Martha Sweezy, Hanna Soumerai Rea, Fiona Kate Rice

System Updates: IFS Chitchat

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Martha Sweezy, Hanna Soumerai Rea, and Fiona Kate Rice bring humor, heart, and irreverence to the IFS perspective on the world. Whether you’re an Internal Family Systems pro or just parts-curious, join us for deep dives, candid insights, and chitchat that makes self-discovery a little less serious—and a lot more fun. Therapy talk with a side of banter.

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Martha Sweezy, Hanna Soumerai Rea, Fiona Kate Rice

Episodes

Why IFS? 09.05.2025 19:18

Chitchat about why we practice IFS and how we spent our weekends. Martha is at marthasweezy.com Hanna is at hannarea.com Fiona is at fionakaterice.com Buffalo Springfield "For What It's Worth" Want to hear us chitchat about something specific? Leave it in a 5 star review! System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton. Views shared in this podcast are for educational purp...

Polarizations 06.05.2025 27:39

Chitchat about parts in conflict and the importance of hanging out. Martha is at marthasweezy.com Hanna is at hannarea.com Fiona is at fionakaterice.com "Just Plain Old Larry" Alanis Morissette Ironic video But I'm a Cheerleader The Beatles ballads Want to hear us chitchat about something specific? Leave it in a 5 star review! System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newto...

External Family Systems 15.04.2025 25:32

Chitchat about couples therapy* and our dogs. *In today's episode, we use the term “couples” when discussing relationships. We’re speaking to any meaningful connection between people navigating intimacy and growth-romantic, platonic, polyamorous, chosen family, and beyond. Martha is at marthasweezy.com Hanna is at hannarea.com Fiona is at fionakaterice.com Toni Herbine-Blank's Intimacy from the In...

Self help (with a capital "S") 01.04.2025 32:20

Chitchat about burnout and the therapeutic value of brunch. Read our latest research, " A pilot study of an online group-based Internal Family Systems intervention for comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use " in Frontiers in Psychiatry. Summary and IFSI announcement available here . Martha is at marthasweezy.com Hanna is at hannarea.com Fiona is at fionakaterice.com Ambiguous Ima...

Uncertain times as catalysts for trailheads 18.03.2025 28:10

Chitchat about Severance and uncertain times as catalysts for trailheads. Martha is at marthasweezy.com Hanna is at hannarea.com Fiona is at fionakaterice.com Want to hear us chitchat about something specific? Leave it in a 5 star review! System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton. Views shared in this podcast are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute...

IFS as time travel 11.03.2025 32:40

Chitchat about David Lynch and IFS as time travel. Martha is at marthasweezy.com Hanna is at hannarea.com Fiona is at fionakaterice.com Want to hear us chitchat about something specific? Leave it in a 5 star review! System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton. Views shared in this podcast are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for mental health trea...

Part 2: How do we know if it's guilt or shame? 04.03.2025 21:29

Chitchat about whether it's guilt or shame, and whether dodgeball should exist. Part 2. If you haven't bought Martha's book yet, what are you waiting for? Get it here . Martha is at marthasweezy.com Hanna is at hannarea.com Fiona is at fionakaterice.com Want to hear us chitchat about something specific? Leave it in a 5 star review! System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily...

Part 1: How do we know if it's guilt or shame? 25.02.2025 36:30

Chitchat about whether it's guilt or shame, and why it matters. Part 1. Martha's a bit of an expert on this subject, if you didn't know! Buy her book here . Martha is at marthasweezy.com Hanna is at hannarea.com Fiona is at fionakaterice.com Want to hear us chitchat about something specific? Leave it in a 5 star review! System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton. View...

What is the goal of IFS? 18.02.2025 21:44

Chitchat about stressful tv shows and the goal of IFS. Martha is at marthasweezy.com Hanna is at hannarea.com Fiona is at fionakaterice.com Want to hear us chitchat about something specific? Leave it in a 5 star review! System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton. Views shared in this podcast are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for mental health...

Is IFS just a metaphor? 18.02.2025 26:11

Chitchat about impression management parts and whether IFS is just a metaphor. Martha is at marthasweezy.com Hanna is at hannarea.com Fiona is at fionakaterice.com Want to hear us chitchat about something specific? Leave it in a 5 star review! System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton. Views shared in this podcast are for educational purposes only and are not a subs...