IFS Talks
Aníbal Henriques, Tisha Shull & Alexia Rothman
IFS Talks is an audio series to deepen connections with the Internal Family Systems Model through conversations with lead trainers, authors, practitioners and users. In these audio interviews, we will have the opportunity to draw out aspects of IFS Lead Trainers and skilled presenters to create a user-friendly format for listeners to get to know each trainer or practitioner, their background, in and before IFS. With candid, self-led dialogue, trainers and practitioners can share their specific interests with listeners interested in deepening their inner knowledge and IFS practice. Cece Sykes, Susan McConnell, Mary Kruger, Pam Krause, Lisa Spiegel, Martha Sweezy, Art Mones, Ann Sinko, Paul Neustadt, Frank Anderson, Larry Rosenberg, Toni Herbine-Blank, and many more among the interviewees. Among the topics in theTalks:
- All Erotic Parts are Welcome, with Larry Rosenberg
- IFS, Trauma and Neuroscience, with Frank Anderson
- From Reactive to Self Led Parenting, with Paul Neustadt
- IFS as a Metamodel of Therapy, with Art Mones
- The Role of Legacy Burdens on Anxiety, Depression and Shame, with Ann Sinko
- Shame and Guilt as central for IFS work, with Martha Sweezy
- Bringing IFS to Children and Parents, with Lisa Spiegel
- IFS with Children and Adolescents, with Pam Krause
- IFS on Addictions and Eating Disorders, with Mary Kruger
- Embodying the Internal Family, with Susan McConnell
- Bringing IFS to Extreme Parts, with Cece Sykes
- All Erotic Parts are Welcome, with Larry Rosenberg
- IFS, Trauma and Neuroscience, with Frank Anderson
- From Reactive to Self Led Parenting, with Paul Neustadt
- IFS as a Metamodel of Therapy, with Art Mones
- The Role of Legacy Burdens on Anxiety, Depression and Shame, with Ann Sinko
- Shame and Guilt as central for IFS work, with Martha Sweezy
- Bringing IFS to Children and Parents, with Lisa Spiegel
- IFS with Children and Adolescents, with Pam Krause
- IFS on Addictions and Eating Disorders, with Mary Kruger
- Embodying the Internal Family, with Susan McConnell
- Bringing IFS to Extreme Parts, with Cece Sykes
Episodes
Mentioned books
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Dec 14, 2023 • 51min
IFS-informed OCD treatment with Melissa Mose
Melissa Mose, a specialist in OCD treatment, discusses integrating IFS into OCD therapy, the challenges of treating OCD, and how IFS enhances traditional interventions. Topics include brain glitch theory in OCD, treating protective parts, trust-building in therapy, and promoting IFS-informed approaches to OCD.
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Oct 29, 2023 • 1h 34min
Exiles and the Healing process with Einat Bronstein
Psychotherapist Einat Bronstein discusses the healing process of exiles in IFS therapy. Topics include connecting with exiles, dealing with protectors, integrating exiled parts, confronting pain in therapy, healing preverbal exiles through redo experiences, inner child healing, unburdening negative beliefs, the integration process, embracing exiled grief, and exploring the universality of exiles and collective trauma.
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Aug 15, 2023 • 1h 9min
Finding Your Own Way as an IFS Therapist with Paul Neustadt
Paul Neustadt, an experienced IFS therapist, discusses finding one's unique way in the IFS model. Topics include embracing skepticism, recognizing therapeutic limitations, importance of negative reactions, finding connection in therapy, embodying self-energy, and future workshop plans.
Jul 28, 2023 • 50min
Martha Sweezy's Internal Family Systems Therapy for Shame and Guilt
Martha Sweezy, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, specializes in Internal Family Systems therapy and co-leads workshops on shame and self-compassion. In this conversation, she delves into the intricate roles of shame and guilt in mental health, advocating for self-compassionate therapeutic relationships. Sweezy highlights the dual nature of psychic multiplicity and the transformative power of compassion over shame. She emphasizes the importance of understanding trauma bonds and 'unblending' to access self-energy, fostering healing through empathy and curiosity.
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May 7, 2023 • 49min
The Further Reaches of IFS and Beyond with Bob Falconer
Bob Falconer, an accomplished IFS practitioner and author, dives deep into the spiritual dimensions of healing in his latest discussion. He reveals the concept of unattached burdens and its transformative effects on therapy. Bob shares insights from a powerful session involving a malevolent entity, exploring how such experiences intersect with personal identity. He emphasizes the importance of Unburdened Parts in healing and advocates for a more porous understanding of the mind, ultimately blending psychology with spirituality for profound trauma recovery.
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Apr 7, 2023 • 1h 1min
No Bad Parts: Individual and Collective Healing with Dick Schwartz
Today, and while we do a pause in our IFS Talks series, we release a 2021 episode with Dick Schwartz.
The Hosts, Alexia Rothman and Aníbal Henriques will be speaking primarily about his latest book, No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model, published in 2021 summer by Sounds True.
Dick speaks not only to the basics in IFS, but he goes deeper into the healing and transformative challenges we all face individually and collectively, and discusses IFS as a spiritual practice as well as a psychotherapeutic morality.
Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
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Jan 9, 2023 • 34min
The Power of Utilizing IFS in a Group Format - with Chris Burris
Chris Burris, M.Ed, LMFT, LCMHCS, is a Clinical Consultant and Senior Lead Trainer for the Center for Self Leadership.Chris has been a psychotherapist since 1989, working with diverse populations in community agencies, intensive residential centers, institutions of higher learning, and in private practice. He began training in the Internal Family Systems model in 1999 and is currently a Senior Lead Trainer for the Internal Family Systems Institute where he teaches Level 1, Level II, and Level III trainings and serves as a trainer and mentor for new IFS training staff. Recently Chris published "Creating Healing Circles", a book focused on utilizing IFS in group formats.
Dec 28, 2022 • 33min
Multiplicity in Psychotherapy and Beyond, with Robert Falconer
Today we bring a 2021 episode on Explorations in Psychotherapy Podcast, with Bob Falconer. Bob earned his undergraduate degree in cultural anthropology, with a focus on the history of religions. In the early 1980s, he pursued his Master’s degree in psychology. In his career as a therapist, Robert spent considerable time at the Esalen Institute and decades involved in Gestalt therapy. For 15 years, he was the executive director of the Institute for Trauma-Oriented Psychotherapy. Over the course of his career, Robert has been extensively trained in multiple therapeutic modalities, but he has completely devoted himself to the Internal Family Systems model for the past 10 years, as he has found it to be the most compassionate and potent way to work with severe trauma. At this point in his career, he is increasingly focused on the spiritual dimensions of healing. He has published 6 books, co-edited four, and most recently co-authored a book with Dr. Richard Schwartz, the developer of the IFS model, entitled "Many Minds, One Self: Evidence for a Radical Shift in Paradigm". Today, we will be speaking with Bob about this wonderful book. Robert is teaching a lot now. If you want to study with him go to Bob's website at https://robertfalconer.us
