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Ego State Conference

Convene the inner boardroom when parts of you disagree on a decision

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For a decision or conflict where parts of you disagree. Convene the states around a table. Each one gets a turn. The adult chairs — no state gets voted off; every voice is heard before a direction is set.

The decision or conflict on the table

Around the table

State 1 — name
What it wants
What it fears
State 2 — name
What it wants
What it fears
State 3 — name
What it wants
What it fears
State 4 — name
What it wants
What it fears

Where the states agree

Where they disagree

The adult's read

What is each state actually protecting? What's the deeper need underneath the disagreement?

The chosen direction

Not a winner-take-all — a step that honors what each state was holding.

How I'll check back in with the states this week

References & further reading

Conceptual background and further reading, not validation of this handout. Named instruments and methods belong to their original authors; custom prompts and trackers are not validated versions of those instruments.

  • Watkins, J. G., & Watkins, H. H. (1997). Ego States: Theory and Therapy. W. W. Norton.
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