Coaching practices for The Inner Citadel as a Parent
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- I treat whatever happens to me as a command about how I have to feel
- In the middle of a tense moment, when everything’s pressing in on me at once, I feel like I have nowhere to stand
- I want my child to carry a solid sense of who they are even when I’m not there to remind them
- I read all the Stoic ideas and nod along, but the moment real life pushes on me I crumble exactly the same as before
- The instant something lands
Practices that may help
- The Inner Citadel
The "inner citadel" is Pierre Hadot’s name for a core idea in Marcus Aurelius: your own rational mind — your power to judge and assent — is the one place that cannot be taken from you by external events. Marcus calls it the "hegemonikon" (ruling faculty). Building it means training your faculty of assent so it responds to impressions deliberately rather than being yanked by them. The practices are largely mechanistic and clinical in their evidence base, via the well-known Stoicism-to-CBT lineage. - See external events from the citadel view
From the inner citadel, events are data for judgment — not commands that must dictate your state.
The Inner Citadel - Retreat inward under pressure
When the world presses in, withdraw into your own reasoning faculty — the one place no one else can enter.
The Inner Citadel - Build the child’s inner wealth narrative over time
Consistently reflect back who the child is becoming, not just what they’re doing.
The Nurtured Heart Approach (Howard Glasser) - Daily training of the ruling faculty
Treat every day’s difficulties as training material for strengthening the ruling faculty.
The Inner Citadel - Train your faculty of assent
Practice pausing between an impression (a thought, feeling, or perception) and your assent to it.
The Inner Citadel - The discipline of desire
Confine your desires and aversions to what is genuinely up to you — your judgments and actions, not outcomes.
The Inner Citadel - Accept your role (not its outcomes) as your commitment
Commit to the role — parent, manager, friend, citizen — as a practice, with its obligations, not as a guarantee of outcomes.
The Stoic Reserve Clause - Meeting exiles (with care)
Gently turn toward the wounded, exiled parts that protectors work to keep hidden.
Internal Family Systems (IFS), Made Practical - Distinguish protectors from exiles
Sort your parts into those who manage and firefight (protectors) vs those who carry old wounds (exiles).
IFS Parts Mapping, Made Practical
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- The Inner Citadel At Work
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- The Inner Citadel During Conflict
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- The Inner Citadel When Burned Out
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- The Inner Citadel When Overwhelmed
The "inner citadel" is Pierre Hadot’s name for a core idea in Marcus Aurelius: your own rational mind — your power to judge and assent — is the one place that cannot be taken from you by external events. Marcus calls it the "hegemonikon" (ruling faculty). Building it means training your faculty of assent so it responds to impressions deliberately rather than being yanked by them. The practices are largely mechanistic and clinical in their evidence base, via the well-known Stoicism-to-CBT lineage.
- The Inner Citadel With My Team
The "inner citadel" is Pierre Hadot’s name for a core idea in Marcus Aurelius: your own rational mind — your power to judge and assent — is the one place that cannot be taken from you by external events. Marcus calls it the "hegemonikon" (ruling faculty). Building it means training your faculty of assent so it responds to impressions deliberately rather than being yanked by them. The practices are largely mechanistic and clinical in their evidence base, via the well-known Stoicism-to-CBT lineage.
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