The Power of Self and Guides: A Conversation on Internal Family Systems

🔍Developing a relationship with a higher power and nurturing a connection with an inner compassionate voice is crucial in the creative process.

💡Fear is an integral part of creativity, and learning to manage and engage with fear is essential for creative living.

📝Two-way prayer, like journaling and asking a higher power for guidance, can lead to valuable insights, wisdom, and reassurance.

🎭Internal Family Systems (IFS) model helps in understanding and managing different parts of oneself, allowing for healing and self-expression.

🔗Developing a loving and intimate relationship with fear and other challenging emotions can create space for creativity and courageous living.

What is the significance of two-way prayer?

—Two-way prayer, such as journaling and seeking guidance from a higher power, allows for a direct and intimate relationship with a compassionate source. It can provide valuable insights, wisdom, and reassurance.

How does fear relate to creativity?

—Fear is an integral part of the creative process. Engaging with fear and understanding its role allows for courageous living and the ability to create authentically and fully.

What is the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model?

—The Internal Family Systems (IFS) model helps individuals understand and manage the various parts within themselves. It provides a framework for healing, self-expression, and developing a healthier relationship with different aspects of one's being.

How can one develop a relationship with a higher power?

—Developing a relationship with a higher power involves practices like two-way prayer, meditation, or any other form of connection that allows for a direct and intimate experience with a compassionate source. It requires openness, trust, and a willingness to listen.

What are the benefits of nurturing a relationship with fear?

—Nurturing a relationship with fear allows for a greater understanding of oneself and the various parts that contribute to the creative process. It creates a sense of safety, empowers creativity, and unlocks personal growth and transformation.

00:00Introduction to the conversation on the power of the self and guides in the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model.

06:11Liz Gilbert shares how she discovered her own compassionate voice and nurtured a relationship with it.

13:22Discussion on the connection between creativity, fear, and managing different aspects of oneself.

22:05Exploration of the availability and wisdom that can be accessed through a higher power.

29:40Importance of developing an intimate relationship with fear and other challenging emotions.