Podcasts about dissociative disorders

On today's podcast, I chat with Dr. Irina Diyankova, certified IFS therapist, IFS clinical consultant, and Lead Trainer with the IFS Institute. We explore the fascinating intersection of IFS and neurodivergence, a topic she knows intimately from both her lived and professional experience. We talk about time blindness, sensory sensitivities, what gets mistaken for trauma but might be hardwiring, and how IFS therapists can differentiate. We also get into self-accommodation, the limits of coping skills, and why healing through IFS is a lifelong journey. I loved my conversation with Irina and felt uplifted and inspired by her beautiful Self Energy. I'm excited to bring this episode to you.  ✨ Don't miss my extended video interview with Irina on The One Inside Substack. You'll also find a gentle, creative meditation Irina led designed especially for neurodiverse folks to connect with parts of their nervous system. Bring crayons and curiosity.   Key Takeaways: “Healing doesn't always bring rainbows and butterflies.” Irina talks about the moment she realized her nervous system challenges weren't just about unhealed trauma. How do you tell the difference between parts and hardwiring? Irina walks us through how she listens for what's left after unburdening and what that might mean. “Coping skills that work for others might not work for you—and that's not a failure.” Why traditional therapeutic approaches (like exposure therapy) can be harmful for neurodivergent clients—and what to do instead. “I have to accommodate myself.” Irina shares how self-acceptance and sensory regulation opened up a whole new window of tolerance. We also talk about Irina's upcoming book, Becoming an IFS Therapist: A Journey to One's Self, which offers practices and reflections for IFS therapists.   Mentioned In This Episode: The Science of Calm free online summit April 21 - May 4, 2025 “Applying IFS with autistic and ADHD adults through neurodiversity affirming lens” two-day workshop, May 30-31, 2025. Irina's book: Becoming an IFS Therapist: A Journey to One's Self   About Dr. Irina Diyankova Dr. Irina Diyankova is a licensed psychologist, certified IFS therapist, and Lead Trainer with the IFS Institute. She specializes in the treatment of psychological trauma and related conditions, including PTSD, Dissociative Disorders, and Anxiety and Mood Disorders. Based in Tennessee, Irina offers professional consultations, workshops, and trainings for mental health professionals interested in learning the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model. She is also an IFS Approved Clinical Consultant, known for her thoughtful, neurodiversity-affirming approach to teaching and therapy.   Episode Sponsors: IFS Demoz  Curious what Internal Family Systems looks like in action? Join IFS Demoz, a live demonstration series led by IFS pioneer Mike Elkin. Each week, Mike takes on real-world challenges through one-on-one role play, modeling IFS techniques in real time. Whether you're new to IFS or a seasoned practitioner, these sessions offer powerful insights into how the model truly works. Each demo includes an open, inclusive Q&A—so bring your curiosity. Live sessions happen weekly on Zoom, and recordings are available to all registrants. Inner World Collective A supportive community can change everything when you're learning and applying the IFS model. The Collective is an online space for IFS therapists and practitioners to connect with like-minded professionals, build confidence, refine their skills, and feel truly supported as they bring IFS into their clinical work. Inside, you'll find expert consultation, supervised and peer-led practice groups, monthly guest speakers, recorded demos and demo groups, and Self-led workshops—all designed to help you flourish as an IFS practitioner.   About The One Inside: Check out The One Inside Substack community to access all episodes, exclusive extended interviews, meditations and exercises, and more.  Find The One Inside Self-Led merch at The One Inside store Watch video clips from select episodes on  The One Inside on YouTube Follow Tammy on Instagram @ifstammy and on Facebook at The One Inside with Tammy Sollenberger. Jeff Schrum co-produces The One Inside. He is a writer and IFS Level 2 practitioner who helps clinicians and creatives express themselves with clarity and confidence. Are you new to IFS or want a simple way to get to know yourself? Tammy's book, "The One Inside: Thirty Days to your Authentic Self" is a PERFECT place to start.  Sign up for Tammy's email list and get a free "Get to know a Should part of you" meditation on her website Tammy is grateful for Jack Reardon who created music for the podcast. Jack is a graduate of Derek Scott's IFS Stepping Stones Program.   If you are interested in sponsoring an episode or two of The One Inside Podcast please contact Tammy at tammysollenberger@comcast.net

The HEART Model: An Integrated Faith-Based & Psychological Approach to Heal from Trauma Benjamin B Keyes, PhD, EdD, NCC, CCMHC, LPC, MCT Professor/Director of Training and Internship for Masters of Mental Health Counseling Program Divine Mercy University Dr. Benjamin Keyes' specialties include dissociative disorders, domestic violence, child abuse, addictions, mood and anxiety disorders, human trafficking, and work with refugees. Dr. Keyes received his Doctorate in Rehabilitation Counseling in 1985 from International College and his most recent in Counseling Psychology from the University of Sarasota in 2003. He also has Doctoral Degrees in Theology, Divinity and Ministry. Over the years Dr. Keyes has worked extensively with hospitalization programs, and private practice, and has established himself as one of the leading program innovators for partial hospitalization programs. Dr. Keyes has been in Private Practice for over forty years and has been a researcher in Trauma and Dissociation for the last 26 years. Dr. Keyes and his colleagues have received the Richard A. Kluft Research Award for work and research in the People's Republic of China from the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. His work dispelled the Cultural Model of Dissociation and has resulted in Dissociative Disorders being treated throughout mental health facilities in China. Dr. Keyes has also received The Hope Award from Restoration Ministries for his work in establishing, the HEART Model, a faith-based trauma model for working with Trafficked Survivors and complex trauma. Over the last six years, Dr. Keyes has been a Professor and Director for the Center for Trauma and Resiliency Studies at Divine Mercy University in Sterling, Virginia. As head of the Center for Trauma and Resiliency Studies, Dr. Keyes supervised the development and training of graduate students in First Response and Chronic Trauma. Dr. Keyes also serves the University as a Clinical Mental Health Program Professor. The Center's Trauma Team will deploy to traumatic events worldwide as needed, train professionals and paraprofessionals, and research the HEART Model and its ethics with trafficking survivors. The book The HEART Model is a 20-year project coming to fruition, following a 7-year study showing its efficacy. Dr. Keyes is also the Executive Director of The Green Cross Academy for Traumatology. He is happily married to Kim, has two adult children Shawn and Jasmin, and an adopted 10-year-old Garite, three beautiful granddaughters Violet, Amber, and Arella, and a Grandson, Xander.  3 Top Tips  Folks will understand that DID formerly MPD is something that people can heal from but takes work and time. Listeners will learn of a way to Hear God's Voice and be able to find a Real Living God without the need of Theology, Polity, or Denominationalism. Listeners will be able to apply what is said of healing to themselves Social Media Linked-In: Benjamin B Keyes Facebook-Benjamin B Keyes email-bkeyes@divinemercy.edu CTRS URL: WWW.divinemercy.edu/academics/ctrs

In a previous video, we talked about dissociation. Dissociation is a defense mechanism where we unconsciously push away conflicting or threatening emotions from our subconscious mind. It's a form of compartmentalizing your feelings so that you do not have to deal with them. Today, let's dive deeper. There are three types of dissociation: dissociative identity disorder, dissociative amnesia, and depersonalization or derealization disorder. While each type has different symptoms, they share various traits. Disclaimer: This video and quiz are not professional diagnoses. If any of the symptoms in this video resonate, please talk to a licensed therapist. We also made a video on the signs you're experiencing dissociation:    • 5 Signs You're Experiencing Dissociation   Writer: Sara Del Villar Script Editor: Caitlin McColl Script Manager: Kelly Soong Voice: Amanda Silvera (   / amandasilvera  ) Animator: ayacchiart YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong Sources: American Psychological Association. (2022). Apa Dictionary of Psychology. American Psychological Association. Retrieved from dictionary.apa.org/dissociative-disorder Cleveland Clinic. (2018, March 28). Dissociative disorders: Types, causes, symptoms & treatment. Cleveland Clinic. Retrieved from my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17749-dissociative-disorders- Dissociative Disorders. (Jun 29, 2022). Traumadissociation.com. Retrieved from traumadissociation.com/dissociative. Mayo Clinic Staff. (2017, November 17). Dissociative disorders. Mayo Clinic. Retrieved from www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dissociative-disorders/symptoms-causes/syc-20355215 Wang, P. (2018, August). What are dissociative disorders? Psychiatry.org – What Are Dissociative Disorders? Retrieved from psychiatry.org/patients-families/dissociative-disorders/what-are-dissociative-disorders

Today we will be speaking with Joanne about the second edition of her book, Trauma and Dissociation Informed Internal Family Systems: How to Successfully Treat Complex PTSD and Dissociative Disorders, and asking Joanne some follow-up questions to the interview we did with her two years ago, in November 2022. We find this conversation very interesting and valuable for those using IFS with clients with severe complex trauma. We hope you enjoy it and find it useful.

