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What if prisons could be healing spaces? Listen to IFS founder, Dick Schwartz on the Compassion in Action Podcast as they discuss bringing IFS to the US prison system https://hubs.ly/Q02ZcZSg0

Inevitably, our partner hurts our exiles, which triggers our protectors to start one of their three projects: changing our partner, changing ourselves, or giving up. Learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q02ZgB0h0 Purchase Books: https://hubs.ly/Q02ZgzNz0 #internalfamilysystems

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My experience is that when couples can communicate Self-to-Self, creative solutions often come to them that had been unavailable when their parts were locking horns. Learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q02XVqgg0 Purchase Books: https://hubs.ly/Q02XVpQl0 #internalfamilysystems

IFS Institute honors all who served. On this U.S. Veterans Day, we pause to recognize and express our deepest gratitude to all veterans and active service members worldwide. Your dedication, courage, and sacrifice inspire us. Today, we reflect on the powerful impact of your service in fostering peace and protecting communities worldwide. Thank you for your service.

Simply disclosing to each other what we learn from our parts goes a long way toward defusing our battles. Learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q02XwFjC0 Purchase Books: https://hubs.ly/Q02XwDh60 #internalfamilysystems

This U.S. election was a momentous event in the history of this country and perhaps the world. Regardless of which side you were on, I hope we can agree that the world desperately needs more Self-leadership right now. We are facing so many polarizations and parts-driven people on both sides exacerbating problems and preventing more Self-led solutions. This dynamic is not dissimilar to the state of many of our clients’ internal systems when we first encounter them. My intuition is to use the election as a call to action to bring more Self-leadership to the world. Each of us in the IFS community is already doing this in our offices, workshops, retreats, and our own inner systems, but it’s time for more collaboration and coordination of our efforts. It’s time for more healing at the level of the collective. And, along those lines, it’s time for me to ask more directly for your help in this direction. I’m not yet sure exactly what that will look like, but I will be working with various people in our community and beyond in the coming days to try to envision some kind of coordinated effort. In the meantime, I encourage you to do what I’m doing which is to go to the parts that are triggered, reminding them that I’m there for them, and see if any are stuck in the past with these feelings. Some of mine are just upset and need my presence and aren’t burdened, but I found some that are, and this event has been helpful in finding them and being with them. Helping my parts this way allows me to access more calm, courage, and clarity which will be needed in the months to come. A Merchant of Hope, Dick

Learning about our own parts, listening to them, and learning that others have parts allows us to find genuine compassion and calm within. Learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q02WNRg50 Purchase Books: https://hubs.ly/Q02WNSdx0 #internalfamilysystems

[Closing Tomorrow] Learn IFS Techniques for Trauma in St. Charles, Illinois Registration for An IFS Perspective: Examining Trauma Through a Diverse Lens will close tomorrow. Don’t miss this opportunity to join us in person from November 12-14 at the scenic Q Center in St. Charles, Illinois, where we’ll explore the transformative power of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model. Register today at https://hubs.ly/Q02WnDRB0.

Will you attend? Join Us for the in-person 2024 Trauma Summit on November 12-14 in St. Charles, Illinois! Register at https://hubs.ly/Q02T5PSV0. Workshop Spotlight: An Overview of IFS & Trauma with Dick Schwartz Join Dr. Richard Schwartz for a three-hour workshop focused on applying Internal Family Systems (IFS) principles in trauma therapy. Designed for those familiar with IFS, the session will begin with a review of core concepts, emphasizing the roles of Exiles, Managers, and Firefighters, and their relationship to trauma. Participants will engage in exercises to deepen their understanding of these dynamics.