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What's a Hope Merchant?

I am a practitioner of a psycho-therapeutic modality called Internal Family Systems. It's a fancy way of saying, we're all made up of a bunch of parts. Think of a junior high school band learning to play. You are the conductor at the front of the room, with all your clarity, calm and compassion...

Aug 11, 2025 hope ifs

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Back in the day, when I worked for Mercy Ships - a non-profit which runs the largest civilian hospital ships in the world - people would sign up in advance to talk to me, during my short visits to the ship. I was always surprised by that. I'd arrive to the ship after a million hours in the air ...

by Erin Kirk — Aug 10, 2025 encouragement hope

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