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Meredith Paige Meredith Paige

Burnout Isn’t a Personal Failing — Here’s How IFS-Informed Therapy Can Help You Recover

Let’s be honest: burnout isn’t just about being “a bit tired” or “needing a holiday.” If you’ve ever stared at your inbox like it personally betrayed you, or cried in the bathroom between meetings, then you already know — burnout can feel like a total system crash.

And for many of the high-achieving, emotionally intelligent women we work with, it often masquerades as just "pushing through."

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Meredith Paige Meredith Paige

Feeling Like a Fraud? How IFS Parts Work Can Help You Tame Imposter Syndrome

Let’s talk about that sinking feeling you get in your chest before a big meeting, or the voice in your head that says, “You’re not good enough. They’re going to find out you have no idea what you’re doing.”

Yep. That’s imposter syndrome. And no—despite what your inner critic says—you’re not the only one who feels this way.

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Meredith Paige Meredith Paige

How IFS Therapy Can Save Your Relationships – and Deepen Them Too

Let’s be honest: relationships can be… a lot. Even the best ones. Whether it’s your partner, your mother, your boss, or that one friend who always seems to mean well but leaves you feeling like you’ve done something wrong—relationships are where our deepest wounds and our best intentions often collide.

And that’s where Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy comes in.

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Meredith Paige Meredith Paige

Rewiring the Anxiety Loop: How IFS-Informed Therapy Supports Healing from Chronic Anxiety

“I’m always ‘on’. Why can’t I just switch off?” If you’ve ever asked yourself that question at 3am—your brain racing, heart thudding, while your to-do list rewrites itself in your head—you’re in good company.

Chronic anxiety is a modern epidemic, and for many high-achieving women, it’s the emotional soundtrack playing quietly (or not-so-quietly) behind every meeting, inbox ping, and dinner conversation.

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Meredith Paige Meredith Paige

How IFS Therapy Can Help with Addictions

Let’s be real: no one wakes up thinking, “Today’s the day I’ll spiral into self-sabotage.” And yet, here we are—late-night scrolls, bottomless wine glasses, secret snacks, punishing work hours—habits that once helped us cope, now holding us hostage. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.

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DrTrish Richards DrTrish Richards

The Age of Entitlement (Part 2)

If 1685 was the start of the “Age of Enlightenment”, then I say that the 2,000’s are the start of the “Age of Entitlement”. If only 1% of the population is meant to meet the criteria for narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), then how come each time you read a post on social media every person’s ex-partner is a Narcissist?

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DrTrish Richards DrTrish Richards

The Age of Entitlement

If 1685 was the start of the “Age of Enlightenment”, then I say that the 2,000’s are the start of the “Age of Entitlement”. If only 1% of the population is meant to meet the criteria for narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), then how come each time you read a post on social media every person’s ex-partner is a Narcissist?

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