Category: Change

• The Burned Out Therapist Group: An IFS Therapy Group for Therapists in California & Washington

  

  The Burned Out Therapist Group: An IFS Therapy Group for Therapists in California & Washington

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  August 6, 2026

  Attachment, Change, Connection, IFS, Inspiration, LGBTQIA+, Neurodivergence, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Therapists

  burnout, group therapy, IFS, mental health, self-compassion, self-connection, Therapist burnout, therapy for therapists

• A First-Time Opportunity: I’m Opening 5 Reduced-Fee Therapy Spots This Summer

  

  A First-Time Opportunity: I’m Opening 5 Reduced-Fee Therapy Spots This Summer

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  July 21, 2026

  Change, Connection, CPTSD, IFS, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Sexual shame, Therapists

  healing, IFS, mental health, reduced fee therapy, Religious trauma, self-compassion, self-connection, Sexual shame, therapy for therapists, trauma

• Self-Led in Bed Interview: Healing from Purity Culture with IFS (Plus Announcement)

  

  Self-Led in Bed Interview: Healing from Purity Culture with IFS

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  June 26, 2026

  Change, Coaching, IFS, LGBTQIA+, life after lust, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Sexual Addiction, Sexual shame, sexuality, Shame, trauma

  apple, coaching, IFS, podcast, purity culture, Religious trauma, rewilding desire, self-connection, Sexual shame, spotify, trauma, youtube

• Sometimes You Don’t Need Therapy — You Need Reconnection

  

  There are seasons in life when the deepest longing is not necessarily for therapy, but simply for reconnection. Reconnection to yourself.To your emotions.To your body, creativity, desire, and inner clarity.To the parts of you that may have been buried beneath survival, responsibility, performance, or years of taking care of everyone else. Many people silently carry…

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  May 6, 2026

  Change, Coaching, IFS, self-compassion, Self-Connection

  coaching, IFS, patriarchy, self-compassion, self-connection, Sexual shame

• This Song Feels Like Therapy: Unearth the Hurt by Mosaic Heart

  

  This Song Feels Like Therapy: Unearth the Hurt by Mosaic Heart

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  March 23, 2026

  Attachment, Change, Codependency, Connection, CPTSD, IFS, Inspiration, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Therapists, trauma

  attachment, connection, CPTSD, IFS, intimacy, longing, love, music, music therapy, patreon, relationships, self-compassion, self-connection, trauma, trust, unburdening, unearth the hurt

• Stop F*cking With the Trans Community: Practical Ways to Show Love, Protection, and Real Support

  

  Stop F*cking With the Trans Community: Practical Ways to Show Love, Protection, and Real Support

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  March 20, 2026

  Change, Inspiration, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Religious trauma

  authenticity, End Transphobia, love, politics, support, Trans, trans awarenss, trans rights, Trans Rights Are Human Rights, Transgender Day of Remembrance

• From Acting to Authenticity: The Courageous Journey Back to Your True Self

  

  From Acting to Authenticity: The Courageous Journey Back to Your True Self

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  March 2, 2026

  Change, Codependency, CPTSD, IFS, Inspiration, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Self-Connection, trauma

  authenticity, IFS, Religious trauma, self-connection, trauma, true self

• Release Sexual Shame & Embody Your Full Sexual Self

  

  Learn how to release sexual shame and embody your full sexual self

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  December 20, 2025

  Change, Inspiration, Religious trauma, Self-Connection, Sexual shame, sexuality, Shame

  beducated, desire, fantasy, lust, Religious trauma, sex, sex education, Sexual shame

• From External Authority to Self-Trust: Healing Religious Trauma and Reclaiming Your Inner Compass with IFS

  

  Healing religious trauma means learning to trust yourself again. Discover how IFS helps you reclaim your inner compass and live in alignment with your truth.

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  June 25, 2025

  Change, Codependency, CPTSD, IFS, Inspiration, LGBTQIA+, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Sexual shame, sexuality, trauma

  authenticity, authoritarian, CPTSD, healing, IFS, inner compass, interview, mental health, podcast, Religious trauma, self-compassion, self-connection, trauma

• The F-Word Was Father’s Day: A Poem of Reclamation

  

  A healing poem about reclaiming Father’s Day from trauma through self-love, fatherhood, and inner reparenting. A tribute to self-fathering and growth.

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  June 14, 2025

  Addiction, Attachment, Change, children, Codependency, Connection, CPTSD, Fun, Grief, IFS, Inspiration, Parenting, Poetry, Recovery, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Sexual Addiction, Shame, trauma, writing

  breaking generational cycles, compassionate self-love, emotional healing, father wound, father’s day, fatherhood journey, forest benedict, grief and growth, healing, healing from childhood trauma, healing poem, IFS, IFS therapy, inner child healing, Internal Family Systems, LMFT blog, men’s healing, mental health, parenting and trauma, poetry for healing, recovery, Religious trauma, reparenting, self-compassion, self-connection, self-fathering, trauma, trauma recovery