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Martha Sweezy Ph.d

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Shame Is a Repeating 6-Act Cycle: An IFS View of Self-Attack

Shame Is a Repeating 6-Act Cycle: An IFS View of Self-Attack

What is shame? It's active, viral, and interpersonal. Here's how that works.

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Martha Sweezy Ph.d

Internal Family Systems: The Neuroscience of Parts

In the language of neuroscience, we see "parts" as pattern-based predictions.

02.10.2026 350

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Martha Sweezy Ph.d

If Your Therapist Gets Sick, Do You Want to Know?

When the therapist gets a serious health diagnosis, what should they disclose?

16.09.2026 100

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Martha Sweezy Ph.d

A Neuroscience Perspective on the Concept of Self in IFS

A balanced brain supports a curious, compassionate mind.

20.07.2026 100

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Martha Sweezy Ph.d

Internal Family Systems and the Predictive Brain

The brain navigates the present with a map of the past. What could go wrong?

26.04.2026 200

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Martha Sweezy Ph.d

An IFS Therapy Program for PTSD: A Proof-of-Concept Study

The IFS PARTS program is promising for under-resourced clinics that treat PTSD.

26.03.2026 100

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Martha Sweezy Ph.d

IFS Research: Group Therapy for PTSD and Substance Use

Public health needs treatment options for co-occurring substance use and PTSD.

09.03.2026 100

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Martha Sweezy Ph.d

Addiction: Hope, IFS, and Common Treatment Miscalculations

01.02.2026 100

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Internal Family Systems (IFS) for OCD

28.12.2025 100

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Martha Sweezy Ph.d

Intent vs. Impact: Does Intent Really Not Matter?

01.12.2025 150

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Martha Sweezy Ph.d

Internal Family Systems Expands on Freud

24.11.2025 90

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Martha Sweezy Ph.d