IFS · IFS
Polarized Parts Mediation
Critic vs rebel, workaholic vs collapser — mediate from Self
Two parts locked in opposition — the harsh critic vs the rebel; the workaholic vs the collapser; the pleaser vs the resentful one. Both are protectors. Mediate from Self.
Both sides
Part A
Part B
Name · role · fear if the other 'wins' · what it protects.
What both parts secretly agree on (usually: keep an exile from being touched)
What each part needs to hear FROM you (Self)
Can each part step back — even 10% — and let Self lead?
Polarizations resolve when Self shows up
You don't pick a side. You show up as the leader they've both been waiting for — and the polarization becomes unnecessary.