Sublime

IFS recognizes that the cultivation of mindful self-leadership is the foundation for healing from trauma. Mindfulness not only makes it possible to survey our internal landscape with compassion and curiosity but can also actively steer us in the right direction for self-care.

Gangs, extremist political parties, and religious cults may provide solace, but they rarely foster the mental flexibility needed to be fully open to what life has to offer and as such cannot liberate their members from their traumas. Well-functioning

God, give us the serenity to accept what cannot be changed, the courage to change what should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish one from the other.

cogent

Your habitual ways of interacting with the important people in your life tell us a great deal about the defense mechanisms you typically use.

Three Parental Responses A tremendous challenge stands before foster and adoptive parents while caring for a traumatized child. There are three main elements in parents’ responses to their child’s trauma and behavior: 1. Believing and validating their child’s experiences 2. Tolerating their child’s affect (emotions) 3. Managing their own emotional

Knowing why your buttons are what they are opens doors to managing your reactions to your triggers.