Richard Schwartz | The Hidden Reason You Can’t Heal (IFS Explained)

Richard Schwartz | The Hidden Reason You Can’t Heal (IFS Explained)

Author: Josh Trent September 2, 2025 Duration: 1:21:07

Is your drive to achieve, please, or protect coming from a wounded part of you, rather than your true Self?

Josh Trent welcomes Richard Schwartz, Creator of Internal Family Systems, to the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 767, to reveal why there are no “bad parts” within you, how trauma freezes pieces of your psyche in the past, and how to free yourself from legacy burdens passed down through generations.

In This Episode, Richard C. Schwartz Uncovers:

  • (01:10) What Is Parts Work?
  • (07:45) The Difference Between Your Part and Your Self
  • (13:40) Parts Work Isn't Inner Child Work
  • (17:20) Passive Vs. Active Parts Work
  • (22:10) There Are No Bad Parts
  • (29:35) You Can't Save Your Parents
  • (32:30) Healing a Legacy Burden (Practical Exercise)
  • (50:45) Are You a High Achiever? It Could Be Your Wound...
  • (59:55) The Rise of IFS Therapy
  • (01:04:50) Evil Entities Don't Lie
  • (01:08:10) Parts vs. Self
  • (01:13:15) The Future of IFS


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