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Bob Falconer - Internal Family Systems and Spirit Possession
Manage episode 393836126 series 2131201
After a long career using many therapeutic modalities, for more than a decade, Bob Falconer has devoted his practice exclusively to Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy. Bob has completed all levels of IFS training and continues to study with many of the senior IFS trainers. He co-authored the book Many Minds, One Self with IFS founder Richard Schwartz and has helped to train more than a thousand people in IFS.
For the past several years, Bob has been devoted to completing the extensive research and writing of his new book, The Others Within Us, which deals with âunattached burdens,â âguidesâ and what has sometimes traditionally been referred to as spirit possession.
In this episode, Daniel and Bob discuss Bobâs personal trauma and the historical fight for the cultural and professional recognition of abuse, trauma and PTSD. They then delve into the history of psychotherapy and its connections to capitalism and colonialism and Bobâs perspectives on Internal Family Systems (IFS). While exploring the major themes of Bobâs book, they discuss the porous nature of mind, differing cultural models of mind, psychosis and spirit possession, Bobâs personal experiences with âthe others within us,â the imaginal realm, and how Western psychology might shift from a âmono-mindâ perspective to a âporous mindâ one in the future.
Timestamps
- 03:39 Intro
- 05:29 Bobâs Abusive Upbringing and Early Spiritual Experiences
- 11:07 How Internal Family Systems Has Helped Bob Become a âMan of Joyâ
- 13:37 The History and Evolution of Modern Cultural Conceptions of Abuse, Trauma and Mind
- 21:03 Competition, Capitalism and Colonialism in Psychotherapy
- 23:42 Internal Family Systems and Multiplicity of Mind
- 28:43 Bobâs Book and His Perspectives on The Porous Nature of Mind
- 31:48 âSomething Foreign In My Mindâ: The Client Who Changed Bobâs Perspective
- 39:09 âThe Others Within Usâ: The Core Claim of Bobâs Book
- 45:36 Generational Trauma and Different Cultural Approaches to âThe Others Within Usâ
- 49:19 How Forces Not Clearly Linked To Our Personal History Might Get Into Us
- 52:53 Limitations of the Western Conception of Mind and Differing Cultural Interpretations of âPsychosisâ
- 57:39 Possible Portals To A More Widespread Recognition of The Porosity of Mind
- 1:00:05 Navigating The Imaginal Realm
- 1:03:51 How Coaches and Practitioners Can Make Space for Porosity of Mind and The Others Within Us
- 1:09:20 Closing
124 episodes
Manage episode 393836126 series 2131201
After a long career using many therapeutic modalities, for more than a decade, Bob Falconer has devoted his practice exclusively to Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy. Bob has completed all levels of IFS training and continues to study with many of the senior IFS trainers. He co-authored the book Many Minds, One Self with IFS founder Richard Schwartz and has helped to train more than a thousand people in IFS.
For the past several years, Bob has been devoted to completing the extensive research and writing of his new book, The Others Within Us, which deals with âunattached burdens,â âguidesâ and what has sometimes traditionally been referred to as spirit possession.
In this episode, Daniel and Bob discuss Bobâs personal trauma and the historical fight for the cultural and professional recognition of abuse, trauma and PTSD. They then delve into the history of psychotherapy and its connections to capitalism and colonialism and Bobâs perspectives on Internal Family Systems (IFS). While exploring the major themes of Bobâs book, they discuss the porous nature of mind, differing cultural models of mind, psychosis and spirit possession, Bobâs personal experiences with âthe others within us,â the imaginal realm, and how Western psychology might shift from a âmono-mindâ perspective to a âporous mindâ one in the future.
Timestamps
- 03:39 Intro
- 05:29 Bobâs Abusive Upbringing and Early Spiritual Experiences
- 11:07 How Internal Family Systems Has Helped Bob Become a âMan of Joyâ
- 13:37 The History and Evolution of Modern Cultural Conceptions of Abuse, Trauma and Mind
- 21:03 Competition, Capitalism and Colonialism in Psychotherapy
- 23:42 Internal Family Systems and Multiplicity of Mind
- 28:43 Bobâs Book and His Perspectives on The Porous Nature of Mind
- 31:48 âSomething Foreign In My Mindâ: The Client Who Changed Bobâs Perspective
- 39:09 âThe Others Within Usâ: The Core Claim of Bobâs Book
- 45:36 Generational Trauma and Different Cultural Approaches to âThe Others Within Usâ
- 49:19 How Forces Not Clearly Linked To Our Personal History Might Get Into Us
- 52:53 Limitations of the Western Conception of Mind and Differing Cultural Interpretations of âPsychosisâ
- 57:39 Possible Portals To A More Widespread Recognition of The Porosity of Mind
- 1:00:05 Navigating The Imaginal Realm
- 1:03:51 How Coaches and Practitioners Can Make Space for Porosity of Mind and The Others Within Us
- 1:09:20 Closing
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