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Five Tips for Navigating Family Triggers Over the Holidays

The holidays can bring joy—but also reawaken old wounds. If family gatherings leave you feeling emotionally charged, you’re not alone. Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, this post offers five compassionate tools to help you stay grounded, set boundaries, and respond from your calm, confident Self—even when old patterns get stirred up.

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Megan Darnell Megan Darnell

The Childhood Patterns Quietly Running Your Career, Confidence & Relationships

You’ve done the mindset work, read the books, maybe even tried therapy—but something still feels off. The same patterns keep playing out at work, in love, in your confidence. This post explores how unresolved childhood wounds quietly drive your adult life—and how Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy helps you heal the root so you can finally feel free, fulfilled, and in charge of your own story.

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Megan Darnell Megan Darnell

10 Healing Myths That Keep Smart, Self-Aware Women From Making Real Progress

You’ve done the therapy. You’ve read the books. You’re self-aware as hell—but something still isn’t shifting. If you secretly feel like healing is harder than it should be, you’re not alone. These 10 myths might be the reason you're not making the progress you want. Let’s clear the confusion and bring you back to yourself—gently, powerfully, and with lasting impact.

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Megan Darnell Megan Darnell

The Voice That Keeps You Playing Small (And What To Do About It)

If you’re tired of second-guessing yourself and wondering if you’re “good enough,” this is for you. In this powerful guide, I show you how to work with your inner critic—not against her—so you can move from self-doubt to deep, grounded confidence. You’ll learn five practical IFS-based tools to soothe the voice inside and start leading your life from inner calm and clarity.

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Megan Darnell Megan Darnell

The Real Reason You Can’t Shake Imposter Syndrome—And What to Do About It

Do you downplay your success? Worry you’ll be “found out”? Struggle to believe you’re good enough even when you’re overachieving? That’s not a mindset issue—it’s a deeper emotional wound. This blog explores the real reason imposter syndrome lingers (even when you know better) and how to shift it at the root, so you can finally feel confident being seen, valued, and heard.

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Megan Darnell Megan Darnell

The Fear of Judgment Is Keeping You Small—Here’s How to Break Free

If you’re constantly worrying what people will think, holding yourself back from speaking up or being seen, this fear of judgment might be running the show. In this post, we explore how IFS therapy helps you locate and heal the exact parts of you that are keeping you small—so you can finally feel free, grounded, and confident in who you are.

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