Internal Family Systems Therapy UK
Codependency and the Drama Triangle: Understanding the Cycle Recurring conflicts in relationships can feel exhausting and unavoidable. Emotional tension rises, patterns repeat, and it often seems as if the same arguments or struggles occur over and over again. Many of these dynamics are explained by two concepts: codependency and the drama triangle. Understanding codependency and […]
How Codependency and Chronic Illness Are Connected Many people don’t realize that codependency and chronic illness are closely linked. While chronic illness often seems purely physical, the nervous system plays a huge role in overall health. Codependent behaviors, such as overextending ourselves, suppressing needs, lacking boundaries, and prioritizing others’ emotions over our own, keep the […]
IFS Therapy Techniques: Comprehensive Guide to Emotional Regulation and Self-Understanding IFS therapy techniques provide a structured, compassionate approach to understanding the mind and fostering emotional regulation. Developed by Dr. Richard Schwartz, these techniques view the mind as a system of parts, each with distinct roles, alongside a core Self that can lead with calm, curiosity, […]
IFS Therapy for Codependency: Healing Self-Abandonment and Reclaiming Autonomy Codependency is often spoken about in terms of behaviour, boundaries, or relationship patterns, but at its core, codependency is about survival. It is about how we learned to stay connected, safe, and loved in environments where our needs were secondary, unpredictable, or ignored. This is why […]
How to Heal From Codependency With IFS Therapy Codependency is not a flaw, a weakness, or a personality defect. It is an adaptive survival strategy that often develops in response to early relational environments where safety, attunement, or emotional consistency were missing. Many people searching for how to heal from codependency already know they are […]