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IFS TalksExploring Countertransference Through the Fire Drill Technique — with Joanne TwomblyIn today’s episode, we speak with Joanne Twombly about a powerful IFS technique commonly known as The Fire Drill, based on Joanne's chapter called The Fire Drill: Sorting Through Countertransference with IFS.And we also announce the recent publication of IFS Collected Wisdom:Conversations with Experienced Voices in Internal Family Systems.We are deeply grateful to all those who contributed to this project, and endorsed this volume, including Richard Schwartz, Susan McConnell, Cece Sykes, Joanne Twombly, Einat Bronstein, Bob Falconer, and many others. We hope the book will be a companion on your IFS journey....
2026-02-0138 min
The One Inside: An Internal Family Systems (IFS) podcastMastering Direct Access in IFS with Dave AdamuskoOn this week's episode I'm thrilled to have my friend and colleague, Dave Adamusko, join me to demystify "direct access"—a powerful technique that allows IFS practitioners to speak directly to a client's parts. Dave and I dive deep into why direct access is so essential, especially for clients with trauma histories or deeply blended parts who might struggle with more traditional "insight" methods. Dave leads me in a brief session to demonstrate explicit direct access, engaging with a part of me that was feeling annoyed and ignored, and we trace its origins back to a childhood ex...
2025-06-2145 min
The One Inside: An Internal Family Systems (IFS) podcastAlign Your Mind with Britt FrankBritt Frank escaped a cult, rebuilt her life after addiction, and is one of the most grounded, funny, and inspiring IFS speakers and educators around. In this week's episode, we talk about her new book Align Your Mind, and how parts work helped her move from chaos to clarity. We get into all of it...motivation, procrastination, inner critics, cults, menopause, and what alignment looks like beyond the buzzwords. Britt shares how she uses parts language in her own life, how she reframes procrastination as protection, and why your most extreme parts might...
2025-05-3042 min
The One Inside: An Internal Family Systems (IFS) podcastWhich Part Is Parenting with Susan StiffelmanOn today's episode I chat with Susan Stiffelman, a licensed marriage and family therapist, author, parenting coach, and host of the Parenting Without Power Struggles podcast. We talk about parts, of course. Parenting parts. Spiritual seeker parts. Inner children who hide behind locked doors. And how she gently helps people return to center. Susan shares stories from her work and from her own life, including how she stayed connected to herself (and her child) during a divorce, and why she believes parenting is one of life's most profound trailheads. Key takeaways from this episode: What...
2025-04-2438 min
The One Inside: An Internal Family Systems (IFS) podcastMaking IFS Accessible with Tanis AllenOn today's podcast, I chat with Tanis Allen, a certified IFS therapist and longtime member of the IFS community. Tanis has been around since the earliest days of the model, and she just released a new book called The Self-Led IFS Workbook: Learn IFS Skills to Understand and Love All Your Parts published by Penguin Random House. We talk about her early experiences learning IFS in the '90s, her work with clients struggling with suicidality and eating disorders, and what it was like to write a book that makes the model accessible to everyone. Tanis shares...
2025-03-2845 min
The One Inside: An Internal Family Systems (IFS) podcastCompassion Fatigue and Burnout with Cece SykesEpisode Summary: In this episode I chat with Cece Sykes, an IFS lead trainer and author, about an experience many of us share: compassion fatigue and burnout. More than just feeling tired, burnout shows up as depletion of energy, hope, and satisfaction, affecting our internal and external systems. We explore how our protectors keep us going, while our firefighters might lead us to distractions that don't truly nourish us. We also discuss how burnout builds up over time, the role of chronic stress, and why it's so important to listen to the signals our parts are...
2024-11-1926 min
The One Inside: An Internal Family Systems (IFS) podcastRupture and Repair with Jory AgateEpisode Summary: On today's episode I chat with Jory Agate, IFS trainer, Approved IFS Clinical Consultant, and IFS Certified Therapist. We explore two of Jory's favorite topics and areas of expertise: rupture and repair, and grief. She will be offering a two-day workshop on grief through Life Architect in November 15 and 16 called IFS is Grief Work: Healing Unattended Losses. Key Takeaways: Rupture and repair are natural parts of all relationships IFS offers a path to engage with parts that arise during conflict Repair involves accountability and listening rather than just a...
