The Grief of Long-Term COVID Caution: How IFS Helps Us Honor All Our Parts' Experiences
At Perceptive Insights Psychological Services, we use Internal Family Systems Theory (IFS), which offers a framework for holding the complex grief of remaining covid cautious in a world that has moved on with compassion—honoring the parts carrying different aspects of loss while maintaining the boundaries that keep you safe.
Finding Your People: IFS and the Search for Community as a COVID-Cautious, Childfree Woman
Finding your people as a COVID-cautious, childfree woman isn't easy. There's a real cost to living outside multiple norms simultaneously. The isolation is real. The searching is real. The grief about not fitting neatly into existing structures is real.
But many women also discover that this search, while painful, has led them to communities they wouldn't have found otherwise. Communities built on genuine connection rather than circumstance. Communities that honor complexity and autonomy. Communities where they can finally be fully seen.
When Your Parts Are in Conflict About COVID Precautions: Using IFS to Find Internal Alignment
If you're still taking COVID precautions in 2025, you've likely experienced intense internal conflict. One part of you desperately wants to attend that wedding, hug your friends, or eat inside a restaurant. Another part feels terror at the thought, scanning for risk and pulling you back to safety. These warring parts can leave you feeling paralyzed, exhausted, and disconnected from your sense of Self.
A Safe Haven for the COVID-Conscious: Our Commitment to Your Physical and Mental Wellbeing
In a world eager to move beyond pandemic concerns, many individuals continue to prioritize COVID safety in their daily lives—and with good reason. At Perceptive Insights Psychological Services (PIPS), we recognize and respect that ongoing COVID caution is a valid health choice, not an overreaction or anxiety response. We're proud to offer a therapeutic environment where your physical safety concerns are taken seriously alongside your mental health needs.