About this episode

Britt Frank discusses understanding the different parts of oneself to change negative patterns and improve mental health.

Everything you hate about yourself starts making sense the moment you realize you're not one person - you're a whole system trying to survive. Britt Frank is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in trauma, trained in Internal Family Systems and Somatic Experiencing. She's the author of The Science of Stuck and Align Your Mind , which translate complex trauma and parts work into language people actually understand. Britt grew up in a covertly dysfunctional family, later found herself in a cult, survived addiction and domestic violence, and came out the other side not healed, but functional. In this episode, she shares how recognizing your multiplicity -the different parts of you all trying to protect you in their own ways - becomes the key to actually changing patterns that have haunted you. ✨ What this episode explores: ▪️ Your Shadow Parts — How the parts you exiled to survive become the gifts you can't access in adulthood. ▪️ When Belonging Becomes a Trap — Why the unmet need to belong draws you into high-control systems like cults or abusive partners. ▪️ Your Inner Critic as a Scared Kid — That relentless voice in your head isn’t always bully, but a frightened part just…

People in this episode

Host: Andrea Ashley

Guest: Britt Frank

Topics covered

• Internal Family Systems
• trauma
• addiction
• self-acceptance
• mental health

Keywords

• multiplicity
• shadow parts
• inner critic
• high-control systems
• parts work

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Science of Stuck, Align Your Mind

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