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Apr 2024
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Abby & Amanda’s IFS Therapy Sessions wit...

Glennon Doyle and Audacy
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296. Abby & Amanda’s IFS Therapy Sessions with Richard Schwartz: Why We Do What We Don’t Want to Do


In Part 2 of our Internal Family Systems (IFS) discussion with IFS founder Richard C. Schwartz, we dive into how to recognize and hear from your own parts, how to know when you are being led by your parts instead of your true self, and Abby and Amanda each have a transformative on-air IFS therapy sessions!


Discover: 

-The KEY to uncovering your true self; 

-How to apply IFS to parenting;

-Abby’s revelation during her IFS session about how to finally find self-love; 

-The parts behind Amanda’s journey to satisfaction; and 

-How to have compassion AND Gratitude for your inner critic;


For Part 1 of this conversation, check out: _____________________________ (---insert final title here AND HYPERLINK TO PRIOR EPISODE HERE) 


For our earlier episodes that deal with IFS, check out:

Episode 170. The Most Radical Way to Heal: Internal Family Systems with Dr. Becky Kennedy; and

Episode 252. Martha Beck Helps Amanda Let Go 


Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, is the creator of Internal Family Systems, a highly effective, evidence-based therapeutic model that depathologizes the multi-part personality. His IFS Institute offers training for professionals and the general public. He is currently on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and has published five books, including No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model. 


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