Ever notice the duality within—one part moving you forward, another pulling you back? Parts work, also known as IFS therapy, turns this inner tension into an opportunity for real change. Learn how embracing your duality leads to self leadership and lasting healing.

Talk therapy gives you insight—but ritual creates embodied transformation. In this post, trauma therapist and coach Bethany Russell, LPC, shares why healing through ritual is essential for trauma survivors, sensitive souls, and anyone seeking to move beyond just understanding their patterns. Discover how integrating parts work, nervous system regulation, and sacred ceremony creates deep, lasting change where traditional therapy alone can’t reach.

Self-sovereignty gets hijacked in six core ways: blended parts, survival-mode nervous systems, attachment wounds, ancestral trauma, emotional outsourcing, and soul-level patterns. This guide explores how these hijackers show up—and how to reclaim your power through IFS, somatic healing, and spiritual integration.