Episode 47: Finding Myself as a Writer

In this episode, Marty interviews Bill about his writing and upcoming publications. Bill explains the Parts Work Guidebook, a practical IFS-based workbook with 23 exercises and tools like a self-energy access scale, created over four years with co-authors Alison Dyer, Morgan Monte, Noga Kreiman, Islena Faircrest, and supported by the Parts Work Practice community; the Kindle version is slated for mid-February 2026, with print to follow and a second edition in progress. He recounts how the COVID-era Zoom practice group grew rapidly, requiring trained facilitators and a volunteer team, and how collaboration brought both conflict and repairChapters:00:00 Podcast Welcome01:00 Three Books Overview01:29 Compassionate Results Guidebook02:27 Clarity Questions Inside03:31 Second Edition Plans03:45 Parts Work Guidebook Launch05:01 Coauthoring Challenges07:28 Practice Group Origins09:32 Scaling With Volunteers11:53 Writing Process Breakdown12:49 Collaboration Lessons14:04 Tantrums And Repair15:24 Book Reflections Included16:31 Bonnie Weiss Endorsement17:22 Self Publishing Realities20:48 Memoir Teaser20:54 Book Three Update22:08 Surviving Myself Origin24:22 Writing With Jerry25:23 Finding Child Voice27:51 Trauma Shame Healing31:11 Memoir Becomes Trilogy32:49 Time Discipline Projects36:15 Advice For New Writers39:09 Wrap Title Show Notes🔗 Compassionate Results Coaching links: https://www.compassionateresultscoaching.com/links➡️ To learn more about the Internal Family Systems Model, visit https://www.compassionateresultscoaching.com/about-ifs ➡️Join the Parts Work Practice Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/partsworkpractice🔗 Parts Work Practice page: https://www.partsworkpractice.com/📖 Get the Compassionate Results Guidebook here: http://compassionateresultsguidebook.com/➡️Attend IFS Coaching Groups: https://www.compassionateresultscoaching.com/coaching-groups📞Take the Coaching Readiness Assessment, go to https://www.compassionateresultscoaching.com/contact🎙️Listen to True You Podcast at https://trueyoupodcast.com available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube! #recovery #ifs #internalfamilysystems #ifscoach #ifscoaching #ifsmodel #partswork #partsworkcoach #podcast #ifspodcast #selfhelf #selfimprovement #leadership #richardschwartz #groupcoaching #ifsgroups #compassionateresults