Show Notes
Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we’re focusing on parts detecting - a key IFS skill to develop that is crucial to maintaining confidence and clarity in the work. We cover: - 'Universal truth' parts - The weaponising of parts - flexible thinking and not boxing parts in - examples of interesting parts detected - as well as a parts detecting test for listeners! Emma and Gayle also talk about the importance of therapist transparency, and of not claiming to offer IFS t...
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Send us Fan Mail Today we're talking parenting, because if there's one thing that will trigger parts, it is having children! We explore the impact of intergenerational trauma and what can drive the often very strong urge to become a parent. We also cover what parts-led versus Self-led parenting looks like, as well as the importance for children of their parents being able to take responsibility for their own parts. We hope the episode, which includes case examples, will help therapists ...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we roleplay a case example from Gayle's supervision group that highlights the importance of specific IFS supervision if you're practising as an IFS therapist. The therapist in question was having trouble using the model with a client who has suffered several losses, and when Tina 'went inside' she discovered there was a very good reason for this. **Thanks to Tina (not her real name) for allowing us to spotlight this work for this episode! We also give a...
Send us Fan Mail IN PART TWO of our focus on Legacy Burdens, we detail fascinating work with client *Jo, where legacy work was the last piece in the jigsaw to help resolve stuckness in her career. It involves Jo connecting to her dead father and grandmother - so you might wish to reassure any sceptical parts that come up that this is entirely normal in this kind of work! *Not her real name. The client has given permission for the case material to be used. Emma E Redfern MBACP (Snr Accre...
Send us Fan Mail IN THE first of two episodes focusing on Legacy Burdens, Emma and Gayle talk about the many benefits of learning this fascinating aspect of the IFS model. We discuss what exactly they are, how you might spot them and discuss the bigger picture in terms of their effects on wider society. Be sure to join us again after Christmas for part two where we go into detail with a case study. Emma E Redfern MBACP (Snr Accred) initially trained in humanistic integrative psychother...
Send us Fan Mail IN THE second part of our focus on what change looks like in IFS, we talk about: the pressures to change that clients and therapists face;the concept of constraint release;the importance of encouraging our clients to work on their connection with parts inbetween sessions; and how do we handle it when a dominant protector just will not step back and allow any change.Emma E Redfern MBACP (Snr Accred) initially trained in humanistic integrative psychotherapy. Emma is a cert...