Laura Emmerson

Have you ever said, “a part of me feels ___________ and another part feels ___________”? I believe there is more truth to this statement that we thought. Created by Richard Schwartz (PH.D.), Internal Family Systems is an evidence-based model which can help us to understand ourselves as having distinctive parts, or subpersonalities, that have adopted certain beliefs or roles in our system as a way to help us navigate the world around us.  Think about those moments when you hold two opposing perspectives[...]

What does the research say? Many of my counselling clients, friends and family members have reported experiencing a low mood after scrolling through social media. These reports are affirmed on a wider level through several research studies. Findings from one recent study conducted by Cohen, Fardouly, Newton-John, and Slater (2019) discovered that brief exposure to “thin-ideal” Instagram posts was associated with a reduction in body satisfaction and positive mood in young women. They also found that bo[...]