<p>In this episode IFS trained Family Therapist Anna Vincentz focus on becoming a Self-led parent. What it is and how to be Self-led. </p> <p>Being Self-led is a term from Internal Family Systems (IFS) and it is about being you in the present; being conscious on the inside. </p> <p>Being Self-led and parts-informed is about becoming aware of and listening to our parts (reactions, feelings, symptoms, thoughts...), becoming aware of what is going on inside of us as a reaction to our relationships and notice when it is coming from the past and when it is actually congruent to (and helpful) in and with the present. </p> <p>When and what is helpful in relationship to our children. </p> <p>Being and becoming a Self-led parent is about being conscious on the inside (being <em>with</em> instead of being<em> in</em> our parts and their reactions and feelings), which facilitates us being conscious with our children on the outside. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow Parenting from the Inside on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/parentingfromtheinside/</p> <p><br></p> <p>Read articles by Anna Vincentz on NDP, IFS and more: https://medium.com/@annavincentz</p>