What is Internal Family Systems (IFS)?
Kalia Maliali Kalia Maliali

What is Internal Family Systems (IFS)?

Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, developed by Richard Schwartz, is a transformative model of trauma therapy that focuses on parts work to achieve emotional healing and self-leadership. By using IFS techniques, people can understand and harmonize the different parts of their psyche, addressing issues that often lead to seeking mental health therapy.

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But what about your needs?
Caitlyn Cook Caitlyn Cook

But what about your needs?

Needs are kind of like “nutrients” required by an organism to maintain survival and wellbeing…

It’s quite a simple calculus: Needs are met = feel good. Needs are not met = don’t feel good. ALL humans have needs. YOU have needs. How you feel and your needs matter.

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Avoiding Bad Feelings?
Caitlyn Cook Caitlyn Cook

Avoiding Bad Feelings?

Normally we *really* don’t like to feel bad and want to do everything we can to avoid the feeling. To avoid feeling this way, you might do a million things to distract yourself. But avoiding the feeling doesn’t make it go away. Here’s what to do instead.

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Must-watch Films and TV to Expand Heart, Mind + Soul
Caitlyn Cook Caitlyn Cook

Must-watch Films and TV to Expand Heart, Mind + Soul

There’s so much research and spiritual wisdom reminding us that we become what we consume. What we put into our system affects our immunity, relationships, confidence, and sense of what's normal. Bit by bit, it affects our ability to stand up as our most powerful, self-aware, and loving selves…

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What is your anxiety telling you?
Caitlyn Cook Caitlyn Cook

What is your anxiety telling you?

Your feelings contain things your subconscious wants to give back to you. Things like your power. Truth. Tenderness. Wholeness. What is your anxiety trying to show you?

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overthinking = underfeeling
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overthinking = underfeeling

As a smart person, you might notice your mind tries to solve ALL the problems you experience. Even the problem of you feeling bad. Your mind is overthinking in order to avoid feeling! But it just keeps you stuck in your head…

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Be in synergy with your parts
Caitlyn Cook Caitlyn Cook

Be in synergy with your parts

Ever have the experience where a part of you wants to go forward, but another part wants to go back?

And all together, you feel stuck…

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Phil Collins or Elton John?
Nilda Karakurt Nilda Karakurt

Phil Collins or Elton John?

Everything you do, watch and listen to feeds you. Your music in particular will amplify your vibration… So the choice is do you want your tunes to expand or contract you?

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6 Keys to stop comparing yourself with others
Nilda Karakurt Nilda Karakurt

6 Keys to stop comparing yourself with others

In my early 20s, I non-stop compared myself to others. I had strict criteria of what I thought was impressive and likable. I did my best to stick to them. Here’s how I moved through this.

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