About This Bundle
Internal Family Systems (IFS) was developed by Richard Schwartz and has become one of the most respected therapy models for working with trauma, inner conflict, and the complex internal experience that most people carry. Its core insight is that we all have multiple inner parts, and that this is not pathology; it is the natural structure of the human psyche. There is the part that wants to rest and the part that pushes
you to achieve. The part that craves connection and the part that fears it. The part that knows you are loved by God and the part that quietly believes you are not. IFS does not try to silence or eliminate parts. It teaches you to listen to them, understand what they have been carrying, and lead from a deeper, calmer centre that Schwartz called the Self. Christians often recognise the Self as the place where the Holy Spirit speaks most clearly, the still place beneath the noise. IFS is not a Christian model, but its central practice (turning inward with curiosity and compassion rather than judgement) maps closely onto the contemplative tradition of the church.
These 12 worksheets walk you through the foundational practices of IFS: meeting your parts, mapping them, building Self-leadership, and beginning the slow work of healing old wounds. They are written for personal use or for use alongside a counsellor. If you have significant trauma, please do this work with a qualified therapist; some parts carry heavy material that needs careful witnessing.
What's Included:
Bundle description: Twelve worksheets walking you through the foundational practices of Internal Family Systems: meeting your inner parts, mapping them, building Self-leadership, and beginning the slow work of healing old wounds. Integrated with Christian faith for people who want both depth psychology and the work of the Holy Spirit.
01 Introduction to Parts — First contact with your inner system. Learning to notice that you have parts, and meeting the three kinds: managers, firefighters, and exiles.
02 Parts Mapping — Drawing out the cast of characters in your inner world. A table for naming your parts plus a visual canvas for sketching the relationships between them.
03 The 8 Cs of Self — Recognising Self-energy: Curiosity, Compassion, Calm, Clarity, Confidence, Courage, Creativity, and Connection. The calm, wise centre beneath your parts.
04 Meeting Your Managers — Identifying the proactive protectors that try to keep you safe through control, planning, achievement, and perfectionism. With a checklist of twelve common managers and a deep-dive dialogue.
05 Meeting Your Firefighters — Identifying the reactive protectors that step in when feelings break through (numbing, distraction, escape, anger). A compassionate approach to the parts most often shamed.
06 Meeting Your Exiles — Approaching the wounded young parts that carry old pain. The most tender work in IFS, with explicit cautions for those with trauma histories.
07 Unblending — The single most useful skill in IFS: separating from a part so you can be with it rather than be it. Six methods with a practice walkthrough.
08 Getting to Know a Part — The Six Fs (Find, Focus, Flesh out, Feel toward, Befriend, Fears). A structured curious dialogue with a single part.
09 Parts in Conflict — Working with internal polarisations. The planner versus the rebel, the worker versus the rester. Helping the parts find each other rather than picking a winner.
10 Burdens and Unburdening — Recognising the heavy beliefs and emotions parts carry, and the gentle ritual of releasing them. Deep IFS work with appropriate cautions.
11 Daily Check-In — A short ongoing practice of three brief check-ins a day. Includes a weekly tracker and trigger-awareness questions for real-time use.
12 Parts and Faith — Integrating IFS practice with Christian theology. Addresses common questions ("Are parts the same as demons?" "Is the Self the same as God?") and shows how to invite the Holy Spirit into parts work.