In this thought-provoking episode of 'Stuttering in Silence,' Matt and Gavin explore the complexities of two intriguing psychological conditions: Dissociative Disorders and Selective Mutism. We'll dive into the causes, symptoms, and treatments of these mental health challenges, examining how they affect individuals' daily lives. Whether you're familiar with these conditions or looking to learn more, this episode provides valuable insights into the world of psychology and mental health. Tune in for an informative discussion that sheds light on these often misunderstood disorders

This episode is sponsored by Pisgah Coaching Institute founded by IFS-trained Master Coach, Brian Jaudon. Enrollment is now open for 2025 season! To learn more go to:  Pisgah Coaching   On today's episode I chat with Certified IFS Therapist Joanne Twombly. This episode, which premiered in Season 3, is one of the most popular and most downloaded of the entire series.  We discuss: Why we still need coping skills The "Fire Drill" exercise to quickly unblend from parts Integrating IFS into Phase Oriented Treatment  Why diagnosis is helpful - Burdens (and Self!) in Managers, Firefighters, and Exiles  Safe spaces - Hypnosis and trance states TW: We discuss trauma in this episode. There is discussion about 49 minutes into the episode that may be upsetting to some. ------ Get Joanna's book here: Trauma and Dissociation Informed Internal Family Systems: How to Successfully Treat C-PTSD, and Dissociative Disorders: https://a.co/d/icIF2ja Joanne wrote a chapter entitled "Integrating Phase Oriented Treatment of Clients with Dissociative Disorders" in the IFS: New Dimensions book, found here: https://a.co/d/aMQWiMJ Learn more about Joanne here: https://joannetwombly.net/ ----- Watch video Clips from select episodes on  The One Inside Podcast - YouTube Follow Tammy on Instagram @ifstammy: Tammy Sollenberger (@ifs.tammy) • Instagram photos and videos and on Facebook at The One Inside with Tammy Sollenberger: The One Inside: Internal Family Systems with Tammy Sollenberger | Facebook. ------ Jeff Schrum co-produces The One Inside Podcast. He is an IFS Level 1 Practitioner. ------ Are you new to IFS or want a simple way to get to know yourself? Tammy's book, "The One Inside: Thirty Days to your Authentic Self" is a PERFECT place to start. You can purchase it here: The One Inside: 30 Days To Your Authentic Self: Sollenberger, Tammy: 9780967688756: Amazon.com: Books or wherever books are sold. Sign up for Tammy's email list and get a free "Get to know a Should part of you" meditation on her website ------ Tammy is grateful for Jack Reardon who created music for the podcast. Jack is a graduate of Derek Scott's IFS Stepping Stones Program. You can follow Jack at bonzemusic on Instagram. ------ If you are interested in sponsoring an episode or two of The One Inside Podcast please contact Tammy at tammysollenberger@comcast.net    

Many of you are already fans of today's guest, Dr. Mike Lloyd, who is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist specializing in complex trauma and dissociative disorders and Director of the CTAD Clinic and Cheshire Psychology in the UK. He is also the creator of the popular CTAD Clinic YouTube Channel where you'll find his engaging videos break down complex concepts related to living with and treating DID & OSDD into easy to understand language and captivating visuals. Dr. Mike is a member of the European Society for Trauma and Dissociation (ESTD), having previously been on the ESTD Board and also a UK contact person. Dr. Mike also teaches on the ESTD four day foundation course ("Assessment and Treatment of Dissociative Disorders") and Liverpool University's Clinical Doctorate course. He is a lifetime member of First Person Plural, the UK's most prominent expert-by-experience organization for Dissociative Identity Disorder. He has presented in the UK, Europe and Canada. He is renovating a house in Malpas in preparation for a new clinic and rescues cats with the RSPCA (wait until you hear how many!) This episode is chock full of wisdom, passion, and compassion. Dr. Mike gives us a taste of his respectful therapeutic style underscoring the importance of the treatment environment and therapeutic alliance in collaboratively charting a course to healing. A delightful surprise for those who living with dissociative identities (DI), Dr Mike gives us a sneak peak into the mind of someone who is not multiple. Meanwhile providers and supporters gain a better understanding of what it's like inside the mind of someone living with DI. From strategies to resources, to understanding key concepts to hope and inspiration for those diagnosed later in life, there is truly something here for everyone. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!Resources mentioned in the show:CTAD Clinic VideosYouTube: A Visual Understanding of How Alters/Parts are FormedYouTube: Denial & Recognition Later in LifeYouTube: Action Systems and Their InfluenceYouTube: Introduction to Structural DissociationYouTube: Why is my Internal Communication Not WorkingYouTube: Managing Employment, Alters & DIDYouTube: Integration in DID & OSDD -hint-it's not necessarily final fusionYouTube: Integration & Fusion Part 2- understanding the differencesMarcella Netflix SeriesCTAD Clinic Trainings and Resources:CTAD ClinicCTAD Clinic TrainingsCTAD Clinic Resources to ExploreMore Resources:First Person PluralCarolyn SpringBlue Knot FoundationEuropean Society for Trauma and Dissociation International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healingmyparts.substack.com

Season 1, Episode 38, Release Date: 7-15-2024 Exploring Dissociation with Joanne Twombly Part 1   It was such an honor to have Joanne Twombly on the podcast! We speak about dissociation, and also about the integration of IFS and EMDR. Joanne wrote the first article with RIchard Schwartz that connected these two models.  She also has written "Trauma and Dissociation Informed Internal Family Systems: How to Successfully Treat Complex PTSD and Dissociative Disorders." This book was transformative for my work. In a clear and interested way, Joanne was able to share necessary information, so that we as therapist are able to better understand how to recognize and help people struggling with dissociation.   There were so many questions to ask, and Joanne was so gracious with her time, that I felt we could divide this conversation into two parts. In a day or two, I will publish the next section, so you can hear part two of our conversation. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I enjoyed having it :)

Drew & Garden System have a playful conversation about the benefits of sand tray therapy for those living with dissociative disorders with Dr. Elisa Niles Thorne (Dr, E). Topics include how sand tray can enhance internal communication between dissociative selves, how it can help nonverbal selves communicate, and how it can be used to process complex experiences. Whether you are a therapist or a client living with a dissociative disorder, you can learn so much from Dr. E's knowledge about the sand tray.Visit acoupleofmultiples.com to sign up for our mailing list.Thank you to our Gold Plus Sponsor: The Institute for Creative MindfulnessDr. E is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of Florida. She is a Board Certified Counselor and a qualified supervisor for mental health interns and marriage and family therapist interns. Dr. E is a recipient of the National Board of Certified Counselor- Minority Fellowship Program (2016). She completed her education at the University of the Virgin Islands 2002, 2005 and Argosy University in 2009. She completed her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision at Walden University. Her dissertation examined the Impact of Trauma on Re-occurring Homelessness in the U. S. Virgin Islands.Her Specializations include: Christian Counseling; Clinical Supervision; Dissociative Disorders; Play Therapy; Trauma/Complex Trauma; and Women IssuesShe has presented at local, state, and national conferences. She is now a published contributing author in the textbook: Fazio-Griffith, L. J., & Marino, R. (Eds.). (2021). Techniques and Interventions for Play Therapy and Clinical Supervision. IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-4628-4 Dr. E currently works as an associate professor at Hodges University in Fort Myers, Florida. She is the Founder and Owner of SoundMind Counseling and Consulting Services, LLC.Dr. E hails from the Caribbean Island of St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, and has also lived in Jamaica and Antigua.Sand Tray Training Resources:Florida Sandplay Therapy AssociationSouthern Sandtray InstituteFree Online Sand Tray by Dr. Karen FriedSend us a Text Message.

Christine Forner (BA, BSW, MSW, RSW) has over 30 years of clinical experience offering effective and distinctive counseling. For the past 20 years, Christine has specialized in working with individuals with Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Dissociation, Developmental Trauma, Dissociative Disorders, and the effects of stress on the physical, emotional, mental, and imaginative aspects of our being us.In This EpisodeChristine Forner's WebsiteSocials:FB: @christine.fornerIG: @christinefornerX: @assoc1counsell---If you'd like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

Thank you Nara Kim, OMS III, for developing this podcast. Thank you Brandon Wilkinson, OMS IV, for helping out! This podcast has high yield information for the shelf at the start. We have a structured debate about the condition which we think mirrors some of the thoughts about this condition in the 'wild.' Congratulations Nara on a resounding debate victory! We enjoyed our discussion and hope you do too! Thank you to the immortal Jordan Turner for creating the perfect bumper music!

Natalie interviews the "unwilling rebel of IFS" Joanne Twombly on her book, Trauma and Dissociation Informed Internal Family Systems: How to Successfully Treat Complex PTSD and Dissociative Disorders.   Topics Discussed Include: 1. The controversy with traditional IFS and coping skills 2. What is DID and Complex PTSD 3. Trauma and dissociative informed IFS 4. Parts and dissociation 5. Coping skills with IFS for dissociation and complex trauma   Joanne H. Twombly, MSW, LICSW (she/her/hers) is a psychotherapist in private practice in Arlington, MA, USA. She has over thirty years of experience working with C-PTSD and dissociative disorders and provides trainings and consultation. In addition to her book, “Trauma and Dissociation Informed Internal Family Systems,” she has written on EMDR and Dissociative Disorders, on EMDR and Internal Family Systems, and on working with perpetrator introjects. Her commitment to helping her clients heal and to providing quality training has resulted in her becoming an EMDR Consultant and a Trauma and Recovery Humanitarian Assistance Program Facilitator, Internal Family Systems Certified, and an American Society for Clinical Hypnosis Consultant. She is a past president of the New England Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. In recognition of her achievements and her service on committees and the Board of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), she was honored with ISSTD's Distinguished Achievement Award and is an ISSTD Fellow.   Joanne Twombly: Website: https://joannetwombly.net/ Email: j.twombly@verizon.net Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Dissociation-Informed-Internal-Systems/dp/B0CY8VDW39/ref=sr_1_1?crid=26MTTBPT4XOY3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.p64xxP2il_5TR_TfeSd5GMmPsqDx9wq0Wy4HIGD71-XICyni-I-n5Kr0c3VrNBDhUXbeJWLxFi5Eu9OP0oCnmnADjkwVllwHdJ4dSP4Sh_E.3IOdEWM8ym_4AQ8jrbB7yD2hJfg9MCX9kyk_EqlTIKE&dib_tag=se&keywords=joanne+twombly+trauma+and+dissociation+informed&qid=1712170613&sprefix=joanne+tw%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-1   Want to work with Natalie? Contact her below Website: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/ Contact: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/contact Instagram: @nataliedeering   This Episode was Sponsored by, Piper and Co. Find them @piperandco.creative       Interested in sponsoring an episode of the podcast? Upgrade your business and let more people know about your amazing services or products by reaching hundreds to thousands of people by sponsoring an episode for only $100!  Please email ndwellness.services@therapysecure.com for more information.  Thank you for the support!    *Please support the podcast by following, rating, and leaving a review*

