Patricia Rich

Self-Led in Bed: An IFS and Sexuality Podcast

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Self-Led in Bed: An IFS and Sexuality Podcast offers curious people a space to learn more about their fascinating internal sexual landscapes and to discover their authentic sexual Self, a resource we all have within which can lead and enrich our sexual lives. We will do this through the lens of Self-Led Sexuality, an integrative approach developed by your host which is rooted in Internal Family Systems (IFS). You will be educated, entertained, and invited to get to know the diverse parts of yourself who have roles in the unfolding of your unique sexual story.

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Patricia Rich

Episodes

7: Shame and Guilt in the Sexual System, with Martha Sweezy 17.04.2025 1:23:17

”Either there's a part who is doing some shaming, either internally or externally, or there's a part who is feeling shameful. And those are two different positions to be in.” Martha Sweezey Content Advisory: This episode explores sensitive topics related to sexuality including sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised. It’s hard to feel Self-Led in Bed when we are flooded with shame an...

6: What does it mean to be Self-Led, with Seth Kopald 03.04.2025 1:03:48

“ Being Self-led means our parts give just enough room that [there is] enough room for me, enough room for you. So often times when I ask my parts to give me a little space, I say, Can you give me just enough space so I'm here too? ” - Seth Kopald Content Advisory: This episode explores sensitive topics related to sexuality. Listener discretion is advised. What does it really mean to be Self-...

5: OCD Parts in the Bedroom, with Melissa Mose 20.03.2025 1:08:57

“What happens in OCD systems, most of the time is that managers recruit firefighters. They're going to escalate the alarm until the firefighter fixes the potential of something or remediates what happened.” Disclaimer: This episode explores sensitive topics related to OCD and sexuality. Listener discretion is advised. This episode explores the intersection of OCD and sexuality through an IFS l...

4: From Sexual Trauma to Sexual Self Energy, with Sarah Siegel 06.03.2025 48:51

“I think connecting with your work really showed me and helped me to intuit and start to feel into [the truth] that actually pleasure is naturally here…it arises spontaneously many times when parts trust enough and are willing to allow enough space for Self Energy to embody. And that was a big shift for me.” Content Advisory: This episode explores sensitive topics related to sexual trauma and plea...

3: Body Trust, Eating and Sexuality, with Marcella Cox 20.02.2025 58:41

“ There can be really restrictive managers around food and exercise trying to control someone's body. But their firefighters might not be about food. Their firefighters actually might be around sex or spending or overworking…And when we can really work with these parts and understand the protective nature of what they're doing and really befriend them is when they can show us what they&#39...

2: Collective Legacy Burdens and Touch, with Deran Young 06.02.2025 1:07:10

“Touch deprivation is a real thing...I think that there's some sensitivity when we're not receiving those hugs and that touch. Your skin is almost craving it." Content Advisory : This episode explores topics related to sexuality, trauma, racism, and societal oppression. In today’s conversation, Deran Young, a licensed therapist, co-author of "You Are Your Best Thing," and fo...

1: Discovering the Power of IFS, with Tammy Sollenberger 23.01.2025 1:02:20

"When we can turn towards our parts with curiosity and compassion, we can begin to heal and grow." In this episode, I talked with Certified IFS Consultant, author and IFS podcaster extraordinaire, Tammy Sollenberger, about how we discovered Internal Family Systems, the transformative power of self-compassion, and how to apply IFS principles in our daily and sexual lives. Tammy shares per...