In this video, I explain how polarized parts are a burdened system's way of trying to achieve balance. I give an illustrative example of Martha Sweezy helping her client, Isla, meet with her polarized parts around excessive work and excessive play. She assesses for Self energy and confidently proposes working with the young one they protect so that both sides can relax.

This example is from Martha's book "Internal Family Systems Therapy for Shame and Guilt."