Empowered Through Compassion: EMDR and IFS Informed Therapy
Journey with me as I explore the exciting mental health world of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Both of these exciting new models hold a lot of hope for healing. When they are combined, magic happens.
Episodes
It was an absolute pleasure speaking with Julian Bermudez, founder of Psychedelic Integration, about his deeply personal and powerful approach to healing. In this episode, Julian shares his philosophy of psychedelic integration as a sacred return—a coming home to the body, to the heart, and to the version of ourselves that existed before life’s pain forced us to adapt.
Through his lived experience and the space he holds for o...
I'm excited to share the latest episode of the Empowered Through Compassion podcast: Part 2 of my conversation with Sid Friedman. In this episode, we delve deeper into Sid's innovative approach to Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy and his exploration of nonduality.
Sid discusses his YouTube channel, Effortless IFS with Sid Friedman, where he offers insights into integrating IFS with nondual awareness. You can explore his videos...
This episode is part 1 of a beautiful conversation with my dear friend Sid Friedman. Sid-- along with Laura Patryas-- have created an incredible IFS Facebook community called "IFS Nondual Community."
Sid shares with me, and the audience, what is meant by nonduality, and how this intersects with IFS. We also speak about NVC-- Nonviolent Communication, and I learn what a pro Sid is in this type of communication!
This was such a fun a...
NBC’s This Is Us has resonated deeply with audiences, largely because of its heartfelt portrayal of family, trauma, and healing. The show masterfully illustrates how each family member carries their own pain while remaining connected through love, resilience, and acceptance. It reminds us that healing isn’t about erasing the past—it’s about learning to live with it, together.
In this episode,...
Welcome to this episode, where I am thrilled to be speaking with Athena Phillips about dissociation, the difference between coaching and therapy, and Back to the Future.
Athena shares how IFS and EMDR can be complementary, but caution is needed when using EMDR with dissociative clients.
Coaching and therapy have distinct roles, and in her business Athena has found a very symbiotic relationship between coaches and therapist for cli...
Therapist Burnout – A Systemic Issue, Not a Personal Failure
🎬 Pop Culture Connection: Severance – A dystopian take on work-life balance
How our ‘work part’ is at risk of burnout when it is not given the emotional support and care that it needs.
📊 Burnout by the Numbers:
60-66% of workers report feeling burnout
30-70% of therapists experience burnout (especially post-pandemic)
Some exploitive telehealth companies pay a s low ...
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Welcome to this new episode. I had the pleasure of speaking with Ned Johnson, a wonderful educator, author, and speaker. He is an expert in helping teens and tweens navigate the transition to adulthood, by bringing them the tools they need to be both successful and happy.
Ned has found that some of the leading causes of poor test performance is the stress and pressure that youths feel to get good grades, and...
I had the honor of sitting down with the Jan Broberg on my podcast.
We spoke about her powerful story, the real-life events behind Peacock’s hit series A Friend of the Family, and how she turned unimaginable trauma into a message of hope, resilience, and healing.
Jan's spirit is inspiring, as she uses her voice and story to encourage others to tell theirs. This episode shows how light can come from darkness.
You can watch A Friend ...
It was a pleasure to speak with Rebecca Kase this week on EMDR, Polyvagal and Parts work. She had so many interesting things to share, and I hope you enjoy this episode.
Warmly,
David
Find out more about Rebecca here:
https://www.traumatherapistinstitute.com/
You can find her book here: Books by Rebecca Kase
Here is my second upload for this episode.
My AI attempts were not successful, so I edited this one myself.
Sorry for any confusion.
It was such a pleasure to speak with Victoria Anderson, a friend and classmate from IFS-Level one training.
We speak about our experience, and then we compare it to... yep, the Squid Game.
Luckily our experience was nothing like the Squid Game, except for some nerves when we started the class.
We s...
In this episode, Andrew Dobo joins me to speak about EMDR, the Hero's journey and Jung.
It was such an honor to have a conversation with Andrew who is a well respected EMDR trainer and an accomplished author.
His books include, "The Hero's Journey: Integrating Jungian Psychology and EMDR Therapy"
It was such an honor to speak with Sandra Paulsen, and to learn from her wisdom. In the podcast, Sandra shared how she went to see a traditional healer, known as a Songoma. This healer turned to Sandra and said, "Why come see me? You are Songoma too!"
We dive into EMDR, and Sandra even shares some of her thoughts on IFS therapy. Sandra shared how she definitely uses parts work, but sees this through the lens of Ego States.
We speak...
On this episode we are speaking with Thomas Zimmerman, Ms.Ed., LPCC, is a mental health therapist who practices in the Cleveland, Ohio, area.
He is an EMDR therapist, consultant and trainer.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapist, consultant, and trainer.
He is a writer, podcaster as well.
Check out his new book, "EMDR with Complex Trauma" on Amazon.
Check out his Podcast here: www.emdrpodcast.com
Episode 51: Deconstructing Wicked with EMDR and Parts
Welcome, and Happy Thanksgiving.
My guest is Dr. Jamie Marich, and we had so much fun "nerding out" over the Wicked movie together!
This was such a wonderful and enriching experience for me.
Here are places you can find more information about Dr. Marich:
www.instituteforcreativemindfulness.com
You can also check out Jamie's Substack:
...
What an honor to speak with Nkem Ndefo today!
I wanted to post this right away, because we are speaking about the election, and Nkem was very helpful in helping me take a step back and see a bigger picture of the election.
I found it very profound when Nkem spoke about their vision for liberation of all. Their organization's vision is: "rooted in justice and flourishing in joy."
We spoke about the important question we can ask ou...
Welcome to this special episode.
Today, I am joined by 8 incredible EMDR influencers (together we have 6 podcasts and multiple Youtube channels between us).
The esteemed guests:
1) Rotem Brayer
3) Jennifer Savage and Bridger Falkentien
4) Kyle Poon
5)Tamera Brown and Kathy Couch
6) Rebecca Kase
Spotify links--
What a pleasure it was to speak with Arielle Schwartz for this episode. I learned so much, and I am honored to share this with everyone. We speak about some of the ways that she has changed the field!
After listening to this episode, you are going to want to become part of her growing community too!
Five Podcasters got together, and had a blast speaking about IFS (live)! They all have their own podcast-- including, The One Inside, Growing Faithfully, That Wellness Podcast, Healing Trauma From the Inside Out, and Empowered Through Compassion. What a beautiful group of podcasts. It was such a wonderful get together and share some "Self-energy" with each other and with the audience. I thought it would be fun to share all of this ...
I am so excited to share this incredible discussion with you. Rotem Brayer has created a community for EMDR practitioners, and we dive into some of his thoughts about EMDR, mindfulness and even IFS. He has so much to share, and I am thrilled to bring you this episode.
Let dive into how we can understand OCD from an IFS lens. In this Part 2, Rob Fox and I continue to explore how we both use IFS and EMDR (and other modalities) to understand the allusive experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
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