Episode 53: Alison Dyer & Islena Faircrest

In this episode, Marty and Bill’s co-authors Allison Dyer and Islena Faircrest discuss creating The Parts Work Guidebook, released on Kindle with a paperback coming soon. They explain how the book grew from their Parts Work Practice group, where they adapted exercises from Bonnie Weiss and Jay Earley’s Self Therapy Workbook, eventually writing their own guide with 24 exercises to help people learn Internal Family Systems parts work and build self-leadership. The co-authors describe the four-year collaborative process, including conflicts, editing challenges, and “rupture and repair” moments that activated protectors and exiles, and how they used the book’s exercises, structure, humor, and self-regulation to keep writing. Each shares personal growth around impatience, caretaking, avoidance, and connection.Chapters:00:00 Welcome and Guests01:11 Meet the Coauthors03:08 How the Book Began05:06 Project Management Hurdles06:56 Writing as Healing09:49 What the Guidebook Is12:32 Group Writing Challenges15:53 Alison on Activation17:40 Gratitude After Glitches18:50 Humor As Regulation21:51 Writing Like Family23:59 Balancing Healing And Deadlines27:01 Bill Get It Done Part31:00 Allison Caretaker Lessons33:35 Islena Avoidance And Growth36:09 Book Prompt And FarewellLinks and Resources:• Parts Work Guidebook - https://partsworkguidebook.com• True You Podcast Facebook Page -https://www.facebook.com/trueyoupodcast• True You Podcast Instagram Page -https://www.instagram.com/trueyou.podcast• Would you like to be a guest on the True You Podcast? - https://calendly.com/listeningisthekey• Internal Family Systems -https://ifs-institute.com/• Compassionate Results Coaching -https://www.compassionateresultscoaching.com/• Bill’s book, ‘Compassionate Results Guidebook’ - https://compassionateresultsguidebook.com• ‘Listening is the Key', Dr. Kettelhut’s website -https://www.listeningisthekey.com/• Marty’s new book, ‘Leadership as Relation’ -https://amzn.to/3KKkCZO• Marty’s earlier book, ‘Listen… Till You Disappear’ -https://amzn.to/3XmoiZd• Parts Work Practice - Free IFS Practice Group Sessions -https://www.partsworkpractice.com• Contact Marty [email protected]• Contact Bill [email protected]