{"podcast":{"title":"Internal Family Systems (IFS) Meditations and Insights: Faithfully Growing with Tim Fortescue","slug":"internal-family-systems-ifs-meditations-and-insights-faithfully-growing-with-tim-fortescue-3785552","podcast_index_feed_id":3785552,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/1GQaT4Cb.rss","website_url":"https://www.faithfullygrowing.com","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/imports/podcasts/45ad48e8-27ea-460e-8bd6-0d846bc5b9e6/14995366-1754425911623-2cf22c197eb39.jpg","author":"Faithfully Growing with Tim Fortescue","episode_count":249,"summary":"This podcast provides a platform for us all to learn, grow and access our authentic selves together. Your host is Tim Fortescue a life coach trained in Internal Family Systems. Tim comes alongside as an ally as you heal, grow & experience faith & spirituality in a nonjudgmental, inclusive container while also clarifying their vision and values while increasing self-awareness & self-compassion. Find out more about Tim and his coaching practice at www.faithfullygrowing.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T04:19:03.253656+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/internal-family-systems-ifs-meditations-and-insights-faithfully-growing-with-tim-fortescue-3785552"},"episode":{"title":"SPECIAL EPISODE: Staying Human When the World Feels Impossible","slug":"special-episode-staying-human-when-the-world-feels-impossible","published_at":"2026-01-28T00:43:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/internal-family-systems-ifs-meditations-and-insights-faithfully-growing-with-tim-fortescue-3785552/special-episode-staying-human-when-the-world-feels-impossible","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/internal-family-systems-ifs-meditations-and-insights-faithfully-growing-with-tim-fortescue-3785552","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/4e668b6f3837335b3f60f162a8e09cc860605f40ee44d6ee2e37d83c6bbef45f/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiIxNDJjYWFmZC1hYmRhLTRmOTYtYWVlMy04ZWRkOTJlNzBlNWMiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI0NWFkNDhlOC0yN2VhLTQ2MGUtOGJkNi0wZDg0NmJjNWI5ZTYiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NGQ3OWQxNjAwYjdiZDA5NzRhNTAwNjgiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjk3OTMxY2E2OTEyYjFhYjFhYjAzNTU3L3RpbS1mb3J0ZXNjdWUtcmVjb3JkaW5nLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTEtMjdfXzIyLTQ0LTQyLm1wMyJ9.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/4e668b6f3837335b3f60f162a8e09cc860605f40ee44d6ee2e37d83c6bbef45f/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiIxNDJjYWFmZC1hYmRhLTRmOTYtYWVlMy04ZWRkOTJlNzBlNWMiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI0NWFkNDhlOC0yN2VhLTQ2MGUtOGJkNi0wZDg0NmJjNWI5ZTYiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NGQ3OWQxNjAwYjdiZDA5NzRhNTAwNjgiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjk3OTMxY2E2OTEyYjFhYjFhYjAzNTU3L3RpbS1mb3J0ZXNjdWUtcmVjb3JkaW5nLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTEtMjdfXzIyLTQ0LTQyLm1wMyJ9.mp3","summary":"When the world feels overwhelming, the instinct is often to reach for certainty—clear answers, clean sides, simple villains. This episode offers a different path. I'm recording while events are still unfolding, exploring how Internal Family Systems helps us stay grounded, compassionate, and awake when lives are lost and narratives harden. Before we form opinions, our bodies react. Before arguments appear, parts show up. IFS invites us to notice what's happening inside—the tightness, the heat, the protective parts—before we take a side. It asks: \"What is each part trying to protect me from?\" This reflection includes a simple 5-step IFS practice for navigating overwhelming news cycles while staying connected to your humanity. I don't fit neatly anywhere anymore. I belong in the lived, messy middle—where people are more complicated than ideologies and where justice and compassion must walk together. I'm practicing this alongside you. Find out more at exploreifs.com","meta_description":"When the world feels overwhelming, the instinct is often to reach for certainty—clear answers, clean sides, simple villains. This episode offers a differe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1229,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/internal-family-systems-ifs-meditations-and-insights-faithfully-growing-with-tim-fortescue-3785552/episodes/special-episode-staying-human-when-the-world-feels-impossible/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/internal-family-systems-ifs-meditations-and-insights-faithfully-growing-with-tim-fortescue-3785552/special-episode-staying-human-when-the-world-feels-impossible.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}