Zurcaroh's Aerial Dance When I first watched Zurcaroh's Aerial Dance** -- in the video embedded below -- I was genuinely so overcome with deep emotion that I cried! For me, Zurcaroh was able to show a perfect picture of the spiritual battle fought by dissociative trauma survivors. I had to watch this dance a few times over -- it was so incredibly powerful to me. I knew I had to show this video to … [Read more...]
Demonstrating DID System Work with Dark Side Parts during a Difficult Time
October is a particularly heavy month for most dissociative trauma survivors. It's the changing of the seasons, and the time when darker sides of many DID systems surface. October is when many of the darker insiders have had trauma memories, and it's typically a month when many dissociative survivors feel heightened PTSD symptoms, fear, and anxiety. It's a month filled with significant dates for anyone … [Read more...]
An Example of Doing Internal System Work with a DID System
One of the most important elements to working with DID Systems is doing internal system work. Sometimes these techniques and processes are a little hard to explain, but fortunately, I have the permission to show you an example of some real-life, honest-to-goodness internal system work done with a dissociative system. This person had been feeling very down and discouraged a few days before this. It was also … [Read more...]
10 Reasons Why it’s Hard to Leave Perpetrators and Abusers
Leaving the perpetrators. Separating from the bad guys. Putting distance between yourself and the person / persons who are hurting you, no matter who they are. This is a huge topic in the treatment process for most dissociative trauma survivors. Safety. Obtaining safety from the people who are hurting your mind, body, soul, and spirit. Dissociative trauma survivors who had an entire childhood entangled … [Read more...]
Doubly Difficult Days for DID Survivors
Hello Everyone, I'm a little behind in posting something about Father's Day and the change of seasons in June, but I figure that many of you will still be thinking about these things. I hope you find the ideas in this article to be helpful. Thinking of you all and wishing you gentle peace and genuine healing. Warmly, Kathy Copyright © 2008-2017 Kathy Broady MSW and Discussing Dissociation … [Read more...]
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