No Bad PartsRichard Schwartz
No Bad Parts
by Richard Schwartz · first published 2023
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Why HN recommends it
Introduces the Internal Family Systems model in plain language for general readers, by its originator. Readers value its core idea that the mind is made of multiple parts and its exercises for self-understanding.
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Non-Fiction / Self-Help: No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model IFS for short. Written for normal people, not psychologists/psychiatrists. It has a very valuable core philosophy/teaching…
on “Ask HN: What are some of the best books you have read in 2022?” ↗If this is a description of your own experience then I would very much recommend reading No Bad Parts by Richard C. Schwartz, if you haven't done so already. It will probably resonate with you and hopefully give you some tools to expand the process you're describing.
on “On Keeping Sketchbooks” ↗…internal family systems. IFS also uses control systems to describe our internal landscape. If the concept of multiplicity (we humans being a system of smaller systems) resonates with you, consider reading No Bad Parts by Richard C. Schwartz. I've personally found it immensely helpful.
on ““The Mind in the Wheel” lays out a new foundation for the science of mind” ↗Agreed, that section led me to dig into "No Bad Parts" by Richard Schwartz for more information on Internal Family Systems, which I find fascinating.
on “Being in good physical shape could reduce the risk of nine types of cancer” ↗No Bad Parts - Richard Schwartz
on “Anxious brains redirect emotion regulation” ↗