Episode 2: The Defended Self - Internal Family Systems as a Path of Awareness

In this episode, I sit down with my good friend Chrissy Benson for a conversation about Internal Family Systems, or IFS. Chrissy is a trained IFS practitioner with a decade of experience in the field, and she is, like myself, someone who has struggled with compulsive overeating/binge eating, and who has found the “beginner's mind” openness and inherent creativity of an IFS approach to be a powerful tool in her own recovery. We talk about what IFS is and how it differs from conventional therapy, and also what it has in common with it—including the cost/benefit analysis model and the “how can we get more information about this problem” approach we take in evo psych. She also shares some tips on how to practice with it yourself, with or without the help of a therapist.

For more about Renaissance Woman Chrissy, including more about her “anti-romance romance" novel “Marrying Myself” and her own fabulous podcast, “Vegan Posse," you can visit www.christinemelaniebenson.com.

0:12: Overview of internal family systems and the question of its intersection with evolutionary psychology.

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