Here is the second half of my wonderful conversation with Crystal. We speak about the fabulous Jim Knipe, and more tools we can add to our EMDR toolbox. We also continue to explore ways that we can integrate IFS into all of this work. I hope you enjoy this. It was such a pleasure to speak and learn from Crystal!
Aug 29, 2024•33 min
This is Part 1 of an interview with Crystal Whitlow. I hope you enjoy this interview, and there will be a part 2 coming soon! It was such a pleasure speaking with Crystal! She is Syzygy Trainer, and offers EMDR training and EMDR consultation. She also teaches advanced EMDR workshops and IFS Informed EMDR trainings through the Syzygy Institute. Find our more about Crystal here: https://www.crystalwhitlow.com/ On Crystal's website, there is also a wonderful interview that she conducted with Roy Ki...
Aug 25, 2024•31 min
Here is Part 2 of 2, in my conversation with Jory Agate around rupture and repairs. To was so much fun speaking with Jory Agate on this two part episode. In this section we also speak about grief work. The two books that I was referring to are: (1) The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief by Francis Weller (2) The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise by Martin Prechtel I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I loved creating it for you :)...
Aug 17, 2024•23 min
Episode 42 part 1, published 8-15-24 This episode is the first part of a conversation with Jory Agate, a Lead IFS trainer, and wonderful therapist. It was great to speak with her about rupture and repair, and I hope you enjoy this episode. I am thrilled to share it with you!
Aug 15, 2024•25 min
On this episode, I am speaking with Hailee Wilson. She helped me design my website, and brand, and I wanted to share the great work that she does. How many of us in the field need someone in our corner who is tech savy, and able to walk us through creating our web presence? You can find out more information on Hailee and her company at: www.bocoadvertising.com And in true fashion of collaboration, she shares about her friend Allison Gianattasio, and her company which is found here: www.scrollmed...
Aug 11, 2024•18 min•Season 1Ep. 41
The is the second part of the discussion with Ann Sinko. I hope you enjoy our conversation. She has so much to offer, and I feel so lucky to have had this opportunity to speak with her, and to share this conversation with you!
Aug 07, 2024•33 min
This is part one. In a couple of days, I will edit and publish part two of this wonderful conversation. I feel so lucky to have spoken with Ann, and I am thrilled to share this podcast episode with you! I hope you enjoy this, and I promise, to be continued soon...
Aug 05, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 40
It was such a pleasure and honor to speak with Janina Fisher. I hope you enjoy this podcast! She is one of the masters of EMDR (she trained with Francine Shapiro) and she also had many conversations with Richard Schwartz. If you would like to find out more about Janina Fisher, her Website is: www.Janinafisher.com You can also find Janina Fisher's trainings at: www.therapywisdom.com I hope you enjoy this wonderful episode and conversation with Janina!...
Jul 29, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Here is the second part of my interview with Joanne Twombly. It was such an honor to speak with her, and learn from her. We continue to speak about her incredible book, named: "Trauma and Dissociation Informed Internal Family Systems." It is a MUST read for those of us in the field of trauma healing! Thank you Joanne for being a part of this 2-part, special episode.
Jul 19, 2024•35 min
Season 1, Episode 38, Release Date: 7-15-2024 Exploring Dissociation with Joanne Twombly Part 1 It was such an honor to have Joanne Twombly on the podcast! We speak about dissociation, and also about the integration of IFS and EMDR. Joanne wrote the first article with RIchard Schwartz that connected these two models. She also has written "Trauma and Dissociation Informed Internal Family Systems: How to Successfully Treat Complex PTSD and Dissociative Disorders." This book was transformative for ...
Jul 16, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Season 1, Episode 37, Release Date: 7-8-2024 EMDR and IFS Integration with Melissa and Jennifer for the Popular Notice That podcast Check out Notice That at www.emdr-podcast.com Find out more about Beyond Healing (Melissa and Jen's group practice in Missouri at: www.connectbeyondhealing.com Melissa is thew Director of Clinical Embodiment at Beyond Healing, as wel as Supervisor, Trainer, Consultant and Psychotherapist. She is an approved EMDRIA Consultant. She has a special focus in dissociative ...
