C5 ~ Bridge Kiley

Find Bridge at www.bridgekiley.comPrefer watching on YouTube? View it here → C5 ~ Bridge KileyOverviewToday, I speak with psychotherapist, writer and teacher Bridge Kiley. We discuss Internal Family Systems, relational practice, trauma, and connection in the therapeutic process, as seen through the IFS lens of internal multiplicity.Chapters02:20 IFS & Multiplicity10:50 Needs & Shame17:55 Approaches to Suffering22:20 The Importance of Real Connection27:00 Polarizations30:40 Bridging the Thinking Mind and Feeling Body39:55 Holding Experience, Childhood Trauma46:00 Exiles and the Unconscious52:26 Limitations of Individualized Healing1:01:0 Self Connection & Self-LeadershipReferences02:20 Internal Family Systems (IFS), IFS Institute42:04 Leslie Petruk, Psychology Today42:55 Protector Parts, Therapy With Alessio*I support the democratization and crowdsourcing of knowledge, and I regard platforms such as Wikipedia as valid and valuable repositories of human knowledge that help balance academic gatekeeping of epistemic authority. I also value rigorous fact-checking and common sense.**Disclaimer: I use AI to assist with research, learning, and systems design. All ideas, writing, music, editing, and creative choices are my own. I believe these technologies should support and enhance our creativity, not replace it. Get full access to May This Channel Self-Destruct at mtcsd.substack.com/subscribe