A review by lauraliz914
Internal Family Systems Therapy for Shame and Guilt by Martha Sweezy

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

 I’m so grateful for this book. While the theories around patterns in systems were a little dry to me, I loved all the transcripts and found them incredibly helpful for my IFS work. Of note, Sweezy actually cites sources when making assertions or else qualifies her assertion by noting it’s based on her clinical observations. I rarely see this in similar books (see: Waking the Tiger), and it drives me insane. I also really loved the section on toddler parts protecting baby parts, it just made so much sense. If I could change one thing, I’d want more on working with parts loyal to parents. She talks about how it happens, but I’d want more on working through that.