Legacy and cultural burdens are ubiquitous. They may take the form of beliefs, memories, emotions, expectations, and energies passed down through family lines or absorbed from the dominant culture. Often operating outside of conscious awareness, these burdens can act as veils through which we view ourselves, others, and the world—shaping our thoughts, feelings, behaviors, relationships, and sense of what is possible.

Legacy burdens may be carried across generations through family stories, unspoken rules, shame, secrecy, trauma, and deeply rooted patterns of survival. Cultural burdens can develop through repeated exposure to messages about identity, belonging, worth, power, and how we are expected to move through the world. Although these burdens did not originate with the individual, they can become embedded within the internal system and continue to influence present-day experiences.

Join us for a two-day immersion into understanding and working with legacy and cultural burdens through an Internal Family Systems (IFS) lens. Participants will strengthen their ability to recognize potential indicators of inherited and culturally absorbed burdens, explore the dynamics that contribute to their multigenerational transmission, and develop thoughtful questions that can help bring these patterns into awareness.

Through lecture, reflection, and experiential learning, participants will examine personal and family histories from a three-generational perspective, explore the roles of shame and family secrecy, and learn ways to differentiate between legacy and cultural burdens. The workshop will introduce a structured IFS protocol for witnessing and unburdening these burdens while attending to the fears and concerns that may arise within the internal system.

This practical and highly experiential workshop includes lectures, live demonstrations, guided meditations, journaling, small-group exercises, and opportunities to practice the legacy-unburdening protocol in dyads. Participants will have space to explore the material personally and clinically while developing skills they can integrate into their work with clients.

Intended Audience
This workshop is designed for IFSI Level 1+ IFS-trained therapists, including a diverse range of mental health professionals such as licensed counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, physicians, and IFSI Level 1+ trained IFS practitioners.

Participation Requirements for IFS-informed clinicians
An advanced understanding of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model is required. IFS-informed therapists who have not completed a Level 1 training are welcome to attend if they have at least 200+ applied clinical hours providing IFS-informed therapy to clients. IFS-informed participants should be comfortable using foundational IFS skills—such as insight, direct access, unblending, and befriending protector parts (6Fs)—as these basics will not be covered in this workshop.

Please ensure you meet these criteria to fully participate in practice dyads with colleagues at varying IFS training levels. During these dyads, you will guide and experience legacy and cultural unburdenings through insight with one another, allowing you to gain the greatest benefit from the experiential learning process

Course Interaction
This live webinar is fully interactive. This workshop will incorporate a variety of learning modalities, including didactic teaching, guided experiential exercises, demonstrations, small and large practice discussion, and practice dyads. Attendees may ask questions throughout the workshop.

Level of Content: Intermediate (ASWB)
Workshop Learning Objectives

• Identify potential legacy burdens in clients by examining family history, stories, and presenting concerns from a three-generational perspective.
• Identify potential cultural burdens in clients by exploring how constraining beliefs may be absorbed from the dominant culture.
• Describe the steps involved in an IFS protocol for unburdening legacy burdens.
• Apply an IFS protocol for unburdening legacy burdens during experiential practice.
• Identify common fears and concerns that may arise when working with legacy burdens and describe strategies for responding to them within an IFS framework.
• Describe the steps involved in an IFS protocol for unburdening cultural burdens.
• Formulate client-centered questions to support the identification and exploration of cultural burdens.
• Analyze the influence of family stories, secrecy, and shame on the multigenerational transmission of legacy burdens.

Registration Information

Registration Fee:
Live Participation (with CEs): $375 USD
All participants will receive access to the workshop recording for 60 days.
Recording-Only Purchase (no CEs): $200 USD
The recording-only option provides on-demand access for 60 days to the lecture content and workshop materials only and does not include live participation or CE credit. Recording link and materials will be emailed on Saturday, December 12.

Compassionate Access Adjustments
At Multiplicity of the Mind, we value accessibility and community care. We offer Compassionate Access Adjustments for clinicians who may need financial flexibility to attend. These fee adjustments reflect our belief that everyone deserves opportunities for learning and connection, regardless of financial circumstances.

If a reduced fee would make participation possible for you, please email us at info@multiplicityofthemind.com and let us know what amount of financial assistance or discount would make the workshop accessible for you. While we’re unable to offer full scholarships at this time, we do our best to accommodate requests whenever possible. We’re also happy to arrange split payments via invoice if that would make registration more manageable.

