Blending & Unblending

Blending is being fused with a Part; unblending is stepping back into Self while staying in relationship with it.

Description

Blending means a Part has taken the driver’s seat: you see through its lens. Unblending starts by acknowledging the Part, getting curious about what it feels and believes, and extending Self-energy toward it until there’s just enough space to relate rather than react. The goal isn’t to silence the Part, but to restore perspective and connection.

What Blending & Unblending is NOT:

Dissociation; suppression; sterile “objectivity.”

Examples:

“I notice a critic is here” replaces “I’m awful.”
You pause before replying, sense the anxious Part, and breathe with it.
You feel fear and stay warm toward the one who’s afraid.

see also:

Self; Self-energy; Polarization; Mindfulness; Trailheads