Dick Schwartz Full Keynote, 2017 Annual Next Practice Institute

“Working with Different Parts of Ourselves” is a keynote from Dick Schwartz recorded June 2017 at the Annual Gathering of the Next Practice Institute sponsored by Mobius Executive Leadership. In this talk, Dick introduces the key ideas behind the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model he created over twenty years ago. IFS gave us a radical new way to understand “the self,” shedding light on the way different parts of ourselves serve different functions. Seemingly illogical behavior can be explained once we understand the role of the inner critic or our “firefighters” and “exiles.” It’s time to take IFS out of the therapy office and into corporate culture. For more about Next Practice Institute (NPI) visit www.mobiusleadership.com . NPI has been established to codify the disciplines of transformational leadership, spread thought leadership in its interrelated fields of study, and professionally develop a generation of facilitators, coaches, mediators, consultants and team interventionists deeply skilled in the arts of transformational change.

[@papabear2515]

This man’s work has truly changed my life. I am forever grateful. And can there be a more sensitive, brilliant and humble human being? Thank you for beyond words!

[@QuinnPrice]

As an Executive Coach, I occasionally get a client who will venture into parts framed as integrating the shadow self or parts. Dr. Schwartz is one of my hero's. IFS works.

[@annegallagher8284]

I listened to my Protector/Critic. Your understanding of me is amazing.Thank you so very much. You're brilliant.

[@JBa-xr1kw]

Amazing man, amazing mind.!! I thank God for you Dr. Schawrtz ! I am so grateful for your work ! Knowing what IFS is already is, then finding this video, I was having a rough morning, called in sick, searched unblending and your video popped up.!! I too am systemmatic and followed your every word and how you presented...I just want to say, in all my sincerities ..., Thank you, thank you.... from the "top" of my heart..♥ :-)

[@fightington]

Very humble given the brilliance and power of this work

[@Schwabian]

Thank you, you’re an inspiration to therapists who work on the inner life and many of my clients have benefited from your work. Thank you Richard

[@bellakrinkle9381]

Listening to this sent off a 10 alarm fire signal to me! I feel relieved that now I can begin to bring together all of the missing pieces of my shattered life! Thank you, Dr. Schwartz; you are absolutely brilliant.

[@melonsoda123]

Wow. Excellent presentation.

[@mores5780]

Brilliant man, kind and honorable, but he lowers himself making digs against Trump. Please stop Richard, it takes away from your work.

[@sandrakj6343]

Thank you for creating, presenting and sharing this compassionate and courageous concept l in your special captivating, catchy and committed way

[@bobak5126]

09:45 what if the answer is a negative? I struggle with hypertension spikes. I'd have normal readings for weeks and then, seemingly out of the blue, I'd get anxiety and panic about my blood pressure going up. And, voila, blood pressure is very high now. This is so frustrating. I feel like the part of me purposely gives me a reason to feel like crap. It's as if I don't deserve happiness. Although, to be frank, even if I did not have these blood pressure fluctuations, I'd find something else to worry about. How do I figure out what part of me loves to worry?

[@curtisgrindahl446]

Inspiring!

[@MandEggsGuy]

Amazing!

[@kimlec3592]

Curiosity is the antidote to coercion.

[@georgettamyers7686]

how do we connect with our parts

[@YECHIFY]

A very humble and great man.

[@Dischordian]

34:10 fundamental framework and rationale and possible pointer to reasons why speaking therapies can be re-traumatising.

[@amandaserena2007]

Dick Schwartz at 3:15

[@misssayed9211]

😂

[@KochADV]

he is a good guy.. but hes gotta stop talking about Trump all the time..

[@GnosisMan50]

The Gestalt empty chair technique is actually Voice Therapy. In Robert Firestone's book, "The Fantasy Bond: Structure of Psychological Defenses" he says *"In voice therapy patients learn to verbalize their ongoing internal dialogue with their voice, to expose their self-attacks, and eventually to separate their negative attitudes toward themselves and others from a more objective, nonjudgmental view. They learn to distinguish the negative defensive attitudes, incorporated from the family, from their real point of view. In learning to answer these internal criticisms and accusations with realistic appraisals of themselves, they improve their reality testing and attain mastery over the voice and its influence"* Aside from the above, and while I believe Dr. Schwartz's discovery has legitimacy, it would be quite revealing if he had provided video recordings of, say, six of his patients, so we could see how his psychotherapeutic approach works.

[@perpetuallymercurial1422]

There are a ton of example sessions you can find if you search for interviews of Richard Schwartz about IFS. I'd share links but YT tends to flag or delete them as spam.

[@minarosered6699]

No matter how helpful this is, I would not go to this workshop with armless chairs and no table to lean on. My back would be barking.

[@cshowell12345]

Curious which one of your parts came up when you wrote this.

[@annaalcyone6469]

@@cshowell12345😂

[@vahishta09]

How you communicate in conceptual context with 8 months infant being terrorized from 0 months ? communication seems to be core part of therapy .

[@wendykendall5017]

vahishta09 By the carers being in Self as much as possible with the infant.

[@TheAbergel]

It is quite complex. You only really get to learn this in IF training courses. It does really work though even with preverbal parts. This has been one of the big revelations of IFS for me. Non dominant writing is also a way to do this.

[@earthpearl3790]

I think you could benefit from working with someone trained in Pre and Perinatal psychology. Maybe talk to Myrna Martin LPC. She lives in Canada and has connections in the states. She could teach you things like the Good Mother Messages. You don’t have to leave that part of you behind! 💮

[@icietailleurs5203]

41:13 exemple of the ifs work

[@georgettamyers7686]

how s you recognize who is the protectors

[@georgettamyers7686]

how do I heal my parts

[@icietailleurs5203]

❤

[@nancymarco8476]

Thank you this was really good, but I have to say it seems Trump lives in your head!

[@user-yo7fk4vl2g]

They say there are no bad parts, but they become critical when it comes to parts of President Trump.

[@adove5843]

Sounds to me like you were possibly responding from a part? I heard the comment and it sounded like a description of 'firefighting activity' to me, not necessarily a criticism of it.

[@aresrin]

I believe their intention was to be critical of the harmful coping strategies the parts have been forced to adopt as a response to bad circumstances, not the parts themselves. No one is truly at fault. Our parts act out of desperation and ignorance, our Self doesn't know the parts need help, and our society mostly doesn't know that parts exist or how to heal them. The core problem is simply a lack of knowledge at all levels, which we thankfully, finally, have the resources to start addressing.

[@jeffkoe310]

Though it is tempting, we as professionals should not diagnose and propose treatment for anyone we have not assessed clinically.

[@belindaintexas8789]

If you are referring to Schwartz's Trump comment, I could not agree more....

[@jeffkoe310]

@@belindaintexas8789 yep. Not professional and responsible behavior, imo.

[@Andrew-yw6kt]

@@alegriart you hate Trump too? If shwartzy had implied the same about the fallen mesiah obama would you have responded differently? Me thinks you would have.

[@nevalans9524]

Yup, because Donnie is such a mistery.

[@nevalans9524]

Jesus Crhrist Americans🙈🙈🙈Everything is about politics with you.