The Neurobiology of Complex Trauma
Dr. Stephen Green’s PowerPoint presentation pulls together the fields of interpersonal neurobiology and complex trauma to illuminate what is happening neurologically through IFS interventions. It is the most viewed post on this site.
Exploring your Own System
Intended to make IFS accessible to people without access to a therapist, this post contains links to a video, handout and facebook page. Please consider sharing and reposting the content.
Common Responses to Trauma and Coping Strategies
Patti Levin has listed common physical and emotional reactions to trauma, as well as a list of helpful coping strategies. She has also included links to other resources.
Gender/Transgender
This post contains a link to a video by Derek offering an IFS perspective on gender and transgenderism, as well as a link to The World Professional Association for Transgender Health’s Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People and an article on “Monogenderism”
Coming Out: Intrapersonal Loss in the Acquisition of a Stigmatized Identity
Authored by Derek this piece was originally published in “Counting Our Losses: Reflecting on Change, Loss, and Transition in Everyday Life”. Darcy L. Harris, ed. Routledge: 2010.
It invites a reflection on the process of embracing a stigmatised identity by recognising how complex loss and disenfranchised grief activate specific protectors within the system.
Inner Critic
According to Jay the Inner Critic is the part of you that judges you, demeans you, and tells you who you should be. It undermines your self‑confidence and makes you feel bad about yourself.
This site contains (1) an Inner Critic questionnaire and (2) a profile program.
Dick Schwartz: Embrace Your Self-Destructive Impulses? How People Can Connect with Dark Parts of Their Psyche for Personal Change
Great Article by Dick from the December 14 2011 Psychotherapy Networker
Nathan meets his Monsters
“If your child has fears, this book is a great way to change your perspective and theirs. It can empower children and help them transform their fears.” Christina Russell, M.A., Licensed Professional Counselor and Mother
IFS and Eating Disorders
Judi Addleston has created a power-point presentation describing how eating disorders may be understood through an IFS lens.
IFS Applied To Migraine Management: Two Cases Reports
The sessions of two migraine sufferers undergoing successful IFS therapy are reported in detail. Linkages are discussed between psychological processes and the occurrence of migraine attacks. The results of the study suggest how IFS therapy may be useful in framing a new approach for understanding the dynamics of migraine headaches from an intrapsychic perspective.