IFS Conference Reflections (and Celebration of 100th episode) with Tammy Sollenberger

About this episode

Natalie Deering and Tammy Sollenberger reflect on their experiences at the 2025 IFS Conference while celebrating the podcast's 100th episode.

Fresh from the 2025 IFS Conference and in celebration of the podcast's 100th episode, I sit down with my friend and fellow IFS enthusiast, Tammy Sollenberger, for a lively and heartfelt debrief. In true synchronicity, we somehow kept signing up for the same seminars—without ever comparing notes beforehand. We talk about our parts, our paths, and maybe a touch of destiny. Tammy opens up about what it’s like to be an “IFS celebrity” (yes, we said it!) and the part of her that found it difficult to fully surrender as a participant in sessions while being so publicly known in the community. I share about my socially anxious parts and how they showed up throughout the conference, and together we explore how our systems reacted to the intensity, the beauty, and the vulnerability of being surrounded by hundreds of other parts and protectors in one big IFS field. I also share some clairvoyant messages that came through for both of us — intuitive nudges about healing, alignment, and the unexpected ways our friendship continues to unfold inside and outside the IFS community. This episode is a blend of reflection, laughter, emotional honesty, and gentle self-discovery — just what you’d…

People in this episode

Host: Natalie Deering

Guest: Tammy Sollenberger

Topics covered

• IFS Conference
• self-discovery
• vulnerability
• friendship
• intuitive nudges
• psychology
• soul

Keywords

• IFS
• conference reflections
• self-discovery
• vulnerability
• intuitive messages
• psychology
• spirituality

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