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Since Father’s Day is a special holiday for us in Spokane, Washington, I wanted to share a few special facts with you before the personal IFS application. The very first Father’s Day celebration began in our little town thirty miles from Idaho on the third Sunday...
Your comments and messages from last week's Sunday Pause were refreshingly meaningful and validating. Thank you! There's more to expand on in future Pauses, and it's never too late to comment. I included the list of 11 ways I care for my grieving parts again and...
Thanks for opening this email, despite the subject line. When does one want to engage with grief anyway? Is there ever a “good” time? I’ve tried to send this mailing out for several Sundays now, but life has coincidentally handed me a new source of grief each week,...
It's been a significant week for our consultation community, as 8 month groups are gradually coming to a close. We’ve shared 16 hours connecting, supporting, learning and deepening our application and fluency in IFS—both professionally and personally. This work,...
A range of traditions honor Passover, Ramadan and Easter this week. Easter morning brings back memories from my Lutheran childhood, dragging myself out of bed for a sunrise service thirty minutes away in the Huachuca mountains of southeastern Arizona. April...
Happy Sunday, start of a new week, or whenever this finds you and your parts, I’d love to hear when your favorite time/day is to read these Pauses, AND if you have any requests for content, types of video clips you most enjoy, live online gatherings for...
Hello community, Included are a WIDE range of resources for you to peruse. Enjoy. Lots included! But first, from the last Sunday Pause, how are you doing extending loving kindness and gentleness towards your own parts--your thoughts, feelings, reactions, behaviors?...
Hello community, For the past 6 years, on as many Thursday mornings as possible, I’ve laughed, cried and connected with a women's group that has met weekly for over thirty years! Yes, you read that right. A few of the original members are still alive, and the...
Hello Sunday Pause community, We're welcoming a sunny, mild day in Eastern Washington before a Superbowl gathering I'm not yet sure I'll attend. The consistent brain injuries in a few sports complicate my enjoyment of watching them anymore: American football,...
February welcomes a few important traditions: February 1 marked the mid point between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, known as the pre-Christian holiday of Imbolc. We start to see the gradual shift in seasons, winter and sunlight. I thank one of my favorite...
