When life feels difficult most of us become increasingly focused on the CONTENT of what’s going on in our THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, IMAGINATION and / or BODY. In this model, I’ve called these major aspects of our inner world ‘PRIMARY INTERNAL POSITIONS’ (PIPs). Whilst it’s good to have tools to care for this content, and sometimes it’s good to have a bit of help to do that, the PROCESS of how we manage these PIPs (or not) is equally, if not more important.
The INNER SNACK is a simple yet dynamic model which uses a memorable acronym to describe a plan for us to intervene, to create change in our inner world in a caring, effective way.