Moving Toward the Parts That Hurt Using IFS With Jenna Riemersma
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Monique Koven interviews Jenna Riemersma about Internal Family Systems and the importance of addressing wounded parts of ourselves for healing.
In this replay episode, Monique speaks with therapist and author Jenna Riemersma about Internal Family Systems, or IFS, and a compassionate way to work with the wounded parts of ourselves. Jenna explains why healing often starts by moving toward what we usually want to avoid, and how that shift can reduce shame, increase self-understanding, and create real internal change.They also discuss the difference between burdened parts and core self, how protective “wall” parts operate, and why healthy boundaries come from self rather than reactivity. Jenna shares a simple three-step practice called move toward: notice, know, and need. Jenna explains how IFS views people as fundamentally good, with a core self that remains intact even after trauma The conversation centers on the idea that parts of us are not bad, but burdened by traumatic experiences and stuck in protective roles Monique and Jenna discuss how shame, rage, numbness, addiction, and dissociation can all be understood as parts trying to help Jenna uses the sun and clouds metaphor to explain why core self can feel inaccessible when protective parts take over A practical framework is introduced: move toward, which includes…
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