Dr. Robin Barre is a psychotherapist and depth psychologist specializing in Internal Family Systems (IFS), a practice focused around validating individuals parts and cultivating Self-Energy as a healthy emotional regulation tool. Robin has built a career working with adolescents, young people ages 11-20 starting her journey as a high school educator. In her prolific blog, The Shiftless Wanderer, Robin covers topics of common issues and conflicts caregivers, mentors, and educators often face when stewarding adolescence into adulthood.
In this episode of Closing the Gap, we find the intersection of STEM learning and IFS practice. Dr. Robin Barre discusses how IFS can help caregivers and educators learn to validate students’ parts and foster a safe space for students to develop their self-energy; shepherding students’ success in school, STEM, and into rewarding careers. Together we will explore the concept of trauma and how childhood traumas play into the way they interact with the world as teens and adults.
The Shiftless Wanderer Must Reads:
- When They Lie (Part 1) – a three-part series
- Who Validates? The One Who Is Able.
- How to Have a Conversation with a Teenager
- Unpacking “Traumatic Invalidation”
- The Middle/High School Educator’s Most Powerful and Effective Disciplinary Tools
