I'm so excited about this Internal Family Systems workbook written by the founder of IFS Therapy, Richard Schwartz. I wish I had had access to this workbook when I was first experiencing Internal Family Systems (IFS) as a client and when I was learning about IFS Therapy as a Counsellor. The thing i like most is the checklists and sudio recordings
IFS believes that each of us is an ecosystem of parts, and when all parts are in harmony, the ecosystem runs smoothly, yet when we are taken over by one or more parts we can feel out of balance or stuck or in chaos or not even recognize ourselves, as we sometimes swing wildly from one emotion to another. Â
These Deep Parts Wisdom Circles are IFS-informed and are created to support you to NOTICE your parts, get to KNOW them, and find out what they NEED in order for you to access more Self energy, more integration, more Wholeness, more Soul. We will do this using mindfulness, embodied movement/dance, explore wise-nature archetypes (from Wild Mind by Bill Plotkin), visualisation and creative expression as well as the healing power of sharing in a sacred safe circle of like-minded souls.
What parts are getting in the way of you feeling harmony within yourself and in your life? What parts are stopping you from having an enlivened response to the world ? Is it fear, grief, anger, confusion, or numbness /powerlessness/hopelessness that is keeping you stuck? If you are like me, on any given day, in… Continue reading Deep Parts Wisdom (Spring 2023)
Cultivating Active Hope Through Deep Ecology (& the Work that Reconnects) The world is not a problem to be solved; it is a living being to which we belong. The world is part of our own self and we are a part of its suffering wholeness. Until we go to the root of our image… Continue reading Our Emotions and Our Earth: Active Hope & Deep Ecology
An IFS-Informed Exploration of the Wild Mind: I would love to invite you to an IFS-informed exploration of the Wild Mind Map of the Psyche by Bill Plotkin in a series of 6 online workshops to access more of the archetypes of Self/Soul Energy/Wholeness and to understand the wounded /protector parts that get in the… Continue reading Deep Parts Wisdom Workshop (Winter 2023)
What if we can explore and access more of the guideposts to Wholehearted Living by getting to know our protective parts that get in the way of compassion, curiousity, connection, creativity, courage and compassion? Here is an IFS-informed experiential exploration of the Wholehearted Living Guideposts in Brene Brown's Gifts of Imperfection Book (10th Anniversary Edition).
Have you ever felt really calm and zen after an early morning swim, walk or meditation yet a family member says or does that one thing and you feel overtaken with irritation/rage/worry/fear or despair as if you were a completely different person than who you were 5 minutes ago? I have, daily!! Read more to understand how Internal Family Systems describes this process that we all experience.
