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We Can Do Hard Things

Abby & Amanda’s IFS Therapy Sessions with Richard Schwartz: Why We Do What We Don’t Want to Do

We Can Do Hard Things

Glennon Doyle & Audacy

Society & Culture, Relationships, Education, Self-improvement

4.841.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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296. Abby & Amanda’s IFS Therapy Sessions with Richard Schwartz: Why We Do What We Don’t Want to Do In Part 2 of our Internal Family Systems (IFS) discussion with IFS founder Richard C. Schwartz, we dive into how to recognize and hear from your own parts, how to know when you are being led by your parts instead of your true self, and Abby and Amanda each have a transformative on-air IFS therapy sessions! Discover: -The KEY to uncovering your true self; -How to apply IFS to parenting; -Abby’s revelation during her IFS session about how to finally find self-love; -The parts behind Amanda’s journey to satisfaction; and -How to have compassion AND Gratitude for your inner critic; For Part 1 of this conversation, check out: Inside an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy Session with Glennon & Richard C. Schwartz For our earlier episodes that deal with IFS, check out: Episode 170. The Most Radical Way to Heal: Internal Family Systems with Dr. Becky Kennedy; and Episode 252. Martha Beck Helps Amanda Let Go Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, is the creator of Internal Family Systems, a highly effective, evidence-based therapeutic model that depathologizes the multi-part personality. His IFS Institute offers training for professionals and the general public. He is currently on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and has published five books, including No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model. Social Media: Instagram: @internalfamilysystems To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi everybody welcome back to we can do hard things thrilled to tell you that today we are

0:17.7

back with Dr Dick Schwartz who is helping us understand ourselves for the first time in a way that we understand,

0:26.0

which is that we are a we inside.

0:28.7

We've all been trying to figure out our eye, and the reason it's been so confusing, is that we are

0:32.4

not an eye. We are a we.

0:35.0

We have all different parts inside of ourselves. We contradict ourselves because we contain

0:39.0

multitudes. And today Dick Schwartz is back to help actually Sister and Abbey in beautiful exercises talk to their parts.

0:49.0

And we're all trying to get to this self, this adult in the room that will guide and lead our lives.

0:58.9

And we all have this self.

1:00.6

We know we're living in this self or from this self when we are experiencing the

1:07.2

eight seas and the eight seas of true selfness are curiosity, calm, confidence, compassion, creativity, clarity, courage, and

1:22.0

connectedness.

1:24.1

When we don't feel those eight vibes, we know we are not bad.

1:31.1

We're just living in a part instead of from ourselves.

1:35.0

Sister, would you go through one of these things, one of these exercises?

1:40.0

I sure would.

1:41.0

Would you be willing Dick to work with sister through one of these things.

1:47.0

This is my most favorite episode we've ever recorded.

1:50.0

That's because you're over there not in the hot seat.

1:53.0

And I'm happy to go in.

1:54.3

Okay, let's do it.

1:57.2

Okay. Do you have a part you want to start with,

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