
Recording the Dialogical Self #icds2026
Polina Roussou Internal Family Systems and the Dialogical Self Therapy Connection
<p>In this podcast episode, psychologist Polina Roussou explores the intersection between Dialogical Self Theory (DST) and the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model. Roussou explains how IFS conceptualizes the human psyche as a multiplicity of autonomous sub-personalities or "parts," all organized around a core center of wisdom known as the Self. Distinct from conventional frameworks, IFS emphasizes embodied awareness and radical self-acceptance toward our most conflicted aspects, including protective managers and exiled, traumatized parts.<br />The conversation culminates in a live therapeutic demonstration where the host explores a personal "part"—a deeply creative yet exhausting internal driver. This session vividly de...






