Write to Heal: A Free Live Session with Dr. Lissa Rankin
An introduction to healing through memoir writing and IFS
Join bestselling author, physician, and IFS practitioner Dr. Lissa Rankin for a transformative 1-hour live Zoom session exploring the healing power of writing your story — and how Internal Family Systems (IFS) can guide you through even your most difficult memories in a safe, grounded, and creative way.
In this free session, you'll get an introduction to trauma-informed memoir writing, discover how storytelling can serve as a profound healing practice, and hear more about the upcoming IFS Write to Heal retreat in February 2026 in Bali with Dr. Lissa Rankin.
Whether you're a writer, healer, therapist, or someone simply longing to give voice to your lived experience, this session offers inspiration, tools, and safe space to begin your writing journey.
What you will experience:
30 min: Dr. Lissa Rankin on the healing potential of writing — and why combining memoir with IFS can unlock deep transformation
15 min: Live Q&A with Lissa
10 min: Introduction to the Write to Heal retreat in Bali
5 min: Closing reflections and next steps for your writing journey
Event Details:
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025
Live on Zoom
Can’t join us live? No problem — just register anyway, and we’ll send you the recording so you can watch it at your convenience after the session.
Global Start Times:
Wednesday, September 3rd/4th, 2025
Los Angeles (PDT): 5:00 PM
New York (EDT): 8:00 PM
London (BST): 01:00 AM
Bali (WITA): 8:00 AM (Thursday, Sept 4th)
Singapore / Kuala Lumpur / China / Perth: 8:00 AM (Thursday, Sept 4th)
Bangkok: 7:00 AM (Thursday, Sept 4th)
Sydney / Melbourne: 10:00 AM (Thursday, Sept 4th)
New Zealand (NZDT): 12:00 AM (Thursday, Sept 4th)
Sign up for the event, and you will receive the Zoom link 48 hours before the event starts directly in your inbox.
Meet Dr. Lissa Rankin
Lissa Rankin, M.D. is a physician, author, spiritual teacher, and founder of the Whole Health Medicine Institute. She’s the bestselling author of Mind Over Medicine, Sacred Medicine, and five other books, with works translated into 28 languages. A longtime IFS practitioner and trauma healing guide, Lissa brings clinical depth, soulful presence, and a fierce devotion to wholeness.
Having taught at leading centers like Esalen, Kripalu, Omega, and 1440 Multiversity, she is best known for her *Daily Flame* love letters—touchstones of compassion and insight shared with millions. Lissa’s approach weaves IFS, ritual, storytelling, and energy medicine into safe, inclusive spaces for healing the wounds that words can carry—and release.
This retreat offers a rare chance to write and reflect under Lissa’s guidance in the lush stillness of Bali’s coastal beauty.
Register now, and we’ll email you the Zoom access link two days before the session begins.
We’d love to have you join us for this special session.
Warmly,
The IFSBali Team
