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What is a trailhead in IFS?

August 27, 2023 Alessio Rizzo

Dick Schwartz, the founder of IFS, often talks about “trailheads”. In this article I explain as clearly as possible what we mean by them.

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In General Mental Health Tags IFS, Parts
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Gender and sexual identity formation through the lens of Internal Family Systems

September 13, 2022 Mag.(FH) Magdalena Ségur-Cabanac, MSc

This article looks at gender and sexual identity formation through the lens of IFS, and introduces the model of the Star of Self.

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In General Mental Health Tags Self, LGBT, IFS, Parts
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IFS Meditation to allow the body to self-heal

May 26, 2022 Alessio Rizzo

Listen to this free guided IFS meditation to allow your body to enter into a state of self-healing.

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In General Mental Health Tags IFS, meditation, Parts, Self
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The 6 reasons why parts remain in their extreme role in IFS (Internal Family Systems)

April 23, 2022 Alessio Rizzo

Learn the 6 main reasons why parts do not leave their extreme roles according to Dick Schwarts, the founder of IFS (Internal Family Systems) therapy. I will also give you tips on how to get “unstuck”, and a free PDF download.

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In General Mental Health Tags IFS, Parts, protectors, Burden
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Three steps to deal with intrusive thoughts with IFS (Internal Family Systems)

March 27, 2022 Alessio Rizzo
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Learn what intrusive thoughts are and 3 steps to deal with them from an IFS (Internal Family Systems) perspective

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In General Mental Health Tags IFS, protectors, Parts, anxiety, OCD
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Working with guilt with IFS

February 9, 2022 Alessio Rizzo

Working with guilt with IFS

Learn how to work with guilt using the language and tools of IFS Therapy.

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In General Mental Health Tags IFS, Parts, Guilt, trauma, PTSD
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Gendered Burdens - how IFS (Internal Family Systems) sees burdens related to gender

December 9, 2021 Alessio Rizzo

Discover what burdens we carry due to gender norms from an IFS perspective.

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In General Mental Health Tags IFS, Gender, Burden, Guil, Shame, Parts, protectors, LGBT
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The main reasons why "unburdening" an exile might not lead to full healing

November 17, 2021 Alessio Rizzo

Discover why healing an exile in IFS Therapy might not be fully achieved during a session.

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In General Mental Health Tags IFS, Exiles, Parts, managers, Burden
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Unblending from parts - one of the hidden gems of IFS Therapy

November 4, 2021 Alessio Rizzo

Discover the key role that blending and unblending have in IFS Therapy

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In General Mental Health Tags IFS, Parts
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The importance of (and some alternatives to) the question "How do you feel toward this part?" in IFS (Internal Family Systems)

September 11, 2021 Alessio Rizzo
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Whether you are a therapist or a client, the question “How do you feel towards this part?” is key to the IFS journey. Find out why this question is so important and how you can find alternative ways to ask.

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In General Mental Health Tags IFS, Parts
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6 psychological reasons why we do not lose weight

August 6, 2021 Alessio Rizzo
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Find out about the 6 main psychological reasons why it is so difficult to lose weight. I use the language of IFS (Internal Family Systems) Therapy by Dick Schwartz to explain these reasons.

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In General Mental Health Tags IFS, Parts, Body
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IFS Meditations for Self and other Video meditations by Richard (Dick) C. Schwartz - my review and collection

July 6, 2021 Alessio Rizzo
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A collection of IFS meditations and a review of the meditations included in “Meditations for Self” by Richard C. Schwartz, including the famous path meditation.

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In General Mental Health Tags IFS, Parts, Self, meditation, Dick Schwartz
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Unburdening parts (Exiles and Protectors) in IFS Therapy

June 28, 2021 Alessio Rizzo
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Learn what unburdening is in IFS as described by Richard C. Schwartz

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In General Mental Health Tags IFS, Parts, protectors, trauma, Burden
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3 ways to understand what Self is in IFS (Internal Family Systems) Therapy

February 10, 2021 Alessio Rizzo
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Learn about Self in IFS

Self and Self-energy are key concepts to IFS (Internal Family Systems) Therapy. Learn how to understand what Self and Self-energy are. They are key to heal from anxiety, trauma and other mental health issues.

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In General Mental Health Tags IFS, Self, Parts, trauma
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Alessio Rizzo (He | They) MA, MSc

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