Mission

THE FOUNDATION FOR SELF LEADERSHIP EXISTS TO FOSTER GREATER EMOTIONAL, RELATIONAL AND SOCIETAL HEALING AND WELLBEING - LEADING TO A MORE PEACEFUL WORLD - THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF SELF LEADERSHIP AS DEFINED BY THE IFS MODEL OF THE HUMAN PSYCHE. THE FOUNDATION FUNDS INDEPENDENT, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON THE EFFICACY OF IFS FOR TRAUMA, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND OTHER CONDITIONS, AND IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS FROM THE WILDERNESS TO COMMUNITY AGENCIES. THE FOUNDATION INCUBATES APPLICATIONS OF THE IFS MODEL IN VARIOUS SOCIETAL CONTEXTS (INCLUDING K12 EDUCATORS, MILITARY VETERANS, MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES) AND FOSTERS APPLICATIONS IN PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS SUCH AS LAW, MEDICINE, BUSINESS, FINANCE. THE FOUNDATION'S OPERATION AND PROGRAMS ARE ENTIRELY FUNDED BY CHARITABLE GIVING FROM MEMBERS OF THE EXTENDED IFS COMMUNITY: PSYCHOTHERAPISTS AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS, RESEARCHERS, INDIVIDUALS, AND ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS.