Parts Have Positive Intent

Most spiritual teachings, either implicitly or explicitly, teach us to treat our parts like enemies.

I think this is a mistake.

I think this mostly just encourages "enlightened" parts of us to fight against "unenlightened" parts.

One of the most important discoveries that IFS has made is that parts have positive intent.

They are trying to best to help us in the only way they know how.

It just may be that their conditioned roles don’t serve us in the ways they intend them to.