7: Decoding Your Inner World: Healing Your Past to Empower Your Future with Andrea Tessier

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In this episode of the "I Come First" podcast, host Amie Barsky welcomes master coach Andrea Tessier to explore the profound impact of inner child work, somatics, and internal family systems (IFS) on personal growth and self-worth. Andrea shares her journey from a regimented teaching career to becoming a certified master coach, emphasizing the importance of understanding and integrating our inner parts.

The conversation delves into how childhood trauma shapes our nervous system and influences adult behavior, offering practical insights into building self-trust and harmonious relationships. Listeners will gain valuable tools to transform self-sabotage into self-love and enhance their connection to intuition and creativity.

What We Explored This Episode

00:05:40: Explanation of Internal Family Systems (IFS)

00:06:15: Impact of Childhood Trauma on the Nervous System

00:12:58: Understanding Parts Work in IFS

00:18:13: Breakdown of Manager, Firefighter, and Exile Parts

00:25:24: Connection Between Inner Child and Self-Trust

00:30:10: Navigating Relationships and Partner Dynamics

00:35:13: The Importance of Self-Trust and Integration

00:42:57: Distinguishing Between Pullback and Procrastination

Memorable Quotes

"Our society is really built on this concept of willpower, that we should just be able to will ourselves to do something, be something, know better, do better. And when we can't, we go into shame and guilt and rigidity around it. When we're trying to will parts of us into submission, we're actually disregarding some really important wisdom and creating a level of self-trust."

"Firefighters are extreme protectors. If your house is on fire, you want to call the firefighters—they are going to put that out. Firefighters in our internal system can show up as addiction, eating disorders, or explosive rage and anger. They are parts of us that we feel are really extreme, and they are protecting a younger part of us."

"The inner child is like the most critical piece. Yes, it holds the pain and trauma and hurt, but it is also responsible for our creativity, innocence, play, and aliveness. The more we can awaken the inner child, the more we have direct access to that, and who doesn't want that? Because that's where life is really good."

Resources Mentioned

Clear Mind Clear Path: An Unconventional Guide to Decision Making for Overthinkers by Andrea Tessier - https://www.andreatessier.com/clear-mind-clear-path

Connect With Andrea

Andrea’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tessier.andrea/

Connect With Amie

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