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Compassionate Self Archeology

A powerful, evidence-informed alternative to the medical model of mental health that facilitates meaningful, lasting transformation in less than a week.

Each of us is born whole—loving, lovable, capable, worthy, and enough.  

Our very nature is to bond and belong.  

We are meant to thrive.

Why do we disconnect from our essential wholeness?

At Zelia, we approach this question from the science of human development which teaches us that our brain, body, emotions and nervous system develop in interaction with our environment.  

We are not pre-formed, genetically determined people—we are born with expansive potential of who we will become.

The surroundings and circumstances to which we are born; the capacity and wellbeing of our parents; how we are received and nurtured by caregivers—all of it matters to our developing self, and it matters a lot.  

Our very personhood -- our world view, sense of self, emotional regulation, physiology and sense of connection and belonging—develops in response to these experiences.

It’s pretty straightforward, then. To understand why we disconnect from our wholeness, we need to explore the actual reality of our experiences, and discover how we received, responded and processed these experiences.

Straightforward doesn't mean easy or without emotional pain.

Rather, it means it's possible, eminently doable, and that each of us are fully capable.

Explore.

Discover.

Restore

Compassionate Self Archeology™ is Zelia’s research-based approach to unearthing ourselves and restoring our essential wholeness.

Unearth Me

For individuals seeking personal insight & transformation.

Unearth US

For families and loved ones ready to move beyond cycles of harm and patterns of distance, conflict, or disconnection.

Unearth Together

Healing Centered Practice (HCP) training for professionals to see clients, colleagues, and themselves with greater clarity and compassion.