Jul 08, 2024•55 min
Season 1, Episode 36, Release Date: 6-30-2024 Robert Falconer and the Others Within Us Robert Falconer is defintely a hero of mine. He has written many enlightening books that include "The Others Within Us" and his latest (hot off the presses) "When You're Going Through Hell... Keep Going." Find out more about Bob here: www.robertfalconer.us Bob successfully combines trauma healing and spirituality in his work. Through grace, he has always been very motivated, to heal both his own trauma, as wel...
Jul 01, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Season 1, Episode 35, Release Date: 6-23-2024 Leslie Petruk and Parenting Through the Eyes of a Child Leslie is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Director at the Stone Center for Counseling & Leadership, as well as a Clinical Supervisor. Find out more about the Stone Center here: www. thestonecenternc.com Leslie has expertise working with children, individuals, couples and families. She is an author, IFS trainer, presenter and therapist. She has written two chapters of Jenna Ri...
Jun 23, 2024•37 min
Season 1, Episode 34, Release Date: 6-16-2024 Victoria Eagle and the IFS Telehealth Collective Find out more about Victoria here: http://ifstherapyonline.com/victoria-eagle-ifs-therapy-in-california This is a very special episode for me, to introduce a wonderful co-worker of mine, Victoria Eagle. She has been working at the IFS-Telehealth Collective, she is a supervisor here, and also runs group with one of the founders Paul Ginter. Find out more about these groups here: http://ifstherapyonline....
Jun 16, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Seaon 1, Episode 33, Release Date: 6-9-2024 Authentic Connection with Jessica Olberz Singleton and Frank D'Amato This has been one of those episodes which I have been holding close to my heart, and I am finally releasing it, with a deep sense of gratitude towards Jessica and Frank. They are heroes of mine who are also on a podcast journey of their own. Their podcast has been very inspirational to me. Their podcast is called, "Feel This" and you can listen to it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/t...
Jun 09, 2024•58 min
Season 1 Episode 32, Release Date: 6-1-2024 Daily Parts Meditation Practice ® with Michelle Glass Michelle Glass is Level 3 trained IFS practitioner, who has written the wonderful book, "Daily Parts Meditation Practice®." She is a Soul Collage facilitator as well as a Spiritual Emergence Coach. She leads Daily Parts Meditation Practice® (DPMP®) Workshops. She has also spent 7 years as the Editor for the magazine, "Foundation for Self-Leadershp." Find out more about Michelle here: http://theliste...
Jun 02, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 1
Season 1, Episode 31, Release Date: 5-28-2024 Drawing into self to Survive and Thrive with Ruth Culver Ruth Culver is an Integrative Hypnotherapist, IFS Practitioner, and Internal (IFS) Constellations She also created and leads workshops on IFS intuitive Drawing, and "Drawing into Self," Internal Constellations, and her "Survive and Thrive Spiral." Ruth spoke about her work in hypnotherapy, and how IFS allows up to really understand a system so we can get permission from protectors before rattli...
May 28, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Season 2, Episode 33, Release Date: 5-27-2024 Self-led Sexuality with Patricia Rich Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Patricia Rich, a licensed clinical social worker, certified IFS therapist and consultant, and a certified sex therapist and supervisor. She is insightful and knowledgeable on how IFS and sex therapy could be merged together for therapy and healing. We spoke about the irony in our field where people come to find connection, vibrancy and aliveness. All of this can be found ...
May 27, 2024•26 min
Season 2, Episode 32, Release Date: 5-15-2024 Anti-Racist Psychotherapy with David Archer Today I had the pleasure of having a compassionate conversation with David Archer, an Anti-racist clinical Social Worker. He is a couples and family therapist, and an advocate for racially oppressed and LGBTQ+ community. David has written many books, including his newest book, "Transforming Complex Trauma: Reflections on Anti-Racist Psychotherapy." David has a revolutionary vision, which transforms society ...
May 17, 2024•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 32
Episode 31 Sara Avant Stover: www.saraavantstover.com We speak about her wonderful new book: Handbook for the Heart Broken: A Woman's Path from Devistation to Rebirth. It was such a pleasure speaking with Sara. I hope you enjoy our compassionate conversation as much as I did! Warmly, David
May 11, 2024•35 min
Season 2, Episode 30, Release Date: 5-4-2024 IFIO with guest Toni Herbine-Blank Today I have the pleasure of sharing my conversation with Toni Herbine-Blank, MS. RN, C-SP. She is a Clinical Specialist, Psychotherapist, and Senior Trainer for the Center for Self-Leadership. Toni began training students in Internal Family Systems Therapy in 2004 and since then has been instumental in designing programs and writing curricula for Levels 1 and 2 IFS training programs. Toni has been in private practic...
