We like to talk about Addiction on the podcast! 

I'm excited to talk to Mary Kruger (again!) and Cece Skyes who wrote a Chapter in the Altogether Us book entitled, "IFS and Addiction: Compassion for the Addictive Process."

We talk about:

• Alternatives to a manager led (client's or family or therapist's) "Plan"
• Working with your own parts (helper, rescue, fixer, advice giving) when working (or living) with others who have 'Extreme Firefighters'
• "Exiling firefighters is not working"- What if we welcomed their advice and wisdom?
• Bridges 
  • how IFS can Bridge the polarization between the addiction world and the psychological world
  • creating them between ALL parts involved in the addictive process
  • bringing curiosity to the systematic interactions of the parts

Enjoy!

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Find out more about Cece Skyes and her book:

Cece Sykes LCSW

Internal Family Systems Therapy for Addictions: Trauma-Informed, Compassion-Based Interventions for Substance Use, Eating, Gambling and More: Sykes, Cece, Sweezy, Martha, Schwartz, Richard C.: 9781683736028: Amazon.com: Books

Find out more about Mary Kruger here: Home Page (mpkruger.com)

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Purchase "Altogether Us" here:  Altogether Us: Integrating the IFS Model with Key Modalities, Communities, and Trends: Riemersma, Jenna, Schwartz, Dr. Richard: 9781734958423: Amazon.com: Books

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Tammy is grateful for Jack Reardon who created new music. Jack is a graduate of Derek Scott’s IFS Stepping Stones Program. You can follow Jack on Instagram at bonzemusic.