The Self in IFS

• Card 1

  IFS describes Self as the part of you that was never damaged — steady, curious and compassionate. It can be crowded out by protection, but it is not created, earned or repaired. Most people meet it in glimpses first.

• Card 2

  Qualities often associated with Self

  • Calm — steady enough to stay present
  • Curiosity — wanting to understand rather than fix
  • Compassion — warmth toward the part, not judgement
  • Clarity — seeing without the fog of the part's story
  • Courage — willing to hear what's hard
  • Confidence — trusting you can hold it
  • Creativity — new options appear
  • Connectedness — nothing inside you is an enemy

  Self can't be broken — only crowded out.

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