In today's episode I chat with Dr. Natalie Thomas, a psychotherapist and philosopher specializing in climate distress and ecological grief. Natalie, a presenter at the 2024 IFS Annual Conference, explains how nature influences our internal parts and the role of Self Energy in healing, both individually and globally. We explore the connection between humans, animals, and the planet, and how slowing down to engage with nature can shift how we relate to ourselves and the world around us. We discuss...
Sep 28, 2024•32 min•Season 6Ep. 180
On today's episode I chat with Sacha Mardou, a graphic novelist and artist, known in the IFS community for her IFS-inspired webcomics. In her new graphic memoir, Past Tense , Sacha brings readers along on her deeply personal, years-long journey to heal trauma, uncover legacy burdens, and connect to her true Self. She began illustrating her IFS and therapy experience privately in her sketchbooks. Those evolved into webcomics vividly depicting her inner system and healing process which she shared ...
Sep 20, 2024•34 min•Season 6Ep. 179
Enjoy this lovely embodiment meditation led by IFS lead trainer Kay Gardner. And be sure to check out ep. 171: IFS and Legacy Burdens to listen to my full interview with Kay.
Sep 16, 2024•22 min
My guest today is Mary Kruger, an IFS lead trainer and therapist specializing in addiction and eating disorders. Mary helped develop the IFS Level 2 training for addiction recovery and treatment. This episode is a re-release from Season 2. Episode Summary: In this episode Mary shares her own story of finding IFS and her personal experience of the healing power of its integration with the 12-step model. We explore: How can we shift the way we approach addiction, eating disorders, and shame? Have ...
Sep 13, 2024•50 min•Season 6Ep. 178
On today's podcast, I chat with Tamala Floyd, a psychotherapist, author, IFS lead trainer, consultant, and retreat leader with over 25 years of experience. Her latest book, "Listening When Parts Speak: A Practical Guide to Healing with Internal Family Systems Therapy and Ancestor Wisdom," focuses on healing personal and generational trauma. We discuss: Ancestor wisdom in personal and generational healing Accessing the internal system with guided imagery meditation The importance of therapists an...
Sep 07, 2024•47 min•Season 6Ep. 177
On today's episode I chat with Certified IFS Therapist Joanne Twombly. This episode, which premiered in Season 3, is one of the most popular and most downloaded of the entire series. We discuss: Why we still need coping skills The "Fire Drill" exercise to quickly unblend from parts Integrating IFS into Phase Oriented Treatment Why diagnosis is helpful - Burdens (and Self!) in Managers, Firefighters, and Exiles Safe spaces - Hypnosis and trance states TW: We discuss trauma in this episode. There ...
Aug 30, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 176
This episode is sponsored by Pisgah Coaching Institute founded by IFS-trained Master Coach, Brian Jaudon. Enrollment is now open for 2025 season! To learn more go to: Landing Page | Pisgah Coaching This episode is a re-release from November 2020. On today's episode I speak with lead trainer with the IFS Institute, Susan McConnell. Her book, Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy: Awareness, Breath, Resonance, Movement and Touch in Practice is one of my all-time favorites. In this episode we cov...
Aug 02, 2024•45 min•Season 5Ep. 175
This episode is sponsored by Pisgah Coaching Institute founded by IFS-trained Master Coach, Brian Jaudon. Enrollment is now open for 2025 season! To learn more go to: Landing Page | Pisgah Coaching This episode is a re-release from Season 2 ------ On today's episode I chat with Chris Burris, a lead trainer with the IFS Institute. Grab your notebook and pen and plan to hit the pause button because this epi is jammed packed. Here is a little taste of what is inside: - therapist burn out - working ...
Jul 19, 2024•52 min•Season 5Ep. 174
On today's podcast I chat with Steffi Bednarek, climate psychologist and author of the new book "Climate, Psychology, and Change." In this episode we discuss: Climate change as an unintended consequence of Western mindsets and culture Individual and collective denial, distraction, and trauma responses to climate change through an IFS lens The importance of acknowledging collective silence around climate change and our role in maintaining or addressing it Bringing more awareness to exiled parts o...
Jun 28, 2024•42 min•Season 5Ep. 173
On today's epsiode I chat with Ann Sinko about identifying and working with polarizations. We discuss: Polarizations occur when systems fall out of balance, leading to power struggles and a cycle of yes/no energy The importance of recognizing and working with polarizations in IFS and how they can lead to chronic stuckness Inherited polarizations as legacy burdens Polarization as a sign of movement and change Ann will host a workshop on June 27, 2024 with Life Architect on working with polarized ...
