IFS Talks

About 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

Publisher

Aníbal Henriques, Tisha Shull & Alexia Rothman

Category

education · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Sept 2019

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

5 of 106 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Process of Facilitating Access to Self, with Cece Sykes

   Host [Host Name] interviews Cece Sykes, LCSW, exploring practical ways to access and recognize Self-energy within the IFS model.

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   6 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   IFS Health Therapy with Dick Schwartz, Nancy Sowell, and Martha Sweezy

   Host Dick Schwartz interviews Nancy Sowell and Martha Sweezy about their book, exploring the mind-body connection in trauma and stress for clinicians.

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   31 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   IFS Meets Psychedelic Medicine, with Dick Schwartz and Co-Authors

   Richard C. Schwartz, Martha Sweezy, David Lovas, and Sunny Strasburg discuss how Internal Family Systems therapy complements psychedelic-assisted therapy, offering clinical insights for preparation, intervention, and integration.

Inside a recent episode

The Process of Facilitating Access to Self, with Cece Sykes

Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Can you put it on a card? Can you journal? Can you just say it to yourself? OK, I'm rageful. And can you even just say, I have a rageful part? And that might be the first intervention, and it's massive. So helpful, the idea of just being able to name a part or to pause, to notice, to appreciate. These are things clients can use on their own between sessions as well. And it's not as much of a heavy lift. Yes, that's right, Lexi. People, we put so much pressure on ourselves and our clients, really, in a certain way. if we go for that. Thank you. Sis, the idea of self can easily become another standard people feel they are failing to meet, especially those already prone to self-criticism, who may start judging themselves for not being in self enough. […]

Who has been a guest on IFS Talks

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• Cece Sykes
• Nancy Sowell
• Martha Sweezy
• Richard C Schwartz
• David Lovas

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

191 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

114 ratings

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Books guests

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