Parts Party

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This is a complex “integration role-play.” For one person, the host, the group stages a symbolic celebration of their inner parts.

Each “guest” represents an aspect of the host’s personality — inspired by famous figures from the past or present who embody both positive and negative traits. Together, these guests personify the host’s idealized and disowned parts, making the full range of their inner world visible.

Through the vivid and condensed experience of the party, the host’s challenges, potentials, and overall system become clear. The physical interactions between guests — whether cooperative or conflictual — reveal how different parts relate to each other and how they can move toward integration and wholeness.

The goal of the Parts Party is to help individuals relate constructively to their inner parts and behavior patterns, transforming them into resources that foster unity and congruence. The process identifies, transforms, and integrates our inner resources in a playful yet profound way.


  1. 1. Preparation for the Guide and the Host

    1. As the guide, identify the host’s key inner parts and assign each a name inspired by a well-known person or archetype.
    2. Choose descriptive adjectives for each part.
    3. Group or categorize these adjectives (for example: caring, ambitious, fearful, creative).
    4. Select participants to play each part in the role-play.
  2. 2. Invite the Parts to Meet

    1. Open the “party” by inviting all parts to introduce themselves and interact freely.
    2. After some interaction, have the participants freeze in place and become aware of their current feelings.
    3. Ask the host to acknowledge and validate these feelings.
    4. Then, have the parts resume interacting, exaggerating their emotions and expressions to heighten awareness.
    5. Once again, ask them to freeze and reflect on their current feelings.
    6. Ask the host to verify and connect with these emotions as well.
  3. 3. Create a Conflict

    1. Encourage the parts to each try to “run” the party according to their own priorities.
    2. Allow one dominant part to take control temporarily.
    3. Freeze the scene and let everyone reflect on their emotions.
    4. Ask the host to verify and process these emotions.
  4. 4. Transform the Conflict

    1. Invite the parts to begin interacting again, this time seeking cooperation.
    2. Encourage them to co-create a sense of harmony and mutual respect.
    3. Guide them to express acceptance toward one another.
    4. Have the host confirm the emerging sense of balance and unity.
  5. 5. Conduct the Integration Ritual

    1. Each part describes the resources and transformations they now bring to the host.
    2. Each part asks to be accepted as part of the whole system.
    3. The host acknowledges and welcomes each one, integrating them into the self.
    4. To conclude, the host symbolically takes responsibility for all parts — empowered with new choices and renewed energy.


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