The One Inside: An Internal Family Systems (IFS) podcast The Safety to Come Alive: IFS and the Nervous System with Steve Chee
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Aug 30, 2025 In this engaging discussion, Dr. Steve Chee, an integrative East-West physician and certified IFS therapist, shares his journey of healing from childhood sensitivities. He reveals how love and relational safety are crucial for personal growth and emotional regulation. The conversation highlights the differences between 'co-regulation' and 'co-revelation,' emphasizing the genuine connections that facilitate healing. Listeners also explore the interplay of passion and vulnerability and the importance of reclaiming the sacredness of each individual, making this a rich exploration of emotional well-being.
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Hidden Childhood Creativity
- Steve Chee recounts a childhood of secret imaginative play and feeling he had to hide what he loved.
- He links that early secrecy to later difficulty sharing his true self until relational safety emerged.
Spiritual Bypass Moment
- Steve describes meditative experiences where self-energy felt strong but parts were absent due to buried safety.
- That absence later revealed a relational wound rather than lack of technique.
Nervous System Buries Safety Questions
- Steve realized his nervous system had buried questions of safety as a survival strategy.
- That buried state blocked awareness of parts until relational experiences thawed it.
