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Step 1: Answering Your Fears About Powerlessness This week, we've begun our journey into Step 1: Honesty . On Monday, we felt the "unmanageable" system in our bodies. On Wednesday, we understood the Polarization of Protectors  that creates that internal tug-of-war. Today, we address the common questions and fears that arise when we contemplate "powerlessness." It’s natural for parts of us to resist this idea. Let's give voice to those concerns and offer an IFS perspective. Q1

Step 1: Honesty—The War Within In our Monday post, we explored the somatic "tug-of-war" in our bodies. Today, we go deeper into why that rope-pull is happening. In traditional recovery, Step 1 says: "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable."  Through the lens of Internal Family Systems (IFS), we can expand this definition. Unmanageability isn't just about what is happening in your bank account or your relationships; it is about the Ci

Step 1: Feeling the "Unmanageable" System Welcome to the first day of our 12-week journey, The 12-Steps Re-imagined . When we talk about Step 1, we often focus on the external—the substance, the behavior, or the chaos in our lives. But today, we are going to look inward . In our IFS-Integrated model, Step 1 is about acknowledging that our internal system has become polarized . What is Polarization? Imagine two people in your body pulling a rope in opposite directions. One par