Let me introduce you to HOUSE MOM. This wonderful mom-person has been mentioned on this blog a few times, but last year, at P4 Retreat: MONTANA 2022, she made a surprise in-person appearance. Only the retreat planners knew she was coming, so she was a completely unexpected retreat attendee for everyone else to meet. Bravely, she stepped into my world, our retreat world, and she suddenly became HOUSE … [Read more...]
DID Awareness Day 2023 — Experiencing Dissociative Identity Disorder in Real Life
Wow. Another year has passed, and here we are at DID Awareness Day again! I challenged many of the DDCF forum members last year to do some inspiring things for DID, and we had some interesting success stories of public speaking, publishing stories, presenting educational information to professionals, displaying artwork, etc. Spreading accurate and helpful information about DID has been a goal for most of the DDCF … [Read more...]
Where to start when there’s so much to say….
I want to tell you about all the incredible experiences we had at our Montana retreat, but where do I start? From the very beginning, even on the drive to the retreat location, the beauty of western Montana is hard to put into words. Every direction, every mile of the drive -- the mountains, the rivers, the trees -- all beautiful. Amazing. Majestic. I took dozens upon dozens of pictures. And even with a … [Read more...]
Getting Ready for P4 Retreat: MONTANA 2022
Are you thinking about MONTANA as much as I am ??? One of my most favorite writing exercises is the acronym writing exercise. If you've spent any time with me at all, you'll hear me say that, and suggest you write a few. One of the DDCF forum member is particularly good with acronyms, and has written hundreds of them. This member of our Writing Team has agreed to share another acronym … [Read more...]
ANNOUNCING! P4 Retreat: MONTANA
P4 Retreat: MONTANA 2 - 11 September 2022 This is a Save-the-Date Announcement! A P4 DID retreat will be held on September 2-11, 2022, in the gorgeous, mountain wilderness of western Montana. YEP! It will be amazing! AND different from anything you've seen before. It will definitely be a highly unique, creative event specifically designed for dissociative trauma survivors. Already … [Read more...]