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IFS Talks

IFS Talks

By: Aníbal Henriques Tisha Shull & Alexia Rothman
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 IFS Talks is an audio series to deepen connections with the Internal Family Systems Model through conversations with lead trainers, authors, practitioners and users. In these audio interviews, we will have the opportunity to draw out aspects of IFS Lead Trainers and skilled presenters to create a user-friendly format for listeners to get to know each trainer or practitioner, their background, in and before IFS. With candid, self-led dialogue, trainers and practitioners can share their specific interests with listeners interested in deepening their inner knowledge and IFS practice. Cece Sykes, Susan McConnell, Mary Kruger, Pam Krause, Lisa Spiegel, Martha Sweezy, Art Mones, Ann Sinko, Paul Neustadt, Frank Anderson, Larry Rosenberg, Toni Herbine-Blank, and many more among the interviewees. Among the topics in theTalks: - All Erotic Parts are Welcome, with Larry Rosenberg - IFS, Trauma and Neuroscience, with Frank Anderson - From Reactive to Self Led Parenting, with Paul Neustadt - IFS as a Metamodel of Therapy, with Art Mones - The Role of Legacy Burdens on Anxiety, Depression and Shame, with Ann Sinko - Shame and Guilt as central for IFS work, with Martha Sweezy - Bringing IFS to Children and Parents, with Lisa Spiegel - IFS with Children and Adolescents, with Pam Krause - IFS on Addictions and Eating Disorders, with Mary Kruger - Embodying the Internal Family, with Susan McConnell - Bringing IFS to Extreme Parts, with Cece Sykes Hygiene & Healthy Living Spirituality
Episodes
  • Brain, Mind, and Parts through a Neuroscience Lens

    Brain, Mind, and Parts through a Neuroscience Lens
    Jul 27 2025

    Today we welcome Catia Vinnik. Catia Vinnik is a neuroscientist and science communicator who has dedicated over 20 years to understanding the brain—from sensory processing and memory to molecular mechanisms underlying complex behaviors.

    Recently, she has translated this extensive research into practical psychoeducation tools and interactive games for therapists.

    Catia graduated from medical school and earned her PhD in cognitive neuroscience in Italy, during which she discovered a novel auditory illusion.

    She founded the "Behaving Brain" project to bridge neuroscience and psychotherapy, creating accessible tools such as Brain Coping Cards that therapists can use with their clients.

    Her belief that learning should be active, shapes workshops on the neuroscience of addiction, anxiety, depression, trauma, and other therapy-related topics by using interactive educational games that clarify complex neural interactions in the client's brain and how therapy taps into these processes.

    Dr. Vinnik is trained in Internal Family Systems, a model she values highly for its insightful perspective on the human mind.
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    25 mins
  • The Q&A Session with Martha Sweezy

    The Q&A Session with Martha Sweezy
    May 22 2025

    This episode is a recording of an open Q&A session with Martha Sweezy.
    All questions were submitted by participants and focused primarily on Martha’s area of expertise: shame and guilt.
    We hope you enjoy Martha’s wisdom.
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • The Nature and Healing of Exiles, with Cece Sykes

    The Nature and Healing of Exiles, with Cece Sykes
    Apr 10 2025

    Today we are welcoming back Cece Sykes. Cece is a senior trainer at the Internal Family Systems Institute with over thirty-five years of clinical experience specializing in recovery from trauma and addiction. Her chapter on addictive processes appears in IFS: Innovations & Elaborations. She is a co-author of the book, Treating Addictive Processes with Internal Family Systems Therapy, published in 2023. Cece also developed the Heart Lessons of the Journey retreat for an on-going study of therapist narratives. She lectures and consults internationally on these and other related subjects. Cece lives and works in the Chicago area. Today, we will be speaking with her about the Nature and Healing of Exiles in IFS therapy.


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    1 hr and 21 mins
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