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How do You Define Safety from Feeling Unsafe?

By Kathy Broady MSW 40 Comments

  What is safety???   This is a big important question! We’ve had a lot of discussions lately about safety, so Laura and I decided to collaborate on an article talking about this very topic.   Safety is extremely important, and in our opinion, it is the foundation of healing.  It’s hugely important and absolutely essential for every dissociative trauma survivor to understand what safety means. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, Featured post #1, mental health, Prevention of Sexual Abuse, Therapy Homework Ideas Tagged With: Childhood vulnerability, Conquer fear, Current-day Safety, DID trauma survivors, feeling unsafe, Healing from trauma, making positive changes, safety vs danger, what is safety

10 Steps for Doing Healing Work with Your DID System

By Kathy Broady MSW 31 Comments

  Have you just discovered that you are multiple? Do you have new insiders surfacing and creating havoc? Is this a tough time of year for you? Are you feeling highly triggered right now? Is your system struggling, feeling dark, chaotic, and separated? Are you experiencing memories, flashbacks, nightmares, and other PTSD symptoms?   For the dissociative survivor, the process of healing from severe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Featured Post, Featured post #1, Internal Communication, Prevention of Sexual Abuse, Therapy Homework Ideas Tagged With: Building Relationships, Creating Safety, DID healing process, DID System Work, DID Therapy, Healing from trauma, Healing Journey, Internal System Work, Memory Work, Saddest Little Bear Story Pack, Safety First, Steps for trauma healing, trauma history, Where to start for DID healing

10 Big Benefits of Being on the Email List for Discussing Dissociation

By Kathy Broady MSW 30 Comments

Why, Kathy?   Why should I join the email list for Discussing Dissociation?      What's the point? Are you going to spam me ? Are you going to hassle me ? Absolutely not.   In the emails, I just talk to you.  Everyday chatter.  If you have any wondering about who I am as a person, these emails will be me just being me.   You'll get to hear stories and background information that's not posted on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Featured post #1, Internal Communication, Online Therapy, Therapy Homework Ideas Tagged With: Building Trust, DID information, DID newsletter, Discussing Dissociation, Dissociative Identity Disorder, email newsletter, feeling better, Healing from trauma, Improving internal dialogue, Internal Communication, System Communication, Talking Together

Are You Struggling with Difficult Holiday Times?

By Kathy Broady MSW Leave a Comment

  For those of you with dissociative internal system people, during difficult holiday times....   Remember to talk with your insiders. They already know what happened. They were there.   They saw it, they felt it. They can explain what's bothering you.....   Be brave. Listen to them......     System work -- listening to your insiders, talking to your system, checking inside, looking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Depression, DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, Fear, Internal Communication, mental health, Self Injury, sexual abuse, Therapy and Counseling, Therapy Homework Ideas, Trauma Tagged With: DID Treatment, DID/MPD, Difficulties at Easter, Discussing Dissociation, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Easter pain, Healing from trauma, Internal Communication, Kathy Broady, Painful memories, Struggle with holidays, Talking Inside

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