Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

Internal family systems, or IFS, is a type of therapy that believes we are all made up of several parts or sub-personalities. It draws from structural, strategic, narrative, and Bowenian types of ...

First, there are “what ifs” that are plausible but either unlikely or irrelevant now (“What if I become ill?”; “What if I lose my job, even though I’m getting good feedback?”; “What if I stop loving ...

Internal Family Systems, or IFS, is a newer therapy approach to addressing mental health challenges. Here's why experts love it. Whether it’s addressing our “inner demons” or engaging in shadow work, ...

Learn how to handle the "what-ifs"—untested stories that circle in our minds like a school of sharks in stressful situations like the tariff war, turbulent stock market and economic uncertainty.