Schwartz traces his own journey from a burned-out, hard-driving family therapist to someone who lets a client’s “Self” do the healing work. Through stories like Diane and her inner pessimist, and Margie’s battle with anorexia, he shows what happens when a therapist’s own parts step back and presence takes over. It’s part memoir, part meditation on why compassionate curiosity and not force is what moves therapy forward.
