We can try to analyze our [parts](Parts) from afar, but parts don't always like this and our conclusions won't always be accurate. Parts want to be heard and understood and understanding comes from a [[Self]] to part connection, not a part to part connection. I'm constantly surprised about what I learn from my parts and the parts of those I work with when the parts are given permission to speak for themselves. However, [[Burdened parts are afraid of the unknown]], so they may resist letting parts speak for themselves.