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DID Awareness Day. March 5. Are You Discussing Dissociation Today?

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    MARCH 5.   DID AWARENESS DAY.   This is a big day around here. This Discussing Dissociation blog, all the DD Forums, (DDCF, DDEF, SSPA), the thousands of readers here, my 30+ year career, every email Laura writes, and everything we do here at DD is all about DID.  Dissociative Identity Disorder.  WE are very aware of DID.  Awareness involves talking, and increasing awareness involves talking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artwork, DID Education, DID Forum Support, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Family Members of Trauma Survivors, Featured post #1 Tagged With: 101+ Ways to See DID, consultations for MHPs, DID Awareness Day, DID chats on Zoom, DID Forum Support, DID System Work, help for DID therapists, National DID Awareness Day, talking about DID

TODAY is the P4 DID Art & Talent MEET ‘n GREET!

By Kathy Broady MSW 9 Comments

  YES, it is finally here!  TODAY!  28 August 2020.  We have the P4 DID Conference Art & TALENT Meet n' Greet!  TODAY!  6 - 9 pm, PHOENIX TIME (MST) Are you as excited as me?   The amount of talent that we have received from both dissociative trauma survivors and trauma therapists is truly awe-inspiring.  We will be showing various formats of the art pieces throughout the P4 DID Conference … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artwork, DID Education, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Family Members of Trauma Survivors, Featured post #1, Friends of Multiples, Fun!, Phoenix Conference Tagged With: @vennsdiagram, DID Artwork, DID Conference, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Kathy Broady MSW, Metro NBI, P4 DID Conference, Phoenix Arizona, Phoenix Rising Art, Shaylinjanelle photography

Dissociative Identities Awareness Day on March 5

By Kathy Broady MSW 8 Comments

    March 5th is Dissociative Identities Awareness Day, or DID Awareness Day.    Either way you call it,  March 5th is a day that meant to increase awareness of what is officially called Dissociative Identity Disorder. Of course, we used to use the term  Multiple Personality Disorder. And nowadays, many survivors prefer the term:   Dissociative Identities.   Leave off the disorder part, thank you very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID Forum Support, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Family Members of Trauma Survivors, Featured post #1, Friends of Multiples, mental health, Phoenix Conference, Therapy Homework Ideas, trauma therapist Tagged With: Advocate for DID, DID Awareness Day, DID Awareness Ribbon, DID Conference Phoenix Arizona, Discussing Dissociation Educational Forum, Dissociative Identities Awareness Day, Dissociative Identity Disorder, multiple personality disorder, split personality

What’s New for You? 8 More resources for Dissociative Trauma Survivors!

By Kathy Broady MSW 6 Comments

Starting a new year.

  Hello hello!  Happy New Year! Wowzers --- it's already the end of one decade, and the start of a new decade.  That's okay, because I have a lot of good news to tell you about what's gonna be here in this New Year at Discussing Dissociation.  We are in our 11th year, and our DD Community is continually growing, and expanding to include new people, with new needs, new questions, new concerns.  I have 8 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bears of Hiddenton Point, DID Education, DID Forum Support, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Family Members of Trauma Survivors, Featured post #1, Kathy's Video Comments, Puppies, Supportive Spouses, Therapy Homework Ideas Tagged With: DID Community, DID Email Consultation, DID Forum, DID Phone Consultations, DID resources, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Happy New Year 2020, Healing Resources, Partners of Trauma Survivors, Silver kelpies, Supportive Spouses

A Letter for the Broken Hearted

By Kathy Broady MSW 23 Comments

    It's another rough weekend.... Another Mother's Day has come around.   Today, I saw some writing that speaks so much truth and honesty.   I found these words painfully beautiful.  I didn't write them, but I know you can relate to them, so I have to post them. I genuinely hope they bring comfort to your pain....   I’m gonna say it.  It’s Mother’s Day Weekend & my Facebook is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: emotional pain, Family Members of Trauma Survivors, Featured post #1 Tagged With: a sad day, Abandoned by my mother, Broken Heart, emotional pain, hardest job in town, Heartbroken, Letters of comfort, Mother's Day

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