Narcissistic Abuse and Internal Family Systems
Trauma & Narcissism Redefined
Caroline Strawson
4.8 • 701 Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2020
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I want to talk about the different parts of you, that may be stopping you from healing from narcissistic abuse.
In working with my clients, I use an evidence based parts therapy called Internal Family Systems, and I’m going to explain what it is and how it can help you heal.
What You Will Learn In This Episode:
- Internal Family Systems and the concept of True Self
- Two main types of Protector parts - Manager and Firefighter
- How physical conditions can play their parts
- How we can change the roles of the parts to start healing from narcissistic abuse
- How you can create a map of your parts to become aware of them
- What is reconsolidation of memory
Working with parts as I explained them here can help you update that younger part of you, so the roles of the Protector parts won't need to be so reactive, proactive or destructive, and you can start healing from narcissistic abuse.
Resources:
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Join my Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thriveafternarcissisticabuse
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Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinestrawson/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the narcissistic abuse recovery podcast. I'm Caroline Stawson and I'll be sharing with you |
| 0:09.2 | awareness, understanding and education about the devastating effects of narcissistic abuse to help you thrive. |
| 0:16.8 | I want you to know that I've been exactly where you are now and I believe you. |
| 0:21.4 | And this show is all about taking you from trauma to transformation. |
| 0:30.3 | So in this episode, I want to talk to you about the different parts of you that may be stopping you from healing from narcissistic abuse. |
| 0:40.8 | Now, when I work with my clients or those that are in my narcissistic abuse recovery school, |
| 0:47.0 | I do a whole section on parts with my clients. So you might be thinking, |
| 0:51.7 | Karen, what are you on about that? Well, I use an evidence-based |
| 0:56.1 | parts therapy called internal family systems when I work with my clients and within the lessons |
| 1:02.3 | within my school. And this is all about different parts of you that are showing up on it |
| 1:07.8 | each and every day for you that could be potentially stopping you from |
| 1:12.6 | healing. Now internal family system works by at the core of who each and every one of us are |
| 1:19.5 | is what we call our true self. And this true self is someone who is curious, calm, connected, courageous, compassionate, confident, creative, living |
| 1:32.8 | with clarity, what we call the eight Cs. Now, that's the goal of how we would love to be living |
| 1:39.7 | our life. And I want you just to take note for a moment and think, how much of your life are you living |
| 1:45.6 | connected, calm, courageously, confidently, with clarity, maybe being creative like you were as a |
| 1:54.1 | child, maybe feeling compassionate about other people? How much of your life do you think you're living as your true self? |
| 2:02.6 | Now, what can happen is in our childhood, our parents and caregivers and those around us really |
| 2:09.1 | shape who we are. They shape what beliefs we might start to feel about ourselves. |
| 2:15.6 | And many of you will heard my story before and I'll use it again as an |
| 2:19.2 | example so that it gives you an idea of what I mean. So as that child for me, prancing around in my |
| 2:26.9 | lounge, doing my gymnastics routines, of which let me tell you, I could still almost remember |
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