Working with Polarized Parts in IFS When doing IFS (Internal Family Systems) work, we aim to explore, understand, and connect with the various parts of ourselves. By uncovering the inner system making up who we are and how we feel and behave, it is...Continue reading
What Does it Mean to Work on Your Inner Child? What is the Inner Child? When we say “inner child," we essentially mean a story we keep in our mind about who we were as children. That story is comprised of memories, other people’s...Continue reading
What is Quantum Therapy? Quantum Therapy is for the spiritually minded and those who are on a spiritual path. It addresses powerful moments in our past that stick with us. Using visualizations, we change the way the past affects our present selves; we heal...Continue reading
How IFS Can Help Manage Anxiety Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a powerful, yet gentle intervention. It is especially effective in helping people with anxiety. When you have anxiety, that anxious part of you shows up to protect you and manage what’s going on. It...Continue reading
Information I draw a line between information and representational information. Representational information consists of words, so anything based on speech and writing is representational information. That podcast about the health benefits of meditation is a way to convey representations of the health benefits of meditation....Continue reading
Mind Cleanse and Media Get off your phone. Delete your apps. Abandon your newsfeed. Beginning a mind cleanse is one of the most effective ways to change your life. It is intense, empowering, and revealing. But first, it requires an understanding of what the mind...Continue reading
Feelings When I was growing up in the 80s and 90s, feelings were unwelcome. I’m generalizing but you could feel proud of yourself if you did something great (athletics, usually) but otherwise feelings were seen as a major inconvenience, a total drag. Of course this...Continue reading
Control Be honest. You crave some level of control in many aspects of your life. This is not a crime, by the way. It is human. It can cause problems, though. It can cause fights with those close to you. It can agitate you to...Continue reading