New edition, coming soon to Google Play and major ebook stores
The IFS Self-Therapy Workbook
A Gentle, Trauma-Informed Internal Family Systems Guide to Meeting Your Parts, Calming Your Inner Critic, Caring for Your Inner Child and Leading with Self
A harsh inner critic. A part that people-pleases. A part that numbs out or shuts down. What if none of them are flaws, but parts of you, each working hard to protect you?
Companion you can get nowThe Complete IFS Self-Therapy Toolkit & Guided Audio Collection$10 on Gumroad (PDF).Internal Family Systems (IFS) offers a kinder way to understand your inner world. This gentle, trauma-informed workbook shows you how to notice your parts, get to know them with curiosity, and lead your inner life from a calmer, steadier place that IFS calls Self, one small step at a time.
Inside this second edition
- A 10-week core practice built on the six Fs: find, focus, flesh out, feel toward, befriend and fears
- Chapters on the inner critic, the inner child, people-pleasing, perfectionism, worry, shame, bingeing, numbing and rage, and parts in relationships
- Safety first: grounding skills, stop rules and careful pacing for trauma survivors, with exile and unburdening work kept slow and gentle
- 25 original diagrams, a practice tracker and review for every week, and a 30-day check-in plan
- Honest research notes on what IFS studies do and don't show yet
- Reflection questions in every chapter, plus a bonus printable companion with all the worksheets
This book is independent and isn't endorsed by the IFS Institute. It's a self-help guide, not IFS therapy.
Availability
This new edition is coming soon to Google Play Books and major ebook stores, with a paperback to follow. This page will link to each store as soon as the listing is live.
Companion printables you can get now
- The Complete IFS Self-Therapy Toolkit & Guided Audio Collection: The companion toolkit for the IFS Self-Therapy Workbook: 25+ trauma-informed worksheets, guided meditations and crisis tools. ($10 on Gumroad, PDF.)
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About the author
Levi G. Wilder is a researcher and trauma survivor who writes research-based self-help workbooks. He isn't a therapist. This book is for education and self-help and doesn't replace professional care.