Let's Get Real with Coach Menachem How Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy Heals Trauma, Addiction, and Depression Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, MA, LMFT #194
Jul 15, 2024
Rabbi Daniel Schombach, MA, LMFT — a therapist and author specializing in trauma, addiction, and depression — explores Internal Family Systems therapy. He links parts work to Jewish teachings. Short demos show how to talk to parts, work with protectors before wounded exiles, integrate IFS with EMDR and somatic work, and apply IFS to relationships, workplace trauma, and finding purpose.
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Caregiver Child Becoming Codependent Adult
- Rabbi Daniel gives a caregiving-child example: a child becomes the family's caretaker and later struggles to assert needs in marriage.
- That protective role can limit joy and create codependent patterns decades later.
Create Space From Anxiety
- Externalize anxiety by saying "a part of me is anxious" to create space from the feeling.
- Then speak from a calmer adult Self to thank and negotiate new roles for the anxious part.
Turn Trauma Into Meaning
- Trauma can be repurposed into meaning and strength rather than only causing damage.
- Schombach cites Viktor Frankl: meaning-making turns suffering into a source of purpose.
