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

Aug 19, 2025
Aug 19, 2025
36 min
Chitchat about how our summers are going and harm reduction.
Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com
Strangling in Intimate Partner Violence, and What Could Help Martha Sweezy, PhD
Want to hear us chitchat about something specific? Leave it in a 5 star review!National Domestic Violence Hotline: Domestic Violence Support
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.

Aug 5, 2025
Aug 5, 2025
35 min
Chitchat about the upcoming IFS conference and listening to anger.
Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com
See Hanna present at the upcoming 2025 IFS Annual Conference!
Watch a clip of Cell Block Tango from the 2002 film version of the musical Chicago!
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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.

Jul 22, 2025
Jul 22, 2025
28 min
Chitchat about outdoor adventures and cognitive behavioral therapy.
Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com
Martha Sweezy for Psychology Today Comparing Internal Family Systems and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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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.

Jul 8, 2025
Jul 8, 2025
25 min
Chitchat about camping and how to tell Self from parts.
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.

Jun 25, 2025
Jun 25, 2025
45 min
Chitchat about rhododendrons and how grief is a very good thing.
Martha is at marthasweezy.comHanna is at hannarea.comFiona is at fionakaterice.com
Read How IFS Therapy Can Help With Loss by our very own Martha Sweezy!
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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.

Jun 3, 2025
Jun 3, 2025
23 min
Chitchat about expressive art therapy and dreams.
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.

May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
32 min
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.

May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025
19 min
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.

May 6, 2025
May 6, 2025
27 min
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.

Apr 15, 2025
Apr 15, 2025
25 min
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.



