Self-Led Recovery Course
A 4-month (12 weeks of content) inner healing journey using Self-Leadership to lead the way.
The second cohort is open for new registrations.
Next cohort Starting in September 2025.
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Welcome
If you're here, chances are you've been carrying a lot.
Maybe you’ve tried to willpower your way through patterns that won’t budge—or perhaps you’ve been white-knuckling your way through recovery, unsure how to truly feel safe in your own system.
This course is for people like you—and like me. People who are ready to heal from the inside out.
People who are curious about what happens when we stop fighting ourselves and begin listening instead.
People who want a trauma-informed, spiritually-grounded path to recovery that honors all parts of who they are.
What is Self-Led Recovery?
Self-Led Recovery is a 4-month journey that blends the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model with practical recovery principles. Together, we’ll gently uncover the parts of you that have been trying to help—often in ways that no longer serve—and invite a deeper connection to the healing, wise presence inside you: what we call Self in IFS.
You’ll receive a combination of weekly zoom sessions, guided meditations, journal prompts, and community-based support to help anchor you in your own Self-led healing.
Who This Is For
This course is for you if:
You're in recovery from addiction, food issues, co-dependency, or complex trauma
You’ve been in therapy, 12-step programs, or other healing paths and are looking for deeper internal work
You’re new to IFS or want to apply it more practically in your life
You’re ready to slow down, listen to your system, and approach healing with compassion
You want a safe space where all parts of you are welcome
Course Structure
The course is divided into 4 themed sections, each lasting 3 weeks:
SECTION 1: Meeting Your Inner System
Weeks 1–3 | Discovering Protectors & Developing Presence
We begin by noticing the protective parts that show up in your daily life and introduce practices to build trust, calm, and presence.
SECTION 2: Working with Wounds
Weeks 4–6 | Understanding Trauma & Befriending Exiles
With safety and Self-energy, we gently approach the parts holding emotional pain and begin the process of befriending and healing.
SECTION 3: Releasing the Past
Weeks 7–9 | Legacy, Patterns & Cultural Burdens
We explore inherited beliefs, survival strategies, and cultural burdens—then begin to release what no longer belongs.
SECTION 4: Living from Self
Weeks 10–12 | Integration, Renewal & Future Vision
You’ll design a life led by Self—anchored in clarity, confidence, and connection with your inner system.
What’s Included
12 Weekly Lessons (PDF slides + video)
Journaling Prompts & Creative Invitations
Onboarding + Break Week + Reflection Week
Email Encouragement & Check-Ins
Printable Worksheets + 1 year access to all course content
Course Dates & Format
Start Date: September 9th, 2025
End Date: December 16th 2025
Self-Paced: New material released every Tuesday
Live Group Zoom Sessions: Tuesday @ 6pm ET (recordings provided)
Course Size: 6-12 people
Platform: Zoom + Sutra.co, private course portal (includes smart phone app) + weekly email check-ins
Investment
Full Course Tuition: $100US per month ($400US total)
*Payment plans available.
If you are a yearly All Parts Are Welcome Substack subscriber a $40 discount code will be sent to you.
No one is turned away for lack of funds. If you're committed to the work, we’ll find a way.
Apply for September Cohort
If you are interested in this course, please apply with the contact form below. I will setup a Zoom meeting and send you some application forms to see if this course is a good fit for you.
Take a look at the chart below and understand your time zone. Since this course runs from September to December there will be time changes and the chart below will help you know when they happen for you outside of the Eastern time zone the course is run from.
Core Resources for Self-Led Recovery
Self-Led Recovery is grounded in the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model and enriched by trauma-informed, somatic, spiritual, and recovery-focused resources. These texts offer theoretical foundations, practical tools, and compassionate insight to support your healing journey.
No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz, PhD
Core IFS concepts including parts work, Self-energy, the 8Cs, and the unburdening process.Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems by Frank Anderson, MD
Integrates IFS with neurobiology, attachment trauma, and dissociation, offering pathways to restore inner balance.IFS Therapy for Addictions by Cece Sykes, LCSW
Frames addiction as a protective system, emphasizing compassion for parts and recovery from shame-driven cycles.Listening When Parts Speak: A Practical Guide to Healing with Internal Family Systems Therapy and Ancestor Wisdom by Tamala Floyd, LCSW
Combines IFS with ancestral healing, offering intuitive and somatic practices for working with legacy burdens and internalized oppression.Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory by Deb Dana, LCSW
Applies polyvagal theory to everyday regulation, including practices to restore safety and widen your Circle of Capacity.The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Explains how trauma lives in the body and how somatic practices, mindfulness, and relational work support deep healing.Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker, MFT
Focuses on the emotional impact of childhood trauma and offers tools for reparenting, boundary-setting, and rebuilding identity.