Jennifer O'Sullivan
@jenniferosullivan.bsky.social
Inner Wayfinding with Parts Work & Time-Tested Mind-Body Practices
💫 Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Practitioner
💫 Embodied Awareness~ Yoga & Mindfulness
💫 Currently Pursuing: Positive Psychology & Coaching GDip
www.sati.yoga
💫 Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Practitioner
💫 Embodied Awareness~ Yoga & Mindfulness
💫 Currently Pursuing: Positive Psychology & Coaching GDip
www.sati.yoga
This month on the pod,, we're training up compassion.
Highlights:
~ cultivating an open-hearted attitude
~ character strengths of enlightened beings
~ Lojong, Tibetan Buddhist Mind Training for cultivating compassion
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Highlights:
~ cultivating an open-hearted attitude
~ character strengths of enlightened beings
~ Lojong, Tibetan Buddhist Mind Training for cultivating compassion
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
#109 Training in Compassion - Skillful Means Podcast
Continuing our series on Awakening the Heart, this month we're exploring the Buddhist path of the bodhisattva through the cultivation of bodhicitta - the awakened heart-mind that forms the foundation of compassionate living. Drawing from Maha...
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July 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This month on the pod,, we're training up compassion.
Highlights:
~ cultivating an open-hearted attitude
~ character strengths of enlightened beings
~ Lojong, Tibetan Buddhist Mind Training for cultivating compassion
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Highlights:
~ cultivating an open-hearted attitude
~ character strengths of enlightened beings
~ Lojong, Tibetan Buddhist Mind Training for cultivating compassion
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Anger can catalyze us but can't sustain us. How do we keep our spirits up when the world feels overwhelming?
Out now: why shouldn't feel guilty for endorsing we foreground what brings us joy and happiness.
Check out Skillful Means Podcast 🎧 on your fav player: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Out now: why shouldn't feel guilty for endorsing we foreground what brings us joy and happiness.
Check out Skillful Means Podcast 🎧 on your fav player: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
June 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Anger can catalyze us but can't sustain us. How do we keep our spirits up when the world feels overwhelming?
Out now: why shouldn't feel guilty for endorsing we foreground what brings us joy and happiness.
Check out Skillful Means Podcast 🎧 on your fav player: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Out now: why shouldn't feel guilty for endorsing we foreground what brings us joy and happiness.
Check out Skillful Means Podcast 🎧 on your fav player: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Feeling cynical lately? Me too! Who can blame us? I mean...
Out now on the pod, a guided practice to help you (and me) stay open-hearted. Inspired by the teachings of Roshi Joan Halifax.
Check out Skillful Means Podcast 🎧 on your fav player: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Out now on the pod, a guided practice to help you (and me) stay open-hearted. Inspired by the teachings of Roshi Joan Halifax.
Check out Skillful Means Podcast 🎧 on your fav player: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
#106 Strong Back, Soft Front Guided Meditation - Skillful Means Podcast
This month's practice features an embodied mediation to help you stay present with life's challenges without becoming overwhelmed or shutting down. Inspired by Roshi Joan Halifax's teachings, you'll cultivate a foundation of stability to unde...
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May 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Feeling cynical lately? Me too! Who can blame us? I mean...
Out now on the pod, a guided practice to help you (and me) stay open-hearted. Inspired by the teachings of Roshi Joan Halifax.
Check out Skillful Means Podcast 🎧 on your fav player: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Out now on the pod, a guided practice to help you (and me) stay open-hearted. Inspired by the teachings of Roshi Joan Halifax.
Check out Skillful Means Podcast 🎧 on your fav player: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
There is nothing wrong with your feelings.
In the latest pod, I share Buddhist and psychological takes on working with difficult emotions. And I offer some simple ways to create a welcoming environment for all your parts.
🎧 on the web or your fav app: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
#skyIFS
In the latest pod, I share Buddhist and psychological takes on working with difficult emotions. And I offer some simple ways to create a welcoming environment for all your parts.
🎧 on the web or your fav app: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
#skyIFS
#105 Embracing Difficult Emotions - Skillful Means Podcast
This month, we're looking at a question that comes up a lot:All parts are supposed to be welcome, but how do we work with feelings we don't like?Drawing on Buddhist wisdom and the function of emotions, we're exploring:Why equanimity is about inclu...
