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A Journey of Empathy…

Creativity…

Self-Awareness…

and Inspiration.

Awaken the Gift of Feeling

The Childrens’ Edition

is NOW AVAILABLE!

Iphelia is about making visible what has for too long been unseen. It’s about identifying universal self-evident truth. It’s about facing ultimate fears and feeling ultimately alive—about reversing the trend toward digitalization and disconnect from one another and returning to the heart-centered way of being that is natural to us as human beings.

Iphelia is about feeling. We are all born with the gift of feeling. But as we are exposed to the emotionally suppressed adults and culture surrounding  us, we develop defenses that quiet and dull our emotional sense. We lose touch with our feelings, our connection with ourselves, and our capacity to really connect with each other. We lose empathy.

Developing a vocabulary of feelings and exploring our inner life through the lens of critical concepts like personal integrity, addiction, communication, boundary setting, apologizing, meditation, and self-care can support us in fuller, more conscious, and healthier living. The Iphelia community is a place for this exploration—supported by author and Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Erick French.

The Power of Intention and Ghosts in the Dark

It’s a popular notion: If we focus on our intentions we can create our lives to be exactly what we want them to be. And it is true that intentions are powerful. They are the background music of everything we do. When we have set good intentions and given them their...

The Birth of Iphelia: From Children’s Book to Self-Help Guide, This Work Is Destined to Change Lives

It’s been almost 10 years since the idea for Iphelia bubbled up. I had been facing a major crisis within myself and in my life and wrote an angry rant in my journal, desperately trying to validate my feelings. In that writing, I had asserted myself and pushed back...

A Therapist’s Call

  “Where lowland is, that’s where water goes. All medicine wants is pain to cure.” —Rumi I love the season of Fall. I think it is because wherever I look it speaks to my subconscious mind through the language of color and imagery. In a fittingly dramatic and...

9 New Feelings Have Been Added to the Empathy Knows Glossary!

We have received a lot of positive feedback from our readers and other therapists about the usefulness of the Interactive Empathy Knows Glossary (iEKG). We plan to continue to develop this tool as a freely accessible resource for all and would love your help too. If...

Bashing to Bond: Why We Are Doomed if We Don’t Start Feeling Our Feelings…And What We Can Do About It

We live in very troubling times. The most troubled of times. People are more emotionally repressed, feeling avoidant, and addicted than in any other time in history. The advents of industrialization, exponential technological advancement, and globalization have given...

Sage Cleansing for Personal Transformation: How and Why Sage Can Help Us Heal

Last month Kelly Burch, a writer for HealthyWay Media, reached out to see if I would contribute to a piece on the practice of sage cleansing—also known as smudging. It was a great opportunity to link Iphelia’s message of feeling our feelings and tending to our inner...

Be Filled With Spirit: Consume Inspiration for a Heart-Centered Valentine’s Day and Beyond

Patrick Swayze beams with gratitude and joy as his wife, Lisa Niemi, lovingly shines on him with pride and admiration; their hearts synergize, inspiring all who look on. Almost all adults have had an experience of being overwhelmingly moved by a piece of human...

The Power of Mages

There is a magical power we each possess: Our ability to feel. Feelings are magical because they help us perceive and create our reality. But this magical power does not come without a price. We have to feel our feelings. And that means feeling the hard ones too. One...

Sarcasm: Is Invoking the Power of Irony Healthy or Hurtful?

Most of us encounter some form of sarcasm on a daily basis. We are bombarded with it through the mainstream media and on social media. We experience it in our jobs with clients and coworkers. Many of us regularly engage in sarcasm with our friends and family members....

Wrestling With Sarcasm (And What Pillow Fights Have to do With It)

In the past, I’ve enjoyed sharing a quippy little phrase that I considered both witty and telling of myself: “Some people are optimistic, some people are pessimistic, but I’m sarcastic.” I can hear myself saying it dozens of times over—impressed by my ability to wrap...

The author, editors, and guest contributors share their thoughts on topics ranging from joy and grief to self-care, meditation, and therapeutic approaches and invite you to join in the conversation!

Learning about different feelings and their deeper meanings is essential for living a happy and meaningful life. Iphelia’s Interactive Empathy Knows Glossary is a resource to support people of all ages in identifying and better understanding what they are feeling.

Learn more about Iphelia: Awakening the Gift of Feeling—the graphic novel and educational exploration inspired by the feelings!

Learn more about Erick Kenneth French, author, illustrator, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Sport your love for your feelings with pride!

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