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When people first hear about the 8 C’s in IFS - calm, curiosity, compassion, confidence, courage, creativity, connectedness, and clarity - a lot of Parts nod along like they’ve just been given a checklist. Yes, got it, and I’ll think my way into that. What took me a while to learn is this: the 8 C’s aren’t concepts to understand. They're actually signals in the body, practical somatic markers that help you recognise your flavour of Self-energy when it shows up. So, you do

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.

Many new to IFS Therapy think parts must be classified as Managers, Firefighters, or Exiles. Yet true freedom comes from seeing that parts aren’t fixed types and they simply take on roles that evolve, revealing the deeper flexibility and healing potential within our inner system.

Protective parts in IFS Therapy are driven by fear. Find out what the 10 most common protective fears are, and how to negotiate effectively with protective parts so they will relax and trust.

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.

Suffer from Perfectionism, or get called a Perfectionist? Here's an IFS Understanding of Perfectionism and Perfectionists and how to connect to this systems of parts.

What are the 6F's in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy, and why are they so important in the process of getting to know your parts? Find out in this insightful blog post.

In Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy, distinguishing between parts and their burdens is essential in understanding the change process. Here I write about this important difference.

In Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy, Self is characterised by the 8C's. There is a 9th "C" quality that can be added to these qualities which is very important: choice. Choice promotes the empowerment that is inherent in the other qualities of Self-energy. This post digs into how supporting clients to find choice is vital in the therapeutic process.

Unblending is a key concept in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy. This post explains what unblending is, how to do the unblending process, and the benefits for people when they unblend from parts and lead from a place of Self using the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model.

Caretaker Parts are one of the most socially rewarded, but internally burdened parts in IFS Therapy. Learn how they are formed, and how we can help them become less extreme, by approaching them with compassion and curiosity, using Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy.

The Self is the primary healing mechanism in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy. Find out how accessing the Self can minimise the pain of accessing the past in trauma therapy using IFS.

The Inner Critic protects against a range of Exiles in IFS. Learn about the specific types of Exiles that Inner Critics Protect in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy

Here are some questions you can ask potential IFS trained therapists when seeking to participate in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy that may help you make the important decision.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy stands out as a unique modality as it is a "constraint-release" model of psychotherapy.

I've written a lot about processes in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy, and so far I have yet to do any digging into the all...

What are parts in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy? How do they operate, and how do they cast into their roles? Find out in this blog post.

Polarizations are common in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy. Here, you will learn what they are and how to work with the effectively.

Working with Inner Critics is a common process in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy. The 7 types of Inner Critics are discussed here.

In Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy, working with protective parts is key, as these parts have survival strategies from early life.