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Narrated by:
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Wollman Craig
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Katherine Allee
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Emily Pike Stewart
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Brock D. Vickers
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A highly accessible introduction to a therapeutic approach that brings our inner “parts” into harmony and allows our core Self to lead
We’re all familiar with self-talk, self-doubt, self-judgment—yet most of us still view ourselves as if we have one uniform mind. Dr. Richard Schwartz’s breakthrough was recognizing that we each contain an “internal family” of distinct parts—and that treating these parts with curiosity, respect, and empathy vastly expands our capacity to heal.
Over the past two decades, Internal Family Systems (IFS) has transformed the practice of psychotherapy. With Introduction to Internal Family Systems, the creator of IFS presents the ideal layperson’s guide for understanding this empowering, effective, and non-pathologizing approach to self-discovery and healing. Here, Dr. Schwartz shares evidence, case studies, and self-care tools to help you:
• Shift from the limiting “mono-mind” paradigm into an appreciation of your marvelous, multidimensional nature
• Unburden your wounded parts from extreme beliefs, emotions, and addictions
• Demystify the most commonly misunderstood parts—the Exiles, Managers, and Firefighters
• Transform your most challenging parts from inner obstacles to invaluable allies
• Embrace the existence of innate human goodness—in yourself and others
• Connect with the true Self that is greater than the sum of your parts
“The most wonderful discovery I have made is that as you do this work, you release, or liberate, what I call your Self or your True Self—the calm, compassionate essence of who you are,” says Dr. Schwartz. “When the Self becomes the leading intelligence in our lives, we create more harmony—both within ourselves and in our external lives.” For therapists, their clients, and anyone interested in understanding and healing themselves, here is an essential guide to a revolutionary approach to self-realization, mental wellness, and transformation.
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Critic reviews
“Rich in illuminating case examples and written with elegant simplicity and wit, this book is an ideal introduction for the general public to Richard Schwartz’s groundbreaking IFS therapy—a unique way of getting to know, befriend, and learn to lead all parts of ourselves.” —Gabor Maté, MD, author of The Myth of Normal
“Introduction to Internal Family Systems lays the foundation for how to learn to love even the most difficult parts of yourself, which opens you to a revolutionary kind of love for others in need of more self-compassion at a time when our world is in desperate need of more kindness.” —Lissa Rankin, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Mind Over Medicine and Sacred Medicine
“Internal Family Systems has helped me in my healing process and opened me up to vast modalities of healing.” —Jonathan Van Ness, Emmy®-nominated television personality, comedian, New York Times bestselling author, podcaster, hairstylist, and hair-care innovator
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Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Awareness, Breath, Resonance, Movement, and Touch in Practice
- By: Susan McConnell, Richard Schwartz PhD - foreword
- Narrated by: Julie Slater
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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Discover the innovative intersection of somatic therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS), featuring 5 core practices to transform modern therapeutic approaches. Enhance your clinical practice and patient outcomes by skillfully uniting body and mind through an evidence-based therapeutic modality—endorsed by leaders in the field, including Richard Schwartz.
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Fantastic book!
- By BDM on 03-27-22
By: Susan McConnell, and others
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Transcending Trauma
- Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems Therapy
- By: Frank G. Anderson
- Narrated by: Brian Arens
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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Hope and light are on the horizon to help clients overcome the challenges of healing and releasing the pain of relational trauma. The highly acclaimed Transcending Trauma explores a unique, compassionate, and evidence-based approach to resolving complex and dissociative trauma. In this transformative audiobook, Frank Anderson, MD, masterfully details an IFS path to therapy that allows clients to access their inherent capacity for healing — called self-energy — while also helping them welcome, as opposed to manage, the extreme emotions frequently associated with trauma.
