Megan Tsui
@megantsui.bsky.social
Knee-deep in Internal Family Systems (IFS) work. Swiftie. Miniaturist. Crafter. Gardener. Dog, cat, and chicken Mom.
Owner of Our Parts at Work |
Life & Business Coach
Owner of Our Parts at Work |
Life & Business Coach
Bill Barr?! That’s so fascinating. I’m glad you are finding your parts and can sit with them!
May 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Bill Barr?! That’s so fascinating. I’m glad you are finding your parts and can sit with them!
It is a little like that! It’s a very powerful way to heal the root causes of your pain.
May 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
It is a little like that! It’s a very powerful way to heal the root causes of your pain.
Some people just call them protectors and don’t distinguish between those typically referred to as managers and firefighters. You can come up with your own creative name! If you do, let me know what feels good to you!
May 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Some people just call them protectors and don’t distinguish between those typically referred to as managers and firefighters. You can come up with your own creative name! If you do, let me know what feels good to you!
That’s just part of you that thinks you’re bad at it. It’s not YOU. That’s what is so powerful about IFS. You can go as slow or as fast as your parts will let you. But your self energy is always there and you can learn to let it lead after awhile. Then it sometimes goes much faster!
May 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
That’s just part of you that thinks you’re bad at it. It’s not YOU. That’s what is so powerful about IFS. You can go as slow or as fast as your parts will let you. But your self energy is always there and you can learn to let it lead after awhile. Then it sometimes goes much faster!
Your Self can never be fractured. The parts that feel that way are other parts that need your attention, that’s all. They are begging you to hear what they have to say and to take away the burdens they carry. You have exiles inside you that they are protecting. And they have been working so hard!
May 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Your Self can never be fractured. The parts that feel that way are other parts that need your attention, that’s all. They are begging you to hear what they have to say and to take away the burdens they carry. You have exiles inside you that they are protecting. And they have been working so hard!
That’s called polarization and is totally normal!! There are ways to start to get some space between parts so they can tell your self what they need and what they would like to let go of. It can take a bit of time but don’t give up!!!
May 2, 2025 at 4:03 AM
That’s called polarization and is totally normal!! There are ways to start to get some space between parts so they can tell your self what they need and what they would like to let go of. It can take a bit of time but don’t give up!!!
Ohh I love this perspective!
April 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Ohh I love this perspective!
We have multiple parts, not personalities. I wonder how much research you did and what your sources are for this article if you don’t understand this core difference. But it gets you clicks so maybe that’s what you actually want?
April 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
We have multiple parts, not personalities. I wonder how much research you did and what your sources are for this article if you don’t understand this core difference. But it gets you clicks so maybe that’s what you actually want?
Oh-I also don’t tend to leave my parts by the feelings they carry. I name them (it feels like they name themselves, actually) around their jobs. For example my parts are: General Manager. Justice. Strategy. Money. Friendship. Mine carry those feelings as burdens. But everyone’s parts are different!
April 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Oh-I also don’t tend to leave my parts by the feelings they carry. I name them (it feels like they name themselves, actually) around their jobs. For example my parts are: General Manager. Justice. Strategy. Money. Friendship. Mine carry those feelings as burdens. But everyone’s parts are different!
That’s a good question! In my system, only the exiles have integrated together. My protector parts seem to really like their autonomy :-). But when my exiles have integrated, I’ve found it was really just another part of an exile that needed to be seen/heard/validated.
April 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
That’s a good question! In my system, only the exiles have integrated together. My protector parts seem to really like their autonomy :-). But when my exiles have integrated, I’ve found it was really just another part of an exile that needed to be seen/heard/validated.
I didn’t read the article but the headline is enough to make some parts of me really mad, frustrated, and sad. It’s so powerful and it works quickly for me. I hate to think anyone would be turned off by an article like this. Mental health treatments are not a one size fits all! #IFS
April 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I didn’t read the article but the headline is enough to make some parts of me really mad, frustrated, and sad. It’s so powerful and it works quickly for me. I hate to think anyone would be turned off by an article like this. Mental health treatments are not a one size fits all! #IFS
I also went on a more spiritual path where I learned to ask my spirit guides, ancestors, and Faeries for guidance. Ultimately, I landed on #IFS because I wanted to heal faster. You might have a pretty loud protector part that needs some attention before it’ll let you heal. That’s ok! Experiment. 💖
April 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I also went on a more spiritual path where I learned to ask my spirit guides, ancestors, and Faeries for guidance. Ultimately, I landed on #IFS because I wanted to heal faster. You might have a pretty loud protector part that needs some attention before it’ll let you heal. That’s ok! Experiment. 💖
Sure. You can heal from whatever it is that is challenging you to have a peaceful, wholehearted life. There are many different ways to do this. For me, it’s important to find the right tool. Some start with what they are eating and adding supplements. Others start journaling. I did the artist’s Way…
April 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Sure. You can heal from whatever it is that is challenging you to have a peaceful, wholehearted life. There are many different ways to do this. For me, it’s important to find the right tool. Some start with what they are eating and adding supplements. Others start journaling. I did the artist’s Way…
Parts work is so powerful! I appreciate how each of your parts have learned to trust your Self energy. 💖
April 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Parts work is so powerful! I appreciate how each of your parts have learned to trust your Self energy. 💖
I have three total and any other ones I find tend to integrate with one of these three: Little Megan, age about 4. She just colors and plays all the time. Soft Megan, about 12. Loves to cuddle and is sweet and kind. And Little Business Megan, about 14 who loves business stuff and sees it as play.
April 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I have three total and any other ones I find tend to integrate with one of these three: Little Megan, age about 4. She just colors and plays all the time. Soft Megan, about 12. Loves to cuddle and is sweet and kind. And Little Business Megan, about 14 who loves business stuff and sees it as play.
Sometimes they just zip together in a quick integration, and sometimes they stay separate. Each part needs something different and when they learn to trust your Self they will do what’s right for them. Congrats on great first session!
April 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Sometimes they just zip together in a quick integration, and sometimes they stay separate. Each part needs something different and when they learn to trust your Self they will do what’s right for them. Congrats on great first session!
Sounds like some people that see their Self as a God are actually hearing from a Self-like part that thinks it’s Self. I have one, too! But my Self Energy doesn’t need to feel important or in charge. It is happy to lead with curiosity and creativity.
April 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Sounds like some people that see their Self as a God are actually hearing from a Self-like part that thinks it’s Self. I have one, too! But my Self Energy doesn’t need to feel important or in charge. It is happy to lead with curiosity and creativity.
Maybe tell that part you appreciate all it’s done to help you and keep you safe this whole time. That you appreciate it and welcome it. And..if it didn’t have to do the job it has now, what else would it like to do? Maybe help it release what it is holding to air, fire, water, or any other way.
April 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Maybe tell that part you appreciate all it’s done to help you and keep you safe this whole time. That you appreciate it and welcome it. And..if it didn’t have to do the job it has now, what else would it like to do? Maybe help it release what it is holding to air, fire, water, or any other way.
This is what #IFS does for me…it creates space inside for all my parts to find new jobs. Only your parts know if it’s a stress response but I’m going to say that hope for the future is probably more what has happened. And you are maybe so not used to that feeling that a part can’t believe it?
April 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
This is what #IFS does for me…it creates space inside for all my parts to find new jobs. Only your parts know if it’s a stress response but I’m going to say that hope for the future is probably more what has happened. And you are maybe so not used to that feeling that a part can’t believe it?