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May 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
There is nothing wrong with your feelings.
In the latest pod, I share Buddhist and psychological takes on working with difficult emotions. And I offer some simple ways to create a welcoming environment for all your parts.
🎧 on the web or your fav app: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
#skyIFS
In the latest pod, I share Buddhist and psychological takes on working with difficult emotions. And I offer some simple ways to create a welcoming environment for all your parts.
🎧 on the web or your fav app: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
#skyIFS
ICYMI: When you need to feel both grounded AND energized.
🎧 on your fav player or at: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
🎧 on your fav player or at: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
#104 Earth and Sky Guided Visualization Practice - Skillful Means Podcast
The Taoists believe that we can harness the stabilizing qualities of Earth Qi along with the generative qualities of Heaven/Sky Qi to improve physical health, increase longevity, and cultivate inner harmony. In this guided practice, Jen...
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May 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
ICYMI: When you need to feel both grounded AND energized.
🎧 on your fav player or at: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
🎧 on your fav player or at: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
#skyIFS, I'm trying something out: drop-in yoga, mindfulness, and parts work gatherings.
These pay-what-you-can sessions will help you reconnect to your inner wisdom and ground your awareness in embodied presence. For "these times."
First one: May 8 at 12pm EDT.
www.sati.yoga/ifs-coaching...
These pay-what-you-can sessions will help you reconnect to your inner wisdom and ground your awareness in embodied presence. For "these times."
First one: May 8 at 12pm EDT.
www.sati.yoga/ifs-coaching...
Pause & Reset Sessions: Desk-friendly Yoga, Mindfulness, and IFS Parts Work with Jennifer O'Sullivan, Level 3 Certified IFS Practitioner
Gentle Yoga, Mindfulness, and IFS Parts Work to help you reconnect to your inner wisdom and ground your awareness in embodied presence.
www.sati.yoga
April 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
#skyIFS, I'm trying something out: drop-in yoga, mindfulness, and parts work gatherings.
These pay-what-you-can sessions will help you reconnect to your inner wisdom and ground your awareness in embodied presence. For "these times."
First one: May 8 at 12pm EDT.
www.sati.yoga/ifs-coaching...
These pay-what-you-can sessions will help you reconnect to your inner wisdom and ground your awareness in embodied presence. For "these times."
First one: May 8 at 12pm EDT.
www.sati.yoga/ifs-coaching...
New practice on Skillful Means Podcast!
For when you're feeling both drained AND wired. This Taoist Earth & Sky Qi meditation brings you grounded stability + that spark to keep going. Just 10 minutes to feel human again.
🎧 on your fav player or at: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
For when you're feeling both drained AND wired. This Taoist Earth & Sky Qi meditation brings you grounded stability + that spark to keep going. Just 10 minutes to feel human again.
🎧 on your fav player or at: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
#104 Earth and Sky Guided Visualization Practice - Skillful Means Podcast
The Taoists believe that we can harness the stabilizing qualities of Earth Qi along with the generative qualities of Heaven/Sky Qi to improve physical health, increase longevity, and cultivate inner harmony. In this guided practice, Jen...
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New practice on Skillful Means Podcast!
For when you're feeling both drained AND wired. This Taoist Earth & Sky Qi meditation brings you grounded stability + that spark to keep going. Just 10 minutes to feel human again.
🎧 on your fav player or at: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
For when you're feeling both drained AND wired. This Taoist Earth & Sky Qi meditation brings you grounded stability + that spark to keep going. Just 10 minutes to feel human again.
🎧 on your fav player or at: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Another great one from Worry Lines.
I've got a cluster of parts that have internalized a lot of beliefs around how I should act, particularly because I circulate in spiritual spaces.
How about you?
I've got a cluster of parts that have internalized a lot of beliefs around how I should act, particularly because I circulate in spiritual spaces.
How about you?
April 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Another great one from Worry Lines.
I've got a cluster of parts that have internalized a lot of beliefs around how I should act, particularly because I circulate in spiritual spaces.
How about you?
I've got a cluster of parts that have internalized a lot of beliefs around how I should act, particularly because I circulate in spiritual spaces.
How about you?
