Author: divia

  • Eighteen Weeks of Lydia

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    Lydia is eighteen weeks now! Nothing too huge this week. Many of the positive changes from last week have carried over, and I would say it’s been a pretty good week. We had the reunion for our homebirth class this past Sunday, so I got to see a bunch of non-Lydia babies too. Sleep Last…

  • How It Feels to Be the Subject of an IFS process

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    Will and I recently hosted a webinar about IFS, and when I was reading the feedback forms, I noticed that two people asked very similar questions about how it felt to be the subject of an IFS process. I wanted to give my best attempt at a description, though I imagine it’s somewhat different for…

  • Baby Summaries: Weeks 13-17

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    I’ve been posting weekly summaries of how things are going with Lydia over at my old blog, More Meaning than Magic for the past month or so. Starting this Wednesday, I’m going to be posting them here instead, so I wanted to link to the previous ones to provide context. Week 13 Week 14 Week 15…

  • Analytical Parts in IFS

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    When I do IFS work, one of the first things I have to do before I can really get somewhere with the person I’m working with is to disengage the person’s analytical part. I usually start by doing this implicitly. I choose my questions with the intent of bypassing the analytical mind, and that tends…

  • Reflective Relationship Webinar Notes

    Last month, Will and I hosted a webinar on how we stay close and happy in relationships. Two of our friends posted awesome notes. Here they are! Michael Smith’s summary Jasen Murray’s notes