We’re off and writing! Currently in March, the month of therapeutic frameworks, and you can check out the rest of the project schedule here. Be sure to subscribe so you’re set to never miss a post.
-
I didn’t meet my writing goal for March. I also haven’t started April’s, so I likely won’t meet that one either. No apologies—I’m practicing not defaulting to that—but I do want to offer an explanation. Partly for you, and partly for myself. Think of it as a researcher’s note for the Selfyontology project, so I can file it away and get back to the good stuff. March Notes: Pyschological Frameworks/Theories I intended to cover a few more psychological frameworks, and I feel disappointed that I didn’t—not because I let anyone down, but because I genuinely enjoy writing these pieces. I… …Keep reading!
-
What I Thought IFS Was (and What It Actually Is) I used to think that Internal Family Systems was a way of understanding yourself through your family of origin—how you internalized all the dynamics you grew up with. It’s not! Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a therapeutic approach that treats our mind as a collection of various inner parts—each with its own way of relating, and each needing specific healing and growth. These parts interact like a family, and healing comes when we learn how to lead that family with love. At the center of it all is the Self—the… …Keep reading!
-
Using CBT to Think Better, Do Better, Feel Better March is the month of therapeutic frameworks! It’s already here, which is hard to believe. I’d intended to do at least a couple more personality profiling tools before the end of February, but the days got away from me. We’ve been swapping sicknesses in our house for WEEKS and it still hasn’t let up. So in the name of not-perfectionism, I’m moving on to March and letting go of best-laid plans for last month. First up is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), because it’s one of the best studied psychotherapeutic approaches we… …Keep reading!
