Counsel for Life Does IFS help rewire our thought? Featuring Dr. Alison Cook
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Oct 23, 2024 Dr. Alison Cook, a therapist and author specializing in Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, dives into how IFS can help rewire our thought patterns. She discusses the internal conflicts many face in their growth journey, highlighting the significance of self-awareness from a Christian perspective. The power of naming and framing personal issues is explored, along with the integration of IFS with faith for emotional healing. Dr. Cook emphasizes the journey of understanding our internal parts, promoting a spirit-led self for personal harmony and growth.
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Attunement: A Whole-Body Process
- Attunement is a whole-body process of understanding inner states, going beyond simply being present.
- It involves sensing feelings and thoughts, especially nonverbal cues, like a mother attuning to her baby.
Practice Self-Attunement
- Slow down and intentionally pay attention to your inner thoughts and feelings.
- Counselors often excel at this for others but struggle to apply it to themselves.
Emotions and the Redeemed Self
- In Christian culture, emotions and the body are often mistakenly relegated to the "flesh."
- The redeemed self includes emotions and the nervous system; Jesus experienced both without sinning.