July 17, 2025

Finding Chronic Pain Relief in Parts Work with Terry Baranski

54 minutes

Hosted by Rosemary Davies-Janes. Produced by J'aime Rothbard.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Compassionate Inquiry® (CI) both aim to reconnect individuals with their core Self. Learn how understanding parts' reality' roles, and feeling into the somatic flow of Self facilitates healing.

In this conversation, Terry illuminates the IFS approach, including the nature of Self, how our how parts manifest chronic pain and why addressing these internal conflicts is essential for healing. Having been trained in both CI and IFS, Terry adeptly distinguishes the two approaches' areas of convergence and divergence.

Terry also explains that our: - Core (capital "S") Self is resilient, consistently calm and present - Parts emerge developmentally, not created by trauma but significantly impacted by it - Parts operate as signals to bring our attention to unresolved past issues - Healing process involves interacting with our parts and allowing our Self to provide leadership

The stories Terry shares illustrate the somatic nature of IFS therapy, as his clients often feel a flow of energy, a felt sense of presence when connecting with their Self, which can be healing. He notes that in both IFS and CI trainees work first on healing their own wounded parts / trauma wounds

Terry Baranski, Mental Health Practitioner As a trauma-informed Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner, rather than focusing on symptoms, Terry searches for root causes. He believes self-healing is a natural function of any organism and facilitates a process of assisted self-discovery that untangles trauma dynamics, restores harmony and balances to the inner system.

His compassionate, non-judgmental, non-pathologizing approach is well-suited to effect real change, whether his clients' challenges manifest in relationships, parenting, or at work. Terry's goal is to enable a level of deep healing that allows each person to uncover their true Self, which is always present - even when hidden by maladaptive patterns.

Terry works with people all over the world, one-on-one, in couples and groups, helping them root out the behaviors, thought patterns, and diagnoses that cause problems in their lives.

The father of a wonderful 7 year-old girl, he loves walking, climbing and is a pretty serious dark chocolate truffle connoisseur.

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