So have you ever felt like you've got these different personalities living in your head, constantly

disagreeing and leaving you confused or paralyzed even? Like one part wants to take that leap,

while another wants to cling to safety. We'll get ready to make peace with yourself because

this fascinating conversation is going to explore an incredibly powerful approach to understanding

and reconciling these different parts within us.

I'm talking about internal family systems, or IFS, for short, kind of like the hot thing

on the block of processing what goes on inside you these days.

And my guest today, Shankari, is one of the most experienced and passionate guides to this transformative modality.

With over 15 years immersed in the rich healing landscape of California's legendary Esselin Institute

and decades of practice and client work, she has intricately woven together traditions like Gestalt

therapy, somatic, shamanism, and more into her IFS practice. And by relating

to our inner voices, be they anger, fear, or even our innermost dreams with compassion and curiosity,

IFS reveals, we're not fragmented beings at odds with ourselves. We're whole with an essential self

that can harmonize our parts. And Chakuri shares amazingly practical techniques to stop battling unhelpful habits

and befriend our most challenging emotional patterns.

But IFS also is more than self-help.

It is a spiritual practice rooted in cutting-edge neuroscience about how we can literally

rewire neural pathways.

So Shankari reveals the almost magical

process of quote, unburdening core beliefs often forged in childhood traumas. It's kind of

mind-blowing stuff that gave me a visceral felt sense of reclaiming my wholeness. So whether you

struggle with outdated coping mechanism, self-doubt, or just feeling disconnected from your

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