Posts Tagged ‘IFS’
When Emotions Take Over: Working with Parts Instead of Fighting Them || By Annabelle Denmark, LPC
Life brings uncertainty, loss, and relational pain. When it does, our nervous systems react. Tension rises. Big feelings surface—fear, anger, loneliness, rejection. If those feelings build without support, they can push us toward extreme coping strategies: addiction, self-harm, suicidal thoughts. For people who have experienced ongoing or repeated trauma, these emotional states can begin to…
Read MoreFind Your Zen Around Your Family || By Annabelle Denmark LPCC
A guide to finding your ground during challenging encounters, using Internal Family Systems Family gatherings, particularly with relatives we’re hoping to maintain a relationship with but feel conflicted about, can be fraught with tension. You may want to approach these interactions with neutrality, but it can be hard when past emotions, unresolved issues, or triggering…
Read MoreOn Growing Up || By Beth Hinnen, Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher
How many times have you heard, “oh, just grow up?” Maybe it was a long time ago, and maybe it was yesterday. On the outside, we might rebel and resent the idea of growing up which is often equated with growing old. However, inside, it’s a different story. I project wildly that no one wants…
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