{"id":111,"date":"2025-12-07T12:01:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T12:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=111"},"modified":"2026-05-21T10:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:44:30","slug":"cast-of-characters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=111","title":{"rendered":"Cast of Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ontask_highland_cow_unicorn_draft_horse_rabbit_lion_mouse_boy_7ff5736b-3c6f-4d35-b331-befe04f40171_1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ontask_highland_cow_unicorn_draft_horse_rabbit_lion_mouse_boy_7ff5736b-3c6f-4d35-b331-befe04f40171_1.png 1024w, https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ontask_highland_cow_unicorn_draft_horse_rabbit_lion_mouse_boy_7ff5736b-3c6f-4d35-b331-befe04f40171_1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ontask_highland_cow_unicorn_draft_horse_rabbit_lion_mouse_boy_7ff5736b-3c6f-4d35-b331-befe04f40171_1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ontask_highland_cow_unicorn_draft_horse_rabbit_lion_mouse_boy_7ff5736b-3c6f-4d35-b331-befe04f40171_1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">[Pictured: Faith, Liz, Levi, Brandy, Anne, Whiner, Beth, Gullible, Tyler, Naive, Joy.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cast of Characters is a therapeutic tool for understanding the different parts of the self. Rather than viewing personality as singular, this approach recognizes that we contain multiple internal voices or &#8220;parts,&#8221; each with distinct perspectives, roles, and qualities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Therapeutic Origins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This concept appears across several therapeutic traditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Internal Family Systems (IFS) developed by Richard Schwartz identifies parts as Managers (protective, preventive), Firefighters (reactive, emergency responses), and Exiles (wounded, vulnerable), all organized around a Core Self<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Voice Dialogue created by Hal and Sidra Stone explores sub-personalities through structured conversation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gestalt therapy uses empty-chair techniques to externalize and dialogue with different aspects of self<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Psychosynthesis founded by Roberto Assagioli maps sub-personalities around a unified Self<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This Cast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was given this assignment around 1996 but didn&#8217;t fully complete it until 2025. My therapist Tim expressed concern about having too many characters\u2014I tried to pare back, but wasn&#8217;t comfortable combining some. Each needed their own voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Structure: Four Columns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cast is organized into four groups reflecting their function:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Core Self (Tyler) &#8211; the umbrella holding all parts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Column 1: Vulnerable\/Spiritual\/Innocent &#8211; exiled parts carrying wounds and spiritual connection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Column 2: Healthy\/Functional &#8211; led by Levi, these parts manage daily life effectively<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Column 3: Struggling Managers &#8211; led by Liz, protective but struggling parts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Column 4: Firefighters\/Reactive &#8211; emergency responders who act impulsively when other parts are overwhelmed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Character Attributes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Standard attributes (name, age, description) establish each character&#8217;s basic identity. I&#8217;ve added my own framework:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Totem: Animal representation of each part<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Emotional baseline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Core characteristics that define how this part shows up<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Role: Function within the internal system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This cast represents decades of understanding how I work internally\u2014who speaks, who protects, who creates, who struggles, and how they all relate to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Core Self &#8211; The Umbrella<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TYLER<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Core Self<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: Rottweiler (named after Point Break character)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: Adult<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Depression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Rottweiler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Resilience, Genuine, Passion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Stays stuck to stay safe; doesn&#8217;t believe things can get better; doesn&#8217;t believe she has a place on the spaceship\/lifeboat; stuck in familiar patterns of thinking; finds comfort in the familiar even when painful; just strong enough to do some action when spark comes, but not the best one for it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Column 1: Vulnerable\/Spiritual\/Innocent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAITH<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Healthy Self\/Nurturer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: The characteristic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: Ageless<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Stable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Unicorn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Supportive, Caring, Compassionate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Intuitive, feelings; attitude of &#8220;everything will be okay&#8221; and &#8220;things will work out all right;&#8221; nurturing parent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SPIRIT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Healthy Self\/Spiritual Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: The characteristic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Stable (but not always present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Woodsprites (Avatar)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Forgiving, Empathetic, Honest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Religion\/intuition; just has a good feeling about people; thinks God has placed significant people in her path.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BETH<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Exile\/Wounded Child<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: Mary Elizabeth (mother)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Depression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Bunny (California or red satin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Caring, Gentle, Trusting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Wounded child, hurt, quiet, shy; takes comfort in relationship with animals; enjoys going to bed and snuggling with teddy bear or pillows; wishes she could disappear; doesn&#8217;t know how to accept compliments; hums or sings made-up songs; freezes when afraid; loves to be held; scared that people will stay in her life and scared that they&#8217;ll leave.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NAIVE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Exile\/Unquestioning One<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: The characteristic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: Child<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Bipolar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Suffolk lamb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Trustworthy, Open, Caring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Assumes things about people and life and doesn&#8217;t check them out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GULLIBLE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Exile\/Naive One<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: The characteristic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: Child<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Depression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Little gray mouse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Trusting, Grateful, Honest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Naive; can&#8217;t believe that the men in her life have all lost their feelings for her; innocent; asks, &#8220;If love was there once, how can it not be there now?&#8221; Believes that love never fails.