2024-11-0143 min
The One Inside: An Internal Family Systems (IFS) podcastBefriending Addictive Parts with Mary KrugerMy guest today is Mary Kruger, an IFS lead trainer and therapist specializing in addiction and eating disorders. Mary helped develop the IFS Level 2 training for addiction recovery and treatment. This episode is a re-release from Season 2. Episode Summary: In this episode Mary shares her own story of finding IFS and her personal experience of the healing power of its integration with the 12-step model. We explore: How can we shift the way we approach addiction, eating disorders, and shame? Have traditional approaches to addiction recovery, such as AA or 12-step programs, left u...
2024-09-1350 min
Explorations in PsychotherapyExiles and the Healing process with Einat BronsteinIn this episode, we explore the nature and healing of exiles. We discuss finding and connecting with exiles, approaches to dealing with protectors’ fears of overwhelm, the healing and integration process, and more. Einat is a psychotherapist with over 30 years of clinical experience with individuals, couples, families, and groups. She has lived and worked with IFS since the early days of the model and learned closely and directly from Dr. Richard Schwartz. She is a certified IFS therapist and supervisor and a Senior International Lead Trainer for IFSI. She is also the co-founder and co-director of The Isra...
2023-10-301h 33IFS TalksExiles and the Healing process with Einat BronsteinIn this episode, we explore the nature and healing of exiles. We discuss finding and connecting with exiles, approaches to dealing with protectors’ fears of overwhelm, the healing and integration process, and more. Einat is a psychotherapist with over 30 years of clinical experience with individuals, couples, families, and groups. She has lived and worked with IFS since the early days of the model and learned closely and directly from Dr. Richard Schwartz. She is a certified IFS therapist and supervisor and a Senior International Lead Trainer for IFSI. She is also the co-founder and co-director of The Isr...
2023-10-291h 33
IFS TalksThe Tyranny of Change and other Therapist Burdens with Einat BronsteinWith a Law degree at Tel Aviv University, Israel, and Masters in Clinical Social Work at Washington University in St Louis, MO, USA, Einat learnt with Dick Schwartz and practiced IFS from its early years in Chicago. She graduated from Level 1, 2 and 3 IFS trainings; an International Lead Trainer, an IFS supervisor and a Certified IFS Therapist with over 25 years of clinical experience in private practice. She is the co-founder and co-director of the Israeli Institute of IFS. Einat taught Couples Therapy for 8 years in Tel Aviv university, she is married and has 4 kids.
More recently Einat became a g...
2022-01-1048 min
IFS TalksThe Therapeutic Relationship in IFS: a Talk with Einat BronsteinIn this episode Einat Bronstein, a Lead Trainer for IFS-I, and co-founder and co-director of the Israeli Institute of IFS, shares her journey with IFS since the early nineties. With a Law degree at Tel Aviv University, Israel, and Masters in Clinical Social Work at Washington University in St Louis, MO, USA, Einat studied with Dick Schwartz and practiced IFS from its early years in Chicago. She graduated from Level 1, 2 and 3 IFS trainings; an International Lead Trainer, an IFS supervisor and a Certified IFS Therapist with over 25 years of clinical experience in private practice. Einat taught Couples Therapy for 8 years...
2020-07-1146 min
12 Cities in Israel PodcastEpisode 42 - Einat Cohen - Healthcare in IsraelHi, my name is Michael Sahno, the host of "12 Cities in Israel"! In this episode I sit with Einat Cohen from Harel/Yedidim Insurance! We talk ALL about the Israel Healthcare System! From the top to the bottom! We also discuss why tourist health insurance is a MUST when you visit Israel! Enjoy!!!
We travel to Israel twice a year to do interviews with individuals from all across Israeli society. People from the left, people from the right, the religious, the secular, everyone. We do this to bring Israel to the world. We do this because the world needs to...
2020-03-2329 min