I explore what might happen in this episode in your first IFS therapy session. Although this will differ with every therapist, my aim here is to give you an overview of what might happen because sometimes we have scared parts …
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D Schwartz Quote
This is how you can make a relationship conscious. When you use the pain, you trigger one another as a guide inward. Rather than blame each other, you meet your pain with curiosity. You turn inward and get curious about …
Brené Brown On Pathology
Let’s take OCD as an example. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is in the DSM-5. The DSM-5 is The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illnesses, the latest edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s professional reference book on mental health. Let’s take …
Six Reasons You Are Attracted to Avoidant or Unavailable Men
Have you ever felt frustrated at yourself for choosing yet ANOTHER unavailable partner? Maybe he is married or lives in another state or country. Maybe he is dating you, but he seems to be married to his work, mother or …
Intergenerational Trauma
This line of questioning will help you discover a legacy burden (to use Internal Family Systems (IFS) language). I have a whole list of legacy burdens that come through my family. One I have worked with repeatedly over the years …
Inner child work and IFS
Have you wondered what all the fuss is about the Inner Child and why so many therapists go on and on about it? Have you wondered what the inner child is and how to take care of this elusive part …
It’s Hard to Know Your Worth When…
It is difficult to know your worth when it has not been reflected back to you as a child. What helped you to know your worth? Let me know in the comments
Doing The Work
If you are deeply engaged in doing the work, you deserve to be with someone who is on a healing journey with you. Drop me a comment if you agree.
Healing Trauma with Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
In this episode, we explore trauma and how our inner system responds to trauma with Jen, a licensed psychotherapist, certified IFS practitioner and energetic healer. This episode covers: It’s a fabulous episode – listen here on Apple podcasts or Spotify …
4 Ways to Respond to a Boundary You Disagree With
You don’t have to agree with a boundary to respect it. You don’t even have to understand the boundary to respect it. Boundaries are often put in place because the other person is feeling unsafe or overwhelmed in some way. …