{"podcast":{"title":"Intuitive Self: IFS + Intuition + Spirituality with Natalie Deering","slug":"intuitive-self-ifs-intuition-spirituality-with-natalie-deering-6331802","podcast_index_feed_id":6331802,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/ndwellnessservices/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/s-projects-basic","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14306140/Intuitive_Self_Podcast_Cover_2026_updated_awm43.jpg","author":"Natalie Deering","episode_count":112,"summary":"Intuitive Self: IFS + Intuition + Spirituality with Natalie Deering is a podcast exploring the intersection of Internal Family Systems, intuitive wisdom, and spiritual awakening. Through soulful conversations with therapists, mystics, healers, and consciousness explorers, Natalie invites listeners into a deeper relationship with their inner world. Together, we explore parts work, embodied intuition, energetic awareness, nonlinear time, and the sacred nature of Self-energy. If you’re ready to meet yourself more fully—mind, body, and spirit—this podcast is your home.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T16:19:02.298910+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/intuitive-self-ifs-intuition-spirituality-with-natalie-deering-6331802"},"episode":{"title":"Befriending the Inner Critic with IFS - A Conversation with Chris Burris","slug":"befriending-the-inner-critic-with-ifs-a-conversation-with-chris-burris","published_at":"2025-09-25T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/intuitive-self-ifs-intuition-spirituality-with-natalie-deering-6331802/befriending-the-inner-critic-with-ifs-a-conversation-with-chris-burris","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/intuitive-self-ifs-intuition-spirituality-with-natalie-deering-6331802","url":"https://ndwellnessservices.podbean.com/e/befriending-the-inner-critic-with-ifs-a-conversation-with-chris-burris/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p65mh6ciq8zqjxk9/Edited_Chris_Burris_Podcast_Interview8dgsf.mp3","summary":"In this episode, I sit down with one of my IFS mentors Chris Burris, LMFT, Senior Lead Trainer for the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Institute, to explore one of the most challenging and misunderstood aspects of our inner world: the inner critic. Chris shares his personal journey with IFS and how the model offers a radical permission to approach ourselves—and our parts—with more love, kindness, and curiosity. Together, we discuss: Why people are more than the behavior of their parts The nature of inner critic parts and why pushing them away doesn’t work How cultural messages often teach us to fight or silence the inner critic, rather than befriend it Common “suck points” when working with critics in therapy The role of legacy burdens in shaping our inner critics What it means to carry the critical energy of others inside us The importance of following intuition in the healing process Practical exercises to begin befriending your inner critic on your own This conversation is both grounding and liberating, offering a compassionate reframe for anyone who struggles with self-judgment or harsh inner voices. About Chris Burris: Chris Burris, M.Ed., LCMHCS, LMFT (he/him), is a Senior Lead Trainer for the Internal Family Systems Institute, providing Level II and III trainings worldwide. He has been an IFS Therapist since 1999 and a practicing psychotherapist since 1987. With a background in marriage and family therapy and a mind-body approach, Chris has worked extensively with individuals, couples, families, and groups. He is the author of Creating Healing Circles: Using the Internal Family Systems Model in Facilitating Groups, and has been leading experiential group trainings since 2003 on topics such as Self-leadership, men’s work, rites of passage, sacred activism, healthy…","meta_description":"In this episode, I sit down with one of my IFS mentors Chris Burris, LMFT, Senior Lead Trainer for the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Institute, to explore…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3808,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/intuitive-self-ifs-intuition-spirituality-with-natalie-deering-6331802/episodes/befriending-the-inner-critic-with-ifs-a-conversation-with-chris-burris/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/intuitive-self-ifs-intuition-spirituality-with-natalie-deering-6331802/befriending-the-inner-critic-with-ifs-a-conversation-with-chris-burris.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}