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When the Parts That Protect You Are the Ones Who Hurt
Richard Schwartz reframes difficult “protector” parts as wounded resources, showing how safety, curiosity, and patience restore their role in healing.

“Your Life Is Not Random”: Gabor Maté on Trauma, Compassion, and the Intelligence of Suffering
Gabor Maté frames trauma as disconnection and adaptation, arguing that symptoms are intelligent survival strategies that heal through curiosity, compassion,

The Work Beneath the Work
Janina Fisher shows how live supervision works at the level of nervous systems, where safety, pacing, and restraint matter more

The F-Word of Trauma Healing: Frank Anderson Redefines Forgiveness
Frank Anderson reframes forgiveness in trauma healing, arguing it must come after repair, remain a choice, and serve the survivor

“The Community Within Us”: Bessel van der Kolk on Trauma, Belonging, and Why the World Feels So Fractured
Bessel van der Kolk explains how isolation makes trauma stick, why belonging protects the nervous system, and what embodied healing

Bridging Divides Without Burning Bridges
Reflections from a powerful conversation with Esther Perel, Bill Doherty, Mónica Guzmán and Mary Alice Miller in Washington D.C.