I like this video clip a lot. It maps well into IFS concepts, and the song is great! In IFS, trauma creates exiles, parts of us that are locked away and frozen in time. The Princess contains creativity and childlike innocence. She wants to be free, but the protectors keep her in the tower to protect her from the world. Isolating her. ...
Wallace Collection I was going to write a post about IFS, but this YouTube series by Lucas Forstmeyer explains it so well. Retreating to the same ground feels like a waste of time. Also, I’m lazy. But then I remembered I could just link to it. You should watch at least the first one before reading this post. That’s your homework! I’ll wait. Wow! Back already… That was so interesting right 🤯?! ...
Photo by Meral Avdanlı on Unsplash The most transformative piece of advice I received in the past few years was that I should do what I hate (in certain contexts). I’m only half-joking here. Here’s the thing: People believe in the kind of psychology and therapy they’re good at, that speaks to them, that’s comfortable to them, that matches their personalities. When selecting therapies, you tend to choose as you always do; whatever floats your muffin. ...
Photo by Samuele Osto on Unsplash I love it when a professional philosopher addresses down-to-earth, everyday life concerns. Like the very real problem of deciding to become a vampire or not 😅. I’m kidding, it’s very practical stuff! In her book Transformative Experience, L.A Paul examine how can we make big transformative changes in our lives while being rational. I thought it was very interesting. This podcast covers the important bits : ...
Photo by Marcelo Cidrack on Unsplash This is part 2, read part 1 Warnings: lightly nsfw Today I’m going to get a little more personal. I want to keep talking about willpower, but also touch on drive, motivation, and desires, and where thinking of those concepts brought me. I had this weird experience 5 years ago where I felt like I had lost my drive. I just couldn’t force myself to work on my projects anymore. ...