The World of 5 Christins

Loving all our parts

Dear Friends,

Have you heard of Internal Family Systems (IFS)? It’s a psychotherapy model that views the mind as one of several sub-personalities or parts, each with their own functions.

Here’s an illustration that describes the components—do you recognize any of them in yourself?

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Or think of the movie Inside Out, with our various emotions deciding what we will do in a given moment:

Image source: https://www.pixar.com/feature-films/inside-out

The World of 5 Christins

Those of you who get random DMs from me throughout the day may observe an obvious phenomenon that happens. There seems to be various Christins cycling throughout the day, vying for the steering wheel! Let me introduce you to…