The Parts Party

Adapted from William Baldwin. Bob says "This meditation was developed as a way for people to protect themselves from what Baldwin called Negative Energies. I believe it’s more effective than creating a boundary or a wall. Protectors tend to attract what they fear the most, and walls tend to do that, too. If you practice this meditation often, it can become a tool to quickly protect you from the energies you’re dealing with, however the very best protection is not being afraid, and this meditation can help us with that." Bob Falconer has worked with, taught, and consulted on IFS for over 14 years. He's recently published his latest book: The Others Within Us: Internal Family Systems, Porous Mind, and Spiritual Possession - on unattached burdens and guides. Available on Amazon at: https://a.co/d/6c0gn2F

Bob Falconer is an IFS Therapist and author of 'The Others Within Us' co-authored with Richard Schwartz. In this episode, Bob shares his own history- one of extreme sadistic child abuse; sexual, physical, emotional, and spiritual. His brother suicided when they were teenagers, his mother was in and out of mental hospitals, and his father was murdered when Bob was 21. His work in therapy was motivated by his own need to heal and he was drawn to working with men with similar histories. He was one of the first men to publicly talk about being a sexual abuse survivor. (This podcast is not affiliated with the IFS Institute.) More about Bob: www.robertfalconer.us IFS in Australia: www.mindbeyond.com.au/ IFS Institute: www.ifs-institute.com/ About Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/ About Ella: www.facebook.com/evolutionofintimacy23

You probably know Tisha Shull as the host of IFS Talks. In this wonderful episode, we had the joy of interviewing her. Tisha is a seasoned psychotherapist, clinical trainer, and IFS consultant with over a decade of experience specializing in complex trauma, anxiety disorders, and mind-body healing. She generously and tenderly shares a transformative experience of working with Cece Sykes on grief related to her siblings death through addiction. We also hear about a hilarious experience of being Self-Led after a minor car accident!  More about Tisha Shull: https://tishashull.com IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/ Ella: https://ellashannon.com Reach out to the podcast: ella@parts-party.com 

Our Guest for episode 13 is Scott Doniger, a Chronic Stress Counseling and Jungian LifeStage Coach, based in Boulder, Colorado. He guides people (of any age, race, gender, or sexual orientation) stuck in chronic stress and unresolved physical illness to find a smoother way to live. He is the author of 'Hijacked' a book about common parts that people encounter and how they take us over. Scott is an active road cyclist, hiker and mountaineer, and teacher and mentor to students at the University of Colorado at Boulder. We had loads of fun chatting with Scott and we hope you enjoy listening.  Listeners can learn more at www.scottdoniger.com   For a copy of Scott's book: scott@scottdoniger.com   IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au/ IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com/ Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/ Ella: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionofintimacy23/

This meditation is an invitation to hear from parts of your system that use shaming. (While also giving full permission to instead stay with parts that are not ready to get to know the shaming part/s, if that is what is needed.) A lovely opportunity to experience some IFS, led with much Self Energy by the wonderful Stephanie Mitchell. Stephanie is offering a 'Shame Sanctuary' retreat in QLD Australia for those who are called to join (therapists and others welcome). Learn more about Stephanie, her work & retreats below (and claim your free ebook): https://stephaniemitchell.com.au/ IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au  IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com  Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/ Ella: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionofintimacy23 

Stephanie Mitchell is a Level 3 Certified IFS Therapist working in private practice on the Sunshine Coast. She specialises in working with adults who have experienced labels of early developmental trauma, BPD and psychosis and is currently undertaking research on IFS and psychosis, in a collaboration between the University California San Francisco and Flinders Uni.   This episode is a wonderful opportunity to hear about what IFS therapy can be like from the client perspective- over many years of sessions, as Stephanie generously introduces us to some of her parts, and how they have evolved and unburdened with the support of her IFS therapist.  Stephanie is offering a 'Shame Sanctuary' retreat for those who are called (therapists and others welcome), and this episode explores some of the burdens and complexities of shame from the perspective of parts and Self. Learn more about Stephanie, her work & retreats below (and claim your free ebook): https://stephaniemitchell.com.au/ IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au  IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com  Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/ Ella: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionofintimacy23 

