IFS Growth Programs Blog http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs Creating Wholeness: Reweaving Your Inner Landscape Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:36:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The Pattern System for Psychotherapists, Part 3 http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/the-pattern-system-for-psychotherapists-part-3 http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/the-pattern-system-for-psychotherapists-part-3#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:36:50 +0000 Jay Earley http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/?p=1143 The is the continuation The Pattern System for Psychotherapists Dimensions The patterns and capacities are arranged in dimensions, where each dimension corresponds to an area of psychological functioning. There are interpersonal dimensions, such as Intimacy, Conflict, and Power. There are personal dimensions, such as Accomplishment, Pleasure, and Self-Esteem. Each dimension contains two or more patterns [...]

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]]> http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/the-pattern-system-for-psychotherapists-part-3/feed 0 The Pattern System for Psychotherapists, Part 2 http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/the-pattern-system-for-psychotherapists-part-2 http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/the-pattern-system-for-psychotherapists-part-2#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:24:56 +0000 Jay Earley http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/?p=1134 A client might say that it is hard for her to leave a relationship even though she can see that it isn’t good for her because she feels dependent on her partner. This is the Dependent Pattern, and understanding it can give you insight into what might be going on underneath.

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]]> http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/the-pattern-system-for-psychotherapists-part-2/feed 0 The Pattern System for Psychotherapists, Part I http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/the-pattern-system-for-psychotherapists-part-i http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/the-pattern-system-for-psychotherapists-part-i#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:17:59 +0000 Jay Earley http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/?p=1117 The Pattern System is a personality system that allows you to map a client’s psyche in detail. It is a new way of organizing into useful form the extraordinary amount of data we absorb about our clients.

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]]> http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/the-pattern-system-for-psychotherapists-part-i/feed 0 Letting Go of Perfectionism Kindle Version Available for Free Starting November 27th http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/letting-go-of-perfectionism-kindle-version-available-for-free http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/letting-go-of-perfectionism-kindle-version-available-for-free#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:58:10 +0000 Jay Earley http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/?p=1095 A free promotional offer of our book Letting Go of Perfectionism, Kindle version, will happen this Tuesday and Wednesday, November 27-28, 2012.

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]]> http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/letting-go-of-perfectionism-kindle-version-available-for-free/feed 0 A Story of a Caretaking Pattern http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/a-story-of-a-caretaking-pattern http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/a-story-of-a-caretaking-pattern#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:31:00 +0000 Jay Earley http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/?p=1086 Carolyn doesn't just offer help and support to her friends-she also takes care of people in her family. Lately, she has been struggling with her younger sister and has begun to wonder if her sister takes advantage of her.

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]]> http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/food-addiction-and-the-inner-critic/feed 0 Free Teleseminar on the Pattern System for Coaches http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/free-teleseminar-on-the-pattern-system-for-coaches http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/free-teleseminar-on-the-pattern-system-for-coaches#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:58:51 +0000 Jay Earley http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/?p=1053 This introductory call will present the Pattern System and explain how it can be used in coaching.

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]]> http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/free-teleseminar-on-the-pattern-system-for-coaches/feed 0 Do You Have Conflict in Love Relationships? http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/do-you-have-conflict-in-love-relationships http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/do-you-have-conflict-in-love-relationships#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:39:41 +0000 Jay Earley http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/?p=1033 Does your partner act awful? Certainly not the wonderful person you fell in love with. Who is that shut-down stone? Who is that nasty shamer? He or she comes out with these awful statements that cut you to the quick.

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]]> http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/do-you-have-conflict-in-love-relationships/feed 0 Negotiating for Self-Leadership Now in Paperback http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/negotiating-for-self-leadership-now-in-paperback http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/negotiating-for-self-leadership-now-in-paperback#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:26:13 +0000 Jay Earley http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/?p=1024 Negotiating for Self-Leadership Paperback Jay Earley, PhD   I am pleased to announce that Negotiating for Self-Leadership is now available in paperback as well as Kindle. This professional booklet describes a method of helping an IFS protector to let go of its role that doesn’t depend on first healing the exile it is protecting. You [...]

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]]> http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/negotiating-for-self-leadership-now-in-paperback/feed 0 A Story of a People-Pleasing Pattern http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/a-story-of-a-people-pleasing-pattern http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/a-story-of-a-people-pleasing-pattern#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:58:54 +0000 Jay Earley http://www.personal-growth-programs.com/blogs/?p=992 This is an excerpt from the book A Pleaser No Longer.

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