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Using Internal Family Systems in nonprofit work — or, DEI from the inside out

Using Internal Family Systems in nonprofit work — or, DEI from the inside out

The Internal Family Systems model can bring deeper understanding, more compassionate communication, and greater harmony to bigger human systems — like nonprofits and the communities they serve. This workshop uses IFS to explore diversity, equity, and inclusion “from the inside out.”

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An 8-week Intro to IFS Self-Therapy in Minneapolis, starting this month

Spread the word, Minneapolis: on Wednesday evenings this fall, experienced therapist and teacher Roberta Cullen is teaching an 8-week in-person Intro to IFS Self-Therapy. It’s open to anyone 18 or older, and offered very affordably through Minneapolis Community Education.

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How I got consent to write about consent

Back in January, I got the opportunity to write an article about consent, and a hardworking writer part of me eagerly agreed — without consulting the rest of my inner family. Here’s a brief transcript from the internal debate that ensued, plus a link to the published article.

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Four questions from the Inclusive Therapists community

Inclusive Therapists is a liberation movement in the form of an online coaching and therapy directory. To join, I had to answer four very deep questions about liberation, justice, and embodiment in my coaching practice. Here are my answers.

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How I am learning to be embodied

The radical political insights of disability justice are changing everything for me — not just how I see the world, but how I understand myself as an embodied person and as a coach to my clients, who are all embodied too.

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Queerness and liberation

My own ongoing liberation from traumatized sexual shame to queer joy feels like the central fact of my life these days, and it’s the story of ongoing healing I share with coaching clients the most.

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What I’ve been learning about racism

What does it mean for a coach like me to put anti-racism into practice in my work? Thinking through that question has led me to understand my own cultural identities differently.