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Marilyn Graham Werden's avatar

Let me tell you have it all over IFS!

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Tess McCarthy's avatar

Thank you! I learned it from a practitioner who is respected by the autism community—at least I think she is!

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Marilyn Graham Werden's avatar

Cool. I love paradoxical interventions. You know you’re doing it without making a big deal about it. Encourages trust and play.

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Marilyn Graham Werden's avatar

I’m going to try it with myself!

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Marilyn Graham Werden's avatar

The sense of humor that makes fun of self without deprecating self. Now that’s a real art form!

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Tess McCarthy's avatar

I'm sure there's literature out there that supports doing this sort of thing as a healing modality. I was talking to a friend today who is a teacher and a poet like me, and he's developed secondary curriculum with writing and exploring emotional states.

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Tess McCarthy's avatar

Oooh! Thank you! My next installment comes with a PDF worksheet on how to talk to your fraidy cat self!

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