might be easier said than done, and why it's so important.

Welcome to the final lesson in Laura's Consistent Minute Method for staying in touch with your Parts. If you missed one, check out the previous weeks’ episodes.

Ready for the third lesson of Laura's Consistent Minute Method for staying in touch with your Parts?

Welcome to the second lesson of Laura's Consistent Minute Method for staying in touch with your Parts.

Laura introduces her Consistent Minute Method for staying in touch with your Parts. Tune in as she explains Lesson 1.

Once I get to "Self," do I stay there forever? Are Parts Bad and Self Good? Listen in as Laura describes how Self Energy is a continuum and it is not the end all. Our Parts have gifts to give us once they've been healed.

What is Self in the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model?

Join Laura Lively as she talks about what Parts mean to her, and she dives into one of her favorite types of Parts: Inner Critics

Check out what you can expect from You & All Your Parts: actionable, fun nuggets of information to help you build a relationship between your Parts and Self Energy.

Follow along in this guided meditation as Laura leads you through the opportunity to get to know some of your polarized Parts.  Have pen and paper available to journal the insights that are sure to arise.