This page is a curated collection of resources to support your journey between sessions.
Whether you're new to IFS or want to go deeper, you'll find videos, articles, meditations, and podcasts that I've found valuable — both personally and in my work with clients.
Dip in at your own pace, and feel free to bring anything that resonates into our sessions together. 🧡
Start here
New to IFS? These are the clearest, most accessible entry points into the model.
Intro to IFS Therapy (18-min) - A comprehensive and accessible overview of the model by Dr. Tori Olds.
Dr. Richard Schwartz explains IFS(8-min) - A brief, warm introduction from the founder of IFS himself.
Dr. Tori Olds - Five-Part Series(Highly recommended) - Builds understanding of the model step by step. One of the clearest explanations of IFS available; worth working through at your own pace.
Going deeper
For when you're a few sessions in and want to build a richer understanding of the work.
Healing Trauma in IFS: Unblending from Exiles(20-min) - A clear and grounded look at how IFS approaches trauma through the parts. Valuable insights into the parts approach begin at 10:14, and the healing process at 15:07.
Andrew Huberman & Dr. Richard Schwartz: How to achieve inner peace and healing (2 hours 13 mins) - A long-form conversation covering the full IFS model. A practical segment around 1h 31min walks through IFS tools for self-exploration - particularly supportive for personal work between sessions.
You'll never identify all your Parts, and science says this is why (Article) - A perspective I resonate with. The section on "neuroscience explains parts" draws interesting parallels with neural networks; useful as we go through parts mapping together.
Meditations & practice
Supporting your integration and personal practice between sessions. Even a few minutes of turning inward can be valuable.
All meditations below are by Dr. Richard Schwartz on Insight Timer. Note: the Fire Drill meditation can be quite activating and I'd recommend saving that one for a session together.
IFS One Part Meditation - Guides the listener through getting to know one part at a time - bringing curiosity and compassion to it, listening to it, and holding the rest of your system in loving awareness.
IFS Heart - A meditation on the expansiveness of the heart and the parts that protect it. Invites the listener to notice and appreciate the many parts within, and the roles they each play.
Integration & parts mapping
Practical tools and examples to support your parts mapping process - useful to explore alongside or between our sessions.
Parts map & catalogue card examples - Michelle Glass offers a visual approach to tracking and getting to know your parts. Good for those who like to see how others have mapped their inner world.
How to map your parts: Becoming Whole - Thomas Crocker's accessible Medium article walking through the parts mapping process step by step.
Identifying parts through drawing - PDF worksheet. A simple, hands-on starting point for those who want to explore expressing parts visually.
Podcasts worth exploring
A mix of IFS-focused shows, wider healing explorations, and relationship deep-dives — pick what resonates with where you are right now.
The One Inside IFS - Tammy Sollenberger interviews IFS practitioners on specific topics and issues. A vast range of IFS practitioners discuss the model applied to real-life themes.
Intuitive Self: IFS + Intuition + Spirituality - Explores the intersection of IFS, intuitive wisdom, and spiritual awakening - soulful conversations with therapists, mystics, healers, and those doing deep inner work.
Going Inside IFS - John Clarke explores trauma healing through an IFS lens, with guest interviews, real-life therapy sessions, and guided meditations. Particularly good for hearing what parts work actually sounds like in practice.
Point of Relation - Not IFS-specific, but deeply resonant. Thomas Hübl is a renowned teacher and author weaving together modern psychology and contemplative wisdom. He hosts rich conversations about trauma, presence, and collective healing at the intersection of science and mysticism.
Where Should We Begin? - Not IFS-specific; an exploration of relationships and intimacy. Step into the office of iconic psychotherapist Esther Perel and listen as real people share intimate details of their personal stories — from breakups and open relationships to family and workplace conflicts. Beautifully crafted and deeply human.