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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.

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Community safety from the inside out

What I learned from the 2020 uprising for justice in Minneapolis led me to discover oppressive policing where I least expected it: in my own mind. That discovery led me to the liberating model of community healing I use in my coaching today.

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Join an Inner Community Writing Workshop

Inner Community Writing Workshops are for folks who want to explore our internal multiplicity in writing. In weekly online meetings, Workshop members support each other’s practice, develop our craft, and pursue healing and liberation in community. Learn more and sign up for the next Workshop here.

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How IFS coaching works: an introduction in video clips

These quick video clips from a demo session show what IFS coaching can be like. Clear, easy-to-read explanations of the concepts in each clip show why the session goes the way it does.

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What a first coaching session might be like

What is a coaching session like? My colleague Alysa Haas and I teamed up to show you how a new client’s first session might go, from start to finish. Here are the videos we made.