The Foundation for Self Leadership is pleased to welcome Corinne Sejourne, PhD, as the third recipient of the Richard C. Schwartz Research Fellowship. Beginning in September 2026 at Cambridge Health Alliance, Corinne will contribute to the growing body of independent IFS research through work exploring stress, trauma, resilience, and the relationship between physical and psychological health.
The second PARTS study, a rigorous first-ever RCT examination of the IFS clinical protocol for treating complex PTSD, is now published in Psychological Trauma. Funded by the Foundation for Self Leadership, the study was conducted at the Harvard-affiliated Cambridge Health Alliance. Results showed significant symptom reductions comparable to those of established treatments such as CBT and EMDR. Notably, the 16-week online protocol achieved higher attendance and satisfaction than the control group, highlighting its promise as an accessible, cost-effective treatment.
The second Foundation-funded named research fellow has been selected, the Foundation is very pleased to announce today.
Expanding the base of empirical evidence regarding the efficacy of IFS as a clinical protocol has been a key objective of the Foundation for Self Leadership. With four funded independent studies, leading to three publications in peer-reviewed journals so far, the Foundation proceeded two years ago to fund individual researchers.
The Foundation is pleased to announce that The Self-Led Educator, a new book by Joanna Curry-Sartori, LMFT, is being published. The book was made possible through a grant from the Foundation to develop IFS-in-Schools curricula and produce the manuscript.
We happily announce that a feasibility study on the efficacy of the IFS clinical protocol in treating substance-use dependency, funded by the Foundation, is now being published.
We are thrilled to announce that the findings from a second Foundation-funded study have been published. The study, conducted at the Cambridge Health Alliance Center, sought to assess the feasibility of delivering an online group-based trauma treatment utilizing IFS approach for patients with PTSD in the community.
Dilara Ally, PhD, MSW will join the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion to conduct Internal Family Systems Research, funded by the Foundation for Self Leadership.
The Foundation for Self Leadership is pleased to announce a new podcast series, "Facing the Moment."
The podcast, centered around various IFS-inspired insights and actions, explores various crises confronting each of us and explores ways we can move forward with resilience, hope, and meaning.
In its first twelve years of service, the Foundation for Self Leadership has continually endeavored to advance emotions, relational and societal healing and wellbeing...
The Foundation for Self Leadership’s Board of Directors unanimously affirmed a longstanding philosophy that guides all decisions and actions of the organization. The Foundation saw it as a moral obligation to take a stand in support of what it holds most dear, especially in times of turmoil.
In line with the Foundation's society-facing transition, the Board of Directors is in an expansive mode. Two new members joined the Board in the last few months, bringing along needed perspectives and pertinent experiences in support of emerging programs designed to serve societal needs.