Free and low-cost support for exploring your inner world
You don’t need a lot of money, or any at all, to get some help navigating your internal community or learning more about human multiplicity. Here are some resources to try.
Resources
Schwartz and Sweezy, “Individuals as Systems” (2020)
The second chapter from the second edition of Richard Schwartz and Martha Sweezy’s Internal Family Systems textbook, which gives an overview of the fundamental principles of the IFS model.
Compassion from Self and Buddha
Today I learned about a Buddhist way of thinking about Self from Satya Robyn, a Buddhist teacher, author, and IFS therapist.
Guided introductions to your inner world
I use an app called Insight Timer to listen to guided meditations, including many versions of Internal Family Systems practice. If you’re ready to get to know your inner system a bit, here are some guided meditations you can use to get started, all by yourself, for free.
Ways to find a therapist
If you want help managing a specific mental-health diagnosis (as I do), or if you need to pay for support using health insurance, then you need a clinical mental-health practitioner — not a coach like me. Here are some suggestions for finding a clinician that works for you.
The best introduction to partswork
You don’t need a coach or a therapist to start getting to know your own internal family. If you’re curious about the different parts of yourself, you can start exploring your inner world using this easy-to-read book. That’s what I did myself.
Crisis resources
These free, confidential resources are just right when you need a trained person to talk to right away.