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Kathy, Where Have You Been These Past 5 Years?

By Kathy Broady MSW 31 Comments

  Five years! Those of you who have been reading here for awhile will know what I'm talking about, and some of you are going to learn a whole lot about me today.  :) FIRST -- I want to say... this [post was written on] the 15-year anniversary for the beginning of my very first online therapeutic site for dissociative trauma survivors -- AbuseConsultants -- a website offering online counseling, email … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, mental health, Online Therapy, therapy, Therapy and Counseling, trauma therapist Tagged With: AbuseConsultants, Australia, Back to work, DID / MPD, DID Phone Therapy, DID Therapist, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Kathy Broady, Online Therapy, Phone sessions, Phone Sessions with Kathy Broady MSW, SurvivorForum

2 New Discussing Dissociation FaceBook Pages

By Kathy Broady MSW 9 Comments

Hello Everyone, So after nearly seven years of writing in this blog, I've finally opened a FaceBook page for Discussing Dissociation.  I know, I know... I'm SOOOOO slow sometimes!! And, there is also a DiscussingDissociation page as well.  Not quite sure how I got two separate pages, but there you go.  Double the fun!   [Update - I think I've fixed that now!] Anyway, all of you are welcome to stop by and either … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Friends of Multiples, Fun! Tagged With: DID/MPD, Discussing Dissociation, Facebook, Kathy Broady

Baby Pies — A Bird Story

By Kathy Broady MSW 3 Comments

Here's something, just for fun....   :mrgreen:  And, this little story has received lots of good votes from other readers. So let's bring it back around today, just to remember something that is warm for the heart.   Warmly, Kathy   Copyright © 2008-2017 Kathy Broady MSW and Discussing Dissociation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Child Alters, DID Education, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Fun!, Maggies, Stories for Child Insiders Tagged With: baby birds, bird stories, Bird Story, Cats, Child Parts, DID / MPD, Discussing Dissociation, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Inside Kids, Kathy Broady, magpies, Stories for children

Easter Weekend: Sorting through the Layers Within

By Kathy Broady MSW Leave a Comment

Hello everyone, Maybe some of you are triggered by finding Easter eggs. Here is an Easter related post, but we are looking for caterpillars instead. Do your little ones see the funny caterpillars??  How many do you see? Have fun when you can. :) Warmly, Kathy PS.In case your older ones feel forgotten, be sure to show them the blog for older insiders is linked below the caterpillar picture.  :)   Copyright … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, Fun! Tagged With: caterpillars, DID Healing, Discussing Dissociation, Dissociative Trauma Survivors, Easter Weekend, Finding caterpillars, Kathy Broady

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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Kathy - a clinical Social Worker, surrounded by kelpies, who enjoys puzzles, pianos, pizza, pretties in nature, and people with Dissociative Identity Disorder.

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