In this episode, Bill and Marty talk through Marty’s conflict about wanting his writing to be read while not wanting to promote it, including anger and guilt triggered by manipulative publishing pitches that ask for money. Using Internal Family Systems, Bill helps Marty identify a tender, younger part carrying pain and beliefs like “I’m worthless,” along with a stoic protector focused on survival and not appearing weak. Marty connects with the younger part with compassion, the protector relaxes, and they end by reframing the path forward as finding a way to share his work that aligns with his message about relationship and connection.

Chapters:

00:00 Live IFS Coaching Preview: Exiles, Protectors & a New Beginning

01:38 Meet Dr. Martin Kettelhut: Executive Coaching, Structure & Love

03:34 Today’s Session Goal: Getting Marty’s Writing Read

06:01 The Inner Tug-of-War: Purpose vs. Promotion (and the 19th-Century Dream)

11:23 What Difference Will the Writing Make? A World Built on Relationships

16:37 Finding an Aligned Path to Be Discovered (Without Selling Out)

20:36 “Oh Brother…”: The Daunted Part, Past Disappointments & Pain

24:05 Creating Safety to Meet the Part: Vulnerability, Deflation & 10% Feeling

27:09 Welcoming the Protector: Creating Safety Before Going Deeper

29:57 What Triggered the Shutdown? Fear, Tenderness, and the Stoic Strategy

32:53 “Be a Man”: Survival Beliefs, Rejection Wounds, and Early Roots

35:29 The Unseen Child: Longing to Be Valued (Train Set Memory)

36:28 Firefighters & Coping: When Relaxation Becomes a Counter-Strategy

41:04 Meeting the Exile: Worthlessness, Existential Ache, and the Hidden Little Boy

44:24 Reparenting in Real Time: Holding the Child, Updating the Protector

47:46 Time-Travel Reframe: Stop Letting the 10-Year-Old Market the Book

50:11 Integration & Next Steps: Bringing Parts to the Present and Finding an Aligned Path

54:43 Closing Reflections: Tenderness, Relationship, and Ending the Session

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• Marty’s new book, ‘Leadership as Relation’ - https://amzn.to/3KKkCZO
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