Join Chef AJ’s Exclusive Plant-Based Community. Become part of the inner circle, start simplifying plant-based living - with easy recipes & expert health guidance: https://community.chefaj.com/ ORDER MY NEW BOOK SWEET INDULGENCE!!! https://www.amazon.com/Chef-AJs-Sweet-Indulgence-Guilt-Free/dp/1570674248 or https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144514092?ean=9781570674242 FREE INSTANT POT COOKBOOK: https://www.chefaj.com/instant-pot-download BEST SELLING WEIGHT LOSS BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570674086?tag=onamzchefajsh-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=1570674086&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1GNPDCAG4A86S Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The content of this podcast is provided for informational or educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for informed medical advice or care. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health issue without consulting your doctor. Always seek medical advice before making any lifestyle changes. Dr. Lissa Rankin, New York Times bestselling author, doctor, researcher, and teacher. Lissa has published 7 books, 3 of which include Internal Family Systems. Her 8th book, Relationsick, about the health impacts of narcissistic abuse, will come out in the Fall of 2026, and she just signed a book deal for her 9th book, about IFS and boundaries. She writes a Substack The Body Is A Trailhead about relationships, narcissistic abuse, healthy boundaries, recovering from spiritual abuse, healing from spiritual bypassing, and relational recovery: https://lissarankinmd.substack.com/ She’s drip-releasing two unpublished full book manuscripts for her paid subscribers and deeply appreciates anyone willing to patronize her writing. Lissa offers two IFS-informed ongoing online programs. The Writer’s Calling : https://courses.lissarankin.com/the-writers-calling, is a soulful, trauma-informed, IFS-rooted continuity community of brave-hearted truth-tellers, muse-led creatives, and memoir and self-help writers devoted to living their calling and using their words to change lives. She also leads Love School: https://courses.lissarankin.com/love-school for couples and singles committed to healing relational trauma, practicing relational recovery, preparing to either heal their relationships or get ready for healthier relationships, and holding each other accountable for healing their own “parts,” engaging in peer-to-peer parts processing, participating in group healing, expressing themselves in creative process, learning IFS-informed meditation, and approaching relationships as the most advanced and challenging spiritual practice. Lissa became an IFS therapy client in 2014 and started a daily peer-to-peer parts processing practice with her friend Emma in 2018, a practice she now teaches to others who can't access or afford one-on-one IFS therapy or want to deepen their practice between therapy sessions. Lissa’s next workshop is titled IFS For Self Healing, A Trauma-Informed Practice For Healing Yourself. https://courses.lissarankin.com/ish-ifs-for-self-healing-weekend This program teaches the basics with simple step-by-step instructions on how to make this process accessible and a safe daily practice. This November, Lissa will also be hosting IFS For Self-Healing - Peer to Peer Processing, a weekend training for those interested in doing “parts work” using the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model.https://courses.lissarankin.com/peer-to-peer-home Lissa has starred in two National Public Television specials, her TEDx talks have been viewed over 6 million times, and she leads workshops, both online and at retreat centers like Esalen, 1440, Omega, and Kripalu. Lissa lives in Sonoma County with her partner Jeffrey Rediger, her daughter Mira, when she's not at art school in NYC, and their dog Gaia, also known as "The Moose." More information can be found here: https://lissarankin.com/