The One Inside: An Internal Family Systems (IFS) podcast

Loving With Your Parts with Peter Malinoski

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Dec 14, 2024
In this engaging conversation, Dr. Peter Malinoski, a clinical psychologist and IFS Level 3-trained practitioner, shares how he integrates Internal Family Systems with Catholic spirituality. He discusses the challenges parts face in feeling safe to love and be loved, while offering insights into healing attachment wounds. A fascinating experiential exercise invites listeners to connect with their inner parts, enhancing self-love and fostering deeper relationships. Peter emphasizes the importance of internal harmony as a key to flourishing connections.
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ANECDOTE

Hallmark Love

  • Peter Malinoski uses Hallmark movies as an example of what many parts desire in love: easy, painless, and undemanding.
  • He points out the unrealistic portrayal of love in these movies, where personal change isn't required.
INSIGHT

Vulnerability in Love

  • Being loved requires being known, which makes parts feel vulnerable and exposed.
  • This vulnerability is often associated with shame and the fear of rejection, similar to Adam and Eve's story.
INSIGHT

Unloved Parts

  • Peter believes most people have parts that have never felt loved, especially exiles.
  • He defines love as affirming what already is, which can be a foreign concept to some parts.
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