IFS and Addiction with Cece Sykes and Mary Kruger

Sep 8, 2023

We like to talk about Addiction on the podcast! 

I'm excited to talk to Mary Kruger (again!) and Cece Skyes who wrote a Chapter in the Altogether Us book entitled, "IFS and Addiction: Compassion for the Addictive Process."

We talk about:

• Alternatives to a manager led (client's or family or therapist's) "Plan"
• Working with your own parts (helper, rescue, fixer, advice giving) when working (or living) with others who have 'Extreme Firefighters'
• "Exiling firefighters is not working"- What if we welcomed their advice and wisdom?
• Bridges 
  • how IFS can Bridge the polarization between the addiction world and the psychological world
  • creating them between ALL parts involved in the addictive process
  • bringing curiosity to the systematic interactions of the parts

Enjoy!

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Find out more about Cece Skyes and her book:

Cece Sykes LCSW

Internal Family Systems Therapy for Addictions: Trauma-Informed, Compassion-Based Interventions for Substance Use, Eating, Gambling and More: Sykes, Cece, Sweezy, Martha, Schwartz, Richard C.: 9781683736028: Amazon.com: Books

Find out more about Mary Kruger here: Home Page (mpkruger.com)

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Purchase "Altogether Us" here:  Altogether Us: Integrating the IFS Model with Key Modalities, Communities, and Trends: Riemersma, Jenna, Schwartz, Dr. Richard: 9781734958423: Amazon.com: Books

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Tammy is grateful for Jack Reardon who created new music. Jack is a graduate of Derek Scott’s IFS Stepping Stones Program. You can follow Jack on Instagram at bonzemusic.