Dr Loranie Leas, is a clinical/health psychologist and Psychology Board approved supervisor and she is a certified administrator and coder for the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI). Loranie is also an approved IFSI consultant and is currently a co-lead mentee trainer for IFSI. During this episode of the Parts Party, Loranie shares about working with and unburdening a caretaking part of herself- leading to a rich conversation about healthy anger, and the cultural burden that many women hold, of caring for other people's parts while neglecting their own.    More about Loranie: https://www.halaxy.com/profile/dr-loranie-leas/psychologist/313255?clinic=313280    IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com Adriana: https://www.instagram.com/adriana_draws_therapy Ella: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionofintimacy23

Ruth Culver is a Level 3 trained, & certified IFS practitioner based in Brighton UK where she works with adults and adolescents, as well as offering experiential workshops and trainings both in person and online. Her systemic interest in trauma, attachment and resilience led to the creation of "The Survive/Thrive Spiral” - an info-graphic which maps the inter-relatedness of IFS and Polyvagal Theory. Two other IFS integrations have also emerged through her work: "Drawing into Self” which is a method for doing IFS though guided intuitive drawing; and "IFS Constellations” : a method for doing IFS through the somatic group resonance process of constellations.  More about Ruth and her online courses and retreats: https://calmheart.co.uk/workshops IFS in Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au IFS International: https://ifs-institute.com   More about Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/ More about Ella: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionofintimacy23  Other Resources mentioned: Windows to Our Children By Violet Oaklander Jenna Knapp's work in El Salvador: https://www.nuevaesperanzascholars.org Seth Porges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdTI3V2rop0

Cath Leith is a Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Trainer, Therapist and Clinical Consultant with the IFS Institute. She has recently completed the Lead Trainer Program with the IFS Institute and helps with the teaching of Level 1 trainings for IFS Australia and New Zealand.  In this episode of the Parts Party, Cath introduces us to an inner critic- a part I'm sure we can all relate to. Cath shares how this part got a powerful update and was able to transform their role to be much more of a support in her system. More about Cath: https://www.selfspacecounselling.com/about-cath Join Cath and Maddy's retreat for IFS therapists in Nov 2025: https://www.selfspacecounselling.com/about-3 IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au/ IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com/  Adriana: https://www.instagram.com/adriana_draws_therapy  Ella: https://ellashannon.com/ 

Life will always have moments that are upsetting and distressing. In these moments, parts of us get activated, and try to do their best to help us cope. They buzz with anxiety, they try to fix, they focus on others or they find ways to numb us out. This meditation might be helpful in moments where you feel blended or taken over by a part. We hope you find it supportive. 

Martin Toré is the creator of IFS Buddy, an AI tool for Internal Family Systems self-therapy that gained traction overnight and now helps thousands of people worldwide, has been showcased at major healthcare conferences, and universities are reaching out to include it in their research. Martin was previously a physiotherapist, and he talks about how working with people living with chronic pain led him to learn about trauma and the links between trauma and pain. He shares how he learnt to come from his heart when having  difficult and delicate conversations with his patients. Martin said he started working with IFS through video guidance and was able to make profound healing shifts through this self work, and shares his humble gratitude that the tool he created 'IFS Buddy' is granting free access for people worldwide to work with their parts outside of a formal IFS session. https://www.ifsbuddy.chat hello@ifsbuddy.chat Derek Scott's Youtube Channel that Martin mentions: https://www.youtube.com/@IFSCA IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au/ IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com/ Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/ Ella: https://ellashannon.com/    

An Internal Family Systems Meditation to know and connect with parts, shared by Rebecca O'Calloghan.

