**SPECIAL ENCORE PRESENTATION**<\/p>\n
Richard \u201cDick\u201d Schwartz earned his PhD in marriage and family therapy from Purdue University. He coauthored the most widely used family therapy text in the United States,\u00a0Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods<\/i>, and is the creator of the Internal Family Systems Model, which he developed in response to clients\u2019 descriptions of various \u201cparts\u201d within themselves. With Sounds True, Dick has written a new book titled\u00a0No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model<\/i>. In this episode of\u00a0Insights at the Edge<\/i>, Tami Simon talks to Dick about the transformation that occurs when we welcome every part of who we are. He explains that even our most destructive parts have protective intentions, put in place to shield us from unprocessed pain, and details his method for accessing and mending these inner wounds. They also discuss the myth of the \u201cmono mind,\u201d and why the mind is naturally multiple; how \u201cexiled\u201d trauma can manifest as bodily pain; connecting with our core Self and letting it lead us in our healing; and how the language of \u201cparts\u201d can be useful in our relationship dynamics.<\/p>\n