Sophie Marsh Therapy

09/08/2025

This simple question can reveal so much.

If you're struggling with pain, perhaps take a moment, place a hand where you feel it most strongly, and ask the pain this question.

Try not to 'think' of the answer. Just see what comes up as you focus on it, and see if you can listen to whatever arises with curiosity and openness.

And if you’d like to explore more, you're invited to join me live on Tuesday, where I will walk beside you, guiding you to learn more about your pain, and the parts of you that might be trying to speak.

08/08/2025

In the workshop next Tuesday, we’ll explore how to listen and respond to the messages that are trying to get through, and support the parts of you affected by pain.

No experience needed. Just bring yourself. All parts welcome💛

07/08/2025

Pain is often seen as purely physical, something that happens in your body- your muscles, nerves, or organs. And while that’s absolutely true, it's only part of the story.

We live in a society that has separated the body from the mind, but the reality is that our emotional and physical experiences are deeply connected. Your mind and body interact in many complicated and layered ways.

If you've ever struggled with pain, or illness, you might recognise:

🧠 Parts that feel afraid it will never get better.
😡 Parts that are angry at the loss of energy or freedom.
😔 Parts that carry shame for needing rest or other accommodations.
🧽 Parts that feel they have to keep going, pretending nothing’s wrong.

In IFS, we can gently get to know these parts of you. The ones who feel isolated. Misunderstood. Exhausted. The ones who might need to be witnessed.

This is the heart of the workshop I’m offering on Tuesday. A space to sit with pain and the parts around it, with no pressure to fix or analyse. Just deep, curious compassion. And this is the magic that can lead to feeling more ease, and relief, even without necessarily finding a 'cure'.

🧡 IFS for Chronic Pain
📅 Tuesday 12th August | 7–8:30pm (UK)
💻 Online | £20 or free with New World Women Collective

06/08/2025

It makes sense that parts of you want to push pain away, it hurts!

But what if the pain was coming from another part of you, your body's attempt at getting your attention. A part of you that desperately needs to be seen, or understood. A young part, who can't find another way, simply trying to get a need met.

You’re invited to join me in a gentle, supportive space to explore the parts that carry pain, and explore the possibility of healing through listening.

🧡 Tuesday 12th August | 7–8:30pm | Online
🎟️ Book via link in bio

28/07/2025

My latest blog post explores the link between our body and mind. If you've ever struggled with an injury, illness, or pain, and wondered if there is some 'deeper meaning' or communication from your body, this blog is for you. It will help you to begin to decode the messages your body may be trying to send, as well as acknowledging the parts of you impacted by the pain.

Because even if your pain or symptoms have a very clear physical cause, it is very likely this pain will be activating different parts of you- perhaps an inner critic, or parts who hold frustration, sadness, or fear around pain or illness. This blog post will help you to begin working with these parts of yourself with compassion, helping you to experience more ease or relief from your symptoms.

In this blog post, I’ll be exploring how pain affects not just the body, but the mind and heart too, and how you can use Internal Family Systems (IFS) to find more ease, understanding, and relief from pain.Living With Chronic PainLiving with chronic pain can feel like being trapped inside a body t...

12/07/2025

*Not just OK but highly encouraged

Every therapist is different, and that's OK. But for me, I want everyone who comes into my therapy room to feel free, at ease, and safe enough to be their whole selves, without feeling they need to 'mask', 'get it right', or 'be a good client'.

In my sessions (and in life in general!) I prioritise comfort (*though safe, small steps out of our comfort zones can be so helpful at times) safety, trust, honesty, and real, messy human-ness.

You don't have to have it figured out, we do that part together.

🌼 I'm curious... did anything on this list surprise you?

08/07/2025

You've heard how important it is to 'feel your feelings', or that you need to 'feel it to heal it', but what does that actually mean? How do you actually feel your feelings?

We're not often taught how to actually feel our own emotions. And even if we are, after years of being disconnected, it can feel scary, or unfamiliar to actually try.

First of all, it can help to check in and see if there is any part of you who really doesn't want you to feel. If there is, try just getting curious about what it's scared might happen if you did feel the feeling.

Even if you do have a sense of openness, or permission, you might notice parts of you 'getting in the way', wanting to figure out a 'why', or tell a story about the emotion you're experiencing. That's really common, and totally ok too! These parts are just doing what they know best.

Your rational, intellectual, 'overthinking' parts do a wonderful job of helping you navigate the world and your emotions. They don't have to stop what they're doing, or 'go away'. But if they can make some space (just temporarily) to allow you to feel your emotions more fully... well... that's even more data they get to collect and analyse afterwards, right? 🤓📚❤

05/07/2025

This is the poem I shared at my IFS Level One graduation.

Why, you ask?!

Because while IFS has brought me many grand, magical, mind-blowing, transformational moments... to me, this is what it's all about.

The kind of healing that helps you to find the space and presence to enjoy the simple things 🍊 💛

24/06/2025

The parts of me worthy of love…