Rebecca O'Callaghan is a Certified Internal Family Systems Therapist based in Ireland. She shares her journey of understanding herself as a system of parts; from being a child who was conflicted with knowing she was both a 'good girl' and a 'bad girl', to studying Gestalt Therapy and being particularly drawn to the chair work and working with parts through this model. Rebecca discusses flow states and her deepening experiences of Self Energy, and how intellectual parts of her have loved the framework of IFS- putting words to what is known internally. The IFS Trojan horse meme we mentioned: https://imgflip.com/i/9z7cpd More Information: Rebecca: https://rebeccaocallaghan.com IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/ Ella: https://ellashannon.com 

This meditation is a lovely taster of the many beautiful meditations and experiential exercises in Laura's book 'Awakening to Love' Laura Patryas, PhD, is a psycho-spiritual counsellor and IFS practitioner. She utilizes the latest scientific insights alongside embodied nonduality, offering a unique and universal path to healing. With over 20 years of research and personal exploration, Laura brings a deeply transformative perspective to her practice. Dr Laura Patryas: https://www.drlaurapatryas.org/ IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au/ IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/ Ella: https://ellashannon.com/  

Laura is a spiritual teacher and IFS therapist, as well as a researcher and author with a PhD in psychophysics. She first encountered IFS ten years ago—by accident—when she mistakenly signed up for what she thought was a Family Constellations workshop. Instead, it turned out to be an IFS Constellations workshop, which helped her to powerfully connect with her grieving and anxious parts. In this episode of the Parts Party, Laura shares some gorgeous examples of Self-Led parenting, the gift of psychedelics as part of her journey of knowing Self and gifts us with an eloquent exploration of Self, parts & ego. Awakening to Love, by Dr Laura Patryas About Laura: https://www.drlaurapatryas.org/ IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au/  IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com/  Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/ Ella: https://ellashannon.com/

This is an IFS meditation to get to know bodily pain or symptoms that have no structural cause. It is based on somatic tracking, a tool in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) that helps us observe pain and symptoms from a place of safety. IFS helps us get to this calm, compassionate place by taking care of the parts that are naturally worried about the pain. We then listen to the sensation and see what it is trying to teach us. To learn more about IFS and mind-body pain, here is an article by Manya. https://partsandself.org/what-can-physical-pain-teach-us/ More about Manya https://www.meetmanya.com/ Instagram Facebook linkedin  

Manya Ronay is a Certified Level 3 IFS Practitioner and Certified Health Education Specialist. Originally from the USA and living in Israel, Manya shares openly about how her inner system has adapted to living in war time. We discuss parts that come up around eating and food, how time with family activates our parts and how chronic illness can show up with a message to slow down when manager parts really take over. Another beautiful conversation about learning to be Self-Led and the gift of IFS.  To learn more about IFS and mind-body pain, here is an article by Manya: https://partsandself.org/what-can-physical-pain-teach-us/ Manya Ronay: www.meetmanya.com IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au/ IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com/ Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/ Ella: https://ellashannon.com/

Amitayus Syzygy is an IFS Therapist from Phoenix, Arizona. He joins this episode of the parts party, sharing early experiences of loss, how thousands of hours of spiritual practices brought beautiful insights and experiences but ultimately did not change deep seated patterns in his relationships and how through Internal Family Systems he learnt to look after his own inner children, rather than hoping his partner could be responsible for their wellbeing.  Amitayus brings a rich discussion about Self and Self-Energy to this episode that I am sure listeners will delight in. About Amitayus: https://www.b-inghuman.com/about IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au/ IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com/ Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/ Ella: https://ellashannon.com

A 15min meditation to connect and hear from different parts, using a visualisation of parts around a campfire of Self Energy, based on the principles of Internal Family Systems model of therapy created by Richard Schwartz. More info:  IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au/ IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com/ Ella: https://ellashannon.com/ Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/  

Dean Hilton joins us this episode, sharing about the deep integration of 'being parts and Self' in his life, and patterns of ruminating / looping thought and how he has worked with this through Internal Family Systems . He is an IFS therapist from Melbourne, who has spent his life integrating the healing meditation and body practises of Eastern traditions with evidence-based modalities to provide a holistic approach to healing. Learn more: Dean: https://www.deanhilton.com.au/ IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au/ More about IFS Internationally: https://ifs-institute.com/ Adriana: https://www.instagram.com/adriana_draws_therapy Ella: https://ellashannon.com/