CHAPTER TWO

Why Parts Blend

In IFS, we use the term blended to describe the

phenomenon in which a part merges its perspective,

emotion, beliefs, and impulses with your Self. When that

happens, the qualities of your Self are obscured and seem to be

replaced by those of the part.

CHAPTER ONE

We’re All Multiple

We were all raised in what I’ll call the mono-

mind belief system—the idea that you have

one mind, out of which different thoughts and emotions and

impulses and urges emanate.

Introduction

As a psychotherapist, I’ve worked with many

people who came to me shortly after their lives

had crashed