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Internal Family Systems: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with Dr. Richard Schwartz

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

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Understanding the Function of Defensive Behaviors

The process of inner work involves being compassionate and collaborative with oneself. Rather than going into conflict with certain aspects of oneself, it is important to work with those aspects and attempt to move them to a more appropriate position within oneself with their consent. Defensive behaviors are often misunderstood and get a bad rap, but it's essential to understand that they exist to serve a purpose, and they are functional for most people, except in cases of extreme pathology.

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