The Best of You

Episode 108: Inside Out—Internal Family Systems, Therapy, and High-Performing Protectors with Jenna Riemersma

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Do you ever feel like you're wearing a mask, hiding how you really feel from others?

Do you find yourself in conflict with different aspects of your personality, struggling to find harmony?

In honor of the new Pixar movie, Inside Out 2, we're diving into Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy in a brand new series this week! Today's guest, Jenna Riemersma is an amazing human, an expert IFS clinician, and the bestselling author of 2 books on IFS.

Here's what we cover:

  1. What is Internal Family Systems (IFS)?
  2. The hidden cost of high-performance armor
  3. Are kids truly resilient or just coping?
  4. 3 signs of a good therapist
  5. Jenna's journey of writing her book on IFS
  6. Innovative Practices for ongoing healing

    7. Find a full transcript and list of resources from this episode here.

    Connect with Jenna at: https://jennariemersma.com/

    Get Jenna's free Insight Timer IFS meditations

    Read Altogether You and Altogether Us

    If you like this episode you'll love:

    • Episode 39: Boundaries For Your Soul: How to Navigate Your Overwhelming Thoughts & Feelings
    • Episode 40: 5 Steps to Healing Painful Emotions
    • Episode 43: How to Tame Your Inner Critic & Why All Parts Are Welcome


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