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I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your heart be troubled, and do not be afraid.”- John 14: 27 https://www.swcwellness.com/ifs-anxiety daily 0.75 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f33159cf227f466fd95723e/1612243528757-HUQDSG434P5HJLL4IAGS/family-2789673_640.png IFS (Internal Family Systems) - What is IFS? IFS stands for Internal Family Systems, an evidence-based and beautifully effective therapy approach begun by Dr. Richard (Dick) Schwartz, PhD. In my experience, it is highly effective because it does not label, stigmatize, shame, or push. It is very consent-based, allowing the client’s true Spirit-led self to take leadership over the many parts of themselves that are burdened and may be in conflict for control. This clinical approach sees an individual as uniquely made up of many “parts” in their personhood— (similar to when we feel “a part of me wants to do this, but another part doesn’t”). 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At the core, it is the hope of transforming leadership that restores harmony within. What does this have to do with the family system? (Read on by scrolling below or return to top of page) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f33159cf227f466fd95723e/0c9f30b3-9496-42bd-9578-54d4923df1d6/pexels-michael-block-3225517.jpg IFS (Internal Family Systems) - When the Internal Family System is in a trusting relationship with and led by the Self (the essence of who you are inside), in all its Spirit-led love and wisdom, the parts that were in extreme roles become softened and more like a more balanced functional family system rather than extreme dysfunctional one. 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