Schwartz and Sweezy, “Individuals as Systems” (2020)
The second chapter from the second edition of Richard Schwartz and Martha Sweezy’s Internal Family Systems textbook, which gives an overview of the fundamental principles of the IFS model.
Ash Chudgar
Partsworkers of the World, Unite!
This workshop, proposed for the June 1 Parts Work Unconference, is a place to imagine new forms of community among IFS and allied practitioners.
Why the IFS Institute™ probably won’t budge
Many colleagues are hoping that, with enough persuasion, the leaders of the IFS Institute will realize the error of their hard pivot toward clinical mental healthcare. But the training I got from the IFS Institute makes me skeptical.
A role-playing game for IFS practitioners
In this private online consulting group for IFS practitioners, we’ll use the conventions of role-playing games to explore our systems and practices. (This page is just for invited participants, so please don’t share it.)
For Mary Harris: Ashvin Chudgar’s Tomato Soup Recipe
Just for Mary Harris: this recipe, never before written down, is one of my father’s “third culture” recipes. It is easy to do, cheap and warming, and nice for children and grown-ups alike.
The Joys of Being Yourselves
My inner family and I spent last Saturday afternoon hanging out with hundreds of diverse conceptual people and their human-bodied spokesbeings. The joy I felt in that community inspired today’s newsletter: fun with grammar, including 3 easy ways you can give plural pronouns a try.
About meeting in person
Thank you for coming to visit! Here’s everything you might need to know about working with me in person.