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Mind Control Programming Basics III: Individuality Survives Programming

By Kathy Broady MSW Leave a Comment

"You'll still be you."   That's a line from one of my favorite movies, Muriel's Wedding -- an old movie with a very young Toni Collette.   "You'll still be you."   And these words are the theme of this blog post by Rocking Complacency. No matter what horrible darkness has happened to you, underneath it all, in between the splittings that happened to survive it all, you are still you. And no one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, Mind Control, Ritual Abuse, Trauma Tagged With: Dissociation, Dissociative Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Healing, Health, Kathy, Kathy Broady, Muriel, Muriel's Wedding, Rocking Complacency, Toni Collette

Can the Horrors of Halloween Drain Away, Leaving Room for Fun?

By Kathy Broady MSW 21 Comments

For most dissociative trauma survivors, Halloween is a difficult time. Halloween is an expansion filled with horrific memories, vivid flashbacks, overwhelming darkness, and uncomforted fear. Internal systems flip and change, with those typically lodged in the back finding their way to the front, making the usual everyday feel completely different from before. Working with these dark parts is essential for healing. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, Fear, Fun!, Internal Communication, Ritual Abuse, Therapy Homework Ideas, Trauma Tagged With: Children and Youth, Corrective Emotional Experience, Darkness, DID / MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Fear, from pain to gain, Fun, Halloween, Healing, Healing trauma memories, Holidays, Jack-o'-lantern, Kathy Broady, pain, Pumpkin crafts, Pumpkins, resolving trauma, Ritual Abuse, Safety First, Trauma, Trauma Survivors

Easter Weekend: Sorting through the Layers Within

By Kathy Broady MSW 25 Comments

  Hello hello, It's the Easter weekend -- a complicated and conflictual weekend for most dissociative trauma survivors. So many layers of your inside levels will be awakened, aware, involved, wondering, waiting, going, sitting, thinking, watching, feeling, remembering, refusing, believing, fighting, crying, calling, hiding, etc. It's a time of being pulled in dozens of different directions all at once. Lots … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, Fear, Fun!, Internal Communication, mental health, Self Injury, Therapy Homework Ideas, Trauma Tagged With: beauty, Body Memories, caterpillars, Conflict, Darkness, DID / MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Easter, Easter Weekend, Emotional Intensity, emotional pain, fighting inside, fighting the darkness, Finding caterpillars, finding the beauty, Gentle, Headaches, Healing, Healing Journey, Heartache, holiday weekend, it's ok to know, Kathy Broady, Kindness, Leaving the Darkness, Self Injury, Soothing, Trauma memories, you are allowed now

Wishing Happiness for You in the New Year

By Kathy Broady MSW 8 Comments

  Hello Hello!   Happy New Year to You!   It’s the beginning of a new time, a New Year, and nearing the end of the Holidays.  How are you feeling?  I hope that you found joy in something that warms your heart.  My wish is that you can walk peacefully through this holiday season with a priceless treasure to hold on to for years to come. I had that goal for myself too, and when I was asked what I wanted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, mental health, Therapy Homework Ideas, Trauma Tagged With: Abuse, DID / MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Good Memories, Happy New Year, Healing, Healing from Abuse, Kathy Broady, Memories, Trauma, You can do it.

A Story About Jasmine

By Kathy Broady MSW 13 Comments

Hi Everyone, This beautiful story was sent to me via email.  I didn’t write this story, but I thought it was so heart-warming that I would pass it along to the rest of you.  I hope you like it as much as I do. ===== In 2003, police in Warwickshire , England , opened a garden shed and found a whimpering, cowering dog.  The dog had been locked in the shed and abandoned.  It was dirty and malnourished, and had quite … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Child Alters, emotional pain, Family Members of Trauma Survivors, Puppies, Self Injury, Stories for Child Insiders, Supportive Spouses, Therapy Homework Ideas, Trauma Tagged With: Adopting others, Appropriate mothering, Being kind to others, Caring for others, Caring for yourself, Caring for yourself and others, Comfort, Comforting, Discussing Dissociation, Dogs helping others, gentle nature, Gentle spirit, Gentleness, Greyhound dog, Healing, Healing emotional pain, Healing from Abuse, Healing Journey, How to comfort, Jasmine, Kathy Broady, Kindness, nurturing, Pets that heal, Puppy stories, Service dogs, Soothing, Stories for children, Therapy dogs, Trauma and Abuse

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