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)
Experience of love (12:19)
Forgiveness of father and himself (17:25)
Reconciliation vs. forgiveness (19:32)
Impact on and from his siblings (22:21)
Writing as healing - he encourages writing your "moments that made me" for healing (25:54)
Music and healing - how music helped his healing journey and influenced his chapter titles (32:01)
Bringing trauma healing to more people with new initiatives like the Trauma Institute (39:15)
* The full video of this episode is available on The One Inside Podcast - YouTube
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Find out more about Frank here: Trauma Blocks Love. Love Heals Trauma. (frankandersonmd.com)
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Jeff Schrum co-produces The One Inside Podcast. He completed the IFS Circle and is currently enrolled in an IFS Level 1 training.
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Tammy is grateful for Jack Reardon who created music for the podcast. Jack is a graduate of Derek Scott's IFS Stepping Stones Program. You can follow Jack at bonzemusic on Instagram.