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
Toni Herbine-Blank, a clinical specialist psychotherapist and senior trainer for the IFS Institute, discusses Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), the application of IFS to couple therapy. Toni shares her journey into couples work, influenced by her childhood observations and training in Imago therapy, eventually integ...
The podcast explores Dr. Alexia Rothman's journey as an IFS therapist and her insights on therapeutic presence. Rothman recounts her early exposure to crisis counseling at age 14 and her mother's influence on her curiosity about human behavior. She details her transition to IFS after encountering clients with severe tr...
Robert Fox, an IFS Level 3 trained therapist diagnosed with OCD at 21, shares his journey of managing the condition through Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. He recounts early symptoms of needing to confess due to extreme guilt and later struggles with hand-washing compulsions. A particularly low point was his hos...
The podcast explores Rina Dubin's journey within the Internal Family Systems (IFS) community, particularly her experiences as a lead trainer and her perspectives on the evolving role of program assistants (PAs) in IFS trainings. Dubin, a lead IFS trainer, shares her initial skepticism towards formal IFS training and ho...
Jeanne Catanzaro, a licensed clinical psychologist and certified IFS therapist, discusses the impact of the pandemic on individuals' relationships with food and their bodies. The conversation explores how the pandemic has amplified existing cultural tensions around eating, leading to increased stress and disordered eat...
Terry Real, a couple therapist specializing in men's issues, particularly depression and relationships, discusses relational recovery and legacy transformation within families. He emphasizes that personal recovery and healthier relationships between parents are the best gifts for children. Terry introduces the concept ...
This podcast explores the intersection of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and sexuality, addressing the challenges therapists face in discussing sex with clients. Patti Rich, a certified IFS and sex therapist, introduces the concept of "Self-Led Sexuality," highlighting the "six S's": safe, sensual, spacious, sensitive, ...
Inherited legacies and collective beliefs shape the internal landscape, often manifesting as "messages" passed down through generations, culture, or society. These external dictates create a polarized internal system where some parts of the self identify with the message while others rebel against it, both aiming to pr...
Osnat Arbel, a certified IFS therapist and senior lead trainer for the IFS Institute, explores the concept of legacy heirlooms—the gifts and assets inherited from ancestors that are often disguised by legacy burdens. She distinguishes between personal and legacy burdens, explaining how the latter are beliefs and emotio...
Paul Ginter, a licensed psychologist and IFS Senior Lead Trainer with over 30 years of experience, shares his journey with Internal Family Systems (IFS) and mindfulness meditation. Ginter recounts his early experiences with IFS, working alongside Richard Schwartz, and the excitement of witnessing the model's developmen...
Martha Sweezy, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, returns to IFS Talks to discuss shame and its pervasive impact, particularly within the framework of Internal Family Systems (IFS). Sweezy argues that shame is a hardwired emotion, not something to be eliminated, but rather understood and manag...
The podcast features an interview with Dr. Michael Mithaufer, Senior Medical Director at MAPS, discussing the journey and current status of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy research. Mithaufer shares his initial interest in non-ordinary states of consciousness, inspired by Stan Grof's work, which led him to psychiatry and e...
This podcast explores the application of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy to addiction treatment, featuring Robert Falconer, a therapist with extensive experience in IFS and addiction. Falconer contrasts the traditional approach of siding with the critical "manager" part of the addict's psyche with IFS's method of...
Janina Fisher, Assistant Educational Director of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute and expert on trauma treatment, discusses integrating parts approaches like IFS with somatic and neuroscience perspectives to heal trauma. Inspired by Judith Herman's challenge to traditional Freudian views, Fisher highlights the ...
Michelle Glass, a Level 3 Certified IFS Practitioner and author of "Daily Parts Meditation Practice," shares her journey into IFS and her healing process. She discusses how childhood trauma led her to explore therapy, initially with Hakomi, before discovering IFS. Michelle details the pivotal moment her system recogniz...
Frank Anderson, a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and IFS Institute program consultant, returns to IFS Talks to discuss parenting through the lens of Internal Family Systems. Anderson shares how his journey into IFS was sparked by his own experiences as a parent, particularly the triggering of attachment wounds. He emph...
Chris Burris, an IFS Senior Lead Trainer and therapist, discusses his journey into therapy, the impact of trauma, and working with inner critics within the Internal Family Systems model. Chris shares his early sensitivity to others' emotions and his observation of the lack of support for people struggling with trauma i...
Ruth Culver, an Internal Family Systems therapist, discusses her Survive Thrive Spiral, which integrates polyvagal theory and IFS to help individuals understand the connection between their nervous system and parts. Culver explains the spiral chart maps physiological responses alongside psychological experiences, provi...
Susan McConnell, author of "Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy," discusses her new book and the integration of somatic practices within the IFS model. The conversation explores the five core practices outlined in the book: awareness, breath, resonance, movement, and touch, emphasizing their sequential yet interdep...
Liz Martins, an experienced IFS therapist and open space facilitator, explores the intersection of Internal Family Systems and Open Space gatherings. She details her journey into trauma therapy, her transition from psychosynthesis to IFS, and how her parts have reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic. Martins describes Open S...
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