Hey! How are you today? I hope you are doing well. I have something super exciting to share with you. Through the years lots of folks have asked me to make more videos, and that has been on my 10-mile long To Do list for looooong awhile. Videos are such a wonderful way to say things that are hard to say in writing. There's no doubt that they are important. I'm happy to finally say I've gotten some … [Read more...]
More Thoughts about Self Injury — Kathy’s Video comments, Self Injury2
Self injury..... A frequent and common topic for dissociative trauma survivors. Have you been struggling with thoughts of self harm? Do you know why you need to self harm? In this video, Self Injury 2, I ask lots of questions about self injury -- questions you are meant to ask yourself. Genuine questions to think about, because if you can seriously start to answer these questions, you will get some … [Read more...]
Night Time Mystery Story, with Winnie the Pooh and Piglet too
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...]
Was it now? Is it then? Will the Abuse Ever End?
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...]
Kathy’s Video Comments: Making a Strong Foundation for Dissociative Healing
Hello, Silly ol' me is using a tree metaphor once again to talk about Dissociative Identity Disorder and the very many different areas of healing work to do in DID therapy. It's "Tree Tree-ment" for dissociative trauma treatment. Ha ha ha. :mrgreen: :lol: :roll: :mrgreen: This particular video follows along with the article, 50 Treatment Issues for Dissociative Identity Disorder . I call this … [Read more...]