In this experiential workshop, David Bedrick will guide participants safely through a somatic process of accessing and accepting some of their most difficult feelings and experiences. The workshop will then continue by working live with participants as David guides participants in uncovering the message, meaning and insights embedded in the issues most important to each individual through his method of un-masking. While most of the learning stems from theory and ideas, this workshop will reveal itself to participants as they are guided through each story. Theory and ideas will follow individual work, so previous attendance at his conference can bring you more value. David invites you to bring to the workshop the diversity of your unique challenges, cultures, social identities, styles and ways of approaching life.

About Facilitator:

David Bedrick, JD, Dipl. PW, is a teacher, counsellor and lawyer. He has served on the faculty of the University of Phoenix and the Process Work Institute in the US and Poland, and is the founder of the Santa Fe Institute for Shame-Based Studies, where he offers facilitation courses to deepen the skills and awareness of therapists, coaches and healers, as well as workshops for individuals to further their personal development.

David writes for Psychology Today and is the author of three books, Talking Back to Dr. Phil: Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology and Revisioning Activism: Bringing Depth, Dialogue, and Diversity to Individual and Social Change. Her new book is You Can’t Judge a Body by Its Cover: 17 Women’s Stories of Hunger, Body Shame, and Redemption. “

His next book, UnShamed, will be published by North Atlantic books in 2024.