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Martha Sweezy, PhD, is Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, part-time; Research, Training, and Curriculum Consultant at the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Cambridge Health Alliance; and a psychotherapist in private practice. She teaches Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy nationally and internationally, and has authored, coauthored, or coedited several books on various applications of IFS.

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Rich in clinical examples, this book offers a fresh perspective on the roles of shame and guilt in psychological distress and presents a step-by-step framework for treatment.

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Foreword, Richard C. Schwartz
Introduction
I. The Vulnerable Mind

1. Shame, Guilt, and Psychic Multiplicity
2. The Goal
3. All the Ways We Say No
4. The Shame Cycle
5. Empathy
6. Shame-Based Trauma Bonding: The Child Who Shares Shamefulness
7. Guilt-Based Trauma Bonding: The Child Who Takes Responsibility
   II. Treatment
   The First Portion of Therapy
8. Set the Stage
9. Unblend
10. Navigate Obstacles to Unblending
    The Second Portion of Therapy
11. Witness and Unburden
12. Common Problems
13. Take a Tip to Avoid Pitfalls
    III. Completion
14. How Therapy Ends
    References
    Index