March 2024 Week 1

Legacy and Responsibility Burdens

So the wonderful Carmen Jimenez-Pride and I did an advanced sandtray training last fall for those who are already ICST trained. And it.was.amazing! 

Carmen is one of the foremost trainers in IFS and is bringing sandtray and IFS together in profound ways. During our training, she introduced the concept of legacy burdens and responsibility burdens. 

And ya’ll. When she did, the room was silent. 

Everyone was nodding their heads in agreement and gasping things like “I thought it was just me.” 

Why - well, if you’re a therapist and work on your own stuff, you may often feel like you end of bearing the responsibility of being the most evolved person in your system (like family of origin). 

And it gets old fast. But! There’s a way to think about this and work through it that keeps us from feeling the burnt of resentment and maybe even hopelessness.