episode 240 | Apr 21, 2025 | 58min

[Repost] Internal Family Systems

In this conversation from March 2020 with psychotherapist Richard Schwartz, we explore what lies beyond the narrow definition of self, the key understanding coaches need in order to work with aspects of self, and how parts work is a portal to self-leadership.
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In this podcast we talk about:

02:00 The frame of the 2020 pandemic
04:00 The origins of IFS
10:00 The transformation of parts
16:45 Dialoguing with parts
20:30 The Self that heals
23:30 Falling into spiritual bypass
28:00 Working with IFS and trauma
36:15 The relevance of IFS in today’s polycrisis
42:00 An exercise in IFS
58:30 Self-leadership and the social field
53:30 The state of “Self”

Resources Mentioned:
Many minds, one self, Richard Schwartz

About the Guest

Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D.

Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D. is the founder of Internal Family Systems, a powerfully transformative, evidence-based model of psychotherapy. The IFS Institute offers three levels of trainings and workshops for professionals and the general public, both in the US and abroad. A featured speaker for national professional organizations, Richard has published five books and over fifty articles about IFS.

About the Host

Joel Monk

Joel Monk is a leadership coach, educator and entrepreneur. He co-founded Coaches Rising, a company on the cutting edge of online coach training with a community of over 65,000 coaches. Coaches Rising programs regularly include participants from every continent on the planet and they have collaborated with some of the leading minds in the field of human development and coaching. Joel is also a leadership coach, coaching at companies such as THNK, Booking.com, Siemens and Naspers. Joel has designed and led several entrepreneurial and leadership development programs, at places such as Socionext, THNK and The Impact Hub Amsterdam.

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