Jun 21, 2024•20 min•Season 5Ep. 172
EVERYONE is talking about the new movie Inside Out 2 and we wanted to share our take, too! I'm joined by fellow podcaster and IFS therapist, David Polidi, to study the movie from an IFS perspective, name our favorite parts (no pun!), and debate which characters and elements represent Self. Learn about David here: Empowered Through Compassion | therapy ---------- Watch video Clips from select episodes on The One Inside Podcast - YouTube Follow Tammy on Instagram @ifstammy: Tammy Sollenberger (@if...
Jun 18, 2024•34 min
On today's podcast I chat with Kay Gardner, lead trainer for the IFS Institute. Kay is an LCPC psychotherapist in Chicago, Illinois. She's been involved with IFS since the beginning of the trainings, and was around for their development. As a Hakomi therapist, she was partially responsible for bringing the body into IFS therapy. We talk about: the importance of working with legacy burdens step by step how to work with legacy burdens how to bring in well and good ancestors practical steps to conn...
Jun 14, 2024•40 min•Season 5Ep. 171
This episode is sponsored by Pisgah Coaching Institute founded by IFS-trained Master Coach, Brian Jaudon. Enrollment is now open for 2025 season! To learn more go to: Landing Page | Pisgah Coaching On today's episode I chat with Cheryl Field, a nurse, author, and speaker who has worked in healthcare for over 35 years. She cared for seniors needing rehabilitation after hospitalization, and later applied that passion to clinical technology companies. International Best-selling author of Prepared! ...
Jun 07, 2024•53 min•Season 5Ep. 170
On today's episode I chat with Molly LaCroix about her new book! This is Molly's second appearance on the podcast. Hear her first episode here: IFS and Why Christians Talk So Much About Love But Often Fail to be Loving with Molly LaCroix - Tammy Sollenberger Molly is a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in treating the impact of trauma and adversity. She earned a master's in marriage and family therapy from Bethel Seminary San Diego, where she returned as an adjunct professor. M...
May 17, 2024•38 min•Season 5Ep. 169
On this re-released episode, I talk with Carmen Jimenez-Pride about her chapter in the Altogether Us book on Play Therapy. Carmen is an Lead Trainer with the IFS Insitute, the founder, and Executive Director of Outspoken Counseling and Consulting. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, Certified EMDR Therapist, Internal Family Systems Therapist, Registered Yoga Teacher, Registered Children Yoga Teacher and a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator. Carmen is al...
May 10, 2024•47 min•Season 5Ep. 168
On today's episode I chat with David Eckel, an accredited mental health social worker and IFS Level 2 therapist in Australia. He is currently completing his Ph.D. focused on Internal Family Systems Therapy and Adult Attachment. As part of his Ph.D. thesis, he conducted qualitative research asking the question: "How might Internal Family Systems Therapy conceptualise and treat adults with attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety?" He shares some of his findings and insights. In this episode we...
May 07, 2024•50 min•Season 5Ep. 167
This is a re-release of Season 2 Ep. 65 with Paul Neustadt. To find the Free Webinar and register for the four-week workshop from Life Architect, go to: Free webinar: Working with Therapist Parts to Access Self in IFS Therapy (lifearchitect.com) IFS: Therapeutic Relationship and Power of Presence by Paul Neustadt (lifearchitect.com) ----- On today's episode I chat with Paul Neustadt, a lead trainer with the IFS Institute. Paul has such a warm, engaging teaching style and I just loved our convers...
May 01, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 166
On today's episode I chat with Dr. Frank Anderson about his new memoir, "To Be Loved." A beloved psychiatrist and leader in the IFS community, this is Frank's third appearance on the podcast. We talk about: Unexpected Impact of a vulnerable personal memoir vs his other clinical themed books (3:05) Separation of Self from intelligence Parts- "I am not just my Smart part" (3:31) Love and disconnection from self and others (5:33) Childhood trauma memories and healing experience with mom (11:11) Exp...
Apr 19, 2024•45 min•Season 5Ep. 165
On today's episode I chat with Theresa Soltzberg, LMFT and IFS therapist. Theresa is an expressive arts therapist, mixed media artist, writer and instructor who offers her clients and students experiences that allow the intersection of their self-expression, soul healing and deep personal story. She has been guiding and instructing others in their creative process and life journey for many years. We talk about: - Her story and how she came into the IFS world - "Free to Express Me" with mixed med...
Apr 12, 2024•49 min•Season 5Ep. 164
On today's podcast I chat with Natalie Hoffman, author, podcast host and IFS enthusiast about her new memoir. One of the things I loved about this book is the IFS-y structure of it. In one section, she allows her younger parts to tell their story, their memories and she responds to each from Self. Another section is written like a play: Named parts responding and reacting to one another. Natalie Hoffman is the author of "Is it Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage: A Christian Woman's Guid...
