System Updates: IFS Chitchat
Martha Sweezy, Hanna Soumerai Rea, and Fiona Kate Rice bring humor, heart, and irreverence to the IFS perspective on the world. Whether you’re an Internal Family Systems pro or just parts-curious, join us for deep dives, candid insights, and chitchat that makes self-discovery a little less serious—and a lot more fun. Therapy talk with a side of banter.
Episodes

4 days ago
4 days ago
Chitchat about expressive art therapy and dreams.
Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com
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System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton.
Views shared in this podcast are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for mental health treatment.

Tuesday May 20, 2025
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Chitchat about chatbots and astrology.
Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com
How People are Really Using Gen AI in 2025
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
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System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton.
Views shared in this podcast are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for mental health treatment.

Friday May 09, 2025
Friday May 09, 2025
Chitchat about why we practice IFS and how we spent our weekends.
Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com
Buffalo Springfield "For What It's Worth"
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System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton.
Views shared in this podcast are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for mental health treatment.

Tuesday May 06, 2025
Tuesday May 06, 2025
Chitchat about parts in conflict and the importance of hanging out.
Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com
"Just Plain Old Larry"
Alanis Morissette Ironic video
But I'm a Cheerleader
The Beatles ballads
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System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton.
Views shared in this podcast are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for mental health treatment.

Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Chitchat about couples therapy* and our dogs.
*In today's episode, we use the term “couples” when discussing relationships. We’re speaking to any meaningful connection between people navigating intimacy and growth-romantic, platonic, polyamorous, chosen family, and beyond.
Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com
Toni Herbine-Blank's Intimacy from the Inside Out©
Columbo
Elizabeth Holmes voice
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System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton.
Views shared in this podcast are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for mental health treatment.

Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Chitchat about burnout and the therapeutic value of brunch.
Read our latest research, "A pilot study of an online group-based Internal Family Systems intervention for comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use" in Frontiers in Psychiatry. Summary and IFSI announcement available here.
Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com
Ambiguous Images
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System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton.
Views shared in this podcast are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for mental health treatment.

Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Chitchat about Severance and uncertain times as catalysts for trailheads.
Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com
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System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton.
Views shared in this podcast are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for mental health treatment.

Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Chitchat about David Lynch and IFS as time travel.
Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com
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System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton.
Views shared in this podcast are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for mental health treatment.

Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Chitchat about whether it's guilt or shame, and whether dodgeball should exist. Part 2. If you haven't bought Martha's book yet, what are you waiting for? Get it here.
Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com
Want to hear us chitchat about something specific? Leave it in a 5 star review!
System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton.
Views shared in this podcast are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for mental health treatment.

Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Chitchat about whether it's guilt or shame, and why it matters. Part 1. Martha's a bit of an expert on this subject, if you didn't know! Buy her book here.
Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com
Want to hear us chitchat about something specific? Leave it in a 5 star review!
System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton.
Views shared in this podcast are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for mental health treatment.