Episode 127 | "What good is a tan, if you don't have a face?" Join Mindy as she delves into Mateo's vivid dream, where he finds himself navigating his wedding day with a childhood crush amidst a flurry of pranks, tasks, and gift baskets. Throughout the chaos, Mateo discovers the unwavering support of his friends, making for a dream full of laughter and unexpected twists. Following Mateo's dream analysis, Mindy and Brooke take a dive into listners dreams, sharing intriguing tales of catnaps. From navigating a sideways world to encountering oneself as a faceless figure and even throwing punches at a concert, their dreams offer a glimpse into the surreal landscapes of the subconscious. Plus, explore the curious imagery of tiny game boards on amphibians, adding a whimsical touch to the dream discussion. To close out the episode, Brooke leads a fascinating exploration into the dreams of individuals with Dissociative Personality Disorder (DID). Delving into the complexities of how different alters experience dreams and the potential insights they offer into the disorder's intricacies, Brooke's analysis sheds light on the intersection of dreaming and dissociation. Tune in to REMelations Episode 127 for a captivating journey through dreams, pranks, and the intriguing world of dissociative experiences. Help spread the word with this week's Celebrity Hashtag - #WhatDoesEdwardNortonDream   Support the Show Have a dream or listener story you want to share? Email: REMelations@gmail.com Enjoying what you hear? Don't forget to join our sleepover squad for behind-the-scenes and extra content: https://www.REMelations.com/support Want to discuss dreams with besties just like you? Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/REMelationsBesties Ready to swag up your life? Shop our Merch store: https://remelations.com/store   Time Stamps & Content Warnings 00:00:00 - Intro  00:01:25 - Quick Chat 00:02:35 - Mateo's Childhood Crush Wedding Dream 00:11:51 - Analysis of Mateo's Dream 00:22:18 - Promo | Support the Show 00:23:03 - Cat Nap Intro 00:23:36 - Sideways World Dream 00:24:47 - Tower Temptation Dream 00:28:16 - Faceless Self Dream 00:30:47 - Punch a Creeper Dream 00:38:17 - Zombie Monk Dream 00:41:31 - Tiny Frog Dream 00:44:42 - Thank Yous 00:44:56 - Topic | Dreaming with Dissociative Identity Disorder 00:49:06 - Celebrity Hashtag: Edward Norton 01:05:18 - Chit Chat 01:17:53 - Wrap Up 01:19:18 - End Show Links Dissociative Identity Disorder - https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9792-dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder Dreams in Dissociative Disorders - https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fh0094410 Dissociative states in dreams and brain chaos: https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fh0094410 How do dreams work as somone with diagnosis of DID/OSDD - https://www.reddit.com/r/OSDD/comments/son310/how_do_dreams_work_as_someone_with_a_diagnosis_of/    

Today, we revisit Joanne Twombley's amazing episode from 2022 on Trauma- and Dissociation-Informed IFS. Joanne H. Twombly, MSW, LICSW  is a psychotherapist in private practice in Arlington, MA. She has over thirty years of experience working with C-PTSD and dissociative disorders, provides trainings and consultation. She has written on EMDR and Dissociative Disorders, EMDR and Internal Family Systems, and on working with perpetrator introjects. Her commitment to helping her clients heal and to providing quality training has resulted in her becoming an EMDR Consultant and a Trauma and Recovery Humanitarian Assistance Program Facilitator, Internal Family Systems Certified, and an American Society for Clinical Hypnosis Consultant. She is a past president of the New England Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. In recognition of her achievements and her service on committees and the Board of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) she was honnored with ISSTD's Distinguished Achievement Award and is an ISSTD Fellow.

Looking for a roadmap to healing? Listen in as adoptee and therapist Abby sets out how the stages we go through. Very succinct and clear. Here's a bit about Abby from her website:"I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist that specializes in Complex Trauma, Dissociative Disorders, and Attachment. (I know, it's a mouthful)! I have a passion for finding innovative solutions to complex problems. I work from a systems model, meaning that I look at how different parts of a dynamic interact as a whole. Therefore, I tend to see issues from a variety of unique perspectives that allow for creative solution making that it not typically considered while helping clients learn to tap into their strengths within. I believe that every individual and family has the innate ability to heal. In turn, I spent over a decade's worth of education and clinical experience learning how to tap into a person's natural ability to heal. As a clinician, my energy in the therapy room is warm, compassionate, and transparent while also knowing the importance of adding some comic relief, creative expression, and play throughout the therapeutic process. How My Passion Became My ProfessionMy path towards becoming a clinical counselor started with an interest in Biology. Biology? Yeah, I know, nerdy. Please bear with me. I always had a fascination for how nature seemed to always find a way to maintain balance (or what is called "homeostasis" in the scientific world). It was fascinating to see that when nature became imbalanced, it could self-correct on it's own with the right support--that the destruction of wildfires could led to the growth of new life, that a broken bone could repair itself, and so on. Then a personal mentor showed me the world of psychology and I fell in love with the matters of the mind. In college, I struggled to know what path to take. Pursue a hard science or soft science career?Fortunately, in my last semester of college, I took a Marriage and Family Psychology course where I learned about systems theory and how biological concepts of homeostasis were applied to human relationships. From there, I pursued my Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. I learned how to help individuals, couples, and families tap into their ability to renew balance just by making subtle shifts in how each member interacted with each other.But once I started working in a community with a high number of families experiencing chronic trauma and attachment difficulties, I was struggling to tap into these natural healing processes. I noticed that it was common for many facing these complex issues to express feeling lost or defeated--even with the best of efforts. Clients started to believe “it was all in their heads” and that they should “just get over it.” But I knew their pain and experience was valid and I still strongly believed that with the right support, every person and family has the innate ability to heal. So I knew I was missing something. In turn, my strong belief in the human spirit led me to spend the next several years learning how complex trauma survivors can access their natural ability to find balance within and to heal throughout.In that, I discovered that by nature, trauma presents a paradox which contradicted some of the traditional ways I was taught to renew balance in a system. I found science that proved that "it's not all in your head" and that one can't "just get over it." In fact, it is actually the body that carries the trauma and humans heal attachment injuries through safe relationships. I also realized that despite these issues being quite common, very few clinicians were trained in complex issues around trauma, dissociation, and attachment. In turn, this fueled my desire to specialize in complex trauma so every client could have the opportunity to heal, renew balance, and find strength in their story."https://www.linkedin.com/in/abby-derr-moore-lpc-lmft-9b347295/https://www.renewedbalancetherapy.com/

Jeff talks to Patricia Mangones, a nurse practitioner at McLean's partial hospital trauma program, about complex PTSD. They discuss the ways in which it differs from PTSD, and what clinicians, patients, and loved ones should be aware of both in diagnosing the illness and in the treatment process.Patricia Mangones, PMHNP-BC, started at McLean Hospital in 2013 as a staff nurse for the Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Inpatient Program. She is a member of the Interdisciplinary Recovery Oriented Practices Committee and has been a preceptor for psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner students.RELEVANT CONTENT:– More about the episode: https://mclean.link/eg1– Read the episode transcript: https://mclean.link/sh2- - -The McLean Hospital podcast Mindful Things is intended to provide general information and to help listeners learn about mental health, educational opportunities, and research initiatives. This podcast is not an attempt to practice medicine or to provide specific medical advice.© 2023 McLean Hospital. All Rights Reserved.

Hold on to your brooms, witches! This one's a wild ride! Cleopatra, The Stinas are comin 'atcha, from a hotel room in Waltham, Massachusetts because we are working on a very special Practical Magic inspired music project for you all! This one is a very long one, and for that, we do apologize. Although this is not considered a "BONUS" episode, it is indeed a very special occasion, so we are still treating it as such. This is the very first time Justina and Kristina are recording in the same room, together! So we are bringing you 5 hours of SPOOKY shenanigans! This will be a VISUAL episode over on the Patreon for our $8 Rose tier! In this episode we are talking about "los espookies": Hauntings, Exorcisms, Polter....erm....PINEAPPLE-GEISTS and more spooky things to make the hair on the back of your necks stand straight up! We'll discuss Gillian's possession in the books & the movie, some words from the director, cast & crew on what it was like to shoot that climactic coven scene, and some real signs to look out for to let you know if a ghost is making itself at home, in your personal space! We'll get into the history, lore, and real life accounts of the most disturbing demonic possession & exorcisms to date! And as always, we take a look at how exorcisms and hauntings are portrayed in pop culture, including a few movie sets that were actually deemed to be cursed! The Stinas also read some real life ghost stories submitted by their listeners & patrons, plus tell their own experiences with the supernatural! A ghost plays ball with Justina's cat, and Kristina is haunted by an ex-boyfriend from beyond the grave! Today we welcome special guest, Justina's husband, Avinash Patel! All this and more! Tune in! WARNING! The content discussed in this episode covers sensitive and disturbing subject matter, including exorcisms, religious beliefs, sexual assault, and other topics that some may find inappropriate or distressing.This podcast is intended for mature audiences. Listeners are encouraged to exercise discretion and self-care when engaging with the content. If any of the subject matter discussed triggers emotional distress or discomfort, we advise you to pause, seek support, or consider whether continuing to listen is in your best interest. TOPIC MAP: (00:00) Intro (09:49) Possession in the Movie (34:55) The Movie Commentary (43:53) The Book (01:04:00) Exorcisms Connection to Dissociative Disorders (01:29:00) A Brief History of Demonic Possessions and Exorcisms (01:38:55) Top 5 Cases of Demonic Possession (01:44:44) Psychiatric Treatment and Possession (01:51:14) "Where Demons Come From." (01:55:55) Facts & Fiction about Demonic Possession (01:58:00) Fictional Exorcisms (02:03:37) Exorcism in Film | The Exorcist & Poltergeist (02:40:25) Herbs for Exorcisms (02:44:50) Exorcisms in the News (02:55:20) Quizzing our Special Guest Avinash Patel (03:08:50) Listener Tales (03:35:04) Justina's Tales of Grandma Joan & Exploding Lightbulbs (03:44:40) Avi's Father Guiding Spirt (03:53:00) Coraline & Her Phantom Playmate (03:59:45) Abrazine Tales (04:12:30) Kristina is Haunted by an Ex-Boyfriend | The Story of Adam (04:40:00) The Carubia Haunted House SOCIALS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kristina's Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Justina's Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERO SOURCES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/magnoliastreetpodcast/message

**SPOILERS AHEAD** How many times has this happened to you: You pull up to a motel, or visit your mother after publishing your latest best-seller, then some raving lunatic comes along and tries to convince you that everything you've experienced is a fabrication. Do you live in your comfortable fiction or do you march forward and brave the truth? David and Devin dissect James Mangold's IDENTITY (2003) and Pascal Laugier's INCIDENT IN A GHOSTLAND (2018). We're talking plot twists, Dissociative Identity Disorder, exploitation, and great performances all around. 0:04:38 - Ghostland 0:27:36 - Identity 0:43:44 - Comparisons 0:54:40 - Bone Reviews . Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . “Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders” betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/dissociation-and-dissociative-disorders . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: The House by Vivek Abishek & Radiation Storm by White Bat Audio.

