giving names to parts is such a humanizing process. when i think of a part as more than just “anxiety” or “hopelessness” and we work together to find an actual name for them, it’s so much easier to treat them as more than just a role or an annoyance or a negative association. i wouldn’t talk to another person that way, so why should i devalue my own perspectives like that? even if we don’t agree, having names for my parts makes it easier to be kind & listen nonjudgementally.