My tween parts are all: OMG, we have something in common with Will Wheaton. 🤩
You didn't see that...
Anyway... This is a great pitch for what getting on your own side with IFS looks like.
#skyIFS
You didn't see that...
Anyway... This is a great pitch for what getting on your own side with IFS looks like.
#skyIFS
I am the guest on this week's Inside of You podcast with Michael Rosenbaum. We talked about my new podcast, my efforts to heal from a childhood defined by abuse and exploitation, and caring for ourselves. Here's a preview, where I'm talking about my IFS therapy.
April 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My tween parts are all: OMG, we have something in common with Will Wheaton. 🤩
You didn't see that...
Anyway... This is a great pitch for what getting on your own side with IFS looks like.
#skyIFS
You didn't see that...
Anyway... This is a great pitch for what getting on your own side with IFS looks like.
#skyIFS
All the time
April 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
All the time
The Q get the most from clients: how do I create space around my feelings so I don't start throwing things?
ICYMI: a meditation that can help you get some space and clarity when you don't have time to do a deep dive with your parts.
#skyIFS #IFS
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
ICYMI: a meditation that can help you get some space and clarity when you don't have time to do a deep dive with your parts.
#skyIFS #IFS
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
#103 I See You, I'm With You Guided IFS Practice - Skillful Means Podcast
There are definitely times when we need to get a hold of ourselves. But how do we do that without dismissing our feelings? This brief Parts Work practice is for moments when you feel too activated or busy for deeper introspection but also nee...
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.com
April 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The Q get the most from clients: how do I create space around my feelings so I don't start throwing things?
ICYMI: a meditation that can help you get some space and clarity when you don't have time to do a deep dive with your parts.
#skyIFS #IFS
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
ICYMI: a meditation that can help you get some space and clarity when you don't have time to do a deep dive with your parts.
#skyIFS #IFS
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Let your parts know that you see them.
This quick #IFS meditation will help you stay grounded (access Self Energy) without bypassing what you're really feeling. Try this out when you aren't able to do a full check-in with your parts.
#skyIFS
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
This quick #IFS meditation will help you stay grounded (access Self Energy) without bypassing what you're really feeling. Try this out when you aren't able to do a full check-in with your parts.
#skyIFS
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
#103 I See You, I'm With You Guided IFS Practice - Skillful Means Podcast
There are definitely times when we need to get a hold of ourselves. But how do we do that without dismissing our feelings? This brief Parts Work practice is for moments when you feel too activated or busy for deeper introspection but also nee...
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Let your parts know that you see them.
This quick #IFS meditation will help you stay grounded (access Self Energy) without bypassing what you're really feeling. Try this out when you aren't able to do a full check-in with your parts.
#skyIFS
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
This quick #IFS meditation will help you stay grounded (access Self Energy) without bypassing what you're really feeling. Try this out when you aren't able to do a full check-in with your parts.
#skyIFS
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
I put my kid on a plane to Japan without me this morning.
One of the everyday benefits of parts work is being able to access the equanimity that lies in the middle of my worried mama parts and my inner excited teenager.
#skyifs
One of the everyday benefits of parts work is being able to access the equanimity that lies in the middle of my worried mama parts and my inner excited teenager.
#skyifs
April 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I put my kid on a plane to Japan without me this morning.
One of the everyday benefits of parts work is being able to access the equanimity that lies in the middle of my worried mama parts and my inner excited teenager.
#skyifs
One of the everyday benefits of parts work is being able to access the equanimity that lies in the middle of my worried mama parts and my inner excited teenager.
#skyifs
ICYMI: Grounding practices that build resilience! 🌱 Learn 6 principles for accessing your inner strength + how to honor your values without creating division.
Listen now: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Listen now: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
#100 What's Stopping You? Buddhist and IFS Perspectives on Resistance - Skillful Means Podcast
Ever wonder why you feel resistant to doing something that you actually want to do? This month we're unpacking the complexities of resistance through Buddhist teachings and IFS Parts Work. We're going to scrap the self-sabotaging label and ge...
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April 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
ICYMI: Grounding practices that build resilience! 🌱 Learn 6 principles for accessing your inner strength + how to honor your values without creating division.
