We All Have Parts!
A little book with big ideas about healing trauma
Colleen West
A short illustrated guide for survivors of childhood trauma and neglect, to help them get started in trauma work immediately. It will orient you to your inner system of sub-personalities or parts, with simple language and lots of illustrations. Includes: Window of tolerance, autonomic defenses, flashbacks, a simple and practical description of dissociation, parts mapping, and more. Designed for people doing Internal Family Systems, Structural Dissociation, Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor, EMDR & Ego State Therapy.-40 pages, full color, 8.5" by 6.8", lots of pictures-Psychoeducation for symptoms of Complex PTSD-Soothing for overwhelming feelings between sessions-For adults and adolescentsColleen West, a psychotherapist, consultant, trainer, and trauma-survivor herself, has stuffed a ton of psychoeducation and reassuring guidance into these 40 pages.What colleagues are saying about We All Have Parts!'Colleen West has given us a gift. This little book paints a tender, evocative, and yet very clear picture of exactly how trauma impacts our beings. Equally vital, it provides an accessible, understandable, and wonderfully illustrated map for healing.'—Patricia L. Papernow, author of Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships. 'Colleen has provided a wonderful Internal Family Systems resource for both client and practitioner. A practical, elegant, and straightforward way of helping us be with our parts. We All Have Parts is a true gem!'—Michelle Glass, CIFSP, author of Daily Parts Meditation Practice: A Journey of Embodied Integration for Clients and Therapists