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No Bad Parts

Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model

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The empowering new way to discover your multifaceted mind.

Do you long to break free from a stuck part of you - the inner critic, 'monkey mind', a bad habit or an addiction? What if there was a way to approach those aspects of you, to free you from the constant inner struggle and find true healing?

In this groundbreaking international bestseller, Dr Richard Schwartz reveals that we are each born with an 'internal family' of distinct parts within us. Some of our parts can become trapped in destructive patterns, but learning to relate to each of them with curiosity, respect and empathy can vastly expand our capacity to heal.

The Internal Family Systems (IFS) model will help you challenge the destructive behaviour of these parts, turn the ego, the inner critic and the saboteur into powerful allies, and allow you to return to a more whole and harmonious 'Self'.

'Innovative and transformational' - Gabor Maté
'Changed my life' - Rangan Chatterjee


© Richard Schwartz 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

 Mental Health Personal Development Personal Success Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Health

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'Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy...has been one of the great advances in trauma therapy. IFS is one of the cornerstones of effective and lasting trauma therapy.'
'In this highly readable volume, Dr. Richard Schwartz articulates and deftly illustrates his Internal Family Systems model, one of the most innovative, intuitive, comprehensive, and transformational therapies to have emerged in the present century.'
'This may be the most transformational book you'll ever read.'
'An enormous gift - transformative, compassionate, and wise. These simple and brilliant teachings will open your mind and free your spirit and your heart.'
'No Bad Parts is, I believe, Richard Schwartz's clearest, most comprehensive, and most inspiring manifesto. Anyone interested in IFS, indeed anyone interested in a happier, less conflicted life, should devour this life-changing, pioneering work.'
'In this well-written book, Richard Schwartz offers the basics of IFS, a series of exercises to help you learn to relate in an open and compassionate way to all - even your most dreaded and extreme - inner parts, and the fascinating spiritual implications of IFS. This approach will change everything about how you relate to yourself and to others!'
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I really like the premise of the book (about the parts), makes sense to me. But I really wish the exercises weren't read by the author but by the other narrator instead. The author read parts irritated me, to the point I was unable to do the exercises.

Makes a lot of sense

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Really appreciated this in so many ways - so important for us all at this time. Beautifully read and the meditations from Schwarz himself very powerful and touching. The start of a lifetime’s journey.

Life changing

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This book is going to make a profound difference to those who read it and to those who come into contact with those who read it. Let’s hope this wisdom and kindness spreads far and wide.

Richard Schwartz for President!

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Loved every part of this book. Never understood how to address inner protective parts of myself in a kind and non threatening and non judgmental read.

Fantastic read and insight into the workings of our mind and emotions with powerful exercises read by author

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System overview that goes far beyond psychology, attempting to find peace and integrity of each soul, inspiring to explore your inner world, to understand and accept your parts and to develop courage, creativity and compassion. Feeling grateful after reading this book.

This book is a wonderful way to your Self

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