Today we meet Daria as she gets to know her eating Part. There is a significant and meaningful connection made and we support this Part to heal.
Daria has some experience of working with her own system and the inner world of her Parts.
WHO SHOWED UP…
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A Part who works long hours without a break
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A Part who eats when tired
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A Part that was anxious about the session
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A Part who doesn’t like the Eating Part
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A Part who feels disgust
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A Part that feels sad for the felt experience of powerlessness.
WHAT I NOTICED…
I suspect the Part who works really long hours has an impact on the system and on reflection I was surprised that neither me or Daria named this Part or explored the role of this Part. I’m curious how this Part is understood by her system.
When I asked Daria how she felt towards the Eating Part, she said “neutral”. I noticed an initial freeze response in my system and I couldn’t discern whether this was my own response or there was a resonance with her system. One of my therapist Parts took over and offered curiosity to Daria's system until I unblended from the freezing response. This Part was able to use the questions Daria had shared at the beginning of the session to support connection between Daria's self and her Part.
WHAT I’D DO DIFFERENTLY…
Later in the session the Eating Part shared her fears of being kicked out. She had been working hard to be flexible so she could stay. This included changing her soothing behaviour from drinking to eating. There was an expectation held by the Part that she needed to be ‘good enough’ in order to stay connected. I could have been more supportive of the perspective that the Part didn’t in fact need to do anything to be able to be with Daria.
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HEY THERE!
In case we haven't met yet, I'm Celia, a therapist and course creator who helps smart, sensitive women all over the world do the deeper work so they can finally be at peace with food, their body and themselves.
I am super creative and love learning new ways to share what I know, so that women no longer have to carry the toxic stories they have been told about their bodies and about their place in this world. There is nothing more fulfilling to me than witnessing a woman heal and step into her light.
I also share my passion for the Parts Work approach with other therapists, so they too, can integrate this compassionate, holistic and deeply transformative approach into their practice.