May 04, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Season 2, Episode 29, Release Dte: 4-28-2024 Healing the Folks Who Live Inside with Esly I hope you enjoy my conversation with Esly Regina Cavalho as much as I loved having it! Esly holds a Ph.D. in psychology, and she is a Brazilian- American clinical psychologist. She is an EMDR Trainer of Trainers, and she is a trainer with distinction in Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy. She offers training to integrate EMDR with Role Therapy. She is an author, and president of multiple agenc...
Apr 29, 2024•49 min
Season 2, Episode 28, Release Date: 4-12-2024 IFS and EMDR with guest John Clarke Today I have the pleasure of speaking with John Clarke. John is a fellow podcaster, and has created the show, "Going Inside, Healing Trauma from the Inside Out." He is a trauma therapist who uses evidenced based models of Internal Family Systems (IFS), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Somatic Experiencing (SE). You can find out more about John on his website: www.johnclarketherapy.com John w...
Apr 14, 2024•43 min
Season 2, Episode 27, Release Date: 4-06-2024 Finding Our Gifts Through Divine Love: Brian Jaudon On this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Brian Jaudon, a master coach, mentor, trainer and teacher of coaches. Brian has co-designed and taught two global courses on incorporating IFS into coaching. He is also Founder of Pisgah Institute. You can find out more about Brian and his offerings at: www.pisgahcoaching.com . Brian shares how he works with coaches, so these coaches can successful...
Apr 06, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Season 2, Episode 26, Release Date: 3-31-2024 Empowered Through Finding Your Inner Voice Introduction: I wanted to shout out to Feedspot. I am honored to be on two Feedspot lists: "30 Best Internal Family Systems Podcasts" and "Top 60 Trauma Podcasts." If you are searching for a podcast in a particular area of interest, I highly recommend Feedspot, to help you sort through the countless podcasts out there! Check out IFS Podcasts here: http://podcasts.feedspot.com/internal_family_systems_podcasts...
Mar 31, 2024•30 min
Season 2, Episode 24, Release Date: 3-29-2024 Compassion Through The Media Welcome to this episode, where I was able to have a "Compassionate Conversation" with a childhood friend of mine: Eli Holzman. Eli is the CEO of The Intellectual Property Corporation, which he founded in 2016. Eli is President of Sony Pictures Television, Nonfiction. I wanted to speak with Eli about therapy, and how it is represented in the media, because Eli knows media! He is a writer and executive producer who has won ...
Mar 30, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Season 2, Episode 23, Release Date: 3-19-2024 Empathy Through Connection Frank Rogers Jr., PhD, is professor of Spiritual Formation and Narrative Pedagogy. He is a spiritual director, speaker, retreat leader and author. His books include, “Practicing Compassion,” and “Compassion in Practice: The Way of Jesus,” as well the fiction work, “The God of Shattered Glass.” He is the cofounder of the Center for Engaged Compassion. Find out more about Frank Rogers Jr. here: www.centerforengagedcompassion....
Mar 23, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Season 2, Episode 22, Release Date: 3-19-2024 Empathy Through Connection Stephen Andrew is CEO (Chief Energizing Officer) of Health Education & Training Institute (HETI) (https://www.hetimaine.org/stephen-andrew) He is the co-founder and President of Agape, Inc. (https://www.agapemaine.org) which supports the Men’s Resource Center of Southern Maine whose mission is to support boys, men and fathers and oppose violence and dignity for people using opiates. Upcoming Events: April 9th and April ...
Mar 19, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 22
This week I had the priviledge of speaking with Nancy Simons, who is a trainer at Syzygy Institute (which weaves together EMDR and IFS training). She speaks about some of the strengths of IFS Informed EMDR training (IIE). She also shares some of her wonderful creations in the field, including a very special protocal that she has named, "The Self-Compassion Container." Enjoy this episode, and our special converesation.
Mar 16, 2024•43 min
This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Daphne Fatter. She is a leader in the field of interweaving IFS and EMDR. She is a teacher and writer who has a lot of first hand experience with these models. I learned so much about the integration of the models from her, and I am excited to share our compassionate conversation with you. I hope you can feel some of our excitement with these models. I hope that this also inspires you to want to learn more aobut these two models and how they could he...
Mar 09, 2024•43 min