Since we are in mental awareness month, I thought about approaching this exact topic here on the channel. Normally I wouldn't approach such high and dense topics since I only feel like I generalize a lot, even if the information comes from literature, articles, reviews, institutions, and international organizations that deal with the issue. We explored what does Mental Health mean for us (as I asked you), some definitions of the most commonly used terms (such as anxiety, gaslighting), some trends in mental health awareness between 1993 and 2023 (30 years), and some applicable methods on how to make our day better if we feel down or in a bad mood. Before I go, here's the most common definition I could find about Mental health, as defined in the field of psychology: "Mental health refers to a person's emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It encompasses how individuals think, feel, and behave, and it influences how they handle stress, relate to others, and make choices." I hope this episodes lives up to the expectations! Thank you all for being understanding and empathic

This week on Spilling the Thera-Tea KathyDan and Jess discuss dissociation. They explain the origins of the theory of dissociation and difference between the dissociative disorders. KathyDan recounts an experience of dissociation had by Agatha Christie. They wrap up the episode with a discussion on finding a good therapist fit when someone is experiencing mental health symptoms.**********************Resources for this episode:https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/dissociation-and-dissociative-disorders**********************DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not replace the advice you may be receiving from a licensed therapist.This podcast and website represents the opinions of KathyDan Moore, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Co-Host Jess Lowe, and their guests to the show and website. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for informational purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions.Views and opinions expressed in the podcast and website are our own. While we make every effort to ensure that the information we are sharing is accurate, we welcome any comments, suggestions, or correction of errors.Privacy is of utmost importance to us. All people, places, and scenarios mentioned in the podcast have been changed to protect patient confidentiality.This website or podcast should not be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to establishing “standard of care” in a legal sense or as a basis for expert witness testimony.  No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of any statements or opinions made on the podcast or website.In no way does listening, reading, emailing or interacting on social media with our content establish a doctor-patient relationship.If you find any errors in any of the content of  these podcasts or blogs, please send a message to kdandjess@spillingthetheratea.com.Podcast Music by:  Lemon Music Have a question for our Asked and Answered Segment? Email Us!AskUs@spillingthetheratea.comFollow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/spillingthetherateapodcastFollow us on Facebook!https://www.facebook.com/Spilling-the-Thera-Tea-103883072393873/

Dr. Bethany Brand, one of the leading researchers in the world on dissociative disorders, joins Lisa today to discuss her remarkable work in the field of trauma. Dissociative disorders were long thought to be nearly impossible to study or treat, but Dr. Brand's research is not only debunking common myths but creating tools for therapists and patients to manage dissociation.  She tells us about her groundbreaking TOPDD (Treatment of Patients with Dissociative Disorders) Study, how it was developed, ran its extraordinary results, and what research still needs to be done. Lisa and Dr. Brand also discuss the importance of trauma-informed therapy for patients experiencing dissociation, and the need for dissociative disorders to be a more prominent part of conversations about PTSD. Join us for this fascinating, inspiring conversation.https://www.towson.edu/cla/departments/psychology/facultystaff/bbrand.htmlFor full transcript: https://howwecanheal.com/podcast/This episode was produced by Bright Sighted Podcasting

What Therapists Should Know About Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders: An Interview with Dr. Jamie Marich Curt and Katie interview Dr. Jamie Marich, author of Dissociation Made Simple, about dissociation and dissociative identities. We talk with Jamie about what therapists often get wrong as well as some basics on what dissociation is and how best to understand and treat it (when it actually needs treating). Transcripts for this episode will be available at mtsgpodcast.com! In this podcast episode, we talk about how therapists can support clients navigating dissociation A friend of the show, Dr. Jamie Marich, wrote a book Dissociation Made Simple, and we wanted to talk about it! What are therapists getting wrong when learning about and treating dissociation? Not believing in dissociative identities or dissociative systems Fear of and misunderstanding of dissociation Thinking of dissociation as a dirt word and something to avoid Believing that dissociation must always be healed (when in fact it could be useful at times) What is dissociation? What is dissociative identity disorder or dissociative experience? Exploring different definitions and conceptualizations It is a lot of different things Severing/separating from the present moment or from aspects of ourselves Disaggregation or dividing your self into parts Purposeful, meeting a need or protection The shift to thinking about elements of dissociation as adaptive or maladaptive situationally How can therapists support clients in understanding and managing their own dissociation? Helping clients to identify what purpose their dissociation is serving Assessing dissociative profile through an inventory in the book (triggers, how we dissociate, adaptive/maladaptive) All dissociative behaviors can be assessed as adaptive or maladaptive How can a therapist assess for dissociative identities or systems? Language may vary (parts, defenders, team, selves, side, aspect, etc.) Previous diagnosis or self-diagnosis Listen for the experience (a “part of me” wants this, a “side of me” wants this) Speaking in a parts-informed way Exploring for thinking from different parts of self, potentially even already with names Dissociative Identities inventories What are clinical goals with clients who have dissociative experiences and/or identities? When working with someone with a system, will need to get buy in from all elements of the team for treatment goals Goals may not align across different parts The theory that you're working with a family Many clients have Chronic PTSD and the focus of treatment may be trauma The importance of being trauma informed Grounding, anchoring, or settling into the present moment The goal is usually NOT integration Cohesion, communication, or cooperation How can therapists overcome their fear about dissociation? Identifying your own dissociation Overcoming the “us versus them” related to dissociation Moving away from bias and stereotypes of folks who dissociate Resources for Modern Therapists mentioned in this Podcast Episode: We've pulled together resources mentioned in this episode and put together some handy-dandy links. Please note that some of the links below may be affiliate links, so if you purchase after clicking below, we may get a little bit of cash in our pockets. We thank you in advance! Dissociation Made Simple (the book) Jamie's website: redefinetherapy.com Jamie's social media:  Trauma Therapist Rants on Twitter Trauma Therapist Rants on TikTok Stay in Touch with Curt, Katie, and the whole Therapy Reimagined #TherapyMovement: Patreon Buy Me A Coffee Modern Therapist's Survival Guide Creative Credits: Voice Over by DW McCann https://www.facebook.com/McCannDW/ Music by Crystal Grooms Mangano https://groomsymusic.com/

This episode serves as an initial dive into Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) and Dissociative Disorders. Sarah speaks with Anne and Lexi, co-founders of Beauty After Bruises, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing survivors of childhood trauma with both access and funding to receive therapy and/or inpatient care - while creating professional and public awareness for Complex PTSD and Dissociative Disorders. In the first episode of a two-part series, we discuss the basics of CPTSD and dissociative disorders - what they are and what they're not - and how survivors are the most steady and creative people we know. Part two (coming next week) will focus on additional psycho education on the 'smaller' symptoms in addition to offering a healthy supply of coping, healing, and relational supports.   Resources: Beauty After Bruises: https://www.beautyafterbruises.org/ Dispelling DID Myths and Misconceptions: https://www.beautyafterbruises.org/blog/didmyths International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation: https://www.isst-d.org/

In this episode, we review the high-yield topic of Dissociative Disorders from the Psychiatry section. Follow Medbullets on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/medbullets Instagram: www.instagram.com/medbulletsofficial Twitter: www.twitter.com/medbullets --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/medbulletsstep1/message

In this episode, we review the high-yield topic of Dissociative Disorders from the Psychiatry section. Follow Medbullets on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/medbullets Instagram: www.instagram.com/medbulletsofficial Twitter: www.twitter.com/medbullets

My guest is Lyn Barrett, who is a writer as well as a facilitator of Writers' Workshops and Memoir Classes for People with Dissociative Disorders. Her latest book is called Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory.Note: Lyn is grateful for the work of her *second* editor, Sarah Chauncey, who skillfully coached her through the writing of the book.

Joanne H. Twombly, MSW, LICSW (Pronouns: she/her/hers)is a psychotherapist in private practice in Arlington, MA. She has over thirty years of experience working with C-PTSD and dissociative disorders, provides trainings and consultation. She has written on EMDR and Dissociative Disorders, EMDR and Internal Family Systems, and on working with perpetrator introjects. Her commitment to helping her clients heal and to providing quality training has resulted in her becoming an EMDR Consultant and a Trauma and Recovery Humanitarian Assistance Program Facilitator, Internal Family Systems Certified, and an American Society for Clinical Hypnosis Consultant. She is a past president of the New England Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. In recognition of her achievements and her service on committees and the Board of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) she was honnored with ISSTD's Distinguished Achievement Award and is an ISSTD Fellow.

In this Patreon unlocked episode, JFOD goes through a long list of psychological disorders. It's not a completely comprehensive list, but it's quite a large amount. In addition to the list, there is also information about what each psychological disorder entails. The disorders are broken into 15 categories that include Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, Neurocognitive Disorders, Personality Disorders and many more. This patrons-only exclusive episode is a great primer. It was written by Kendra Cherry at VeryWellMind. Support John on Patreon: Patreon.com/JFOD. Watch John's stand up special: youtu.be/OKptLDt6xKo.

