Today on the You Can Heal Your Life podcast, you'll hear a chapter from listening when parts speak, the latest audio book by psychotherapist Tamila Floyd.

In this excerpt, Tamila explains the Internal family systems model of psychotherapy, a method that helps individuals understand and connect with various parts of themselves.

She shows you how different parts of yourself develop protective behaviors, such as people pleasing,

in response to unmet needs and societal pressures.

Tamala also shares a meditation and several journaling exercises designed to help you

recognize and engage with these parts. Fostering healing by addressing their

protective roles. Don't miss the opportunity to listen to the full audiobook free with a trial of Empower You Unlimited

audio.

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Chapter 2 Connecting Inside, Meeting Your Parts.

Carefree is the name she had before she became a people pleaser.

When carefree had not a care in the world,

she had an easygoing manner that drew children and adults alike into her orbit.

And she was only a child herself. She heard adults use words like,

full of life, creative, talkative, engaging, a joy to be around

when speaking of her. The words sounded nice to her and she also knew

words didn't and couldn't fully capture her essence. She had an awareness that she was more than the words people

use to describe her. She felt light and at home in her body. The world she lived in was exciting, limitless, and full of

possibilities. She awoke each day free of worry and fear. She possessed a

a knowing that she was the creator of her experience and the options were

infinite.

The changes in Carefree did were infinite.

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