Dr. John Vervaeke
Exploring the Depths of Internal Family Systems with Seth Allison
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Quick takeaways
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) draws from family therapy principles to address internal dynamics within individuals, creating boundaries and safety within the internal system.
- The biographies of Carl Jung and Dick Schwartz show their different approaches to understanding the self and containment, with Jung's theory focusing on the collective unconscious and archetypes, while Schwartz's IFS addresses internal conflicts and regulation of parts.
Deep dives
The Marriage of Family Therapy and Internal Family Systems
The podcast episode explores the intersection between family therapy and internal family systems (IFS). Seth Allison, a practitioner in family therapy, discusses how IFS, developed by Dick Schwartz, draws from family therapy principles to address internal dynamics within individuals. Schwartz's approach involves working with different parts of a person's internal system, much like a family therapist works with different members of a family system. The goal is to create boundaries and safety within the internal system, allowing a self-energy to emerge and regulate the parts. The attachment-based nature of IFS is highlighted, as it establishes a therapeutic relationship between the self and various parts, similar to how a therapist would create safety and responsiveness in family therapy.
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