IFS Talks podcast

IFS Talks

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

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

 

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Brain, Mind, and Parts through a Neuroscience Lens

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27 Jul 2025

24 MINS

24:41

27 Jul 2025


#99

The Q&A Session with Martha Sweezy

This episode is a recording of an open Q&A session with Martha Sweezy.All questions were s... more

22 May 2025

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:37

22 May 2025


#98

The Nature and Healing of Exiles, with Cece Sykes

Today we are welcoming back Cece Sykes. Cece is a senior trainer at the Internal Family Sy... more

10 Apr 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:59

10 Apr 2025


#97

Climate Crisis from Inside Out with Natalie Thomas and Paul Neustadt

Paul Neustadt is an IFS Senior Co-Lead Trainer. He has taught workshops on The Gifts of ou... more

22 Feb 2025

59 MINS

59:17

22 Feb 2025


#96

Self-led motherhood: supporting mothers around the world

In this episode, we welcome Ana Morante, Ann-Katrin Bockmann, and Mary Petro to discuss th... more

26 Jan 2025

41 MINS

41:54

26 Jan 2025


#95

IFS for Complex Trauma and Dissociation, with Joanne Twombly

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20 Nov 2024

1 HR 32 MINS

1:32:17

20 Nov 2024


#94

IFS and Autism with Sarah Bergenfield - Part 2

Our guest today is Sarah Bergenfield, a Somatic Psychologist, and a Level 3-trained and Ce... more

29 Oct 2024

47 MINS

47:11

29 Oct 2024


#93

IFS and Autism with Sarah Bergenfield - Part 1

Our guest today is Sarah Bergenfield, a Somatic Psychologist, and a Level 3-trained and Ce... more

29 Oct 2024

44 MINS

44:00

29 Oct 2024


#92

The Nature of The Self, with Dick Schwartz

In today's episode our guest is Dr. Schwartz, the developer of the Internal Family Systems... more

03 May 2024

53 MINS

53:18

03 May 2024


#91

Trauma and Dissociation Informed IFS with Joanne Twombly

Today, we revisit Joanne Twombley’s amazing episode from 2022 on Trauma- and Dissociation-... more

11 Feb 2024

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:22

11 Feb 2024


#90

IFS-informed OCD treatment with Melissa Mose

In this episode, we discuss understanding OCD through an IFS lens. We explore particular c... more

14 Dec 2023

50 MINS

50:49

14 Dec 2023


#89

Exiles and the Healing process with Einat Bronstein

In this episode, we explore the nature and healing of exiles. We discuss finding and conne... more

29 Oct 2023

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:59

29 Oct 2023


#88

Finding Your Own Way as an IFS Therapist with Paul Neustadt

Today we are welcoming IFS Lead Trainer, Paul Neustadt. Paul is a clinical social worker w... more

15 Aug 2023

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:30

15 Aug 2023


#87

Martha Sweezy's Internal Family Systems Therapy for Shame and Guilt

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28 Jul 2023

49 MINS

49:34

28 Jul 2023


#86

The Further Reaches of IFS and Beyond with Bob Falconer

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07 May 2023

48 MINS

48:36

07 May 2023


#85

No Bad Parts: Individual and Collective Healing with Dick Schwartz

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07 Apr 2023

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:40

07 Apr 2023


#84

The Power of Utilizing IFS in a Group Format - with Chris Burris

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09 Jan 2023

34 MINS

34:22

09 Jan 2023


#83

Multiplicity in Psychotherapy and Beyond, with Robert Falconer

Today we bring a 2021 episode on Explorations in Psychotherapy Podcast,withBobFalconer. Bo... more

28 Dec 2022

33 MINS

33:20

28 Dec 2022


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Trauma and Dissociation Informed IFS with Joanne Twombly

Joanne H. Twombly, MSW, LICSW(Pronouns: she/her/hers)is a psychotherapist in private pract... more

06 Nov 2022

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:22

06 Nov 2022


#81

Therapeutic Relationships and Addictive Processes: Help for Managers!

Cece Sykes, LCSW is a senior trainer at the Internal Family Systems Institute with over th... more

02 Oct 2022

37 MINS

37:06

02 Oct 2022