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Highly Recommend
- By Summer Peterson on 02-28-22
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Listening When Parts Speak
- A Practical Guide to Healing with Internal Family Systems Therapy and Ancestor Wisdom
- By: Tamala Floyd LCSW
- Narrated by: Tamala Floyd LCSW
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
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The Internal Family Systems (IFS) model of psychotherapy is acclaimed for its power to help us recognize and integrate disparate parts of ourselves—a revolutionary course of treatment that can yield extraordinary results. But not all the work of IFS takes place in the confines of traditional therapy sessions. In this thoughtful and compassionate guide, Tamala Floyd, LCSW, gives listeners the resources to expand their "parts work" beyond the therapist's office and into daily life—where the real healing happens.
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To the point
- By Anonymous User on 09-30-24
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Workbook: No Bad Parts
- (Richard Schwartz) (Healing Books, Book 1)
- By: Liam Daniels, Alice Moore
- Narrated by: Graham Lincoln
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
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Richard C. Schwartz's No Bad Parts articulately breaks down the Internal Family Systems Model, providing you with in-depth knowledge of the different parts that make us who we are, how these parts respond to life events and traumas, and how you can reduce their impact on your life to foster inner harmony and well-being. You may have read his work and want a refresher, or you may be completely new to the practice of IFS. Whichever side of the coin you fall on, this workbook can transform your life.
By: Liam Daniels, and others
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Self-Therapy, 2nd Edition
- By: Jay Earley
- Narrated by: David Baird
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
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A step-by-step guide to creating wholeness and healing your inner child using IFS, a new, cutting-edge psychotherapy. Understand your psyche in a clear and comprehensive way, and resolve deep-seated emotional issues. Self-Therapy makes the power of a cutting-edge psychotherapy approach accessible to everyone. Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) has been spreading rapidly across the country over the past decade. It is incredibly effective on a wide variety of life issues, such as self-esteem, procrastination, depression, and relationship issues.
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An exceptional, transformatioal work.
- By toni on 01-01-17
By: Jay Earley
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Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors
- Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation
- By: Janina Fisher
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
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Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors integrates a neurobiologically informed understanding of trauma, dissociation, and attachment with a practical approach to treatment, all communicated in straightforward language accessible to both client and therapist. Listeners will be exposed to a model that emphasizes "resolution" - a transformation in the relationship to one's self, replacing shame, self-loathing, and assumptions of guilt with compassionate acceptance.
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great book. brings together IFS & sensorimotor.
- By michael mailloux on 09-24-19
By: Janina Fisher
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Internal Family Systems Couple Therapy Skills Manual
- Healing Relationships with Intimacy from the Inside Out
- By: Toni Herbine-Blank, Martha Sweezy
- Narrated by: Camille Mazant
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
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IFS Couple Therapy Skills Manual presents clinicians with a powerful, non-pathologizing approach to helping couples better understand themselves, their differences, and the underlying reasons for their suffering.
By: Toni Herbine-Blank, and others
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Internal Family Systems Therapy for Addictions
- Trauma-Informed, Compassion-Based Interventions for Substance Use, Eating, Gambling and More
- By: Cece Sykes, Martha Sweezy, Richard C. Schwartz
- Narrated by: Kathleen Godwin
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
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In this audio manual, therapists will learn to access their core, compassionate Self and collaborate with clients in befriending protective parts who engage in addictive processes; healing the vulnerable, wounded parts they protect; and restoring balance to their system
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Loved it!
- By Tarot Aficionado on 01-04-25
By: Cece Sykes, and others
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The Healing Trauma Summit: Volume 1
- Transform Trauma with Advances in Neuroscience, Spiritual Psychology, and Embodied Approaches to Healing
- By: Peter A Levine PhD, Judith Blackstone PhD, Zainab Salbi, and others
- Narrated by: Peter A Levine PhD, Judith Blackstone PhD, Zainab Salbi, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
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The path through trauma is one of the most difficult anyone can tread. With The Healing Trauma Summit, you’ll find that you don’t have to do so alone. Featuring some of the most prominent voices in the field, this audio collection will give you resources and options for the journey out of trauma and toward peace.
