A review by embers_of_amber
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard C. Schwartz
informative
medium-paced
2.0
After reading this book, I can firmly say that IFS is not for me. The concept is interesting, but the way its described in the book is rather off-putting.
I raised my eyebrows at many sections, including the one that said that violent offenders committed those acts due to unhealed parts? Also that Donald Trump had rampant protectors that were causing him to create great harm....rather than say...corporate greed was the reason behind it?
The spiritual twist was interesting, but I also question it. Using Christianity as method of healing (when itself and its practitioners have cause great harm) was...interesting.
He also took a negative spin mindfulness and Buddhism and meditation as some kind of spiritual bypassing that circumvents hurt parts?
The last chapter is what really did it for me though. Medication is incredibly important for some people, I don't think that every aliment can be healed by healing hurt parts of yourself. That's just very naive.
It reads like he took a framework that helped some people and laid it all out and said "this will help EVERYONE and is always applicable and solve all the world's issues." The blanket-statement-ness of the whole book was not appreciated.
All in all, if you like IFS, go ahead and give it a read with a big grain of salt. If you don't like IFS, then avoid this book.
I raised my eyebrows at many sections, including the one that said that violent offenders committed those acts due to unhealed parts? Also that Donald Trump had rampant protectors that were causing him to create great harm....rather than say...corporate greed was the reason behind it?
The spiritual twist was interesting, but I also question it. Using Christianity as method of healing (when itself and its practitioners have cause great harm) was...interesting.
He also took a negative spin mindfulness and Buddhism and meditation as some kind of spiritual bypassing that circumvents hurt parts?
The last chapter is what really did it for me though. Medication is incredibly important for some people, I don't think that every aliment can be healed by healing hurt parts of yourself. That's just very naive.
It reads like he took a framework that helped some people and laid it all out and said "this will help EVERYONE and is always applicable and solve all the world's issues." The blanket-statement-ness of the whole book was not appreciated.
All in all, if you like IFS, go ahead and give it a read with a big grain of salt. If you don't like IFS, then avoid this book.