Lyn is an author and a facilitator of Writers' Workshops and Memoir Classes for People with Dissociative Disorders. Her memoir, Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory, follows her discovery of and recovery from multiple personality disorder, now called dissociative identity disorder (publication date January 3, 2022 with Koehler Books). Her free eBook DID Unpacked: A Parable is available on her website. She has been interviewed by public radio stations around the country and by Safe Communities Survivors' Voices series. A retired teacher, school principal, and pastor, Lyn was diagnosed with DID in 1992 while climbing up the career ladder. After considerable therapeutic work, she now lives a happily integrated life with her husband in the Adirondacks. You can connect with Lyn on her website at www.lynbarrett.com Buy Lyn's memoir, Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory, by going to her website or your favorite online sales link such as Amazon or Barnes and Nobles.If you're interested in learning more about her writers' workshops and memoir classes, you can also go to www.dissociativewriters.com

Understanding and Loving Your Child As a Single Parent teaches single parents how to navigate their own emotional journey, find community and care for their children. It is co-written by Stacey Sadler. She is an EMDR Certified Therapist and has undergone extensive training in treating Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders. Stacey’s counseling career was born out of her own healing. Thus, she sees herself as a wounded healer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christine Forner (B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W., Registered Social Worker) Began her career early starting as a volunteer at the age of 16 at a crisis line for Teens. She has worked at The Calgary Sexual Assault Centre, Wheatland Crisis Shelter for survivors of domestic violence and in 1998 Christine started her clinical experience at The Calgary Women's Health Collective.Since 2011, Christine has worked in her own private practice which specializes in complex trauma and dissociative disorders. She has over twenty years experience working with individuals with Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Dissociation, Developmental Trauma and Dissociative Disorders, with specialized training in EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Psychotherapeutic Meditation techniques, Neurofeedback and Havening.Christine is the current clinical supervisor at Waypoints Sexual Assault Centre in Fort McMurry, Alberta and teaches locally and at an international level on the issue of dissociation, complex trauma, and the intersection of dissociation and mindfulness.Christine was the treasurer of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (2011-2012) and was the President of the ISSTD in 2019.As well as being a board member she is also a member of the Conference Committee and for the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. Christine has spent the last 15 years working on methods of meditation that are affective for persons who have Complex Posttraumatic Disorder and Dissociative Disorders. She is the author of Dissociation, Mindfulness and Creative Meditations: Trauma informed practices to facilitate growth (Routledge, 2017).In This EpisodeChristine's WebsiteDissociation, Mindfulness, and Creative MeditationsContact Dr. LeslieThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5739761/advertisement

Today on the How We Can Heal Podcast, Lisa Danylchuk, and Lynette Danylchuk break down trauma, dissociation & intergenerational resilience. Lynette, who I call Noonaheeyot (my sweet mama) helps us understand dissociation and what we can do to heal through these hard times. Listen on Apple | Spotify | Google | AmazonAbout Lynette Danylchuk:Lynette Danylchuk, PhD., is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked in the field of trauma and dissociation for over 30 years. She has worked with people struggling with PTSD and Dissociative Disorders.  She is a Past President of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), and has received ISSTD's Lifetime Achievement Award.  She is currently doing consultation work with therapists around the world, and completing the second edition of the book she and Kevin Connors co-authored, ‘Treating Complex Trauma and Dissociation: A Practical Guide for Navigating Therapeutic Challenges'.Outline of the episode:[4:13] Noonaheeyot”s start in trauma work[6:59] Working with Veterans[28:28] Understanding harm reductions[29:41]complex developmental trauma & the offensive as a defensive strategy[39:48] thoughts on parenting: should you let kids cry it out during sleep training?[42:15] What it's like being a therapist and a parent at the same time[45:05] Common themes during Lynette's 30 years of working with complexly traumatized people.[53:10] Advice for people who are having a hard time emotionallyResources:Find Lynette and Kevin's book, Treating Complex Trauma and Dissociation: A Practical Guide to Navigating Therapeutic Challenges.Connect with Lynettte on LinkedIn & @ldanylchuk on TwitterFind a therapist at https://isstd.connectedcommunity.org/network/network-find-a-professionalJoin me this summer for a live training intensive in yoga for Trauma Recovery at https://howwecanheal.com/live/

**SPOILERS AHEAD** How many times has this happened to you: You pull up to a motel, or visit your mother after publishing your latest best-seller. Then some raving lunatic comes along, while you're just minding your own business, and tries to convince you that everything you've experienced is a fabrication, a mechanism for coping with the terrible tragedy you experienced as a child. Do you break from reality, live in your comfortable fiction, or do you march forward and brave the truth? While Rob plans his wedding, David and Devin dissect James Mangold's IDENTITY (2003) and Pascal Laugier's INCIDENT IN A GHOSTLAND (2018) (also known simply as GHOSTLAND). We're talking plot twists, Dissociative Identity Disorder, exploitation, and great performances all around. (R.I.P. Ray Liotta) 0:04:38 - Ghostland 0:27:36 - Identity 0:43:44 - Comparisons 0:54:40 - Bone Reviews Up Next: CARRIE (1976) / THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE (2005) Follow us at:  instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod facebook.com/cadaverdogspod . National Sexual Assault Hotline:   800-656-4673 National Suicide Hotline:   800-273-8255 . “Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders” betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/dissociation-and-dissociative-disorders . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: The House by Vivek Abishek & Radiation Storm by White Bat Audio.

In today's show, I finish my series on How Trauma Affects the Body. I recap what trauma is and what makes and event traumatic. I recount what happens in the body when we experience a traumatic event. I talk about trauma-related disorders like PTSD, Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Addictions, Eating Disorders, Dissociative Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder. For today's show and this entire series I referenced the book, Healing from Trauma by Jasmin Lee Cori. Listen to learn more. Support the show

Today on How We Can Heal Podcast, Lisa Danylchuk and Christine Forner break down dissociation, mindfulness, and securefulness. Even before becoming a therapist, Christine had always been exposed to trauma work. As she words it, Christine is someone whose more centered when around other people's challenges. Today, Christine helps us understand what securefulness means, the challenges to mindfulness and dissociation, why she believes mindfulness is our parent brain as humans, and much more. Dissociation and Mindfulness – Two Different Sides                                          Christine, during the interview, describes how she's come to realize the polarity of dissociation and mindfulness as two opposing brain and body states. For her, dissociation is both concrete and abstract. The same thing with mindfulness. When a person is dissociative or mindful, either way, they'll experience feeling altered in the beginning. They think differently, hence why they're both in polar states.Because they're two different points from two parallel extremes, aiming for the other while currently in the opposing state can often create a challenging transition. When a person is dissociated, a therapist suggesting mindfulness as an initial aid to the issue may seem like someone waking up a patient in the middle of open-heart surgery. About Christine Forner:Christine Forner, B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W., R.S.W., has over thirty-five years of experience working with individuals with Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Dissociation, Developmental Trauma, and Dissociative Disorders. Christine started her career as a public educator for a sexual assault center, moving to a domestic violence center, and eventually was drawn to working at a feminist-based organization that focused on long-term counseling for women at a very low fee. It was here that she began her passion for working with individuals who experience traumatic dissociation.Starting her own private practice in 2011, she has specialized training in EMDR, Ego State Therapy, Meditation, and Mindfulness for severely traumatized people and is a certified Sensorimotor Psychotherapist. Receiving a degree in both Woman's Studies and Social Work, Christine has a unique background that helps individuals understand that much of human suffering is a side effect of an enormous number of traumatic experiences.Christine teaches locally and at an international level on dissociation, complex trauma, the intersection of dissociation and mindfulness, as well as the role that misogyny and the patriarchy play in the origination and perpetuation of complex trauma dissociation, and the many layers of psychopathy.Christine has won several Presidential awards, a Mid-Life career award, and is an International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation Fellow. She was the President of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation in 2019, served on the board of the ISSTD since 2010, and was the ISSTD treasurer from 2012 to 2017.Outline of the episode:●     [03:37] Getting exposed to trauma at the age of 16●     [05:33] My clients taught me how to be a therapist●     [11:59]When and how did Christine get into mindfulness?●     [18:00] When we're in a dissociative state…●     [24:01] What does mindfulness feel like for someone whose extremely dissociative?●     [30:37] Mindfulness is a relational thingResources & Articles Mentioned:https://bit.ly/3y79iSr

in episode 07 of season 02, Nicole, Carly, and Jazzlyn discuss the difference between Trauma vs. trauma, the long-term effects and disorders that can arise from them and how the media impacts society on these topics.Rate, subscribe, follow the podcast on instagram @thesourandsaltyProduced + edited by Nicole Zollner @nicolezllnrOriginal music by Steve Vásquez Alcaraz @acarelesscalmhydrojug affiliate linkpoly&bark affiliate link + listen to the episode for the code"The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk, MD"Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy" by Francine Shapiro"Internal Family Systems Therapy" by Richard Schwartz"Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition" by American Psychiatric Association The National Child Traumatic Stress Network"If Everything Is 'Trauma,' Is Anything?" by Jessica Bennet"The Age of Trauma" by By S.I. Rosenbaum "The Trauma of Violent News on the Internet" by Teddy Wayne"Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services" by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration "Dissociative Disorders" by National Alliance on Mental Illness"Dissociation and Dissociative disorders" by MINDSplit (2016) Movie

久しぶりのメンタルヘルスエピソード！今回は、よく聞くけど実際にはあまり理解されていない"解離"という状態と、解離性障害について話します。いつものように、このようなトピックがトリガーになってしまう人は注意してください！様々なメンタルヘルスコンディションの知識と理解を深める役にたてればうれしいです。 In this episode, we discuss what dissociation is and 3 dissociative disorders + 1 other form of dissociation. *The topic may trigger an adverse reaction. If it starts to upset you, please stop listening and talk to someone you trust. おぷてぃみマニアの雑談室 with Haruka & Aoi: Apple Podcast, Spotify, Instagram インスタグラムのフォローはこちらから！ Talk to us on Instagram! tsss: @thatssosemisweet hina: @hinakadoya yui: @yui_nicole music by scottholmesmusic.com

