I am deeply grateful to Dick Schwartz for creating such a brilliant method of therapy, which has changed my life and the lives of so many of my clients and students. I also appreciate the trainers who, along with Dick, have taught me IFS and helped me to grow as a person, a therapist, and a trainer—Michi Rose, Cece Sykes, Toni Herbine-Blank, and Susan McConnell.
I have learned so much about the human psyche and about IFS from my therapy clients, the students in my IFS classes, and the participants in the IFS training programs I have helped to lead.
Amanita Rosenbush, my editor, taught me a lot about how to write a self-help book and made my writing clearer and more lively. Amanda Sawyer read the entire manuscript and gave me helpful suggestions to improve it. Kira Freed did a fine job of proofreading to put the book in final form. Karen Donnelly produced wonderful illustrations to bring the parts and the psyche to life.