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All of Me: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Your Inner World - Softcover

Godwin, Kristi B.

 
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What if the parts of yourself you struggle with most aren’t broken—but are actually trying to protect you?

All of Me: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Your Inner World is a beautifully illustrated, trauma-informed journey into the different “parts” of ourselves that develop as we move through life.

Through the story of Ella, readers discover how difficult, confusing, or overwhelming experiences can shape the ways we learn to survive. The anxious part watches for danger. The Manager tries to control what happens next. The Inner Critic pushes for perfection. The Angry Part protects boundaries. The Firefighter tries to make overwhelming feelings stop. The Caregiver takes care of everyone else. And the Secret Keeper holds the things that once felt too difficult—or too dangerous—to share.

Each part has a story. Each part has a purpose. And each part deserves to be understood. As Ella grows into adulthood, she begins asking a different question. Instead of “Why am I like this?” she asks:“What happened that made these parts believe I needed them?” That question changes everything.

Inspired by parts work, trauma-informed therapy, Internal Family Systems concepts, ego-state approaches, DBT skills, grounding strategies, mindfulness, and self-compassion, All of Me helps readers explore their own internal world without shame.

Filled with full-color illustrations, therapeutic exercises, coping skills, grounding tools, worksheets, parts-mapping activities, a Safe House visualization, an internal Conference Room exercise, and practical emotional-regulation resources, this book can be used independently or alongside therapy.

Readers are invited to identify their own parts, explore what each part may be protecting, discover what those parts need today, and begin helping old protective roles adapt to a life that may be very different from the one in which they first developed.

Because healing does not require us to hate, silence, or eliminate pieces of ourselves.

Sometimes healing begins when we finally turn toward them and say:

“I see you. I hear you. I understand why you’re here. You don’t have to do this alone anymore.”

Designed for adolescents, adults, therapists, counselors, educators, and anyone interested in better understanding their inner world, All of Me offers a gentle, creative way to explore trauma, emotions, coping, boundaries, self-compassion, and healing.

You are not simply your anxiety, anger, perfectionism, fear, or pain.

They are parts of your story. And every part of you deserves the opportunity to be heard.

Welcome to All of Me.

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