Tomorrow is Halloween, the day we love to be scared.
According to Google Trends, you’ll likely see Shrunken Head Bob from “Beetlejuice,” Envy from “Inside Out 2”, and Red from “The Descendants” if you’re pounding the pavement with the trick-or-treaters tomorrow.
There seems to be something in the human psyche that loves to dress up and play a part.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a psychological theory that claims that all human beings are made up of parts: different sub-personalities that have different goals and different ways of seeing the world.
Before you poo-poo this notion, consider yourself.
Don’t you have different versions of yourself that show up in different places?
Is the part that shows up at the office the same as the part that shows up at home with the kids?
What about the part that shows up with your family-of-origin?
With your closest friends?
The more you observe yourself, the more you’ll notice the many parts that help you skillfully navigate your world.
Each has its own goals, its own behaviors, its own beliefs.
And each one developed from a deep subconscious need to protect you – to help you survive.
The parts that show up in the most protective ways are called Protectors–and these are the ones I want you to get curious about today.
Because your Protectors, although well-meaning, are likely causing a lot of chaos in your life.
Protectors can show up explosive, defensive, combative, and ready to take on the world.
They can also show up very very nice and accommodating, trying to help you fly under the radar and stay safe.
But no matter how your Protectors show up or the temporary safety they provide,
they’re also keeping you from stepping into and operating from your Highest Self–the truest and deepest part of you that is wise, capable, aligned, and guided by love.
Learning to notice and take full accountability for the way your Protectors show up is a powerful tool to help you break your patterns of self-sabotage or dysfunction in your relationships.
For a FREE PDF download, How to Uncover Your Protectors and Find Your Highest Self, follow this link:
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