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This recent article describes the link between clutter and mental health. “The clutter that can accumulate when people are experiencing a mental health crisis is neither a form of hoarding, nor the result of laziness. The culprit is extreme fatigue, … Read more
I recently discovered these great IFS comics about the experience of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy: Mardou is a British cartoonist who lives in the US – https://ifscomics.com/ She says: “These comics inspired by the Internal Family Systems therapy model … Read more
This article describes the first funded, independently administered IFS study led by Dr. Hilary Hodgdon, at the Trauma Center, Justice Research Institute, in Massachusetts, USA, that sought to assess the efficacy of IFS on patient outcomes. 17 adult participants received … Read more
This article describes the potential life-long impacts of trauma experienced during infancy. Experts in infant mental health (from the prenatal period up to age 3), state that very young children who experience exposure to domestic violence, natural disasters such as … Read more
Dick Schwartz, the founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, wrote an article a few years ago about how challenging it is for some of us to feel self compassion. “Although it’s true that self-compassion may begin in a simple, … Read more
This article describes mental health symptoms of menopause that many doctors don’t talk about. As a result, people are not always aware that they are going through menopause. “… new research shows that perimenopausal and menopausal people also experience brain … Read more
This article describes Internal Family Systems therapy in general, ways in which IFS is revolutionary, and how it has been used to treat a variety of mental health conditions, including psychosis. “In IFS, mental health symptoms like anxiety, depression, paranoia, … Read more
This article describes how most chronic pain has a significant psychological component that can be successfully treated with Internal Family Systems (IFS) or Parts Therapy. “It turns out that most chronic pain, and an astonishing variety of other medical maladies, … Read more
How long do we hold the trauma of our ancestors in our bodies? It turns out a lot longer than we thought. “The experiences of your ancestor that lived 14 generations ago are potentially having an effect on your life … Read more