Laura's has been quite open about her Road Rage Part. Listen in as she updates you on how she's been working with it since it hijacked her back in the summer. She shares what she's learned about why it gets so triggered, and also how she now works with it to avoid being hijacked. Listen in and see if you might be able to use the tools Laura shares to work with your own reactionary Parts.

Laura chose the phrase "Just Be" for her 2023 Word of the Year. She shares with you what came up in her system when she actually tried "Just Being", and what Parts came up when she talked to other Parts Nerds about it. She'll challenge you to notice how your system reacts, and then get curious about "Just Being."

Externalizing your Parts is a fabulous way to help you unblend from your Parts. Laura shares with you multiple ways you can externalize your Parts, and encourages you to keep trying different methods until you find one that really resonates to you.

Laura makes no bones about the fact that she loves Inner Critics. She knows they are loathed by other Parts in many peoples' systems, which is what makes her love them so much. And to that point, there is rarely JUST a Critic. There are other common Parts that show up with an Inner Critic. Listen in to see if you recognize any of the Parts Laura mentions.

Laura shares how shocked she was when she recently realized that her Part's opinions were not actually facts. The Parts were very convinced of what they said, but when Laura could unblend a bit, she could see their agenda. Listen to to see if you have Parts that present information like it is a fact.

A question came in to Laura, "How can a Part be older than me?" Listen in as Laura shares her thoughts on why Parts can appear older than we are and she event tiptoes into the arena of guides.

Have you heard of these two acronyms: W.A.I.T. & W.I.T.? Laura thinks they could be helpful to you in life and in your Parts Work journey.

A question Laura gets is "are their common Parts people have?" Laura shares a list of Parts Jay Earley has identified and gives her own take on those Parts. The truth: yes, there are common Parts people tend to have, but how they show up is unique to you and your lived experience.

Have you ever wondered where your Parts come from? Laura shares that IFS believes we're all born with our Parts and then talks through how some of them get burdened.

Being able to work with your Parts as things are happening in your life is where the rubber meets the road in Parts Work. Laura shares with you two examples, one hers, one Liz Gilbert's of working with your Parts in real-time when they become activated. Listen in!