Arielle Vale

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Have you ever felt like an imposter in your own career? I know I have. For years, I had parts of me that believed if I just learned more, trained more, was somehow "perfect," then everyone would be taken care of. These parts kept me stuck in roles I had outgrown. Here's what surprised me: I was in good company. Research shows that 62-97% of healthcare professionals report experiencing imposter syndrome. If almost everyone feels this way, who's the real imposter? From an Internal Family...

I have heard a lot of meditators talk about therapy and wonder if IFS is right for them. And when I hear that conversation, I wonder about the reasons people come to Meditation. Why do people start to meditate? For calm, stress reduction, anxiety relief, “emotional digestion” to have community and relationships, to be more effective in the world? Is it a spiritual undertaking, to understand oneself, to know what is real, for awakening, for the good of all beings or do you meditate for some...