Listen now: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Listen now: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Yes. I’ve been thinking about ways to buffer ourselves against the ongoing damage of cultural burdens. We can do all this inner work and still get knocked down by “this.” I think this kind of analysis has to be part of that buffering. #skyIFS
🔥 Most of us were never trained to recognize the tactics that manipulative or deceitful people — or systems — use to gain power. Instead, we were trained to internalize their behavior, take it personally, and assume we were the problem.
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April 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Yes. I’ve been thinking about ways to buffer ourselves against the ongoing damage of cultural burdens. We can do all this inner work and still get knocked down by “this.” I think this kind of analysis has to be part of that buffering. #skyIFS
During "these times" are you taking care of your mental health and wellbeing?
Find out how grounding practices not only help us cope with adversity, but they're also empowering.
+ 6 principles of effective grounding practices
+ tips for creating a toolkit
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Find out how grounding practices not only help us cope with adversity, but they're also empowering.
+ 6 principles of effective grounding practices
+ tips for creating a toolkit
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
#100 What's Stopping You? Buddhist and IFS Perspectives on Resistance - Skillful Means Podcast
Ever wonder why you feel resistant to doing something that you actually want to do? This month we're unpacking the complexities of resistance through Buddhist teachings and IFS Parts Work. We're going to scrap the self-sabotaging label and ge...
www.buzzsprout.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
During "these times" are you taking care of your mental health and wellbeing?
Find out how grounding practices not only help us cope with adversity, but they're also empowering.
+ 6 principles of effective grounding practices
+ tips for creating a toolkit
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Find out how grounding practices not only help us cope with adversity, but they're also empowering.
+ 6 principles of effective grounding practices
+ tips for creating a toolkit
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Having ADHD, I used to blame procrastination on my brain.
But when I asked my procrastinating parts what was happening, their answers changed my business. Now I treat procrastination as a smoke signal. Get to know your procrastinators with this #IFS meditation
🎧: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
But when I asked my procrastinating parts what was happening, their answers changed my business. Now I treat procrastination as a smoke signal. Get to know your procrastinators with this #IFS meditation
🎧: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
#101 Working with Resistance Guided IFS Practice - Skillful Means Podcast
Instead of speculating endlessly about why you might be avoiding something, ask the part that's hesitating!Based on Internal Family Systems (IFS), this guided parts work practice will help you identify and get to know the part (or parts) that are ...
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Having ADHD, I used to blame procrastination on my brain.
But when I asked my procrastinating parts what was happening, their answers changed my business. Now I treat procrastination as a smoke signal. Get to know your procrastinators with this #IFS meditation
🎧: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
But when I asked my procrastinating parts what was happening, their answers changed my business. Now I treat procrastination as a smoke signal. Get to know your procrastinators with this #IFS meditation
🎧: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Rather than pushing through resistance, what might it be trying to tell you?
Out now on Skillful Means Podcast: an #IFS meditation to help you get to know and work with resistant parts.
🎧: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Out now on Skillful Means Podcast: an #IFS meditation to help you get to know and work with resistant parts.
🎧: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
#101 Working with Resistance Guided IFS Practice - Skillful Means Podcast
Instead of speculating endlessly about why you might be avoiding something, ask the part that's hesitating!Based on Internal Family Systems (IFS), this guided parts work practice will help you identify and get to know the part (or parts) that are ...
www.skillfulmeanspodcast.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Rather than pushing through resistance, what might it be trying to tell you?
Out now on Skillful Means Podcast: an #IFS meditation to help you get to know and work with resistant parts.
🎧: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Out now on Skillful Means Podcast: an #IFS meditation to help you get to know and work with resistant parts.
🎧: www.skillfulmeanspodcast.co...
Struggling with procrastination, perfectionism, or just feeling stuck? It might not be what you think!
ICYMI: On this month's episode of the podcast, I unpack resistance and the hidden wisdom in our hesitations!
#IFS
www.buzzsprout.com/466651/e...
ICYMI: On this month's episode of the podcast, I unpack resistance and the hidden wisdom in our hesitations!
#IFS
www.buzzsprout.com/466651/e...