In this episode I discuss dissociative disorders and equine therapy. Would you put those two topics together? I would!First of all I talk to Emma Jack, who is the Deputy CEO & Deputy Clinical Director at CDS UK. She sheds light on the intricacies of dissociative disorders. Then I trot over to Richmond Park for a conversation with Dr Andreas Liefooghe, a psychologist, psychotherapist and lifelong horseman who runs Operation Centaur in Richmond Park. I got to meet one of the horses Dr Andreas works with as he explained equine therapy.Here are some useful links and resources: These links are for Operation Centaur's social media channels and this is Dr Andreas' book.For further reading, Emma Jack recommends two books: The Truth About Trauma and Dissociation and The Body Keeps the Score.And here's where you can find my new book Be Yourself and Happier.The Wellbeing Lab is produced by AudioAF and is part of the Acast creator network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anu Verma interviews Lyn Barrett who is an author and a facilitator of Writers' Workshops and Memoir Classes for People with Dissociative Disorders. Her memoir, Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory, follows her discovery of and recovery from multiple personality disorder, now called dissociative identity disorder (publication date January 3, 2022 with Koehler Books). A retired teacher, school principal, and pastor, Lyn was diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder in 1992 while climbing up the career ladder. Listen on to learn more about Lyn's journey.Her free eBook DID Unpacked: A Parable is available on her website. She has been interviewed by public radio stations around the country and by Safe Communities Survivors' Voices series. You can connect with Lyn on her website at www.lynbarrett.com and www.dissociativewriters.comThanks For Listening! Follow us on: - Website: https://victim2victor.net/ - FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/victim2victor - TWITTER: https://twitter.com/V2V_healing - INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/victim_2_victor_podcast/- Victim 2 Victor Audio Book Audible: https://adbl.co/3akVNCu - Victim 2 Victor Book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/34MQQyu - Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3wHvUof - Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36D6ZYE 

Lyn is an author and a facilitator of Writers' Workshops and Memoir Classes for People with Dissociative Disorders. Her memoir, Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory, follows her discovery of and recovery from multiple personality disorder, now called dissociative identity disorder (publication date January 3, 2022 with Koehler Books). Her free eBook DID Unpacked: A Parable is available on her website. She has been interviewed by public radio stations around the country and by Safe Communities Survivors' Voices series. A retired teacher, school principal, and pastor, Lyn was diagnosed with DID in 1992 while climbing up the career ladder. After considerable therapeutic work, she now lives a happily integrated life with her husband in the Adirondacks. You can connect with Lyn on her website at www.lynbarrett.com. I offer hope to those who suffer from dissociative disorders, present accurate information about the causes of and presentation of the disorder, dispel misinformation, educate the wider community about DID which is (contrary to popular opinion) not rare, share reasons why writing can be critical for recovery from dissociative disorders and ways to begin the writing process, and offer reflections on a variety of issues people with dissociative disorders cope with such as shame, unreality, memory, multiple parts, anger, personal boundaries, relationships, and more.

