A community of healing and liberation - Book of sacred stories
Marta Arriola 1st Cohort The most significant part of my personal process with IFS – Internal Family Systems – has been establishing a healthy and consistent relationship with my system. Before IFS, I had many family and personal problems that led me into long periods of depression, causing me to always seek an escape from the challenges I faced, having lived through various stages of domestic violence. It was a constant struggle to get out of bed and go to school or work, and I was exhausted because suicidal thoughts were always present. This struggle manifested physically, incapacitating me with severe pain in my right arm, from my neck to my fingertips, and I had lost sensation in two fingers. Now, with joy, I can acknowledge the bravery and love of my system in protecting me. We are capable of listening to each other and making agreements. It makes so much sense to me now, the role that each of my parts took over all these years, and now we remain connected and trust each oth...