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Real Little: Holiday Season Follow-Up

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  Hello Real Littles! It’s Carlita here, with the Littles from TRibe, and we’ve been wondering how all your holidays went?  Ours was definitely full of so many feelings about All The Things! So. Many. Feelings. About. So. Many. Things.  Which means that our holiday season truly was All The Things — it was beautiful, it was sad, it was frustrating, it was happy, it was scary, it was peaceful, and it was … [Read more...]

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The Importance of Community for Dissociative People

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Let's share what we know at the P4² DID Conference, Chicago 2021

Picture taken from the P4 THEME SONG!  Listen to it in the video below. One of the main, most impactful take-away's from the P4² DID Conference was the opportunity for dissociative people to truly connect with other dissociative people, in a variety of settings, both formal and informal.  The opportunity to be comfortably dissociative, to be natural (plural or otherwise), to sit relaxed around folks who also … [Read more...]

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P4: P is for…. Patience, Perseverance and Persistence. Got any of that?

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Puzzle Pieces for the P4² DID Conference 2021

  P4² DID Conference starts this week! It's not too late to register.  CLICK HERE ! Both Zoom or Live Event registrations available.   P IS FOR….  Patience, Perseverance and Persistence  The healing work for a DID system is full of challenges, obstacles and dilemmas. If we did not bring our patience, perseverance and persistence to the process, and then commit to growing this set of muscles like we … [Read more...]

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Got body issues? Need a little more movement?

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What happens when you attend the P4 DID Conference?

    Yes we have dancing at the P4² DID Conference! Oh, don't worry.  No panic necessary!  Isn't that a fun video?!!   And yes, for real, we do have a creative and interesting series of dance and body movement options prepared for you.  Zoomers will see several videos, shown throughout the conference weekend, and those of us in the room may get a little more creative with where and when we bust out … [Read more...]

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Dissociative Artwork — have you any to share at the P4² DID Conference 2021?

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DID Artwork from the P4 DID Conference

  Yes, it's nearly time for the P4² DID Conference, and we are putting our famous Art Show together again.  Our art display last year was incredible.  Awesome.  Emotional.  Powerful.  Impactful.  Inspiring.  Seriously amazing, and yes, we've got big shoes to fill for 2021.   Our conference coordinator has a brand new presentation idea this time, and I've been promised that it will be highly unique and equally … [Read more...]

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