Apr 05, 2024•45 min•Season 5Ep. 163
Derek Scott and I got to meet one last time here on the podcast. I want to share with you what I know because a lot of you have asked. You will find out a lot in this episode from Derek himself. I was among a small group who knew he was sick and when he was passing. After we recorded the episode I got to read his book and watch a session between him and Dick Schwartz, the founder of IFS. My understanding is you will be able to see this incredible session when you buy the book. Sign up for the la...
Mar 22, 2024•40 min•Season 5Ep. 162
On today's episode I chat with Dr. François Le Doze, MD. He is a psychotherapist, an IFS therapist, and trainer and has been a neurologist for nearly thirty years in a teaching Hospital in Caen, France. He has always been interested in the relationship between the body and mind, and his knowledge of neuroscience allows him to integrate recent neuroscientific findings into his psychotherapy practice. He's actively developing a model of psychotherapy called Relational Intelligence® based on his cl...
Mar 15, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 161
On this week's episode I chat with Boo Trundle about her IFS-inspired novel, The Daughter Ship. Boo is a writer, artist, and performer whose work has appeared across various platforms and publications, including The Brooklyn Rail, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and NPR's The Moth. She has released three albums of original music with Big Deal Records. I absolutely loved this book and the way she blended years of inner child work and IFS therapy to create the unique Parts perspective she uses to w...
Feb 23, 2024•47 min•Season 5Ep. 160
On today's episode I chat with Julia Sullivan and Gregg Paisley, two of the authors of the Altogether Us book chapter on Embodying IFS with Native American Clients. They are members of The Council for Indigenous IFS, and this is the focus of this episode. Julia Sullivan, MBA (she/her) is a social activist who integrates her Latina roots (Ralámuli descent), Indigenous spirituality, and all she gained from being one of the first Latinas to earn an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business....
Feb 16, 2024•53 min•Season 5Ep. 159
On today's episode I chat with two of the four authors of the Embodying IFS with Native American Clients chapter in the Altogether Us book, Suzan McVicker and Pete Patton. The other two authors, Julia Sullivan and Gregg Paisley will be on the show next week. Suzan McVicker, PhD, is a long-time certified IFS therapist, teacher, and former IFS trainer whose two recent publications, an IFS article and an IFS book chapter, are invitations to build a safe bridge between Indigenous Peoples and the glo...
Feb 09, 2024•49 min•Season 5Ep. 158
On today's epsidoe I chat with Bob Falconer, author of the book, "The Others Within Us: Internal Family Systems, Porous Mind, and Spirit Possession." Bob has been involved in psychological healing and recovery for over half a century now. More and more he focuses on the spiritual dimensions of this process. We talk about: - Our Minds are Porous. Acceptance of this idea is as impactful as accepting the multiplicty of the mind (until 16 minutes) - Emmanual Swendenborg's influence (16 min) - Extern...
Feb 02, 2024•55 min•Season 5Ep. 157
On today's episode I welcome back Altogether Us author, Daphne Fatter. Dr. Daphne Fatter is a licensed psychologist, certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist, and IFS clinical consultant. She is also a certified ancestral lineage healing practitioner using Dr. Daniel Foor's method for ancestral healing. Dr. Fatter guides groups, workshops and trainings for therapists on trauma, IFS and ancestral healing worldwide. Her next IFS-informed ancestral healing course will be offered online in ...
Jan 26, 2024•57 min•Season 5Ep. 156
On today's episode I chat with one of the Altogther Us authors, Marcella Cox. Marcella Cox, LMFT, Certified IFS Therapist and Approved Clinical Consultant, Somatic IFS Therapist, Certified Body Trust Provider, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist - Supervisor specializes in treating disordered eating, body shame, and trauma. Marcella contributed the chapter on IFS and Disordered Eating in Altogether Us: Integrating the IFS Model with Key Modalities, Communities, and Trends (2023). She offers pro...
Jan 19, 2024•48 min•Season 5Ep. 155
On today's podcast I chat with Seth Kopald, author of the new book "Self Led." Seth is a certified, level 3, Internal Family Systems (IFS) Practitioner. He holds a PhD in Organization Management with a Specialization in Leadership and a Masters in Education. His specialties include Self-led Parenting, Parts Art, Spirituality, and creating spaces where people's parts feel safe and understood. "Self-Led walks you through the building of authentic relationships with yourself and with others. While ...
Jan 05, 2024•54 min•Season 5Ep. 154
On today's episode, Joan Ryan and I talk about New Years resolutions that may be generated by the Parts of us found in our Enneagram Type. We know that Parts inside Type are our Major Players in our system. The Enneagram gives us a short cut to bring awareness to these parts, to help us unblend, and to bring more Self energy forward. We have done lots of podcasts on this subject (and wrote a book chapter in Altogether Us). You can listen to those episodes here (there is a new search feature on m...
Dec 29, 2023•39 min•Season 5Ep. 153
