Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a therapy model that says your mind is made up of different parts, not one single self. Trauma gets carried by specific parts, not by "you" as a whole. IFS treats trauma by working directly with those parts, understanding what they're protecting or experiencing, and helping them heal, instead of just talking about what happened. By Michaela Kozlik, LCPC · Therapist for women in midlife & perimenopause, Illinois What Is IFS Therapy? Internal Fa

For many women, life feels different after 40 because several changes happen at the same time: hormonal shifts during perimenopause, accumulated chronic stress, unresolved trauma, changing relationships, and a growing awareness that old ways of coping no longer work. Rather than a crisis, this period often marks the beginning of a deeper connection with yourself. By Michaela Kozlik, LCPC · Therapist specializing in women's mental health, perimenopause anxiety & trauma | Illin

If you've always struggled with focus, organization, or emotional regulation and perimenopause has made it dramatically worse, you're not imagining it. The hormonal shifts of perimenopause directly affect the same brain systems that ADHD affects. This post explains the connection, what it actually looks like, and what helps. By Michaela Kozlik, LCPC · Therapist specializing in women's mental health, perimenopause anxiety & trauma | Illinois You have always been someone who lo