INTRODUCTION:Lyn Barrett is an author and a facilitator of Writers' Workshops and Memoir Classes for People with Dissociative Disorders. Her memoir, Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory, follows her discovery of and recovery from multiple personality disorder, now called dissociative identity disorder (publication date January 3, 2022 with Koehler Books). Her free eBook DID Unpacked: A Parable is available on her website. She has been interviewed by public radio stations around the country and by Safe Communities Survivors' Voices series. A retired teacher, school principal, and pastor, Lyn was diagnosed with DID in 1992 while climbing up the career ladder. After considerable therapeutic work, she now lives a happily integrated life with her husband in the Adirondacks. You can connect with Lyn on her website at www.Lynbarrett.com. INCLUDED IN THIS EPISODE (But not limited to):·      Are you really crazy? ·      Dissociative Identity Disorder defined·      Alternate/Multiple personalities ·      Insight into the memoir writing process·      Early childhood trauma·      Trauma informed therapy·      Atheistic insight·      Quaker insight·      Healing CONNECT WITH LYN: Website: https://www.lynbarrett.comBooks: https://amzn.to/3Ci9ixqFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lynbarrettbooksIG: https://www.instagram.com/lynbarrettauthor/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyn-barrett-08642129/ CONNECT WITH DE'VANNON: Website: https://www.SexDrugsAndJesus.comYouTube: https://bit.ly/3daTqCMFacebook:    https://www.facebook.com/SexDrugsAndJesus/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexdrugsandjesuspodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TabooTopixLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devannonEmail: DeVannon@SexDrugsAndJesus.com DE'VANNON'S RECOMMENDATIONS:·      Pray Away Documentary (NETFLIX)o  https://www.netflix.com/title/81040370o  TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_CqGVfxEs INTERESTED IN PODCASTING OR BEING A GUEST?:·      PodMatch is awesome! This application streamlines the process of finding guests for your show and also helps you find shows to be a guest on. The PodMatch Community is a part of this and that is where you can ask questions and get help from an entire network of people so that you save both money and time on your podcasting journey.https://podmatch.com/signup/devannon TRANSCRIPT:[00:00:00]You're listening to the sex drugs and Jesus podcast, where we discuss whatever the fuck we want to! And yes, we can put sex and drugs and Jesus all in the same bed and still be all right at the end of the day. My name is De'Vannon and I'll be interviewing guests from every corner of this world as we dig into topics that are too risqué for the morning show, as we strive to help you understand what's really going on in your.There is nothing off the table and we've got a lot to talk about. So let's dive right into this episode.De'Vannon: Lynn Barrett is the author of her intense memoir called CRAZY: Reclaiming Life From the Shadow of Traumatic Memory. Lynn is very vulnerable and transparent in this interview as well as in her memoir. And she breaks down for us in excruciating detail, her experience with her own mental health struggles, Dissociative Identity Disorder is something I had never heard of before.This is the [00:01:00] epicenter of Lyn's book and it's what she has struggled with throughout her life. She tells us how this all starts in early childhood . We get an interesting atheistic insight as well as an interesting insight. From a Quaker perspective, I never talked to a Quaker before, so this was pretty bad ass and we wrap it all up with some good ole healing towards the end. I hope you get a lot of informative information out of this episode. Hello? Hello. Hello, Lyn. Welcome to the sex drugs and Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus podcast.Lyn: Hello, Jesus. Yes. I'm for that all the way. I'm for sex too. I'm not sure about drugs, but you know, let's keep it all open for everyone. De'Vannon: Oh, the swinging sixties and the summer of love, baby.Lyn: Yeah. And the swinging sixties, how old was I? I was [00:02:00] a late teenager, so yeah, but I was a good girl back then. So I didn't get into all that. I didn't find those other parts of myself until later in life. But we'll get to that. I'm sure in this conversation, De'Vannon: All things in it's time. Well, I'm doing great. It looks like you're doing fantastic. And you have a gift at the world with a neat memoir. It's called crazy. all crazy. I was to see if there's some sort of like polite way I can introduce this. And I said, now, you know, I'll just do what I usually do and be myself it's called crazy.And the cover is is very, very interesting. It's like a woman standing in his, like all of her shadow cells are surrounded or she has like about 60 different shadows that are all surrounding her. They're like in tri color, there's like tri Technicolor kind of [00:03:00] situation going on and everything like that.Can you. I'm always interested in people's book covers. Tell me about, tell me what this book is about, why you wrote it and why you went with that cover.Lyn: Yeah. Well, thank you for asking that question. And there is a subtitle to the book. It's called crazy reclaiming life from the shadow of traumatic memory. And the story is about my discovery of, and recovery from personality disorder, which was later renamed identity disorder, or did.I imagine that you or your listeners have probably heard something about did from Hollywood you know, on TV shows on YouTube and is so much. Misinformation out there that hopefully our conversation and my book might help [00:04:00] to clarify some of that, but that cover comes from my publisher.They produced about six different possible covers, you know, and it immediately came down to just two covers. It was either this one or another one, and the other one was beautiful too, but it was really dark. And this cover is light and I wanted the cover.to convey hope to convey light in the midst of darkness to convey a life. When it feels like there is no life. So that's how the cover came to be. What else can I tell you? De'Vannon: that reminds me of the of that artifact that the lady and the Lord of the rings game gave to What was it? No, it was the Sam wise he, and she told him may this be a light all of them go out?[00:05:00]Lyn: That's it that's the light. The only thing is there there's six shadow cells there, but I had over 20, so it's not exactly accurate, but it's still could base the same, the same sense that there is life even in the midst of that kind of darkness and that there's hope. And that I lead a very fulfilled, happy and integrated life after more than 20 years of extreme. Pain feeling unreal, how suicidal ideation feeling crazy. And maybe here's the place to say that I was not crazy, but I felt crazy. And the people. Other people out?there who have did are not crazy. They're using a creative coping strategy for the experience of chronic childhood [00:06:00] abuse. And so it's actually an incredibly powerful way the brain has protect young children. And, and so we, in a sense I've been gifted with this kind of protection when we were children with did the problem is that although it's very functional for the child when, when it's happening, it's dysfunctional when we become adults, because we don't understand it. So would you like me to explain a little more about how that all happened? De'Vannon: Well, tell me, so is multiple personality disorder. A separate thing from the ID or like, is that what it turned into? So are there like many different types of multiple personality disorders or did the name change from multiple personality disorder to dissociative identity disorder?Lyn: Well, that's a great question. And it [00:07:00] it's, it's what you just said. When I was diagnosed in 1992, it was called multiple personality disorder I believe it was in 1994. The DSM, the diagnostic statistical manual changed the name from multiple personality to dissociative identity disorder?Because by that time there had been enough research to show that this was really a dissociative issue.That the way that. Alternate personalities were created was through dissociation and dissociation is a very natural body process. It just means that we're being that, that our minds and our bodies are not necessarily connected. So everybody dissociates every Now and then if you're sitting in a lecture hall and you're really bored, and you're looking out the window at what's going on out there, you are dissociating from what's happening in [00:08:00] your lecture hall and your mind is going somewhere else. It can also happen with other very mundane things that happen in our lives that have nothing to do with trauma, but when people experience trauma, Dissociation is a natural thing for their minds to do so that they don't have to live fully in the moment of that terror, fear, horror that they're experiencing.So you will find that veterans coming back from war experience dissociation, that's a part of PTSD. You'll find that rape victims experienced association, and you will also find people who are, were abused repeatedly as small children have dissociation. Now, what happens with [00:09:00] did dissociative identity disorder is that the small child realized.On their caregiver. Usually the parent, whoever it is who takes care of them, the child can't survive without that person. If that person is also abusing that child, it puts the child in a really untenable position because they have to go back to that person in order to survive. But that person is the one who is hurting them.And so our minds, when we're very little, have not been fully formed. And so we, we sort of using dissociation, we partition off parts of the mind. So, so a part of me is hurt over and over again. But another part of me doesn't know about that and goes back to my caregivers so that I can trust them. And, and for instance, my. The center of my [00:10:00] dissociative system is Rosie, who is a two or three year old child. And she, her ammo is trust. She trusts over and over again, and she keeps climbing back into that lap that hurts her, but she gives all of her pain to nanny who takes care of her head. So nanny is exhausted and overwhelmed with this pain.So that Rosie can go back and trust again. So this is just a little snapshot of the sort of thing that happens in dissociative identity disorder. And so it's very functional for the child while it's happening, but as we grow up and we are no longer in danger, have we're trying to live a relatively normal sane and calm life. These these parts of us that we probably didn't even know existed start to create some havoc inside of ourselves. And that's where it [00:11:00] becomes a disorder because it's really difficult to manage until one, until we until we have discovered what it is it's actually happening.And we work in therapy to do the kind of work that helps to heal and resolve these issues.De'Vannon: Now you've mentioned a few names. There were those like some of your other personalities. Lyn: Yes, De'Vannon: So I want to take a moment in researching you are, I think you refer to these alternative personality as altars. Lyn: I guess that's the common term for it. De'Vannon: Okay. So I want you to, to, to, to give us information on how you discovered what your altars are.Is this something that you. Are they still there? Or is this something that you got rid of in the course of the therapy?Lyn: These are all really good questions. Davanon so let me see, let [00:12:00] me start how I discovered them. So for a good 10 years or more leading up to my diagnosis I began to feel like I wasn't myself. I began to feel unreal. I began to feel like I was in the corner of the ceiling, looking down on this wretched woman who was going through life.But then it wasn't me. This was an awful way to feel it, it was mind blowing and it made me feel crazy. I felt body pain everywhere. I had, I had multiple streams of consciousness going through my head at a time. I, I, I was, I had suicidal ideation most of the time and I attempted suicide. I was I hospitalized myself for 30 days, about two years after that. I tried everything at that time. I, I [00:13:00] had a therapist I had took different kinds of medications. I had a good lawyer to help me through the divorce that I was going through. I tried to be positive. I would write positive affirmations. I did set goals for myself and all the time that this was happening to Havana and I was also a teacher and then I was hired to be the head of a school.So there was a part of my life that was just working really well. But then there was this other part of my life that caused me to roll up in a fetal position every day and pull the covers over my head because I was in such pain. And so these were the kind of symptoms I was experiencing, but without any context for those symptoms, it made me feel crazy.That was the word that I used is that I feel crazy. I I, I went into a, really a wonderful [00:14:00] 30 day hospital unit. And at that time we did not know I had did and it helped to stabilize me when I came out, I actually got a new job. I moved. And I found a new therapist and in that interim, you know, for moving from one community to another and one job to another, I had a Twilight dream, which means that I wasn't asleep, but I wasn't fully awake.And the Twilight dream woke me up and it said to me you have a twin sister and her name is Rosie, but she is me. And they gave her a way and I had no idea what that meant to cause another crazy-making message to me. But I just sort of stirred it in the back of my mind and went on to my job. And I found my new [00:15:00] therapist and I shared this with her and. I became more comfortable talking with her Rosie came forward as the small child that she was and began to talk. And so I, of course at the time thought it was again crazy. I mean, this is nuts. You don't have. Other parts of yourself talking. I was an intelligent woman. I didn't believe it at all, Rosie would continue to share some of her story.And then nanny came out and talked about her story. I had a victim and a survivor. I had Mike who was a teenager who was angry and and Sylvia who was Mike's twin, who was very sexual, but also very sensual. So all of these different parts slowly started to make themselves known to me. I still didn't believe them.I didn't believe it. I didn't believe that this was really happening and I couldn't believe that they were real. And yet I also knew that. [00:16:00] They were a part of me somehow. And so my therapist thought that I was at that time it was called MPD multiple personality disorder. But I didn't believe it.And I wanted a second opinion. So I went to a psychiatrist who also confirm that diagnosis. I will say at that time, I actually didn't know who Sylvia was, but driving down to the psychiatrist's office, I felt this very sexual part of me come help, who decided she was going to seduce the psychiatrist.And fortunately she went back in and I went in as myself Lynn and that didn't happen, but these were different parts of me that Been most of them had existed since I was a small child. Some of them were probably created as I got older in the face of stress. But the [00:17:00] structural theory of dissociation says that these parts are created when most of them are created in the in the developmental period of a child's growth.And that that's the way your mind is is structured, which means that even though I'm integrated, those parts are still there. But they trust me now and they allow me to operate as one and they rarely come with. And speak or talk to me. They do occasionally if there's some really big thing going on, but for the most part, I don't hear from them, but they influence me because I still have I have I have an innocence. Side to myself and the caregiving side to myself. I, I, I very assertive now. I'm not filled with rage the way I used to be. But I have that assertive Mike in me. [00:18:00]I still am sexual and central. And I, I have faith. I'm religious. I have all these parts make up me just like you Divan and have parts of you too.But your parts were not created from chronic trauma. Your parts is, or the natural way that people are as adults. And that's the way my parts are now. There's a natural way that people have parts as adults. But they were initially created out of chronic promo as a response to protect the integrity of the child. De'Vannon: So, so the people, so these different personalities you say take over these, when they speak to you or they speak through you, is this like some form of possession or are they, are you hearing an audible voice in your head? And if they speak through you do you feel like someone else has taken control [00:19:00] of you at that time?Lyn: Well, that's another good question. And I don't like the word possession. I'll I'll say that right now. It, because it does It sends the message that it's some outside force that is doing this, and it's not an outside force, it's an inward force. And I think that I can only speak for myself because I think did manifested differently in, in different people.So I sometimes I did feel like, I don't know who this is. Where did that, where did those words come from? Where did this come from? You know, I didn't understand it. And I. That depending on how it manifests in people with did, we can feel more co conscious and aware of what's going on. Or we can fully not be aware that someone else is speaking through us. But they're all us [00:20:00] all of them are us. And that's the important thing for me to say to