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Internal Family Systems: What Is It? How Does It Work?
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a type of psychotherapy developed over fifty years ago by Dick Schwartz, Ph.D., a systemic family...
Shannon Murphy Cerise


Going Beneath the Surface What is Polyvagal Theory?
Sometimes things aren’t exactly what they appear to be on the surface. When it comes to human beings, what we see or experience on the...
Shannon Murphy Cerise


Mindfulness: What Does It Really Mean?
We hear a lot about mindfulness today and with good reason; learning some basic techniques of mindfulness has been shown to help people...
Shannon Murphy Cerise


Why Touch Matters
Touch is a fundamental part of being human and crucial to our physical, emotional, and social well-being. From the moment we are born,...
Shannon Murphy Cerise
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