Music Comforts Pain, Panic and Fear When you're hurting, or stressing, or panicking a bit. When your breath is hard to find. When your heart hurts. When your lungs are exhausted. When your body is giving out. When your life feels at risk of slipping away.... When you can't define your pain, or even find your pain, but it's there, and it doesn't go away. It's just everywhere. All those times when your … [Read more...]
World Pianist Day 2025 includes Kathy Broady
World Pianist Day 2025 includes Kathy Broady This is an old picture, but it's World Pianist Day, and yep I'm gonna claim it. "Hi, my name is Kathy. I'm a pianist and it's my world day today." :) (hahaha, how's that for sassy, lol) You may know me as the consultant/peer-support lady who writes about Dissociative Identity Disorder, the bloggist of 17-years who founded the DD Forums, and the … [Read more...]
Freedom to be Yourself?
Freedom to be you. Do you know who you are, or what you stand for? Do you know what you believe, and what you think? Do you agree with other voices, just because they speak strongly? Do you find ways to be true to yourself, despite the pressure otherwise? Are you different from the people around you? If you are, is that okay? We hear the phrase "You do you" all too many times. This little … [Read more...]
A Tribute to my Dad — one of the good guys.
This year, I lost my father. Or at least I lost him from the ways I've known him -- to be walking, talking, tossing out a joke, standing firm on a value, painting a picture, eating waffles, cooking pancakes, or sipping his very weak, highly watered-down "coffee" (not anywhere near my definition of coffee, but very weak, warm, coffee-colored water in a moose mug is how he liked his coffee). My dad has been … [Read more...]
RESCUE at SOLSTICE — and a song for sharing.
This powerful article has been written by TRibe: We offer our polyphonic version of this beautiful song — ‘Rescue’, by Lauren Daigle — as a prayer this solstice for any dissociative trauma survivors who have known, or continue to know, the horror of ritual abuse at this time of year. May the message of this song bring you comfort. May its grace give you the courage to do the difficult system work … [Read more...]