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⚖️ Module 4 — The Three Basic Musts | REBT Course

A free IFS Academy course on the three basic musts in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT): demandingness, preferences vs. demands, the must aimed at yourself, at other people, and at life, Ellis's term musturbation, and hearing the demand hiding under an everyday thought. Every lesson ends with a Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy practice so you can begin applying the skill.

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IFS & Taoism: Blending the TwoFoundational Blog

This article explores how Internal Family Systems naturally aligns with Taoism, showing how both traditions trust inner wisdom, balance, and non-forced healing led by calm presence.

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Myths, Mis-Reads & What Unattached Burdens Are Not: Clearing Confusion in the IFS Field

This article clarifies common myths about unattached burdens using Internal Family Systems, explaining what they are, what they are not, and how healing remains grounded and empowering.

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A therapist supports a client during the EMDR closure and reevaluation process while taking notes in a calm therapeutic setting.

👁️Module 11 — The Cognitive Interweave | EMDR COURSE

A therapist supports a client during the EMDR closure and reevaluation process while taking notes in a calm therapeutic setting.

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A woman stands thoughtfully at a fork in a sunlit mountain trail, with one path pointing toward comfort, safety, and the familiar and the other toward growth, courage, change, and possibility, representing the ACT Choice Point between moving away from or toward what matters.

🎯 Bonus: The Choice Point | ACT Course

A free IFS Academy course on the Choice Point in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): the one-page map of any hard moment, towards moves and away moves, how being hooked narrows the fork, and catching a choice point in real time. Every lesson ends with an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy practice so you can begin applying the skill.

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A multigenerational family shares conversation and affection in a cozy living room while a golden retriever rests nearby. In the foreground, five glowing heart-shaped symbols represent the five love languages, illustrating that these expressions of care strengthen relationships with family and loved ones beyond romantic partnerships.

💞 The Love Languages Beyond Romance | Five Love Languages Course

A free IFS Academy course on the love languages beyond romance: reading a child's language by pure observation, the two cautions from Chapman and Campbell, the lens applied to friends, siblings, and aging parents, and the Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace from Chapman and Paul White. Every lesson ends with an IFS and parts work practice so you can begin applying what you learned.

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