May 10, 2024
Introduction # Update Oct 2024: I had the opportunity to receive consultation from Dick on this topic. I added the transcript with my reactions.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy emphasizes the client’s Self as the core element for achieving healing. The therapist typically acts as a supportive guide, facilitating connection between the client’s various parts and their Self. This connection is crucial for progress. Without it, healing can be significantly slowed down or even impeded.
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November 21, 2023
What is the debate? 🥊 # According to epidemiological studies,1 the threshold for BMI is 20–21 kg m-2.
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We envision a world where BMI does not exist, and is not replaced with another size-based, anti-fat measure of health.2
What is the impulse behind movements like Health At Every Size2 and Intuitive Eating3?
Shape of the motivating story 🎭 # Suppose I have depression 😟. The only thing that fills that void in my heart is ice cream 🍨.
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November 14, 2023
Change Your Conversation, Change Your Relationship # Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO) is not simple to learn. I’ve been seeing couples for almost six months; I feel like I’m just beginning to understand how to facilitate sessions. On the Facebook group, I recently asked, “How do tracking and courageous communication fit together? I mean, what does the intermediate stage look like where you are halfway between the two techniques?
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November 11, 2023
Introduction # A complex array of motivations drive dishonesty. These include financial gain, self-preservation, social approval, ethical dilemmas, cognitive biases, and fear of punishment. Men are often more dishonest than women,1 and cultural and social factors also play a significant role in shaping attitudes towards honesty.2
Dishonesty in a relationship creates several challenges:
Erosion of trust: Trust is a fundamental building block of any healthy relationship. When one party in the relationship is dishonest, it erodes the trust that has been established over time.
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October 26, 2023
This article was published in PARTS & SELF magazine and is reprinted here verbatim.
Richard Schwartz derived the Internal Family Systems (IFS) method through clinical experience. While many reports of positive outcomes attest to the method’s validity, IFS is seen by some as a somewhat separate and niche approach within the broader field of psychology. One way of placing IFS in a historical context is to look for theories of psychological evolution that hinge on the differentiation of Parts from a mono-mind.
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October 23, 2023
I did a live demo of Internal Family Systems for the Church of Sacred Synthesis.
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