🎨Color Code | Free Course

Free Course by Everything IFS Academy | Personality Systems Series

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Welcome to the Free Color Code Course for Everyday People

In 1987, a psychologist named Taylor Hartman self-published a book built on one disarming idea: that people make far more sense when you look at why they act instead of what they do, because each of us is driven by one core motive we carry our whole lives. That book sold a quarter-million copies by word of mouth alone before a major publisher and a Today Show appearance carried it into the mainstream, and the Color Code has been helping families, couples, and workplaces decode each other ever since.

This course teaches pure Color Code, with no other systems blended in. It's written in plain, emotionally relatable language anyone can follow, whether you work in the field or have never set foot in a therapy room. It isn't clinical training for therapists; it's the Color Code you can put to use in your own life. Each module offers clear teaching, real-life examples, and the practical concepts and tools the system is known for, and every lesson ends with an IFS and parts work practice so you can begin working with what you noticed right away.

This course is self-paced, with no tests, exams, or homework. Feel free to go through it in order, or jump around to whatever interests you most.

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Course outline

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Orientation

Module 1 What Is the Color Code

Module 2 Who Is Taylor Hartman

Module 3 The Driving Core Motive

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Core Teachings

Module 4 Red: The Power Wielders

Module 5 Blue: The Do-Gooders

Module 6 White: The Peacekeepers

Module 7 Yellow: The Fun Lovers

Module 8 The Rainbow Connection: How the Colors Pair

Module 9 Becoming Charactered

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Closing

Module 10 Using the Color Code in Everyday Life

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Crisis Support: 🚨 If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, feel unsafe, feel at risk of harming yourself or someone else, or feel too overwhelmed to safely use self-directed practices, please pause this material and reach out for immediate support. Contact a licensed mental health professional, call or text 988 in the U.S. or Canada, or use your local emergency or crisis resources.