CONTENT WARNING: This conversation contains details about addiction, eating disorders and mental health disorders.
Dr. Richard Schwartz earned his PH.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Purdue University. He is the founder of The Internal Family Systems Model or “parts” therapy and coauthor of Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, one of the most widely ... Show More
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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
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No Bad Parts w/ Richard Schwartz
This week Scott is joined by therapist and creator of Internal Family Systems (IFS), Richard Schwartz. Dr. Schwartz offers his latest thoughts on IFS, personal burdens, and the 8 C's of Self-Energy. He even helps Scott make contact with a part of himself that's been buried since ... Show More
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<p dir="ltr">Make peace with the difficult parts of your personality.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><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
