by Eleanor Bell | May 17, 2023 | Behavior, Emotional Well Being, Learning
Healthy boundaries – they are often spoken of as important, but what does that actually mean? As a child, I did not learn what a boundary is, let alone how to set one. This was all implicitly communicated, rarely explicit. Anger was generally not ok to express,...
by Eleanor Bell | May 10, 2023 | Couples/Relationships, Emotional Well Being, Internal Family Systems
This is a quote from a podcast that explored the intersection of attachment, the nervous system, and the body, and was so accessible. The host, Tammy Sollenberger of The One Inside podcast, spoke with Anna Vincentz, IFS therapist about parenting and...
by Eleanor Bell | Apr 6, 2023 | Emotional Well Being, Internal Family Systems
My inner critic has been one of my hardest working protectors, and I am grateful for their efforts. Perhaps that sentence makes you pause. There has been so much written about inner critics and how to tame them, control them, change them – the predominant frame...
by Eleanor Bell | Mar 16, 2023 | Emotional Well Being
Many people have a part inside of them that feels like they don’t belong where they are – that they are not qualified, or good enough, or whatever, and worries that they will be discovered, found out, and rejected. This part can sap confidence and take up energy...
by Eleanor Bell | Jan 6, 2023 | Emotional Well Being
Do you know what you want? Do you know what you need? And do you know the difference? Over the course of my life, I have mostly not known what I wanted. Especially regarding everyday things, like food, drink, movement, clothes, sleep. When confronted with a choice...
by Eleanor Bell | Dec 24, 2022 | Emotional Well Being
I have a lot of different feelings and voices that arise during this month – specifically in the weeks leading up to Christmas. They are noisy, and confusing because often they pull me in different directions. I have a hard time with the gift giving aspect of the...
