Healing Inner Loops
Exploring the concept of self-acceptance, Richard emphasizes that true transformation involves active engagement with one's inner parts rather than passive acceptance. The discussion also highlights the potential of Internal Family Systems (IFS) to prepare individuals for psychedelic experiences, suggesting that understanding and addressing internal fears can enhance these journeys.In this clip
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Related Questions
Can Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy help with anxiety as discussed in the episode Gabby Bernstein: The Powerful Practice That Changed This Self-Help Guru's Life and the clip Befriending Inner Parts?
In the episode with Andrew, he discusses a process to erase fear and traumas, stating that first you need to extinguish the fear or trauma by retelling the narrative. The whole point of that is to diminish the physiological response, right? If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, then if the person works to change their physiological response immediately after being triggered, would that over time also diminish the physiological response and therefore break the conditioning? Am I right?
If the goal is to diminish the physiological response to trauma, would it also work to change that response immediately after being triggered to eventually break the conditioning? For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider and used breathwork to calm the body immediately after being triggered, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?