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Writing on Internal Family Systems, self-compassion, and breaking the cycle of chronic insecurity.
It’s no secret that Internal Family Systems (IFS) sessions are an investment. If you’re going to invest time and money into your healing and growth, it’s a smart idea to focus on the topics that will help you most. Recognizing the power of IFS Have you ever seen someone who spends a lot on a […]
Ever since I received my training in Internal Family Systems (IFS), virtually all my client work has shifted to using this modality. This is for good reason. IFS is the most powerful approach I’ve seen for helping clients release their deepest emotional pain. As someone who specializes in working with people who feel like they’re […]
After almost a decade of working in this field, nothing – and I mean nothing – has come close to offering the raw therapeutic power of Internal Family Systems (IFS). If you have ever struggled with chronic feelings of insecurity, feel like you’re “not enough,” or have other emotional wounds you’ve struggled to overcome, this […]
I’m in the business of success. No matter what a client wants to pursue or how frustrated they are, it’s my job to help them get organized, discover what’s going wrong, and create a plan to get them back on track. Clients often come to me for one of two problems: a) They have a […]
In my last post, I mentioned how I’ve always primarily worked with male clients. Yet I’ve also found immense success with women, especially women with a specific problem: those who feel like they’ve never achieved enough, have yet to prove their worth, and who feel like they’re chronically not “enough.” These women are some of […]
The Rise of the Sigma Male One of my clients recently made me aware of something floating around the internet called the Sigma Male. This is part of the “social hierarchy” of Alpha, Beta, etc. men. While this hierarchy is entirely made up and has no basis in science or research, it remains popular […]
The deeper I have gone into IFS and helping clients improve their relationship with themselves, the more I have encountered a problem IFS refers to as legacy burdens: emotional pain that affects our lives but came to us from others. Families are a common source of such issues. While a legacy burden can be tricky […]
Understanding Fear Internal Family Systems (IFS) argues that every part of us is ultimately trying to help us. As someone who has spent years working with individuals who feel like they’re chronically “not enough” and who place massive pressure on themselves, I’ve found this to be true. Even the most self-critical and self-sabotaging part is […]
I used to be a huge fan of self-improvement materials. Growing up in a family invested in Amway, I was surrounded by self-help books and motivational texts from the time I was born. Amway encouraged sales associates to consume these materials in order to keep motivation high, push through defeat, and close the sales they […]
Internal Family Systems Those who know me well likely know I recently completed my formal training in Internal Family Systems — and I could not be happier. IFS is the keystone that’s been missing my work with clients. At least for me, it represents the future of coaching and therapy. For almost a decade, I […]