Struggling with self-esteem doesn’t mean you’re broken. It often means a part of you is carrying a painful belief like “I’m not good enough.” This article explores how to improve self-worth through a compassionate IFS-based process—by listening to and supporting those parts, not silencing them.

Change doesn’t come easy when old adaptive strategies from childhood still dictate our lives. Understand why these patterns persist and how updating them can unlock sustainable transformation.

Healthy boundaries are not as much about other people as they are about you. A healthy boundary is a recognition of your level of comfort and your capacity to respond in a way that reflects current reality rather than reacting to something that reminds you of the painful or scary past.