When we look through the world, I can see Protector Parts running much of the show, and I don’t know about you but it seems we are further from the world I want than ever. The Protector Parts keep telling us:

  • there’s no nuance here, its black and white!

  • everything is going to “hell in a handbasket”, be alert!

  • don’t worry about getting the facts, your feelings are all that matter!

  • I don’t care about the good in that situation, the bad disqualifies it!

These are the Voices of our Protector Parts trying to keep us safe, but there is a cost for their short sighted focus. They don’t care about the long-term health of us and our world, they only care about us not getting hurt right now.

In the last series we learned about looking at life through the metaphor of Parts. Through that metaphor we can see there are some Protector Parts that are focused only on helping us avoid specific emotions and experiences from our past. These Parts don’t seem to pay attention to all that their actions impact, what we called the cost of Hijack.

This series is going to teach you to Recognize the Protector Parts in you and in the world around you. And its going to show you how you might heal yourself, and the world around you with that awareness.

Join us in working towards greater health inside of us, and in the world around us, as we explore this spiritual journey towards a Healthy Spirituality. 

Series Ran April 27th - June 1st, 2025

Select Talks from this Series Below

June 1, 2025

Healing Our Finances Using Parts

Speakers: Vince Klassen Tariffs. Inflation. Recession. Soaring prices—eggs, gas, housing, groceries. The financial hits just keep coming. It feels heavier than years past. Are we prepared for where this is…

May 25, 2025

Glass Half Empty?

Speakers: Jeff Jarvis Why is it that some people always seem to fixate on what may be wrong, even when life may be going well? When was the last time…

May 18, 2025

Mental Filtering

Speakers: Vince Klassen Do we see the world as it truly is—or through a lens that distorts it? And if our perception is shaped, how does that alter the way…

May 15, 2025

Self-Therapy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Wholeness Using IFS, A Cutting-Edge Psychotherapy

Why We Recommend It:Self-Therapy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Wholeness Using IFS, A Cutting-Edge Psychotherapy is an accessible and practical introduction to the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model. Written in…

May 15, 2025

No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model

Why We Recommend It:No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model is a powerful resource for understanding why we think, feel, and react the…

May 11, 2025

Emotional Reasoning

Speakers: Jeff Jarvis Have your feelings ever led you astray? Every day we can find ourselves in situations that stir up strong emotions within us that cause us to react: Screaming,…

May 7, 2025

This Incredibly Complex and Nuanced Situation is... Simple

Speakers: Vince Klassen Why do we so often see complex, nuanced issues as simple? Black or White Yes or No Us versus Them I notice it in myself—especially when I’m…

April 30, 2025

Altogether You: Experiencing personal and spiritual transformation with Internal Family Systems therapy

Why We Recommend It:Altogether You: Experiencing Personal and Spiritual Transformation with Internal Family Systems Therapy blends the principles of the IFS model with a faith-based approach to inner healing. It…

April 27, 2025

The Sky Is Falling: Finding Inner Calm in an Age of Overwhelm

In a time of political division, financial uncertainty, and nonstop headlines, it’s easy to swing between extremes—panicking that everything is falling apart, or minimizing it all just to cope. But…

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