Watching Dick Schwartz (the creator of IFS) work with someone who had a deep sadness in his heart but was terrified to go there. Part of him said it cant be healed, there’s no point, I’ll only feel hopeless… Dick is just so clear that the sadness can be healed, and that the protectors can continue doing their job if they really want to, but if they would like a break he can guarantee the parts they hide can be healed…As the protectors were willing to seperate from the man, so he could open his heart, and see and understand the deep sadness of the boy in him from a place of Self – it is this dual consciounsness that is so powerful – not lost in the emotion, not lost in intellectualising..