Tag: self-compassion

• Sometimes You Don’t Need Therapy — You Need Reconnection

  

  There are seasons in life when the deepest longing is not necessarily for therapy, but simply for reconnection. Reconnection to yourself.To your emotions.To your body, creativity, desire, and inner clarity.To the parts of you that may have been buried beneath survival, responsibility, performance, or years of taking care of everyone else. Many people silently carry…

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  May 6, 2026

  Change, Coaching, IFS, self-compassion, Self-Connection

  coaching, IFS, patriarchy, self-compassion, self-connection, Sexual shame

• Watch: A Therapist’s Therapist & What It’s Like to Work With Me

  

  I’m genuinely excited to share this. A colleague of mine—someone who has known me not just professionally, but personally and through my own therapy process— offered his perspective on me and my work. Hearing someone reflect back what they’ve seen in you, especially someone who understands the depth of this work, lands differently. Not as…

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  April 27, 2026

  Connection, CPTSD, IFS, Recovery, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Therapists, trauma

  compassion fatigue, IFS, inner work, mental health, self-compassion, self-connection, Therapist, therapy for therapists

• This Song Feels Like Therapy: Unearth the Hurt by Mosaic Heart

  

  This Song Feels Like Therapy: Unearth the Hurt by Mosaic Heart

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  March 23, 2026

  Attachment, Change, Codependency, Connection, CPTSD, IFS, Inspiration, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Therapists, trauma

  attachment, connection, CPTSD, IFS, intimacy, longing, love, music, music therapy, patreon, relationships, self-compassion, self-connection, trauma, trust, unburdening, unearth the hurt

• Self-Compassion and Burnout: A Research-Based Path to Healing and Renewal

  

  Self-Compassion and Burnout: A Research-Based Path to Healing and Renewal

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  March 17, 2026

  Attachment, Connection, CPTSD, IFS, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Sexual shame, Shame, Therapists, trauma

  burnout, compassion fatigue, CPTSD, IFS, Religious trauma, self-compassion, self-connection, Sexual shame, Therapist burnout, trauma

• When Therapists Burn Out: Carrying a World in Crisis

  

  When Therapists Burn Out: Carrying a World in Crisis

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  March 4, 2026

  Codependency, Connection, IFS, Inspiration, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Therapists

  burnout, compassion fatigue, IFS, mental health, political anxiety, self-compassion, self-connection, therapy for therapists, trauma

• Reconnect, Restore, and Come Home to Yourself: Join Our Transformational IFS Retreats in the Santa Cruz, CA Area

  

  Reconnect, Restore, and Come Home to Yourself: Join Our Transformational IFS Retreats in the Santa Cruz, CA Area

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  February 2, 2026

  IFS, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Therapists, trauma

  community, IFS, mental health, retreat, self-compassion, self-connection, trauma

• I No Longer Consent to My Own Harm

  

  I No Longer Consent to My Own Harm

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  January 23, 2026

  Attachment, Codependency, Connection, CPTSD, IFS, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Self-Connection, trauma

  codependency, IFS, Religious trauma, self-compassion, self-connection

• Sexual Shame, Desire, & IFS: A New Interview with Forest Benedict

  

  I’m thrilled to share that my latest interview just dropped! 🎙️✨ In this deeply personal conversation with my colleague and friend Gilbert Romero-Mewharter, we explore the healing of sexual shame and the reclaiming of authentic desire through Internal Family Systems (IFS). Together, we talk about how culture, religion, and trauma often disconnect us from our sexuality,…

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  September 17, 2025

  IFS, LGBTQIA+, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Sexual shame, sexuality, Shame, trauma

  desire, IFS, mental health, Religious trauma, self-compassion, self-connection, Sexual shame, trauma

• From External Authority to Self-Trust: Healing Religious Trauma and Reclaiming Your Inner Compass with IFS

  

  Healing religious trauma means learning to trust yourself again. Discover how IFS helps you reclaim your inner compass and live in alignment with your truth.

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  June 25, 2025

  Change, Codependency, CPTSD, IFS, Inspiration, LGBTQIA+, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Sexual shame, sexuality, trauma

  authenticity, authoritarian, CPTSD, healing, IFS, inner compass, interview, mental health, podcast, Religious trauma, self-compassion, self-connection, trauma

• 🎙️ New Podcast Interview: Porn is Not the Problem on the Divorcing Religion Podcast

  

  Discover Forest Benedict’s powerful new interview on the Divorcing Religion podcast: “Porn is Not the Problem.” Explore porn addiction myths, ethical porn, Internal Family Systems, and healing from religious trauma and sexual shame in this honest, hopeful conversation.

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  June 23, 2025

  Addiction, Anti-Pornography Movement, Faith, IFS, Inspiration, LGBTQIA+, life after lust, pornography, Recovery, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Sexual Addiction, Sexual shame, sexuality, Shame

  Authenticity And Freedom, deconstruction, Divorcing Religion, Ethical Porn, healing journey, IFS, Internal Family Systems, mental health, Podcast Interview, recovery, Religious trauma, self-compassion, self-connection, Sex Addiction Recovery, Sex Positive Therapy, Sexual Empowerment, Sexual Healing, Sexual shame, Shame Free Sexuality, Therapist Interview