#100 What's Stopping You? Buddhist and IFS Perspectives on Resistance - Skillful Means Podcast
Ever wonder why you feel resistant to doing something that you actually want to do? This month we're unpacking the complexities of resistance through Buddhist teachings and IFS Parts Work. We're going to scrap the self-sabotaging label and ge...
www.buzzsprout.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Struggling with procrastination, perfectionism, or just feeling stuck? It might not be what you think!
ICYMI: On this month's episode of the podcast, I unpack resistance and the hidden wisdom in our hesitations!
#IFS
www.buzzsprout.com/466651/e...
ICYMI: On this month's episode of the podcast, I unpack resistance and the hidden wisdom in our hesitations!
#IFS
www.buzzsprout.com/466651/e...
"The eighth quality is not involving oneself in spurious talk or useless argument that is not beneficial."
Haha, the Buddha basically warned us about social media 2500 years ago.
Haha, the Buddha basically warned us about social media 2500 years ago.
To pursue the true reality of dharma is nothing other than not getting involved in useless discussion." —Eihei Dogen Zenji #DailyDharma
The Eight Qualities of a Great Person
Reaching buddhahood one step at a time
tricycle.org
March 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"The eighth quality is not involving oneself in spurious talk or useless argument that is not beneficial."
Haha, the Buddha basically warned us about social media 2500 years ago.
Haha, the Buddha basically warned us about social media 2500 years ago.
Resistance isn't futile—it's a sign that something needs attention!
In the current episode of Skillful Means Podcast, explore the five hindrances that slow down growth and how to navigate them.
What might your resistance tell you?
#IFS
www.buzzsprout.com/466651/e...
In the current episode of Skillful Means Podcast, explore the five hindrances that slow down growth and how to navigate them.
What might your resistance tell you?
#IFS
www.buzzsprout.com/466651/e...
#100 What's Stopping You? Buddhist and IFS Perspectives on Resistance - Skillful Means Podcast
Ever wonder why you feel resistant to doing something that you actually want to do? This month we're unpacking the complexities of resistance through Buddhist teachings and IFS Parts Work. We're going to scrap the self-sabotaging label and ge...
www.buzzsprout.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Resistance isn't futile—it's a sign that something needs attention!
In the current episode of Skillful Means Podcast, explore the five hindrances that slow down growth and how to navigate them.
What might your resistance tell you?
#IFS
www.buzzsprout.com/466651/e...
In the current episode of Skillful Means Podcast, explore the five hindrances that slow down growth and how to navigate them.
What might your resistance tell you?
#IFS
www.buzzsprout.com/466651/e...
One of things I noticed while living in Holland is that Dutch ppl are really adept at maintaining boundaries between work and personal life. They close the store right on time. If you drop something on them at 5pm Fri, they will tell you: (cont)
March 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
One of things I noticed while living in Holland is that Dutch ppl are really adept at maintaining boundaries between work and personal life. They close the store right on time. If you drop something on them at 5pm Fri, they will tell you: (cont)
Really feeling the truth of this. No individual technique is sacrosanct.
A monk once asked Basho: “What is the essence of your practice?”
Basho replied: “Whatever is needed.”
Basho replied: “Whatever is needed.”
March 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Really feeling the truth of this. No individual technique is sacrosanct.
Ever wonder why you feel resistant to doing something that you actually want to do?
This month on the podcast, I'm unpacking the complexities of resistance through two lenses: Buddhism and #IFS Parts Work.
www.buzzsprout.com/466651/e...
This month on the podcast, I'm unpacking the complexities of resistance through two lenses: Buddhism and #IFS Parts Work.
www.buzzsprout.com/466651/e...
#100 What's Stopping You? Buddhist and IFS Perspectives on Resistance - Skillful Means Podcast
Ever wonder why you feel resistant to doing something that you actually want to do? This month we're unpacking the complexities of resistance through Buddhist teachings and IFS Parts Work. We're going to scrap the self-sabotaging label and ge...
www.buzzsprout.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Ever wonder why you feel resistant to doing something that you actually want to do?
This month on the podcast, I'm unpacking the complexities of resistance through two lenses: Buddhism and #IFS Parts Work.
www.buzzsprout.com/466651/e...
This month on the podcast, I'm unpacking the complexities of resistance through two lenses: Buddhism and #IFS Parts Work.
www.buzzsprout.com/466651/e...
