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🕯️ IFS and Pica
There are some behaviors that confuse even those who live with them. Reaching for dirt, chalk, hair, paper, ice, or soap can feel...
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🕯️ IFS and Postpartum Depression (PPD)
Exploring how Internal Family Systems (IFS) can help mothers heal from postpartum depression by understanding and compassionately working with the inner parts that carry pain, exhaustion and self-judgment bringing warmth, self-leadership and inner balance into daily life.
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IFS and Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety isn’t a malfunction it’s a protector working overtime.
This IFS‑inspired reflection explores the parts within us that tremble, worry, and over‑prepare not to erase them, but to build relationship with them. Because anxiety is not weakness. It’s care that hasn’t felt safe yet.
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“I See Why You Picked Up the Blade”: An IFS Perspective on Cutting
A trauma-informed reflection on self-harm through the lens of Internal Family Systems.
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IFS & Unattached Burdens: What They Are, Why They Matter
When people first hear “unattached burdens” in the context of Internal Family Systems (IFS), it sounds mysterious—maybe even a little eerie. But what IFS teaches is actually grounding, hopeful, and deeply human. To understand unattached burdens, we first have to start with the basics of parts and burdens. Parts: The Many Voices Within IFS sees the mind as a community of parts. You have protectors that keep you safe, exiles that carry pain, managers that organize, and firefigh
Unattached Burdens vs. Legacy Burdens vs. Societal Burdens: Sorting the Layers
If you’ve ever wondered why some emotional weights feel inherited, others feel cultural, and some feel utterly foreign—IFS offers a clear map. These three categories of burdens show how pain travels and takes shape: inside us, through our ancestry, and across society. Knowing which you’re working with changes everything about how you heal. 1. Personal Burdens: The Ones Your Parts Carry Every system has parts that picked up pain from lived experience. These are your personal b
When the Inner Guest Doesn’t Belong: Signs That You’re Dealing with an Unattached Burden
Most people exploring IFS eventually notice something odd—an inner experience that doesn’t feel like any of their known parts. It might sound harsh, foreign, or even alien to the familiar rhythm of their system. These are the moments where the idea of an unattached burden becomes relevant. Recognizing the difference early helps prevent confusion and fear. When a Part Is Blending Blending is normal in IFS. It happens when a part’s emotions and thoughts merge with your consciou
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