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My First Introduction to Dissociative Identity Disorder, then called Multiple Personality Disorder

By Kathy Broady MSW 31 Comments

  People often ask how I got started working with Dissociative Disorders and how I learned to talk with people with DID.  That's a fair question, so l will tell you a little bit of my story. I started my work with dissociative trauma survivors way back in the 80’s.   At the time, I was living on the Canadian prairies working at a residential centre for troubled teenagers who had gotten into a little bit of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Featured post #1, mental health, Therapy and Counseling, trauma therapist Tagged With: Canadian prairies, DID Education, DID Healing, DID System Work, DID Therapy, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Trauma Survivor, Dr. Colin Ross, Geri Anderson, Kathy Broady MSW, Learning about DID, Meeting your inside system, Newly diagnosed with DID, Saddest Little Bear Story Pack, troubled teenagers

Doing Lots of Hard Work, in the “Hidden Areas”

By Kathy Broady MSW 4 Comments

Hi Everyone, I'm letting you know I'm still here.  :)  I'm actually spending hours and hours each and every day working on the "behind the scenes"work that needs to be done to update this blog.  It might not look like much upfront, but I promise, I'm here!  I'm here! That's not me up there in that picture.  Frankly, I look more like this.  Ha! . . Many of you have sent in excellent comments and feedback to my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Domestic Violence, emotional pain, Family Members of Trauma Survivors, Fear, mental health, Mind Control, sexual abuse, Trauma Tagged With: adult sexual abuse, behind the scenes work, Dissociation and Trauma, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Trauma Survivor, Dr Warwick Middleton, ISSTD, Safety First, sexual abuse, working hard

Night Time Mystery Story, with Winnie the Pooh and Piglet too

By Kathy Broady MSW 19 Comments

  Hello Hello! Every dissociative trauma survivor I know has little ones in their system who feel afraid at night.  And they have plenty of reasons for their fear, especially since so much trauma happens at night time. Because of all that night time trauma, for years and years, their night time fears, and bedtime fears are high.  In fact, it can feel so scary, that even when there is no real harm, the fear can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Child Alters, DID Education, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Family Members of Trauma Survivors, Fear, Kathy's Video Comments, Prevention of Sexual Abuse, Puppies, Stories for Child Insiders, Therapy Homework Ideas Tagged With: Afraid, Anxiety, Childhood Trauma, Children's Story, Dissociative Trauma Survivor, Flashback, Healing from Ritual Abuse, Healing from Sexual Abuse, Inside Kids, Kathy's video comments, Night time fears, Piglet, PTSD, Reading to children, Scared at bedtime, Winnie the Pooh

Was it now? Is it then? Will the Abuse Ever End?

By Kathy Broady MSW 22 Comments

  Hello, hello, It's getting closer to Halloween, and as October happens, I'm quite sure that many of you are struggling with trauma memories, flashbacks, body memories, and the whole range of PTSD symptoms after experiencing trauma and abuse.   Sometimes it feels like the trauma will never end! But it does. I promise you, it does end.  It can end, and it does end.   You haven't lived forever so the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, Fear, Kathy's Video Comments, mental health, Mind Control, Ritual Abuse, Therapy and Counseling, Therapy Homework Ideas Tagged With: Abuse, Body Memories, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociative Trauma Survivor, Flashbacks, Healing from Ritual Abuse, Kathy's video comments, Separating from the abuse, That was then, This is now, Time Distortion, Trauma

How Do You Define Yourself?

By Kathy Broady MSW 8 Comments

  How do you define yourself? I saw this beautiful poem tacked to the wall of a kind and generous charitable organization. I read it over and over, and couldn't leave without writing it down. I do not know the author, but whoever they are, they have put a wonderful, inspiring message out. I am pleased to be able to share it with you. So many of you feel defined by what has happened to you, or by what your Abusers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Depression, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, Family Members of Trauma Survivors, mental health, Physical Abuse, sexual abuse, Trauma Tagged With: baby ducks, Courage, Defining yourself, disappointment, Dissociative Trauma Survivor, Faith, forgiveness, Inspiration, relationships, Resilience, Rising above, Strength, Surviving abuse, Who are you

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