Oct 28

The Person You Become | L.A. Paul

L.A. Paul joins Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman to explore transformative experiences, the nature of personal change, and why some of life's most important decisions cannot be fully understood until we experience them. They discuss how trauma can lead to growth without making the origina ... Show More

55m 38s

Oct 28

Where Does Genius Come From? | Michael Levin

Michael Levin joins Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman to explore intelligence beyond the human brain, the hidden minds of cells and biological systems, the origins of genius and inspiration, and the possibility that intelligence and creativity may not be something we simply "make."They dis ... Show More

1h 2m

Oct 28

What Is It Like to Be an AI? | Cameron Berg

What if the AI systems we're building aren't simply tools, but the beginnings of something more?In this episode, Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman sits down with cognitive scientist Cameron Berg to explore one of the most unsettling questions at the frontier of artificial intelligence: cou ... Show More

1h 27m

Mar 2025

How to Achieve Inner Peace & Healing | Dr. Richard Schwartz

My guest is Dr. Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., therapist, author, and founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. We discuss how IFS views the mind as a collection of parts, each shaped by different life experiences—both good and bad, including trauma. To demonstrate how IFS work ... Show More

2h 13m

Jan 2024

Internal Family Systems: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with Dr. Richard Schwartz

Dr. Rick and Forrest are joined by Dr. Richard Schwartz, creator of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model of therapy, to explore how we can integrate all the aspects of who we are. They explain the IFS model, the nature of parts and their roles, and how we can use this knowledg ... Show More

1h 21m

Jun 2022

Richard Schwartz on Internal Family Systems

Richard Schwartz began his career as a systemic family therapist and an academic and has developed Internal Family Systems (IFS) in response to clients’ descriptions of various parts within themselves. He focused on the relationships among these parts and noticed that there were ... Show More

1 h

Jun 2023

The Multiplicity of the Mind: Dr. Richard Schwartz On A Systems Approach to Healing the Self

How do we become more integrated and healed humans? Answering these questions is the life’s work of today’s guest Dr. Richard Schwartz, a psychotherapist who created a very interesting and effective therapeutic modality called Internal Family Systems (or IFS). IFS is premised on ... Show More

2 h

Feb 2021

How (and Why) to Hug Your Inner Dragons | Richard Schwartz

How do you relate to the more difficult— and even ugly— aspects of your personality? How do you feel about yourself when you are, say, in a judgmental or vengeful or jealous mode? Is that an opportunity for self-laceration? My guest today agrees with me that one of the healthiest ... Show More

1h 11m

Aug 2025

A Surprisingly Effective Way to Deal With Your Inner Critic

We're bringing you some of our favorite gems from the archives, as chosen by our staff. This week, we're hearing from therapist Dick Schwartz, as chosen by Mani Chandy from our Substack team. Schwartz is the founder of Internal Family Systems, a way of looking at all ... Show More

28m 58s

Jul 2025

151: What Healing REALLY Looks Like with Dr. Richard Schwartz

What if the key to healing is understanding the different parts of yourself? Sabrina Zohar is joined by Dr. Richard Schwartz, the creator of Internal Family Systems (IFS), to explore how IFS therapy can lead to profound emotional healing.In this video, Sabrina shares her own heal ... Show More

51m 13s

Mar 2025

How To Handle Your Demons | Richard Schwartz

Make peace with the difficult parts of your personality. <a href="https://ifs-institute.com/">Dr. Richard Schwartz</a> is a contemporary psychotherapist, PhD in marriage and family therapy. He founded the Internal Family Sys ... Show More

1h 10m

No Bad Parts w/ Richard Schwartz