One common myth about great relationships is that there are no arguments or disagreements. The Gottman’s, fantastic relationship experts who have done lots of research in this area, disagree. It is NORMAL to have conflict in a relationship; the issue …
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What to Expect in Your First IFS Therapy Session
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 …
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 …
Falling For Someone’s Potential
When you are with someone because you see their potential, you are busy working on a project. Not accepting them for who they are. If who they are is not what you are looking for, then why are you still …
IFS Meditation – Getting to Know a Protector
Today’s podcast is the first of the subscription offering on Apple Podcasts. In the subscription, you’ll find a growing list of practical tools and conversations that I have found to be priceless on my own healing journey. In this powerful …
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 …