Embrace your authentic self, heal emotional pain and trauma, and build meaningful connections while honoring the complexity of your identity and experiences.
If you are queer or transgender, you may feel like you have to hide certain aspects of yourself, both physically and mentally, in order to "blend into" society. You may even feel ashamed of your differences, due to a history of judgment or rejection from others. You aren't alone. Many queer and trans people feel disconnected from their authentic selves, or have internalized negative beliefs about what it means to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, trans, nonbinary-or anything that deviates from our culture's expectations regarding gender or sexual expression. So, how can you fully embrace the beauty of who you are?
All Parts Welcome offers skills grounded in internal family systems (IFS) therapy to help you build self-compassion, strength, and resilience as you reconnect with, reclaim, and befriend the parts of yourself you've lost touch with. The concept of multiplicity in IFS will show you how to honor all parts of your identity-such as race, ethnicity, religion, class, and ability-and help you gain a greater understanding of how these parts intersect with your sexuality or gender expression.
This workbook will help you:
• Heal the pain of rejection-including rejection from your family
• Honor the coping mechanisms that have helped you survive
• Identify what matters to you
• Set boundaries with others
• Build community and meaningful connection
• Boost your mental health
IFS, at its core, is about inclusion and belonging-about making space for the complexity of our identities and experiences, including both the challenging and joyful ones. If you're ready to celebrate all of the parts that make you you, this workbook can help you get started. Queer and transgender people often feel as if they must hide their true selves due to homophobia, transphobia, and societal rejection. This trans and queer affirming workbook offers skills grounded in internal family systems (IFS) therapy to help readers build self-compassion, resilience, and pride in their identity as they reconnect with, reclaim, and befriend the aspects of themselves they've lost touch with. Sand C. Chang, PhD (they/them) is a Chinese American nonbinary, queer, and neurodivergent clinical psychologist, DEI consultant, and somatic psychotherapist based in California. Sand has more than 20 years of experience working at the intersections of trans health, eating disorders, trauma recovery, and body liberation. They are a Level 3 certified IFS therapist, IFS Institute assistant trainer and approved consultant, certified Body Trust provider, and cofounder of Queer and Trans Internal Family Systems (QTIFS). Learn more about Sand at sandchang.com. Chang resides in Long Beach, CA.
