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No Bad Parts, Richard Schwartz (2021). Available on Amazon as Audiobook, Kindle, and paperback. This is a popular explanation of the IFS model for a general audience by its founder.

You are the One You’ve Been Waiting For, Richard Schwartz (2023). Available on Amazon as Audiobook, Kindle, and paperback. The founder of IFS describes this model as it applies to intimate relationships.

Self-Therapy, Jay Earley (2013). Available on Amazon as Audiobook, Kindle, and paperback.

Step-by-step instruction on the basics of the IFS model and how to use this method to explore on your own.

Self-Therapy Workbook, Bonnie Weiss (2013). Available on Amazon as Kindle and paperback. This includes exercises that accompany the material explained in the Earley’s Self Therapy book.

Body Keeps the Score, Bessel Van der Kolk (2014). Available on Amazon as Audiobook, Kindle, paperback. This is a discussion of how trauma lives in the body. It includes an overview of several different trauma-focused methods for treating trauma.

In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma, Peter Levine. (2017). Available on Amazon as Audiobook, Kindle, and paperback. The founder of Somatic Experiencing therapy gives a detailed explanation of how the nervous system responds to trauma and how to treat this using a body-oriented approach.

When the Body Says No , Gabor Mate (2021). Available on Amazon as Audiobook and paperback. The author describes the connection between life's stresses and emotions as it effects the body through the nervous system, the immune apparatus, and hormones. He draws on recent bio-medical research and personal stories of patients from his family practice.