All your parts deserve resiliency and balance through Self exploration and resolution of hurts

Earlier this year, I set out to write three blogs a week. I had a vision, a schedule, and a 12-step series ready to go. I was energized, focused, and—if I’m being honest—a little bit driven by a high-functioning Manager part  that loves a finish line. But by week four, the screen stayed blank. In the traditional behavioral world of SMART goals, we’d call that a failure. We’d say I lacked discipline or that my "Time-bound" parameters were off. But in the world of Internal Fami

Step 3: What if My Parts "Jerk the Wheel" Back? This week, we’ve been exploring Step 3: Trust . We practiced the physical sensation of "leaning back" on Monday, and on Wednesday, we looked at how to negotiate a "pilot program" of trust with our protective parts. But let’s be honest: trust isn't a straight line. Sometimes we "turn it over" at 8:00 AM, and by 10:00 AM, a part of us has grabbed the steering wheel again. This is a normal part of the process. Let’s look at some co

Step 3: Trust—Negotiating the Internal Handover In our Monday post, we practiced the physical sensation of "leaning back." Today, we look at the internal logistics of that move. Traditional Step 3 says: "We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him."  In our re-imagined framework, we see this as: “We made a decision to open our hearts and bodies to the guidance of our Higher Power and the leadership of our Self.” The "Decision