Self Sovereign Insights: Trauma Therapy, IFS & Parts Work Blog
Sovereign Insights
Blog By Bethany Russell, MA, LPC
For the deeply feeling and highly ambitious - insights on reclaiming your power from within.
Your Brain on Grief (And How to Bring It Back Online)
If you've lost someone and feel like your brain just stopped working, you're not losing your mind. You're experiencing grief brain — and the science behind it is real. Here's what's actually happening, how long it lasts, and four research-backed things that help bring your brain back online.
Healing Isn't Linear—It's Spiralic: Why the Same Wound Keeps Coming Back
That wound you thought you'd already healed? It's back because there's more your younger self wants you to know. The spiral isn't regression. It's an invitation.
Signs You’re Blended (And What That Actually Means)
In Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, we call it blending when a part completely takes over your system...Discover the signs you’re blended in (IFS) parts work therapy and what it means when parts take over your system. Learn how blending shows up in trauma responses, black-and-white thinking, and nervous system hijacks. Find out how to notice, unblend, and reconnect with your Sovereign Self for deeper healing, emotional regulation, and true autonomy.
IFS vs Traditional Talk Therapy: Why Parts Work Goes Deeper
IFS vs Traditional Talk Therapy: Why Parts Work Goes Deeper
Tired of talk therapy that helps you understand your patterns—but not change them? In this post, Bethany Russell, MA, LPC, breaks down how Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy goes beyond coping strategies to heal the parts of you that traditional therapy often overlooks. Learn why your anxious, people-pleasing, or shutdown responses aren’t flaws—they’re protectors. And discover why working with your internal system creates lasting transformation.
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