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

Jan 20, 2026

41 min

Chitchat about trauma and horses.
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.

Ins & Outs

Jan 6, 2026

Jan 6, 2026

39 min

Chitchat about new years resolutions and addictive processes.
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.

Dec 23, 2025

30 min

Chitchat about frozen nostrils and showing up for ourselves.
Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com
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Bring Yourself to Love Mona Barbera 
You Are The One You've Been Waiting For Richard C. Schwartz
System Updates is produced by Fiona Kate Rice and edited by Emily Newton.

Extra Credit

Dec 9, 2025

Dec 9, 2025

49 min

Chitchat about psychedelic snow and managers who want homework.
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. 

Who's on First?

Nov 18, 2025

Nov 18, 2025

34 min

Chitchat about cozy season and the value of differentiating protectors from exiles.
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.

Nov 4, 2025

21 min

Chitchat about data collection and not being your friends' therapist.
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.

Dressing the Part

Oct 21, 2025

Oct 21, 2025

49 min

Chitchat about Halloween costumes and the basics of IFS.
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.

Oct 7, 2025

38 min

Chitchat about dissonance and IFIO. Check out Martha and Toni Herbine-Blank's manual on IFIO 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.

Sep 23, 2025

46 min

Chitchat about concussions and transgressions. Martha's a bit of an expert on the subject of guilt, 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.

Is IFS a cult?

Sep 2, 2025

Sep 2, 2025

40 min

Chitchat about Self-led scuffles and skeptical parts.
Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com
Is Internal Family Systems A Cult? Lissa Rankin, MD, with IFS founder Dick Schwartz & IFS Institute CEO Katie Nelson
The Gift of Fear Gavin de Becker
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.

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