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Rich and insightful somatic wisdom
- By Elan Sun Star on 06-11-19
By: Peter A Levine PhD, and others
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IFS for Beginners
- Internal Family Systems Therapy: The Complete Self-Healing Guide to Understanding Your Inner Parts, Overcoming Trauma & Finding Emotional Freedom, an Introduction for Beginners
- By: Fred Belrose
- Narrated by: Jamison Ludwick
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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Discover the transformative power of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy with this compassionate and practical guide designed for beginners. This book introduces you to the concept of your “inner parts” and shows how to build a harmonious relationship with every part of yourself. Through step-by-step explanations, relatable examples, and actionable exercises, you’ll learn how to identify and work with protectors, connect safely with vulnerable exiles, and access your Self—the calm, compassionate leader within.
By: Fred Belrose
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The Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy Workbook
- Embodied Healing Practices to Transform Trauma: For Therapists, Students, Clients, and Groups
- By: Susan McConnell
- Narrated by: Julie Slater
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
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The companion workbook to Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy—a practical guide to the 5 pillars of embodied IFS for trauma therapists, Somatic Experiencing™ practitioners, and mental health healers.
By: Susan McConnell
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An Internal Family Systems Guide to Recovery from Eating Disorders
- Healing Part by Part
- By: Amy Yandel Grabowski
- Narrated by: Natasha Soudek
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
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An Internal Family Systems Guide to Recovery from Eating Disorders: Healing Part by Part addresses the necessity of healing the eating disorder sufferer's three groups of inner "Parts": the Mentors, the Advocates, and the Kids. In order to reconnect to their sense of Self and to achieve an inner balance necessary for recovery, the listener learns to address the unique needs of each of their "Parts." This book combines examples from the author's client cases and her own recovery with a step-by-step framework for identifying and healing the listeners' Parts using the IFS model.
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Disappointing presentation
- By monica on 01-14-24
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Internal Family Systems Therapy with Children (1st Edition)
- By: Lisa Spiegel
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
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Internal Family Systems Therapy with Children details the application of IFS in child psychotherapy. The weaving together of theory, step-by-step instruction, and case material gives child therapists a clear roadmap for understanding and utilizing the healing power of this modality.
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Great intro to IFS, not just for children!
- By LP on 10-29-24
By: Lisa Spiegel
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- OWall
- 11-08-24
An amazing intro
Very basic intro but it was also easy to digest. Great place to start or end depends on how far you want to go
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- JCM
- 11-08-23
Life changing
Wonderful intro into IFS for someone who is brand new to the theory and concepts. Recommend. Also, high quality recording and good narrator.
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- Maw Bear
- 09-13-23
My journey to healing
This was recommended by a coworker and I am so thankful. This is my journey to a balanced life.
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- Paul Simpson
- 10-25-24
unsure
It is difficult,just learning so I can properly know what it is. My daughter is involved and seemingly committed.
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- red1
- 01-20-24
understanding IFS
i Loved it. it was extremely helpful for my journey!! very grateful for this work.
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- Sarah B
- 01-20-24
Beautiful
A beautiful path through some troubled waters, thank you. Great place to start my healing journey.
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- L. Jarrell
- 07-04-23
A great IFS read
This is a well-written book that provides a very thorough introduction to IFS. I read this as I was reading No Bad Parts and I thought the two books worked well together.
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- anewbeginning
- 01-09-25
Easy to understand
First introduction to IFS. Easy to understand and visualize the application of parts. Looking forward to signing up for a course.
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- Becky
- 05-22-23
Clear, simple introduction to IFS
Dr. Richard Schwartz does a fantastic job in clearly and simple explaining IFS. I highly recommend it without reservation.
From a grateful learner,
Rivka Edery
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- Ryan
- 04-04-23
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This is a great summary and introduction of the revolutionary IFS therapy. Recommended reading if you like psychology or are looking for ways to mitigate suffering
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