No Bad Parts

Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model

By: Richard Schwartz

Narrated by: Charlie Mechling

Brought to you by Penguin.

The empowering new way to discover your multifaceted mind.

Do you long to break free from a stuck part of you - the inner critic, 'monkey mind', a bad habit or an addiction? What if there was a way to approach those aspects of you, to free you from the constant inner struggle and find true healing?

In this groundbreaking international bestseller, Dr Richard Schwartz reveals that we are each born with an 'internal family' of distinct parts within us. Some of our parts can become trapped in destructive patterns, but learning to relate to each of them with curiosity, respect and empathy can vastly expand our capacity to heal.

The Internal Family Systems (IFS) model will help you challenge the destructive behaviour of these parts, turn the ego, the inner critic and the saboteur into powerful allies, and allow you to return to a more whole and harmonious 'Self'.

'Innovative and transformational' - Gabor Maté
'Changed my life' - Rangan Chatterjee


© Richard Schwartz 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

Critic reviews

'Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy...has been one of the great advances in trauma therapy. IFS is one of the cornerstones of effective and lasting trauma therapy.'

'In this highly readable volume, Dr. Richard Schwartz articulates and deftly illustrates his Internal Family Systems model, one of the most innovative, intuitive, comprehensive, and transformational therapies to have emerged in the present century.'

'This may be the most transformational book you'll ever read.'

'An enormous gift - transformative, compassionate, and wise. These simple and brilliant teachings will open your mind and free your spirit and your heart.'

'No Bad Parts is, I believe, Richard Schwartz's clearest, most comprehensive, and most inspiring manifesto. Anyone interested in IFS, indeed anyone interested in a happier, less conflicted life, should devour this life-changing, pioneering work.'

'In this well-written book, Richard Schwartz offers the basics of IFS, a series of exercises to help you learn to relate in an open and compassionate way to all - even your most dreaded and extreme - inner parts, and the fascinating spiritual implications of IFS. This approach will change everything about how you relate to yourself and to others!'

Life changing

I am totally blown away. I had no idea that this would be such a powerful workbook. I have had such profound experiences as I’ve worked through these exercises. Amazing, I now need the hard copy as well. This is a book I will reference again and again.

Life changing

If you have experienced any kind of emotional trauma then you MUST read this book. If you don't have any trauma you can still benefit from these insights as they are universally helpful for anyone working on their inner healing but if you have suffered in the past then this book should really be mandatory.
I honestly can't believe the impact that this book has had on me. I spent 3 days getting through this book and I'm already a much better and more self-compassionate version of myself than I was 3 days ago.

Whose idea was it to have two narrators?

Such good content, a pity the exercises (recorded by the author) sound like they were sent via voice note - I ended up skipping most of it. Charlie’s narration is amazing, just get him to do the entire audiobook please.

I’ll recommend getting a physical copy not the audiobook.