I am thrilled to facilitate this 4-week book study of Outshining Trauma: A New Vision of Radical Self-Compassion Integrating Internal Family Systems and Buddhist Meditation by my beloved teacher and friend, Ralph De La Rosa. 

What to expect:

• Experiential meditation exercises. This practical application will help translate theoretical knowledge into tangible skills and experiences, including increased self-compassion, improved emotional regulation, and a deeper understanding of one’s internal landscape.

• Journaling prompts from the book to focus on each week.

• Deepen and integrate your understanding and application of the material.

• The opportunity to share insights, challenges, and successes with a supportive community on a shared journey of healing. Collaborative learning environments enrich our experiences and provide diverse perspectives.

Dates: April 29-May 20 (Four Weeks)

Times: Tuesdays 6:00-7:30pm. 

Location: 18 Springs Community Healing Center

2424 Reynolda Rd.

Winston-Salem, NC 27106

Facilitator: Nicole Iverson

Cost: $40 (All profits will be donated to 18 Springs Scholarship Fund)

To Register: Click “add to cart” below to register! NOTE: The book is not provided. Contact me to arrange purchase or book or order wherever books are sold.

About the Book (from the publisher):

Discover a path of healing, post-traumatic growth, spiritual insight, and deep compassion for the most challenging parts of yourself.

Therapist and meditation teacher Ralph De La Rosa places the innovative, evidence-based model of Internal Family Systems (IFS) in the context of Buddhist meditation to show that the process of healing trauma can lead you to your deepest spiritual nature. This book offers clear conceptual frameworks to understand trauma, post-traumatic growth, and the close relationship between healing trauma and spirituality. The many journal prompts, experiential practices, and guided meditations will teach you how to

• see that your mind is made up of disparate “parts” that carry their own views and intentions that can become stuck in traumatic experiences

• recognize common types of inner parts in the IFS model, such as “Managers,” “Firefighters,” and “Exiles”

• separate from a part inside of you that’s holding grief, pain, or other difficult feelings and then elicit its concerns and wisdom

• and utilize meditation as a method for opening to transformative self-compassion and self-love

About Ralph De La Rosa:

RALPH DE LA ROSA, LCSW (he/they), is a psychotherapist and meditation teacher known for his radically open and humorous teaching style. His work has been featured in The New York Post, CNN, Tricycle, GQ, SELF, Women’s Health, and many other outlets. He is personally mentored by Richard Schwartz, developer of the Internal Family Systems model of psychotherapy. Ralph himself is a PTSD, depression, and opiate addiction survivor. His most recent book, Don't Tell Me to Relax, was named one of the “Best Books of 2020” by Mindful Magazine. His first book is The Monkey Is the Messenger.

About Nicole:

My meditation journey started in 1998 when I went on a Vipassana retreat in Thailand, but my passion for sharing meditation was sparked the radical healing of Parts Work Meditation from the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model. In 2018, I began working with Ralph De La Rosa, in his unique and transformative trauma-informed meditation format that combines Parts Work (IFS),  Buddhist wisdom traditions, and modern neuroscience- graduating from his Amplify Meditation Teacher Training in 2023. 

Ralph’s latest book, Outshining Trauma, is a great introduction to this model and I can’t wait to discuss and practice with you!