IFS · Integration
Shadow Integration Plan
Dosed, not banished
Integration means the trait becomes available and dosed instead of banished and leaking. This page turns one piece of shadow work into a fortnight of small, observable practice.
The trait
The trait or capacity I am claiming
Its job — what it protects, gets or expresses for me
What too much of it looks like, so I can tell dose from denial
Two weeks of practice
Day
Where I used it
Dose 0-10
What happened
What the inner critic said
Review
What I predicted would happen, and what actually did
Where hiding it still feels necessary, and whether that is accurate
The next smallest step
Watch the critic, not just the trait
The critic's line is the most useful data on the page. Written down, it usually turns out to be a quotation rather than an assessment — and quotations can be answered.