[Audio] CC11 Keynote 06 – You’re the One You’ve Been Waiting For: An Internal Family Systems Approach to Intimacy – Richard Schwartz, PhD

Description:

We have all been taught that our romantic partner should end our misery and make us feel happy and alive. When he or she doesn’t we wonder if they’re the right one. Yet, for most of us, no partner is capable of keeping our heads above the pools of pain and shame we bring to intimate relationships. Only we can drain those pools and become the primary caretakers for the young, needy parts of us that are drowning in those pools. Once this inner trust is achieved, we can love our partners courageously and unconditionally because we don’t need them to always do the heavy lifting of our spirits. Released from being our primary emotional caretakers, they can revel in the freedom that comes with being the secondary one.

Educational Objectives:

1. Learn how to find and heal parts of you that interfere in your intimacy.
2. Discover the effectiveness of communicating with your partner from a place of compassion, calm, clarity and confidence called the Self.

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*