A. Each person’s inner life has multiple parts that form a system that functions like a family system.
B. Each person’s inner world is characterized as having various parts that interrelate as a coherent system with the same dynamics one would see in a family.
C. When people experience trauma, family imbalance, or polarized relationships, their inner system of parts takes on mild roles to cope with added stressors.
D. Each person has a Self — that is its core and distinct from its parts — that has vision, compassion, and confidence. The goal of therapy is to have this Self provide inner leadership to the various parts.