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Working with shame requires working with the somatic experience of shame. In IFS protective parts generate body constriction, tension and tightness to keep younger parts holding shame hidden and small. This post explores this polarisation in some detail through the IFS Therapy Lens.

Embodied curiosity is the quiet superpower in IFS. Discover one of the key 8c's of IFS can transform your relationship with your parts.

Therapist burnout is a hot topic in the field of psychotherapy. Taking an IFS Lens on the topic reveals that burnout is the result of hardworking caretaker parts leading the therapist's system, resulting in exhaustion for the therapist, and invisible limits placed on the client's progress through rescuing rather than empowering.

This post examines people pleasing through the lens of Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy. Learn how people pleasers come to be prominent parts of the psyche and how you can befriend and help them transform through the IFS Therapy process.

Compassion and empathy are key elements in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy. Find out how these qualities operate in the IFS framework

Wondering why your romantic life is difficult? Internal Family Systems (IFS) can help discern which part of you chooses your partners.

How do polyvagal-informed therapies like Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy allow the full mind-body system to be the focus of therapy.