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An Internal Family Systems (IFS) perspective Most people don’t enter dating or marriage thinking, “I’m about to reenact my trauma.” They enter hoping for connection, safety, intimacy, and partnership. And yet, over time, many couples find themselves stuck in patterns that feel confusing, painful, and disproportionate to the present moment. The same arguments repeat. Small moments escalate. Distance grows where closeness was intended. From an Internal Family Systems (IFS) pers

An Internal Family Systems (IFS) perspective Entrepreneurship is often framed as freedom. Freedom from bosses. Freedom from rigid systems. Freedom to build something aligned with who you are. And for many people, that’s true. But for others—especially high-functioning, creative, or sensitive adults—entrepreneurship also becomes a place where old survival strategies quietly reappear , dressed up as ambition, grit, or passion. Not because entrepreneurship is inherently traumati

An Internal Family Systems (IFS) explanation If insight alone were enough, most of us would already be free. We know  we shouldn’t snap at our partner.We know  we’re projecting.We know  this isn’t about the dishes, the text, the tone, or the moment. And yet—there we are again. Reacting. Defending. Withdrawing. Exploding. Shutting down. This disconnect between knowing  and doing  is one of the most frustrating experiences in adult life and in relationships. People often interp

There is a particular kind of woman the world quietly relies on. She is capable. She adapts. She figures things out. She stays composed. She carries complexity without falling apart. She might be a daughter, a mother, a partner, a leader, a creative, a professional—or all of these at once. She is the one who “has it handled.” And because she can  handle things, she often does—without fully realizing that capability, over time, becomes something others feel entitled to. This i