Fix Mom
Checking In and Uncovering the Fixer. My session began with a simple physical check-in, noticing my posture and adjusting to get comfortable in my chair. I first became aware of …
Retrieve Codependent
Exploring Curiosity and the Critic. In today’s self-IFS session, I spent time checking in with several parts. I noticed a curious part that wanted to clarify it wasn’t just being …
Care, Don’t Care
Exploring My Caring and Not Caring Parts. In a recent self-IFS session, I focused on the inner energy around my “fix-it” or caretaking part. I noticed a distinct polarization between …
Unburden Judgment
Tuning In and Noticing the Judgment. In today’s self-IFS session, I began by settling into a sitting posture and checking in with my body, noticing some physical feedback like shoulder …
Parts Being Welcomed
Embracing My System. My partnered self-IFS session today began with a body scan where I noticed a headache and various tensions in my shoulders, back, and hips. As I settled …
Communication Respect
Tuning Into my Body. My session began with a body scan via a connection with what I call my “attunement part,” and my body and parts were feeling appreciative of …
Feelings Management
Body Check. My self-session today began with a body scan, where I quickly encountered what seemed to be a physical trailhead: a load on my shoulders, a back-of-head headache, and …
Worth Trailhead
Tracking a Trailhead My session began with a body-check and I noticed a headache that spread to the base of my skull—what reminded me of the area of my amygdala …
Just One Mistake
My Body Reacts: A Professional Crossroads. My session today began with a “trailhead” triggered by some recent professional challenges. My body immediately signaled its distress through a headache and significant …
One Big Shortcoming
From “One Big Shortcoming” to Liberation.My self-led, partnered IFS session today began with my focus on some activated physical parts—headache, weak knees and elbows, and a tightened gut—following a difficult …