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Art can Help! Art Reduces Anxiety and Depression and Increases Wellbeing

By Kathy Broady MSW 15 Comments

painting with watercolours

  Have you heard that doing art reduces anxiety and depression, and increases feelings of wellbeing?     Art is an important aspect of any survivors healing journey.  I've been looking at artwork drawn by dissociative survivors this week, and it never ceases to amaze me how much I can see and understand about the person, or the dissociative system when I am trusted enough to see their artwork.   Art is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anxiety, Artwork, Depression, Featured post #1, mental health, Phoenix Conference, Therapy and Counseling, Therapy Homework Ideas Tagged With: Art, Art for healing, DID Artwork, Dr. Amezcua-Patino, long-term isolation, Lowering stress, P4 DID Conference, Reduce anxiety, Reduce depression, Reducing depression, Using art to increase wellbeing

A Discussing Dissociation Workshop in Phoenix Arizona! Yes, You’re invited to come!

By Kathy Broady MSW 6 Comments

  Yes, a live, in-person, weekend DID Conference in Phoenix Arizona with Kathy Broady from Discussing Dissociation August 28-30, 2020     REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Click here to REGISTER for P4   Oh, there is so much to tell you about this upcoming event.  I will just hit the highlights for now, so you can start thinking about this opportunity to learn more about DID.  You can attend this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artwork, DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Featured post #1, mental health, Phoenix Conference, Therapy and Counseling, Therapy Homework Ideas Tagged With: August 2020, Consultations with Kathy Broady, DID Conference, DID Education, DID workshop, Dr Lauro Amezcua-Patino MD, Kathy Broady, Phoenix Arizona, teaching therapists about DID

Clearing up Misconceptions, Stigmas, and Myths about Dissociative Identity Disorder

By Kathy Broady MSW 90 Comments

  Are you interested in clearing up misconceptions, stigmas, and myths about Dissociative Identity Disorder?    Have you ever had negative experiences with mental health providers who did not understand DID?   I have an opportunity to share with you today.   You can put a voice to those negative experiences you have had!   One of our own DID survivor-readers here at Discussing Dissociation, "Healing,"  is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Featured post #1, mental health, Therapy and Counseling, trauma therapist Tagged With: Correcting misconceptions, DID information, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Literature review poster, Misconceptions about DID, Myths about DID, Stigmas about DID, Stop the ignorance, What is DID?

Discussing Dissociation Community Forum Survey — Your Responses Wanted!

By Kathy Broady MSW 37 Comments

  Here's what all the buzz has been about.      It's the official beginning of the DISCUSSING DISSOCIATION COMMUNITY FORUM!   There are many facets to building a solid, helpful forum.  Laura and I have lots of ideas of our own, but we want to know what you think.  To help with that, I have created a survey of 10 questions.  Please sign up to share your opinion, and to get additional information … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID Forum Support, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Featured post #1, Online Therapy, Therapy and Counseling, Therapy Homework Ideas Tagged With: Community Forum, DID Forum, Discussing Dissociation Community Forum, Discussing Dissociation Forum, Forum for Trauma Survivors, Survey for DID survivors

Podcast: Understanding DID with Kathy of Discussing Dissociation and Becky from That B Word

By Kathy Broady MSW 13 Comments

  Yes, a new podcast interview!    This time, this podcast interview is hosted by Becky from "That B Word".  Becky asks lots of questions about DID to Kathy from Discussing Dissociation.  So yes, this podcast is very much about Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Becky and I had a wonderful conversation in July 2018 while I was visiting in Texas.  When you listen to this podcast, you'll hear that I'm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Featured post #1, mental health, Podcasts, Therapy and Counseling, Therapy Homework Ideas Tagged With: Becky from That B Word, Broady Bear, DID System Work, Discussing Dissociation Forum, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Walls, Podcasts with Kathy from DiscussingDissociation, Saddest Little Bear Story Pack, Trauma secrets, What is DID?, What is dissociation?, Who is the real person in a DID system?

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