Shame Detox Advanced Workshop

The Shame Detox Advanced Workshop is a six-week live online healing workshop for people who already have some self-compassion practice and are ready to work with shame in a small group. It is led by Dr Christine Braehler, a clinical psychologist and teacher of self-compassion, and draws on Internal Family Systems (IFS) and ongoing self-compassion work. It is held in English, entirely online.

What to Expect

The workshop treats shame less as a personal flaw than as a hidden, protective pattern. Dr Braehler describes shame as a dark veil that pushes away any part, memory or emotion judged undesirable, banishing it out of conscious sight. Left in exile, these unseen parts long all the more to belong and be freed, and we can end up looking for love and belonging in ways that do not feel true to us. The work here is to develop the courage to pause, lift the veil and tend with love to what lies beneath.

Over the six weeks, you learn to meet moments of shame with more ease, lightness and some humour. The material is delivered through guided group exercises and practices, held in the safe space of a small live group. The aim is to reclaim parts of yourself that shame has kept hidden, so that you feel lighter, stronger and more fully yourself. Past participants describe the exercises as thoughtfully layered, the content as clear and concise, and the guided practices as well judged.

About Dr Christine Braehler

Dr Christine Braehler (DClinPsy, PhD) is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and internationally recognized teacher of self-compassion with more than 20 years of experience. Her work brings together evidence-based psychology, attachment science, self-compassion and Internal Family Systems Therapy. She is an IFS Level 2 Therapist, and has taught self-compassion internationally since 2008, as one of the first psychologists to do so. She uses this foundation to help individuals and couples come into their heart energy and build resilient love relationships.

On her German-language YouTube channel she shares practical tips and meditations for cultivating mindfulness, self-compassion, empathy, compassion and wisdom in the face of difficult emotions.

Before You Go

This is an advanced programme. It builds on existing self-compassion practice and assumes you are ready to work with shame in a group context. The workshop is taught in English.

Included is the six-week live online group workshop, with guided group exercises and practices led by Dr Christine Braehler. All you need is a way to join the live sessions online, and a quiet space where you feel able to practise.