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Column 2: Healthy\/Functional (Levi leads)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LEVI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Healthy Self\/Competent Leader<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: Favorite brand of jeans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: 15 to adult<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Stable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Lion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Authentic, Friendly, Adventurous<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Leo the Lion: tenacious, healthy leader; wears jeans, flannel shirts, sweatshirts, and high tops; likes to ride horses, climb trees, and rock climb; wears bandana headband; talented, skilled, physical ability; attended Outward Bound course; sings along with the radio; wants to stay connected to significant relationships; thinks there is a lot more to be learned\/gained by staying close to others; wants to pursue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PETER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Manager\/Perfectionist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: Play on word &#8220;perfectionist&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: Adult<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Bipolar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Well-groomed monkey (breed TBD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Efficient, Fair, Committed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Everything has to be perfect; intense; extremely detailed; determined to stick to promise of &#8220;will always be friends&#8221; when leaving friends during moves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BILL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Manager\/Responsible One<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: Brother<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: Young adult<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Stable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Draft horse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Responsible, Committed, Trustworthy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Responsible; always shows up for class or work; motivated by feelings of guilt; trying to be good; trying to earn love; rejects his list of bad faults or qualities; relationship impractical.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BRANDY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Healthy Self\/Creator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: Own hobbit D&amp;D character from college<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: 22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Stable with positive energy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Hobbit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Creative, Generous, Resourceful<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Creator, organizer, idea generator, designer; paints the design on the bedroom wall; fixes mechanical things like woodworking, leather craft; makes costumes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JOY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Healthy Self\/Learner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: The characteristic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: 8 or 9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Stable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Fox (Tod from Fox and the Hound)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Mindful, Curious, Genuine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Intellect; a joy for learning; delights in gaining knowledge; the thinker, the whiz kid; likes to journal, analyze, study; loves talking together, arguing, asking questions and explanations; loves to write letters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ANNE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Healthy Self\/Sexual Self<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: Lena Marianne (middle name)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: 22-24, maybe 32<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Stable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Finnish woman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Loving, Sincere, Accepting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Healthy sexuality; biological attraction; enjoys a man&#8217;s body; needs to learn proper way to deal with sexual dysfunction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Column 3: Struggling Managers (Liz leads)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LIZ, THE CONTROLLER<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Manager\/Critic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: Mary Elizabeth (mother&#8217;s name)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: Young adult<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Depression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Highland cow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Assertive, Engaged, Reliable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Bossy, critical parent; wants to remember the bad stuff about people and past relationships; mostly wants to get rid of distracting male relationships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE KID<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Healthy Self\/Playful One<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: Nickname from sister<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: 11<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Hypomania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Kid goat (baby goat doing sideways jumps)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Values: Playful, Humorous, Authentic, Adventurous<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Clown, punky, easily jealous, wants to be the center of attention, high energy, adventurous, looking to find own place in life, wants to go on vacation; eats while standing up; learns by doing; thinks relationships are a competition of who will get the guy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHINER<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Exile\/Unheard One<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: The characteristic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: 6, 13, or 16 (complaints)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Depression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Saint Bernard\/German Shepherd mix puppy (taken away)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Honest, Authentic, Persistent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Doesn&#8217;t like rules, doesn&#8217;t want to grow up; says &#8220;no one loves me,&#8221; &#8220;life is hard,&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;m tired&#8221;; doesn&#8217;t get heard, which keeps the cycle going of complaining more; has suicidal ideation (though doesn&#8217;t fully understand the term); doesn&#8217;t believe there&#8217;s anything good left in the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Column 4: Firefighters\/Reactive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JESSIE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Firefighter\/Frantic One<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: Aunt Jesse (mother&#8217;s sister)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: TBD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Depression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Alley cat (spiky fur, matted, grime)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Passionate, Self-caring, Hopeful<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Crazy, out of control, rushing, nervous energy, doing too much, frantic, impatient, panicky, bites fingernails; doom and gloom attitude; doesn&#8217;t study for class or read textbooks; procrastinates; hinders balancing the checkbook; seeks sexual relationships in order to feel better; gullible; naive; can&#8217;t believe that the men in her life have all lost their feelings for her; innocent; asks, &#8220;If love was there once, how can it not be there now?&#8221; Wants to believe that love never fails; jealous of friends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MARY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role: Firefighter\/Rage Keeper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named for: Mary Elizabeth (mother)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age: TBD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood: Depression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Totem: Scottish Wildcat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualities: Honest, Assertive, Independent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description: Expresses rage, angry; cruel, destructive, hateful; pursues unhealthy sexuality; has fantasies of death and destruction; doesn&#8217;t like rules, doesn&#8217;t want to grow up, thinks life is a disaster; says &#8220;no one loves me,&#8221; &#8220;life is hard&#8221;; when not in a rage, pouts; wants to shut down, be snotty and obnoxious.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working with the<strong> <\/strong>Cast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Naming these parts creates shorthand for understanding what&#8217;s happening internally. When working with anyone familiar with this cast, I can say &#8220;Peter is running the show&#8221; or &#8220;Beth is scared&#8221; or &#8220;Levi needs to step in&#8221; &#8211; and immediately convey complex internal dynamics without lengthy explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This framework isn&#8217;t static. Parts evolve, relationships between them shift, and understanding deepens over time. The cast helps track who&#8217;s active, who&#8217;s overwhelmed, who needs support, and who&#8217;s best equipped to handle different situations. It&#8217;s a map for navigating internal terrain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Pictured: Faith, Liz, Levi, Brandy, Anne, Whiner, Beth, Gullible, Tyler, Naive, Joy.] The Cast of Characters is a therapeutic tool for understanding the different parts of the self. 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