Author name: tammysollenberger

Episode: 77 On today’s episode, I chat with Steve Spitzer and Glenn Williams. Steve, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Suffolk University in Boston, has taught, researched, and written on crime, justice and social control for three decades. He is Level 2 IFS trained and has presented his use of the IFS model inside prisons at […]

Episode: 76 On today’s episode, I chat with Dr. Frank Anderson, a superstar in the IFS and Trauma world. You may know him as a lead trainer at the IFS Institute, by his PESI workshops, or as the co-author of the IFS Skills Training Manual. He is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist, and I assumed we

Episode: 75 On today’s episode I chat with Heidi Lindeman, a level 3 trained IFS therapist who is passionate about helping others transform their relationship with suicidal parts. Heidi shares her own incredible story of suffering with suicidal thoughts, obsessions, and images for years and the healing transformation she made when she began to listen

Episode: 74 Happy 2021! I thought it would be a good way to start the year by talking about IFS and the 12 steps as so. many. of. us. will make goals around changing behaviors we do not like (or PARTS of us do not like!). I’m super excited to chat with my guest Nadine

Episode: 73 On today’s episode I chat with Jay Earley, a popular IFS teacher who authored the book, “Self Therapy” and who leads ongoing IFS courses and groups. Our chat can be broken up into 3 sections- 1. His story, and similarities and differences between what he teaches and what Dick teaches. He shares his

Episode: 72 On today’s episode, I chat with Dorothea Hrossowyc and Ingrid Helander.  Ingrid and Dorothea along with Tyler Haaren, Joya Lonsdale, Julia Sullivan, and Paula Shulman led a workshop on “Healing Racism From the Inside Out, Unburdening our Parts around Race and Racism”, at the 2016 IFS Annual Conference,  and were a part of

Episode: 71 On today’s episode, I chat with Joan Ryan, an internationally recognized Enneagram expert and Leadership coach. Fortunately for our community, Joan is also Level One Trained in IFS.  I have been looking for someone to talk to me about IFS and the Enneagram and was beyond thrilled when I found Joan.  Joan is

Episode: 70 On today’s episode I talk with Jenna Riemersma, author of the book, “Altogether You: Experiencing personal and spiritual transformation with Internal Family Systems Therapy.” Jenna states, “IFS helps deliver what my faith tradition promises.”  I love the concept of the “Spiritualizing part” who uses God language but has a feeling of moving away

Episode: 69 On today’s episode I share my experiences with my own system on a tough day. You will hear from my parts who like to be dramatic and exaggerate. You will hear from the parts who respond to this with eye rolling and twitching. And, you will hear how sometimes just sitting in the

Episode: 68 On today’s episode I speak with lead trainer with the IFS Institute, Susan McConnell. Susan recently published a new book on Somatic IFS and it may be my new favorite IFS book. Here is an outline (all of the times are ‘ish’) Check in- Meditation- 11-16:00 Reconnecting Mind and Body, what disconnects us?