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Richard Schwartz

Richard Schwartz

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Psychotherapist who developed Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy.

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IFS frees parts from extreme roles, earns their trust in the Self, and harmonises them

Our label. 4 claims in Richard Schwartz's own words.

The first goal of IFS is to help parts out of the extreme roles they were forced into so they return to their naturally valuable states.

  1. Richard Schwartz Psychotherapist who developed Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy help the parts out of the extreme roles they've been forced into, help them transform into their naturally valuable states TT161 - No Bad Parts and the Self in Healing with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems (Transforming Trauma)podcasts.apple.com · 7 May 2025 · 9:35 into the audioAll korrents from this episode
    Their wordshelp the parts out of the extreme roles they've been forced into, help them transform into their naturally valuable states

    Where this was said

    Said 9:35 into the audio

    ↗TT161 - No Bad Parts and the Self in Healing with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems (Transforming Trauma)podcasts.apple.com

    7 May 2025 · audio · 48m · spoken · machine transcript

The second goal is for all the parts to come to trust the Self as a leader.

  1. Richard Schwartz Psychotherapist who developed Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy which is to have all the parts come to trust self as a leader TT161 - No Bad Parts and the Self in Healing with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems (Transforming Trauma)podcasts.apple.com · 7 May 2025 · 9:51 into the audioAll korrents from this episode
    Their wordswhich is to have all the parts come to trust self as a leader

    Where this was said

    Said 9:51 into the audio

    ↗TT161 - No Bad Parts and the Self in Healing with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems (Transforming Trauma)podcasts.apple.com

    7 May 2025 · audio · 48m · spoken · machine transcript

The third goal is for the parts to harmonize with each other, not disappear.

  1. Richard Schwartz Psychotherapist who developed Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy the third goal is to have the parts harmonize with each other TT161 - No Bad Parts and the Self in Healing with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems (Transforming Trauma)podcasts.apple.com · 7 May 2025 · 11:20 into the audioAll korrents from this episode
    Their wordsthe third goal is to have the parts harmonize with each other

    Where this was said

    Said 11:20 into the audio

    ↗TT161 - No Bad Parts and the Self in Healing with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems (Transforming Trauma)podcasts.apple.com

    7 May 2025 · audio · 48m · spoken · machine transcript

The Self has to earn the parts' trust through apology and a healing experience.

  1. Richard Schwartz Psychotherapist who developed Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy we have to have a kind of apology and a healing experience where self has to earn their trust TT161 - No Bad Parts and the Self in Healing with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems (Transforming Trauma)podcasts.apple.com · 7 May 2025 · 11:15 into the audioAll korrents from this episode
    Their wordswe have to have a kind of apology and a healing experience where self has to earn their trust

    Where this was said

    Said 11:15 into the audio

    ↗TT161 - No Bad Parts and the Self in Healing with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems (Transforming Trauma)podcasts.apple.com

    7 May 2025 · audio · 48m · spoken · machine transcript

Protectors come first: permission before going to the exiles

Our label. 2 claims in Richard Schwartz's own words.

Therapy starts with the protectors, asking their permission before going to the stuck parts.

  1. Richard Schwartz Psychotherapist who developed Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy to get permission to go to the parts that are stuck back there and get them out and unburden them TT161 - No Bad Parts and the Self in Healing with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems (Transforming Trauma)podcasts.apple.com · 7 May 2025 · 5:16 into the audioAll korrents from this episode
    Their wordsto get permission to go to the parts that are stuck back there and get them out and unburden them

    Where this was said

    Said 5:16 into the audio

    ↗TT161 - No Bad Parts and the Self in Healing with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems (Transforming Trauma)podcasts.apple.com

    7 May 2025 · audio · 48m · spoken · machine transcript

The biggest mistake in IFS is going to the exiles without the protectors' permission.

  1. Richard Schwartz Psychotherapist who developed Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy going to exiles, what I call exiles, without permission from the protectors and creating this big backlash from protectors TT161 - No Bad Parts and the Self in Healing with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems (Transforming Trauma)podcasts.apple.com · 7 May 2025 · 18:43 into the audioAll korrents from this episode
    Their wordsgoing to exiles, what I call exiles, without permission from the protectors and creating this big backlash from protectors

    Where this was said

    Said 18:43 into the audio

    ↗TT161 - No Bad Parts and the Self in Healing with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems (Transforming Trauma)podcasts.apple.com

    7 May 2025 · audio · 48m · spoken · machine transcript

Healing brings more Self into relationships and changes who we choose

Our label. 2 claims in Richard Schwartz's own words.

People often partner with someone who resembles the person who first hurt them.

  1. Richard Schwartz Psychotherapist who developed Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy we'll often hook up with somebody who resembles our original Perpetrator, for lack of a better word TT161 - No Bad Parts and the Self in Healing with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems (Transforming Trauma)podcasts.apple.com · 7 May 2025 · 15:16 into the audioAll korrents from this episode
    Their wordswe'll often hook up with somebody who resembles our original Perpetrator, for lack of a better word

    Where this was said

    Said 15:16 into the audio

    ↗TT161 - No Bad Parts and the Self in Healing with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems (Transforming Trauma)podcasts.apple.com

    7 May 2025 · audio · 48m · spoken · machine transcript

As people heal they bring more Self into relationships and stop putting up with what they used to.

  1. Richard Schwartz Psychotherapist who developed Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy they start to have more self in their relationships. They're not gonna put up with that in the same way TT161 - No Bad Parts and the Self in Healing with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems (Transforming Trauma)podcasts.apple.com · 7 May 2025 · 13:47 into the audioAll korrents from this episode
    Their wordsthey start to have more self in their relationships. They're not gonna put up with that in the same way

    Where this was said

    Said 13:47 into the audio

    ↗TT161 - No Bad Parts and the Self in Healing with Dr. Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems (Transforming Trauma)podcasts.apple.com

    7 May 2025 · audio · 48m · spoken · machine transcript