The Self-Led Internal Family Systems Workbook: Learn IFS Skills to Understand and Love All Your Parts by Tanis Jo Allen

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I never heard of IFS or Internal Family System before reading this book, but it is an interesting approach to having a healthy personal balance. This workbook is self-guided and endorsed by Dr. Richard C. Schwartz, founder of Internal Family Systems. The workbook is intended for the reader to work through and through the process achieve inner harmony, the goal of the internal family system approach.

IFS does not require or even relate to family dynamics in the general sense. It is intended for the individual to achieve an inner peave and be at ease with their internal family, the parts that make up each person.

The book is meant to help the individual improve how they relate to themselves and find an equilibrium for mental health that is stable and healthy. Generally, IFS views every person as having an “internal family” of parts or subpersonalities, each with their own set of thoughts, feelings, and roles. Some parts hold pain from the past, while others work to prevent that pain from surfacing. If the individual understands and accepts these parts,  person can release this pain and heal and find a good equilibrium.

This workbook is intended to help the reader achieve the true, authentic Self, acknowledge the internal family and respond to them as needed, compassionately and healing to find a true and stable self. respond compassionately when they’re activated, and send them healing energy when they need it.

The book is supplying the needed tools

• A Self-Paced Process to guide the reader through the IFS practice at their needed pace.
• A Clear and Structured Approach through the use of step-by-step skills, exercises, and worksheets, the reader can understand their internal world
  
• Strategies for Common IFS Challenges, such as parts of the internal family that hold the reader back and how to acknowledge them and respond to them with compassion rather than frustration or anger.
• Transcripts of Self-Led IFS Sessions to teach the reader how an IFS expert would address challenges and heal.
  

An interesting approach to find a mental state that is healthy and puts the person at ease with themselves rather than be frustrated with shortcomings or angry at perceived mistakes. If you are looking for a book to teach you how to accept yourself and be happy, this maybe a new approach to try

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Communication Skills for Healthier Boundaries: Express Your Needs without Giving In or Blowing Up by LaToya S Gilmore

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Sometime people feel that others constantly take advantage of them and are worried that speaking up will be considered rude or make them appear unapproachable and in a negative light by others. This book is intended to help you stand up for yourself, but maintaining healthy boundaries that are not offensive and still protect yourself in a situation where your opinion may just be your own.

The author advises and teaches the reader with select tools to stand up for yourself and communicate with clarity and confidence, but not be offensive or seem angry. Setting good and healthy boundaries without feeling guilty and stand up for yourself without worrying about offending others.

Communication Skills for Healthier Boundaries includes:

• The author covers both verbal and nonverbal communication skills and activities. Attain lifelong skill sets to build assertiveness, confidence, and self-awareness.
• a number of real situational dialogue scripts. The reader can learn how to set up firm, but rational and healthy boundaries before tackling situations in real life. 
• Following teaching the reader the core communication skills in the first part, the second part of the book features common scenarios where boundaries are challenged in everyday life, relationships, and at work. Again teaching the reader how to tackle situations and learn at their own pace before dealing with these situations in real life.  

This is a good book for anyone that struggles standing up for themselves or, when speaking up, seemingly seems loud and abrasive. Learn how to have a healthy and friendly discussion, where you can still stnad your ground and your life will not longer be full of regrets regarding missed opportunities.

 

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