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Unusual + Empowering explorations of IFS, Jungian & art therapy

Here’s how to find your Self-Leadership: Spot the 8 Cs & 5 Ps (Hint: sun and sky!)
The first time I recognized my own Self-energy feels like yesterday - even though I was practically still a teenager at the time, slaying it with my mini mohawk and an attitude to match. Maybe you've had a similar moment. For me,...
Here’s how to find your Self-Leadership: Spot the 8 Cs & 5 Ps (Hint: sun and sky!)
The first time I recognized my own Self-energy feels like yesterday - even though I was practically still a teenager at...
These 6 Most Common Self-Like Parts block your healing: here’s how to make IFS therapy work again
Self-Like Parts! Maybe you've heard the term, and are scratching your head: What is a Self-Like Part? So let's start here. A Self-Like Part is a Part that...
Your Comprehensive IFS Guide: What to Expect from Your First IFS Therapy Session
In some ways, an IFS session resembles any other therapy hour. But in other ways, parts work feels wildly different. So whether you’re still in the research...
What is IFS therapy? Your Parts-Friendly Introduction to the Internal Family Systems Model
I… F… S… what's that stand for again? ... Inner Family Systems? Iguanas Full of Scones? What is this wild-ly popular, word salad-esque healing approach called...
Podcast episode for you! Gliding into solo IFS on The One Inside
Ready to hear the episode now? Click Play: On a recent dark winter evening - when the canals in my Dutch neighborhood were starting to freeze over for the...
How to do IFS on yourself, between therapy sessions
Last time you stepped out of your IFS therapist’s office, maybe you had this self-healing idea: “I’m going to do IFS on my own, before my next therapy...