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IFS & Unattached Burdens: What They Are, Why They Matter
This article explains what unattached burdens are in Internal Family Systems, how they differ from parts and burdens, and why recognizing the distinction supports safer, clearer healing.
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Unattached Burdens vs. Legacy Burdens vs. Societal Burdens: Sorting the Layers
This article explains how Internal Family Systems distinguishes personal, legacy, societal, and unattached burdens, helping clarify where emotional pain originates and how to heal it accurately.
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When the Inner Guest Doesn’t Belong: Signs That You’re Dealing with an Unattached Burden
This article explains how Internal Family Systems helps distinguish normal parts blending from unattached burdens, so readers can recognize foreign energy early and respond with clarity rather than fear.
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How Unattached Burdens Get In: Vulnerability, Entry Points & IFS Understanding
Unattached burdens can leave people wondering why their system feels affected by foreign or dark energy. Through an Internal Family Systems lens, this article explores how trauma, dissociation, and loss of Self-leadership create openings for unattached burdens and how restoring Self-energy naturally closes those doors.
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Free IFS Enneagram Course
This free course explores the Enneagram as a system for understanding motivation rather than behavior. Thoughtfully informed by Internal Family Systems, it offers a grounded approach to the nine types without simplification or pressure to type.
Free IFS Ray Course
This free course explores the Seven Rays as fundamental streams of consciousness shaping psychology, spirituality, and human development. Thoughtfully informed by Internal Family Systems, it offers a grounded way to understand these forces without turning them into labels.
Japji Sahib Pauree 17
Japji Sahib Pauree 17 points toward the boundlessness of the Divine, naming countless forms, names, qualities, and expressions that can never be fully captured or contained. Guru Nanak emphasizes humility before the infinite, reminding the seeker that language and intellect fall short. Through an Internal Family Systems (IFS) lens, this pauree softens parts that crave certainty or mastery and invites Self-led presence with mystery rather than control.
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