08/12/2026
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Five children discover a hallway with doors unlike any they’ve seen before. Behind each one lives a part. Not just an emotion, but a protector with a purpose. A cactus! A fire! A disco ball! Some get prickly! Others hide! Some perform! Each one trying its best to keep someone safe. All they needed was someone willing to listen, because every part has a job, and every part belongs.
Lynn Halley, MSW, KCSW, is a trauma-informed therapist and educator with over 35 years spent helping children and families understand the protective voices inside them. Drawing on Internal Family Systems (IFS), she wrote The Hallway of Doorknobs, her first children’s book, because everyone deserves to know their parts.