# EP52: Avery Wood - Exploring the Self

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Podcast: [Loving Everything](https://stenobird.com/podcast/loving-everything-7095918)
Published: 2025-08-02T16:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In Exploring the Self: Unlocking Self-Discovery & Personal Growth, we sit down with IFS Coach, mental health advocate, and soulful explorer Avery Wood for a deep and intimate conversation about healing from the inside out. Avery guides us through the transformative framework of Internal Family Systems (IFS)—a therapeutic approach that views the mind as a constellation of "parts," each carrying its own emotions, roles, and history. Some parts protect us, some carry pain, and others step in to manage overwhelm. At the center of it all is the Self —our innate source of calm, clarity, compassion, and curiosity. In this episode, we explore the process of unburdening these parts, accessing the Self, and creating inner harmony. We discuss how protectors, exiles, and firefighters show up in daily life and how deep healing begins with listening, not fixing. From life on the road in a converted school bus to holding sacred space for clients facing trauma, grief, and rebirth, Avery brings raw wisdom, lived experience, and heart. If you're craving transformation—after loss, burnout, or years of self-neglect—this conversation is for you. 🔔 Subscribe for more soul-led content that supports your healing journey. ✨ Your healing is not only possible—it's your birthright. 💫 Learn more about IFS at https://www.mosaicifs.com/ ___ Find out more about Andrea Love and her services here: andrea.love Find out more about The House of Healing & Love here: thehouseofhealing.love ___ All production by Cody Maxwell. sharkfyn.com Artwork by Heather Grace Gordy. Opening graphic assets by arakelov and Envato Elements.

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