Gabby Bernstein

And what Dick realized was that the same way there's patterns and dynamics and triggers and family relationships, the same was happening to all these parts inside these patients. Recognizing that we are not one mono human.

And what Dick realized was that the same way there's patterns and dynamics and triggers and family relationships, the same was happening to all these parts inside these patients. Recognizing that we are not one mono human.

We are having an experience of many different parts of ourselves inside, often protection mechanisms and a lot of extreme patterns and behaviors that have been there for most of our life. You often check in with these parts of yourself and say, how long have you been around? That's like forever, you know?

We are having an experience of many different parts of ourselves inside, often protection mechanisms and a lot of extreme patterns and behaviors that have been there for most of our life. You often check in with these parts of yourself and say, how long have you been around? That's like forever, you know?

We are having an experience of many different parts of ourselves inside, often protection mechanisms and a lot of extreme patterns and behaviors that have been there for most of our life. You often check in with these parts of yourself and say, how long have you been around? That's like forever, you know?

And if you've ever said to yourself, you know, a part of me gets really triggered when my girlfriend does this, or a part of me gets really triggered when I don't have that job opportunity or whatever it might be. We are actually speaking for almost like a subpersonality, right? And so to keep this very simple, because that's my gift.

And if you've ever said to yourself, you know, a part of me gets really triggered when my girlfriend does this, or a part of me gets really triggered when I don't have that job opportunity or whatever it might be. We are actually speaking for almost like a subpersonality, right? And so to keep this very simple, because that's my gift.

And if you've ever said to yourself, you know, a part of me gets really triggered when my girlfriend does this, or a part of me gets really triggered when I don't have that job opportunity or whatever it might be. We are actually speaking for almost like a subpersonality, right? And so to keep this very simple, because that's my gift.

And in this new book that we're going to talk about today, I'm taking IFS and with the blessing of Dick Schwartz, making it self-help. But to give you the full picture of IFS, the goal is to recognize and honor these protection mechanisms, which in IFS are called protector parts, and to recognize who those protectors are protecting.

And in this new book that we're going to talk about today, I'm taking IFS and with the blessing of Dick Schwartz, making it self-help. But to give you the full picture of IFS, the goal is to recognize and honor these protection mechanisms, which in IFS are called protector parts, and to recognize who those protectors are protecting.

And in this new book that we're going to talk about today, I'm taking IFS and with the blessing of Dick Schwartz, making it self-help. But to give you the full picture of IFS, the goal is to recognize and honor these protection mechanisms, which in IFS are called protector parts, and to recognize who those protectors are protecting.

And those protectors are protecting very young, exiled experiences from our past. So all of us, no matter how great our upbringing might have been, we all experienced some form of trauma, whether it's big T or small T trauma. In my case, I experienced sexual abuse as a child. That's a big T trauma.

And those protectors are protecting very young, exiled experiences from our past. So all of us, no matter how great our upbringing might have been, we all experienced some form of trauma, whether it's big T or small T trauma. In my case, I experienced sexual abuse as a child. That's a big T trauma.

And those protectors are protecting very young, exiled experiences from our past. So all of us, no matter how great our upbringing might have been, we all experienced some form of trauma, whether it's big T or small T trauma. In my case, I experienced sexual abuse as a child. That's a big T trauma.

Some people may have experienced a teacher telling them that they were stupid or a poor attachment figure. And that could seem like it's not a big deal. It could be like, oh, that was just like, you know, one time on the playground or one time in the classroom.

Some people may have experienced a teacher telling them that they were stupid or a poor attachment figure. And that could seem like it's not a big deal. It could be like, oh, that was just like, you know, one time on the playground or one time in the classroom.

Some people may have experienced a teacher telling them that they were stupid or a poor attachment figure. And that could seem like it's not a big deal. It could be like, oh, that was just like, you know, one time on the playground or one time in the classroom.

But those moments can be so extreme for us as young children that we don't actually have the inner capacity or the brain capacity to process those deep experiences of shame or inadequacy or fear or even terror.

But those moments can be so extreme for us as young children that we don't actually have the inner capacity or the brain capacity to process those deep experiences of shame or inadequacy or fear or even terror.

But those moments can be so extreme for us as young children that we don't actually have the inner capacity or the brain capacity to process those deep experiences of shame or inadequacy or fear or even terror.