Registration Deadline: Please register by 5:00 PM, December 9, 2026, Eastern Time.

Cancellation and Refund Policy
Full refund, minus $25 administration fee, until November 10, 2026. After that date, there are no refunds for cancellation. Cancellation and refund requests shall be submitted in writing to info@multiplicityofthemind.com.

Workshop Video Recording
This workshop will be recorded and available for viewing for 60 days after the workshop concludes. At Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center, we recognize the value of recording workshop. Therefore, we have established the following policy regarding workshop recordings. Please review the recording policy HERE. Please note that only live participation will be eligible for CEs.

Disability Related Accommodations and Services
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center will make reasonable adjustments or modifications to practices, policies and procedures, and to provide auxiliary aids and services for our training participants with disabilities. It is the responsibility of participants who seek disability-related accommodations and services to submit their requests in a timely manner prior to the training, notwithstanding emergencies or unexpected events that require services. Participants may request services during the registration process. Some services may require further written medical verification that supports the medical reason for the request (e.g., a supporting letter from their medical provider). To start this process, To start this process, participants can complete the Request for Reasonable Accommodation Form and email it info@multiplicityofthemind.com.

Code of Conduct
By registering for and attending this workshop, you agree to adhere to our Code of Conduct for Online Workshops. Your participation signifies your commitment to fostering a respectful and inclusive learning environment for all attendees.

Complaints and Grievances
The goal at Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center is to provide an effective learning experience for all participants. Prior to a scheduled workshop, if you have a problem with registration-related issues, e.g., issues with the registration form, payment, website, promotional materials, emails, you are expected to email Katie Wine-Appleton (info@multiplicityofthemind.com), as soon as possible. During a training event, the trainer responsible for conducting the training has Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center’s authority to address any concerns that arise during the actual training. Every effort will be made to address the concerns during the training to include changing practice partners, addressing staff issues, etc. If the trainer is unable to address the participant’s concerns, the complaints and grievances shall be presented in writing to Katie Wine-Appleton, LPCC-S, Founder, Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center. During and after the workshop completion, complaints and grievances regarding course content, promotional or educational materials, facilitator’s behaviors, workshop site, facilities, technological resources, or any other course-related issues, shall be presented in writing to Katie Wine-Appleton, LPCC-S, Founder, Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center. Licensed Social Workers: Should social workers have a specific grievance, these grievances will be addressed by Helen Hill, LISW-S, the social work consultant for Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center. Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center’s approach in resolving grievances is always from the perspective of what is in the fairest way to resolve the matter. All complaints and grievances are reviewed within 5 working days. Formal grievances are required to be written and emailed to info@multiplicityofthemind.com and will be responded to within 10 business days. There are no known conflicts of interests for this workshop.

System Requirements
Participants must have a stable internet connection and must use their own computer (not a cell phone) during the training. The computer must have a working camera and meet Zoom system requirements. To view more information on Supported Operating Systems, tablet devices, web browsers, processor/RAM, and bandwidth requirements click HERE.

Contact Information for Questions and Assistance
Please contact Katie Wine-Appleton, Owner/CE Director for Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center, with questions, concerns, etc. She can be reached at info@multiplicityofthemind.com

Participation Commitment & Acknowledgment – PLEASE READ IN FULL

This workshop includes an experiential practice component in which participants will work in dyads (pairs) to practice the Legacy Burden protocol. Because there are no Program Assistants (PAs) for this workshop, the experiential portion relies on participants being present and willing to participate, as well as having an even number of participants available for dyad practice.

Please carefully review and confirm the following before registering for the live workshop:

1.  I am able to attend the entire live workshop and am committing to being present for the full training.
2.  I understand that this is an experiential workshop and that participation in the dyad practice is an expected part of attending live.
3.  I am comfortable being paired with another workshop participant to practice the Legacy Burden protocol, including participating in both roles as directed by the trainer.
4.  I understand that my participation affects another participant’s ability to complete the experiential practice, and I will not intentionally opt out of the dyad portion after registering for the live workshop.
5.  If I already know that I cannot attend the entire workshop or do not wish to participate in the experiential practice, I will register for the recording option rather than the live workshop.