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Where is Maizy?

By Kathy Broady MSW 7 Comments

  The holidays are coming! Maizy is playing, and she wants to have some holiday fun this year. Maizy and her friends are saying hello. Can you see her? Can you see some of Maizy's friends? I can!    :mrgreen:    Look closely -- Maizy and her friends are hiding, but they are there!     I hope you are having a good day! Know that I'm thinking of you, and wishing you some holiday … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Child Alters, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Fun! Tagged With: Christmas fun, DID kids, Discussing Dissociation, for DID kids, Happy Holidays, Holiday fun, Maizy, Merry Christmas

4 Happy Thanksgiving Thankful For’s

By Kathy Broady MSW 25 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving!   Just for fun -- and because it's good for the hear too --  I'm picking a few pictures that show you some things I am thankful for.  To be specific, I'm picking FOUR things I am thankful for.  I'm thankful for a lot more than FOUR things, but you know... it's kinda fun to be thankful FOUR.   :-)  :mrgreen:  :roll:  :lol:    1.  Things that are beautiful. Nature is so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Child Alters, Fun!, Puppies, Stories for Child Insiders, Therapy Homework Ideas Tagged With: Appreciation, baby birds, Beautiful flowers, DID Community, DID Community Support, Gratitude, Happy memories, Happy Thanksgiving, Just for fun, Maizy, Pinky, Pinto pony, Smiles, Thankful

Kathy’s Video Comments re: 10 Truths for Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse

By Kathy Broady MSW 9 Comments

Hey - hello hello today, I'm trying some new things, and I have made a short video of myself talking about the last blog entry.  This video is specifically for adult survivors of sexual abuse.   10 Truths for Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse   These are big brave steps for me to put myself out on a video.  All disclaimers needed! I'm very new at making simple home-made videos, so there's no fancy tricks, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Domestic Violence, emotional pain, Kathy's Video Comments, Physical Abuse, Prevention of Sexual Abuse, sexual abuse, Trauma Tagged With: Abuse, Adult survivors, Adult-aged sexual abuse, Creating Safety, Current Day Abuse, DID/MPD, dissociative disorders, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Kathy from Discussing Dissociation, Kathy's video comments, Maizy, sexual abuse, Trauma, Violent Relationships

Maizy’s M&M Memory — Remembering the Good Times

By Kathy Broady MSW 8 Comments

  Maizy! Where have you been, Maizy? And what were you doing on this day, Maizy? Where did you get that giant cookie, Maizy? Maizy likes cookies. In fact, Maizy likes so many different kinds of cookies that it is impossible to know which kind of cookie is the very best cookie in the whole world. I happen to be a fan of snickerdoodles. They are my personal favorite. But then again, chocolate-chip cookies are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Child Alters, Depression, DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, mental health, Stories for Child Insiders, Therapy Homework Ideas Tagged With: Add joy to your life, Baking and Confections, Canada, Chocolate chip cookie, Cookie, Cookies, Cooking, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Friendship, good times, Healing Process, Heartache, Kathy Broady, Maizy, pain, picnics, Smarties, Sugar cookie

Maizy’s Go Away or Fly Away Kind of Day

By Kathy Broady MSW 30 Comments

Maizy is a quiet little cow.  She talks when she wants to, but that’s not very often. Maizy doesn’t like noise, and she doesn’t like crowds, and she doesn’t like bunches of people everywhere near and around. Maizy isn’t that sure about people – she only likes one or two people, here and there.  And even then, she’s not completely sure.  People are not her favorite. Mostly, Maizy likes her own space. She likes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anxiety, Child Alters, DID Education, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Fear, Fun!, Stories for Child Insiders, Therapy Homework Ideas Tagged With: Avoiding People, Dissociative Trauma Survivor, Fear of People, Isolation, Kathy Broady, Maizy, Safety, Stories for Child Parts, Trauma Survivor, Withdrawal from People, Withdrawing

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