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Kathy’s Video Comments: Making a Strong Foundation for Dissociative Healing

By Kathy Broady MSW Leave a Comment

  Hello, Silly ol' me is using a tree metaphor once again to talk about Dissociative Identity Disorder and the very many different areas of healing work to do in DID therapy.     It's "Tree Tree-ment" for dissociative trauma treatment. Ha ha ha.   :mrgreen:  :lol:  :roll:  :mrgreen:    This particular video follows along with the article,  50 Treatment Issues for Dissociative Identity Disorder  . I call this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Artwork, DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Kathy's Video Comments, mental health, Puppies, therapy, Therapy and Counseling, Therapy Homework Ideas, trauma therapist Tagged With: DID Treatment Goals, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Survivor, Giant tree, Kathy's video comments, Strong foundation, Trauma Survivor, Treatment Goal, Tree trunks

Depression and Dissociative Identity Disorder, part 2

By Kathy Broady MSW 9 Comments

  . Here's Part 2 of Depression and Dissociative Identity Disorder. Part 1 had 7 ideas that can help. Part 2 has 8 more. I wish you the best in your healing journey. Warmly, Kathy   Copyright © 2008-2016 Kathy Broady MSW and Discussing Dissociation  … [Read more...]

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Depression and Dissociative Identity Disorder, part 1

By Kathy Broady MSW 43 Comments

  Depression. And Dissociative Identity Disorder.   They are gonna happen. At the same time.... Yes, at exactly the same time.   You can bet on that. I'm so sorry...because oh my goodness, struggling with Depression, or struggling with DID is tough enough.   Putting them together, is a big ol' whammy.   It's a tough combination, but there are still plenty of things you can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Depression, DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, Internal Communication, mental health, Self Injury, Therapy Homework Ideas, Trauma Tagged With: Depression, DID System Work, DID Treatment Goals, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Overcoming depression, Resolving Trauma Issues, Self Injury, Suicidal Thinking

Kathy’s Video Comment: Making a Calm Place Inside your Dissociative World

By Kathy Broady MSW 7 Comments

Hello Hello, Are you ready for or interested in another video? Here are a few of my thoughts spoken out loud about the value of dissociative trauma survivors creating an internal place of safety and comfort.     This YouTube video is called: Making Your Own Internal Calm Place Spoken by Kathy of Discussing Dissociation Found on the Discussing Dissociation YouTube channel.   Oh, and on the … [Read more...]

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How’s Your Journey Going?

By Kathy Broady MSW 29 Comments

  Hello, hello hello.   How is your journey going? I'm trying something new: making a post from a new device. Please overlook any weirdness while I learn this new skill. :) So how is your journey going?   Let me tell you a story about mine. I've posted a picture of a walking path I've been using lately.  Beautiful,  hey? It's truly incredible to see, so green and lush, vivid intricate beauty in every … [Read more...]

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