All experiences welcome: IFS and non-ordinary states with Stephanie Mitchell

The podcast explores Stephanie Mitchell's compassionate approaches to working with psychosis, rooted in her personal healing journey and experience as a peer worker. Mitchell discusses her evolving understanding of psychosis, viewing it as related to trauma, internal conflict, and fear of relationship, rather than solely as a mental illness. She advocates for "microdoses of relationship" in therapy, emphasizing curiosity, openness, and attunement to clients' experiences. Challenging conventional views, Mitchell questions the genetic component of mental illness and highlights the risk of dehumanization associated with biogenetic explanations. She shares a story about a client in a voice hearing group to illustrate how IFS can help therapists not be afraid.