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Compassionate Inquiry Meets Internal Family Systems Unpacking the Circle of Shame

  • Get a sneak peek of exclusive course content from renowned well-being experts Dr. Gabor Maté and Dr. Richard C. Schwartz
  • Engage in proven strategies to overcome feeling trapped, powerless, or isolated in the face of feeling shame
  • Understand how to cultivate shame resilience so you may experience greater feelings of empathy, connection, power, and freedom

Compassionate Inquiry Meets Internal Family Systems Unpacking the Circle of Shame

with Gabor Maté, MD & Richard C. Schwartz, PhD

  • Get a sneak peek of exclusive course content from renowned well-being experts Dr. Gabor Maté and Dr. Richard C. Schwartz
  • Engage in proven strategies to overcome feeling trapped, powerless, or isolated in the face of feeling shame
  • Understand how to cultivate shame resilience so you may experience greater feelings of empathy, connection, power, and freedom
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with Gabor Maté, MD & Richard C. Schwartz, PhD

Overcome Feelings of Shame

  • Explore Internal Family Systems—a profound psychotherapy model created by Dr. Schwartz that shows us how to enter our inner world and to lovingly care for the pain and inner struggles that haunt us
  • Equip yourself with precious insights from Dr. Maté as he explains Compassionate Inquiry—a psychotherapeutic approach that demystifies medical science and invites us to be our own well-being advocate
  • Embrace these complementary healing modalities together as you recognize your own personal vulnerability, acknowledge unspoken factors that led to feelings of shame, and overcome shame
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“If you can become aware of early trauma, you can gain agency so that illnesses need not determine your fate.”

Gabor Maté, MD

About Your Teachers

Gabor Maté, MD

Dr. Gabor Maté is an author, speaker, and physician who specializes in addiction, stress, and childhood development. His many books include In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts and When the Body Says No. His signature psychotherapeutic approach, Compassionate Inquiry, reveals what lies beneath the appearances we present to the world.

Richard C. Schwartz, PhD

Dr. Richard Schwartz is coauthor of the most widely used family therapy text in the United States, Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, and is the creator of the Internal Family Systems model, which he developed in response to clients’ descriptions of various “parts” within themselves.

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Richard C. Schwartz, PhD

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These teachings offer a road map to healing by helping you uncover the root cause of your pain. A deep wisdom will be revealed that will help you align with your true essence and achieve lasting transformation.
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Unpacking the Circle of Shame

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