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Picturing the Healing Process for Dissociative Identity Disorder

By Kathy Broady MSW 11 Comments

  This set of picture-postcards demonstrates a passage through time for a trauma survivor with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID / MPD). These pictures show different phases of the dissociative healing process, and illustrate how healing occurs.  Notice that they move from a more shattered, painful, chaotic place to a calmer, structured, organized place.  Where there is originally nothing but a fragmented … [Read more...]

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I Knew You Could! — An Encouraging Children’s Story

By Kathy Broady MSW 43 Comments

  The healing process for survivors of abuse and neglect is very difficult.  While it is a rewarding journey, it is a painfully difficult process. Trauma survivors with Dissociative Identity Disorder typically have lots of child parts in their systems.  Sometimes these child parts may seem to outnumber the adults! Working with the kids is an important part of the healing process.  Inside kids often know a lot … [Read more...]

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10 DID Therapy 101 Tips

By Kathy Broady MSW 27 Comments

  Lots of trauma survivors with Dissociative Identity Disorder are just starting their healing process.  Other dissociative survivors are not new to their healing process, but they might realize that they haven’t yet covered all the basics.  Do you need any tips for DID therapy? DID therapy can feel huge, daunting, difficult, and overwhelming.  There is so much to do and so many areas of work.   For a broader … [Read more...]

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50 Benefits of Having a Therapist for Dissociative Trauma Survivors

By Kathy Broady MSW 33 Comments

  There have been some interesting discussions and comments from various trauma survivors about how much their therapists have meant to them.  These readers have shared some very tender moments with their therapists and have talked openly about the depths of their heart-warming connections and healing moments. Clearly, these survivors have found their therapists to be important and significant people in their … [Read more...]

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Article Links Made – Finally!

By Kathy Broady MSW 4 Comments

Hello Everyone, I have a page on this blog that lists all the articles I’ve written in chronological order since the beginning of the Discussing Dissociation blog. Several people have asked me over the past few months to make links for each of the articles in order to make it easier to navigate around and to find the various topics. And, while BTC tried to assist me with that long ago (thanks, BTC!), I just … [Read more...]

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