
How much do I need to know about IFS?
Very little! But I keep a blog on it because some people do want to understand it, and I find them running into the same misconceptions over and over again, so I’m working to present the material in a way that avoids those pitfalls. Also, people will occasionally ask for written material on IFS that’s more digestible than a whole book, and free. And finally, many of the books on IFS frame the concepts in the same way, so I’ve tried to go back to the drawing board and find new ways of presenting the ideas, because different perspectives help different people. My IFS Theory 101 and IFS Practice 101 series are good ways to get familiar with parts work.
If you find information about IFS overwhelming, though, there’s no need to power through! Knowing all the ins and outs is my job, not yours.
What I recommend people go in knowing is simply this:
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