16: Part Inner Critic, Part Art Therapy (Pt. 1 of Inner Critic Demo)

In this sixteenth episode of Parts & Charts: The IFS and Astrology Podcast, Chelsea guides KP through a live demo session exploring protector parts, inner critics, and the surprising imagery that surfaces: bridges, blimps, storms, and kingdoms.This episode marks Part One of an inner critics series, offering listeners an intimate look at how IFS process work unfolds in real time—with pauses, visuals, and artwork.[to watch the video version, head over to Substack or Youtube. For the audio versions, listen through Spotify, Apple podcasts, or your favorite podcast app]Parts & Charts is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Time Stamps and Topics:00:00 – Disclaimer: “We’re not really sure what’s going to happen.”03:02 – Entering the world of inner critics06:16 – Introducing Freedom from Your Inner Critic by Jay Early & Bonnie Weiss08:11 – The seven types of critics: perfectionist, taskmaster, underminer, destroyer, guilt-tripper, inner controller, and molder10:00 – Publishing despite the perfectionist: “We’re hitting publish whether it’s perfect or not.” – KP12:00 – The role of inner critics when putting work into the world15:31 – Bringing in the inner champion or mentor19:02 – Entering KP’s system: bridges, rivers, and blimps22:00 – The blimp appears: “It sucks the fun out of the room.” – KP26:14 – The blimp as surveillance and taskmaster energy29:00 – Introducing themselves: “They really like themselves. Even more than I like my own self.” – KP32:30 – Drawing the blimp as a storm cloud: “Lots of power, lots of electricity… it was beautiful, but dangerous.” – KP36:47 – Naming the part: Remarkable41:09 – The fear of fire and destruction of the kingdom45:04 – Remarkable’s encouragement: “You can expand. You can make your kingdom bigger if you want.”47:00 – An assignment: “We would love for you to focus on your muscles and building your core strength.”52:50 – Drawing the kingdom and the whale-blimp54:00 – The exile vs. protector difference in session55:28 – Feeling more Self-led: “This time, the part trusted me.” – KPKey Quotes:* “I think we’ll see where we’re going, but it might be something we do in part two.” – Chelsea* “Oh, is this inner critic? Probably, yes.” – KP* “It sucks the fun out of the room.” – KP* “It was really beautiful to be in that energy, but it was dangerous.” – KP* “They really like themselves. Even more than I like my own self.” – KP* “We would love for you to focus on your muscles and building your core strength.” – Remarkable (protector part)* “This time it was part of the experience. The part actually trusted me.” – KPResources Mentioned:* Freedom from Your Inner Critic by Jay Early & Bonnie Weiss — resource with categories of critics, inventories, and practices for self-led work* Internal Family Systems (IFS) framework — key concepts of protector parts, exiles, critics, and self-energy* Art materials — using drawing and creative imagery to explore inner parts* The imagery of “Remarkable” — blimp, storm cloud, whale, protector of a kingdomFor those applying to grad programs in counseling:Chelsea Owens pulled together a deeeeeep dive into all the practical elements of this decision, for the price of a cute cafe lunch ($25) — follow this link: https://chelseawow.gumroad.com/l/bfbiauConnect with Us:✨ Subscribe to Parts & Charts on Substack📸 Follow us on Instagram: @PartsAndCharts💌 Send a question or note through Substack or DMWork 1:1 with Therapist Chelsea Owens at https://chelseaowenstherapy.com/and schedule an astrology session with KP Kaszubowski at www.kpkaszu.comCredits:Music “Vape Juice Dave’s Bistro” composed by Scott Cary (Wild Western Avenue) for the feature film RINGOLEVIO (2020) directed by KP Kaszubowski - performed by Scott Cary, Max Wikoff, Else Albeck Gasparka, and Sarah LutherThe cover image is a collage by Chelsea Owens. Get full access to Parts & Charts at partsandcharts.substack.com/subscribe