"To maintain Self-leadership in the face of provocation, our parts must be able to trust our Selves enough to quickly step back and let our Selves handle the situation, despite the fact that they’re still upset. When this works, a person will feel upset inside, but will not be overwhelmed by the upset parts and will remain the “I” in the storm"

"Hope is a powerful tool for change; if the therapist can insert hope into a completely discouraged system, all parts will pay rapt attention and the firefighter may be enlisted as co-therapist."

"The principles of Internal Family Systems Therapy inform and modify the psychodramatic approach and concretize roadblocks in this internal work. The use of psychodrama allows the internal parts to be embodied for work within group process."

"Parts are not who I am. Parts are not who you are. They are only conditioning. Self/Center/awareness is who I am. Self/Center/awareness is who you are."

"I finally did come to realize that not only are the two modalities not mutually exclusive, they are in fact highly compatible. The following is an attempt to answer some of the questions I have heard asked regarding said compatibility of IFST and the 12 Steps."

"Michi Rose has been dubbed by Dick Schwartz as an innovator with regard to the spiritual component of Internal Family Systems work."

"If a client is not on medication and feels stuck with parts who cannot unblend, then consider a medication consult because it is a good unblending agent. If, on the other hand, a client has tried several medications and none have worked or she complains of multiple side effects, direct communication with parts about medication decisions is a good policy." (a chapter excerpted from the book Internal Family Systems Therapy: New Dimensions, ©2013, published by Routledge) by Frank Guastella Anderson

"All of us like to depend on the floor being there under our feet each morning as we brush off our dreams. We like to have models such as IFS as maps to guide us through the unexplored lands of our clients’ psyches. We don’t like earthquakes or not knowing where the next terrorist attack will strike."

"Through meditation, it is possible to shift from “parts” to self energy, viewing parts with compassion and love."

"The modifications observed include ways the therapist can be less directive, subtle changes in working with managers, an added focus on working with the body, an invitation of an abreaction by a part while the Self witnesses the part’s experience, and more specific directions used in inviting a part to unburden."

"From my Self to yours, thank you for this opportunity to share about my parts, their courage, fears, and ultimate ability to unite and become peaceful in the process"

"The story form helps manager parts to listen more openly to an idea, a truth, a solution without the usual skepticism and guardedness"