System Updates: IFS Chitchat
System Updates: IFS Chitchat
Martha Sweezy, Hanna Soumerai Rea, Fiona Kate Rice
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.
Getting curious about AI
Chitchat about chatbots and astrology. Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com How People are Really Using Gen AI in 2025 Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience 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 treatment.
May 20, 2025
32 min
Why IFS?
Chitchat about why we practice IFS and how we spent our weekends. Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona 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 purposes only and are not a substitute for mental health treatment.
May 9, 2025
19 min
Polarizations
Chitchat about parts in conflict and the importance of hanging out. Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona 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 Newton. Views shared in this podcast are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for mental health treatment.
May 6, 2025
27 min
External Family Systems
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.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com Toni Herbine-Blank's Intimacy from the Inside Out© Columbo Elizabeth Holmes voice 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 treatment.
Apr 15, 2025
25 min
Self help (with a capital "S")
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.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com Ambiguous Images 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 treatment.
Apr 1, 2025
32 min
Uncertain times as catalysts for trailheads
Chitchat about Severance and uncertain times as catalysts for trailheads. Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona 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 treatment.
Mar 18, 2025
28 min
IFS as time travel
Chitchat about David Lynch and IFS as time travel. Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona 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 treatment.
Mar 11, 2025
32 min
Part 2: How do we know if it's guilt or shame?
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.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona 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 treatment.
Mar 4, 2025
21 min
Part 1: How do we know if it's guilt or shame?
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.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona 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 treatment.
Feb 25, 2025
36 min
What is the goal of IFS?
Chitchat about stressful tv shows and the goal of IFS. Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona 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 treatment.
Feb 18, 2025
21 min
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