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50 Benefits of Having a Therapist for Dissociative Trauma Survivors

By Kathy Broady MSW 33 Comments

  There have been some interesting discussions and comments from various trauma survivors about how much their therapists have meant to them.  These readers have shared some very tender moments with their therapists and have talked openly about the depths of their heart-warming connections and healing moments. Clearly, these survivors have found their therapists to be important and significant people in their … [Read more...]

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When You Suddenly Lose Your Therapist

By Kathy Broady MSW 262 Comments

Several people that have been reading Discussing Dissociation have made posts and comments about how enormously painful and difficult it is to lose a therapist. There are several different ways to “lose a therapist” but for the purposes of this particular blog entry, I’d like to focus on situations where there was sudden loss. In my years of experience, I have seen a variety of circumstances that have led to … [Read more...]

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Body Memories – The Body Remembering

By Kathy Broady MSW 66 Comments

  Body Memories -- ouch!   In the television show "One Life To Live" -- Bess tried to rescue Jessica one more time by taking baby Chloe and going on the run.  Their secret had gotten out -- baby Chloe belonged to someone else and the dear little one was not Jessica's baby at all. Tess was angry with Bess for trying this last stunt.  Every time Bess looked in the mirror, she would see Tess's angry face … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, One Life to Live, sexual abuse, therapy, Trauma, trauma therapist Tagged With: Abuse, Body Memories, Body memory, Cellular Memory, DID/MPD, Dissociation, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Emotion, Healing, Healing from Sexual Abuse, Jessica Buchanan, Kathy Broady, Memory Work, One Life to Live, pain, Physical body, PTSD, sexual abuse, Sexually Abused, Tess, therapy, Trauma, Treatment of DID

One Life to Live and Jessica’s Integration

By Kathy Broady MSW 14 Comments

  Multiplicity has made it into the Soap Opera world. On the soap opera, "One Life to Live", the character named Jessica Buchanan has Dissociative Identity Disorder.  In earlier episodes, Jessica spent a fair bit of time in an inpatient hospital unit addressing her trauma, her grief, etc.  According to Jessica, she resolved her difficult emotional issues and dealt with her internal system conflicts so … [Read more...]

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Protective Mothers that Fight for their Children

By Kathy Broady MSW 30 Comments

This blog article is a tribute to the mothers out there in the world that have spent huge chunks of their lives fighting for the safety / healing of their children.  These women are incredible spirits and are an inspiration to us all. I know mothers who have absolutely gone the distance for their children.  These women don’t get thanked often, but I do want to let them know that they are appreciated, recognized and … [Read more...]

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