Ruth Culver is a Level 3 trained, & certified IFS practitioner based in Brighton UK where she works with adults and adolescents, as well as offering experiential workshops and trainings both in person and online. Her systemic interest in trauma, attachment and resilience led to the creation of "The Survive/Thrive Spiral” - an info-graphic which maps the inter-relatedness of IFS and Polyvagal Theory. Two other IFS integrations have also emerged through her work: "Drawing into Self” which is a method for doing IFS though guided intuitive drawing; and "IFS Constellations” : a method for doing IFS through the somatic group resonance process of constellations.

More about Ruth and her online courses and retreats:

https://calmheart.co.uk/workshops

IFS in Australia:

https://mindbeyond.com.au

IFS Internation:

https://ifs-institute.com

More about Adriana:

https://www.instagram.com/adriana_draws_therapy

More about Ella: https://www.facebook.com/evolutionofintimacy23

Other Resources mentioned:

Windows to Our Children By Violet Oaklander

Jenna Knapp's work in El Salvador: https://www.nuevaesperanzascholars.org

Seth Porges:

Cath Leith is a Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Trainer, Therapist and Clinical Consultant with the IFS Institute. She has recently completed the Lead Trainer Program with the IFS Institute and helps with the teaching of Level 1 trainings for IFS Australia and New Zealand.

In this episode of the Parts Party, Cath introduces us to an inner critic- a part I'm sure we can all relate to. Cath shares how this part got a powerful update and was able to transform their role to be much more of a support in her system.

More about Cath: https://www.selfspacecounselling.com/about-cath

Join Cath and Maddy's retreat for IFS therapists in Nov 2025: https://www.selfspacecounselling.com/about-3

IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au/

IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com/

Adriana: https://www.instagram.com/adriana_draws_therapy

Ella: https://ellashannon.com/

Life will always have moments that are upsetting and distressing. In these moments, parts of us get activated, and try to do their best to help us cope. They buzz with anxiety, they try to fix, they focus on others or they find ways to numb us out. This meditation might be helpful in moments where you feel blended or taken over by a part. We hope you find it supportive.

Martin Toré is the creator of IFS Buddy, an AI tool for Internal Family Systems self-therapy that gained traction overnight and now helps thousands of people worldwide, has been showcased at major healthcare conferences, and universities are reaching out to include it in their research.

Martin was previously a physiotherapist, and he talks about how working with people living with chronic pain led him to learn about trauma and the links between trauma and pain. He shares how he learnt to come from his heart when having difficult and delicate conversations with his patients. Martin said he started working with IFS through video guidance and was able to make profound healing shifts through this self work, and shares his humble gratitude that the tool he created 'IFS Buddy' is granting free access for people worldwide to work with their parts outside of a formal IFS session.

https://www.ifsbuddy.chat

hello@ifsbuddy.chat

Derek Scott's Youtube Channel that Martin mentions:

https://www.youtube.com/@IFSCA

IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au/

IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com/

Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/

Ella: https://ellashannon.com/

An Internal Family Systems Meditation to know and connect with parts, shared by Rebecca O'Calloghan.

Rebecca O'Callaghan is a Certified Internal Family Systems Therapist based in Ireland. She shares her journey of understanding herself as a system of parts; from being a child who was conflicted with knowing she was both a 'good girl' and a 'bad girl', to studying Gestalt Therapy and being particularly drawn to the chair work and working with parts through this model. Rebecca discusses flow states and her deepening experiences of Self Energy, and how intellectual parts of her have loved the framework of IFS- putting words to what is known internally.

The IFS Trojan horse meme we mentioned: https://imgflip.com/i/9z7cpd

More Information:

Rebecca: https://rebeccaocallaghan.com

IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au

IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com

Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/

Ella: https://ellashannon.com

This meditation is a lovely taster of the many beautiful meditations and experiential exercises in Laura's book 'Awakening to Love'

Laura Patryas, PhD, is a psycho-spiritual counsellor and IFS practitioner. She utilizes the latest scientific insights alongside embodied nonduality, offering a unique and universal path to healing. With over 20 years of research and personal exploration, Laura brings a deeply transformative perspective to her practice.

Dr Laura Patryas: https://www.drlaurapatryas.org/

IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au/

IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com

Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/

Ella: https://ellashannon.com/

Laura is a spiritual teacher and IFS therapist, as well as a researcher and author with a PhD in psychophysics. She first encountered IFS ten years ago—by accident—when she mistakenly signed up for what she thought was a Family Constellations workshop. Instead, it turned out to be an IFS Constellations workshop, which helped her to powerfully connect with her grieving and anxious parts.

In this episode of the Parts Party, Laura shares some gorgeous examples of Self-Led parenting, the gift of psychedelics as part of her journey of knowing Self and gifts us with an eloquent exploration of Self, parts & ego.

Awakening to Love, by Dr Laura Patryas

About Laura: https://www.drlaurapatryas.org/

IFS Australia: https://mindbeyond.com.au/

IFS Institute: https://ifs-institute.com/

Adriana: https://adriananaraicounselling.com.au/

Ella: https://ellashannon.com/