you, it's also important for people with did to hear, because when we first learned we have did, it does feel a little, like a possession. It does feel a little bit like these are outside forces, but they aren't.And part of our therapeutic work is to. Get to know them, to allow them to speak, to start to encourage communication between the parts. So the amnesiac barriers will be lower and to to listen to their stories and to believe that even when their stories seem almost unbelievable. De'Vannon: Okay. So how would people you've interacted with, with some of your different personalities? Describe it described you in the, in that time. Like what, what are some of the reactions you've gotten from people.Lyn: Well [00:21:00] to be Frank, And this is, you're a great interviewer because you ask all the right questions. This, so 90 to 95% of all people with did have what we call covert did, which means that it's, it's not clearly evident in our behavior when we've made a switch. The other five or 10%, it'll be very, very clear and you will know this is someone totally different in front of me, but most of us are covert.And there's a reason for that. The whole perp did is called the hidden disorder and the whole purpose of it is to hide the abuse from. The child who's experiencing it. And from the world around the whole purpose is to hide it. And so if we were to be very obvious about our switching and our [00:22:00] condition, it would feel very dangerous to us.So for instance, when, when I first learned that I had did, I was teaching in a public school and I just had this real, real desire to share my diagnosis with someone that I worked with, which was not. Really a very smart idea, but it was still a desire that I had. And so I was talking to a teacher that I got along with pretty well, and she was sharing family issues of her own.And then I said, yes, I really understand. And I've just been diagnosed with did, and that's really complicated things with my family too. And she just like backed away and said, oh, that's really interesting. And the next thing I knew, she had told the principal who had told the assistant superintendent who had talked with HR and my whole. [00:23:00] Teaching position was in jeopardy. The fact is that I was not released or let go. And the principal said, just let me know if there's any if it interferes with your work. And I said, I will do that. Absolutely. But we are very frightened of telling people about this condition because it is so misunderstood.And that's one of the reasons why I've written my book. And it's one of the reasons why I'm being interviewed by you right now. That it's it, I am 74 years old and I am only just now coming out and I feel that. Very comfortable coming out now, but I would not have felt comfortable coming out 10 years ago when I was still working.And I, I work with people daily now who have did in writer's workshops and they have a fear of coming out [00:24:00] because they don't know how that will impact them or affect them. Now, these are people, I was a teacher and I was a school principal. Some of the folks that I work with are artists, college professors PhDs and other areas regular everyday folks.I mean, these are, but they're all people who are capable, competent and responsible, but they're terrified to come out. They are terrified to come out and I was terrified to come out. So in terms of, would somebody know when I'm switching, not unless. You and I were intimate with each other, if we were intimate and you knew me really well, you would notice the difference.But if, if, if I were your next door neighbor or if we worked with each other or if we were just friends, you would probably not know it. And that's another area of misunderstanding with did because people think it's [00:25:00] rare. But in fact, between one and 5% of the world population has did and that's that, that puts it right next to bipolar disorder in terms of prevalence.So there are people that you know, who have it, but either they don't know it themselves yet, or they're not going to tell you because they not ready to experience what coming up. experience.De'Vannon: And then you've mentioned in the definition of this a lot as it relates to childhood trauma. So is this something that's pretty much exclusive to trauma that happens as a child or can this not happen to an adult? From what you've experienced.Lyn: So dissociation can happen at any age. And we've already mentioned that veterans and rape victims experience it. And anyone who experiences violence at any age is likely to experience dissociation, [00:26:00] but to experience it where you have separate parts of the mind sort of cordoned off from one another. It has to happen repetitively before the age of six or eight, because that's when the brain is still developing. So after that, you, you, you would still experience dissociation, but most likely not as a separate parts or we call them alters parts or insiders. Some people call them head mates. So there are different words that people use for the same thing, but you're not likely to have that after the age of maybe 10 you might, the person will be dissociated, but they, they, they will not have alters or parts. De'Vannon: Gotcha. Thank you for clarifying that for me. So, so you, so you went through, you wrote this a memoir. I know from my, from writing my own that writing memoirs [00:27:00] is, is a, is a bitch. And it can be like a really, really just emotionally. Taxing and draining and in a couple of other words that are not coming to my mind right now, because it's different than writing where you can just make it up as you are inspired, know, but when you're writing about yourself and things that are very intense, it's a completely different ball game.And it takes forever to write a memoir because of that. How, what, what, what were some of the toughest parts of this writing process? I want to hear about like, maybe when you thought you didn't want to do it anymore, maybe a time that came where you thought you were going to quit and just throw the whole thing away.Lyn: So I'll tell you how I started on the memoir. I was, I am an ordained minister and I was pastoring, a church in Connecticut. And I was planning on retiring in the next year or so. And [00:28:00] I, I, I'm a good writer and I've had an interesting life, even aside from having did, and I have a opinion, so I thought.I've got to write a book. And every time I would say that this big blank would come up in front of me, like, Nope, w what should I write about? Nope, nothing, nothing. It was just blank. There was nothing. it didn't make sense to me because I thought, what else am I going to do in retirement? This is what I should do.I'm a writer, you know? And and then I realized that the reason why I couldn't even imagine writing anything else was because I had to write this story. And so I started writing it in about 2014. And I was just playing with different ways of going about it and writing, you know, getting the writing juices going.I was still working at the time. Then I retired and I'm still doing some writing. And I went to [00:29:00] a big summer event, which was really lovely. And somebody offered a a class on writing for healing. And I thought, oh, I should go to that. So I went to that and one of the, it was right around father's day.And one of the, the assignments was to write just a couple of paragraphs about your father. And so I wrote a paragraph or two about my father. It was not an indicting paragraph, but it was, it did indicate that there were some challenges there. And I read it aloud to this group and. They were all just stunned that I could say anything negative about my father and I, I was, I was dumbfounded and I was hurt. And I was shut down and I can look back on it now and laugh and say, had, this was a class on writing for healing. I still don't understand that. But anyway, I, that shut me down. [00:30:00] I just, I, I just put it away.and I couldn't think of it anymore. Because in this class for writing for healing, people were upset that I had said anything even remotely negative about my father. But somehow I knew it was still there and I knew I was going to have to do something about it. And so I believe it was in 2000, the end of. December, 2018, I picked it up again and I started all over and I started from a totally different perspective and I just started writing and it just started coming out and we go to Florida from January through May.And so in 2019, I wrote from January through may, then moved, came back up to the Adirondacks. And I didn't do much of anything again. And then the next year we went back down again from January through may. Of course, that was the COVID year 2020. And that's what I finished the first draft. I mean, it just came pouring out of me.It came pouring [00:31:00] out of me. Now I have to tell you I've written tender AFS. So the first string. Was really important. And that's what I tell people in my writer's workshops. Just get it out, just get it out. You have as many drafts as you want after that, but get that first draft out. And so I I did, and it was a good start, but I it's, it's very different today than what it was the first time around. And I did hire an editor who taught me how to tell the story. So I was able to go back and do a lot more storytelling than I had done. Originally. I shared so much more of my personal life beyond did in the final version. I mean, it's all related to the did, but it was hard for me because I have four children and I really didn't, I think I've put them through enough and I didn't want to put them through anymore with this memoir, but [00:32:00] I also had to tell my story.So I had to tell it in the best way that I could without Yeah.without trying to invade their privacy. And I ended up by fictionalizing the, the children and what that means is all the events in my story that have to do with the children are true. But instead of having four children, I have three, instead of having two boys, three, three boys and a girl, I have two girls and a boy, so that it was really hard.Then it's hard for people to know who, who did water, what happened to who? My life. And the situations that I found myself in were very hard for both me and for my children. And so that's my greatest grief. And so I, I do everything that I can to put any more on them, but most of [00:33:00] them are really fine with it.And they they're, they're, they're cool. But it is, it is a little bit of a challenge for one of my children. So De'Vannon: Oh, they going be all right. I hope and pray.Lyn: they will. De'Vannon: So all right. So, so like in your book, you describe how, you know, life was pretty much like great, perfect, wonderful, whatever. You mentioned a divorce in there, and then I read something about an affair. curious. So at what point, you know, that something happened to, to make like a, like a snap or something to make this, you know, the, these, all this compartment compartmentalization and the least fractured, th these different personalities had been there, it's like, they didn't come out until like you said, you were like in your late thirties.So was it. A traumatic event that happened or were there, are there some sort of signs and [00:34:00] symptoms that came up? You know, how did you know even that there was a, you know, what happened.Lyn: Well, yes exactly. There was a family crisis. And I found out that my husband had been having an affair for two years. And and that's, that was the snap that it made all my parts terrified. It was a betrayal that mimicked the original betrayal and so in different ways, they began to show themselves that we've talked about that already a little bit, but I also want to say that even prior to learning about my husband's affair, I looked back and there were times when I could see, I can see now that different parts of myself were coming out and we're having [00:35:00]difficulty.So. My guess is that even if my husband had not had an affair that gradually my parts would have started to come out because they needed to be heard, but it would have been very different in terms of what the experience was like. My husband. I think was dealing with his own you know, mental health crisis in, in terms of how he responded to me because he didn't want to divorce and he wanted us to get back together.But I I, I didn't know why, but for some reason I couldn't do that. And then he got really angry and then it was very ugly for years ugly. And so I was in a constant state of alert to try to manage everything. And it was Well, I'd probably dissociating right now because it was such a hard time in [00:36:00] our lives. I will say that he and I now have a good relationship and that healing and reconciliation up to a point are possible with some people in our lives, but not with everyone. But it was a really horrendously, awful time. And it made life harder for me and harder for my children. And ultimately I'm sure it was harder for him to but I don't want to get inside his head because that's his story, not mine, but that was the. That was the turning point. That was what snapped the rubber band. When I discovered that and I also B w began to be able to look back and say, oh yeah, we had this wonderful, perfect life where at least I thought it was, had created this fantasy land for myself. But yeah, Remember the time that you know, about two years after we were married, when we had gone to Bria and he [00:37:00] told me it was because of camp toilets.Not so sure that's true. You know, the time that he said that he did this, this or that. And he, he really didn't do anything with this woman, but he might have a venereal disease and you just accepted it, Lynne. Yeah, I did. I just accepted all these things because was living in a fantasy world in a dissociative fantasy room.I accepted them all. But when I find it found out that he was actually having. The fair and he admitted it to my face and he said it had been for two years, I could no longer I could no longer keep the bubble intact, had the bubble burst. And that's what I call it. That's the first chapter of the book is when the bubble burst and you're looking at me right now and your viewers can't see this, but you're looking at me and thinking, how could she possibly believe?And you're absolutely right. That is that's what happens when we have been [00:38:00] abused. And when we dissociate and when we we create these bubbles for ourselves to live in because they seem safer than anything else.De'Vannon: Well, yeah, I do have a look of shock on my face. I'm going to be thinking that, you know, I'm going to have to have me some Tito's vodka. Whenever I get off interview to help me No, you're going to be fine. So let me just tell everybody I, you know, so I am, I actually, this is like going to the other end of the story. After I integrated, I met a wonderful man. We got married and he died suddenly and unexpectedly four days before our first anniversary, God bless his soul. My marriage with him taught me that I could actually have a healthy relationship.Lyn: And so five years later I met my third husband who I am now. We've been well, we've been together since 2015. [00:39:00] And he is wonderful. We have a very open and honest and transparent relationship and we support each other. So I only want to go there because we've been, we've been at the other extreme and I just want to go to that extreme that it is very, it's possible to heal from dissociative identity disorder.It is possible to heal from relationship dysfunction. It is possible to heal. From flashbacks and all of the other kinds of symptoms that come with early childhood abuse, it is possible to heal all of those and to lead a happy and fulfilled life. And that's the point of my story that I.That I worked really hard. I worked really, really hard. I didn't know what I was [00:40:00] doing, but I just kept putting one foot in front of the other and working with a very good therapist. And I never knew that I would come to a place where I didn't feel like I was in constant pain and I never knew that I would come to a place where I would have a loving partner. And I never knew that I would come to a place where I would just feel like I'm like I'm safe. And it's, and it's okay to be safe enough to be happy. So I am very happy now. So that's the other side of that story. De'Vannon: So, you're talking about you know, healing and everything like that. What was the turning point that you began to say, okay, I need to do better. I can do better. How did you know that you could do better? And then if some that's question one and then wanna a little bit more clarity on, so like if someone's listening and they may have Lyn: Yeah. De'Vannon: and they don't know they have this, what, what might they want to [00:41:00] look for?Be it in themselves. I would dare say in loved one, but if it's a covert, they may not be able to see it. So are some of the signs and symptoms that people can look for in case this is happening to them? And they may think they're crazy. And as you said, they're not crazy. You know, what are the signs and symptoms and then how did you to turn it around?Lyn: Yes. So I started trying to turn it around. 10 years before my diagnosis, that was one of the most frustrating things is I, I went to therapists, I took medication. I, I set goals for myself. I tried to be positive. I did all these great things and it didn't work. It did not work. And that's why I attempted suicide because it did not work. So it wasn't so much a matter of making a decision to turn my life around. It was a [00:42:00] matter of Finding find finding the right kind of treatment and surrendering myself to the diagnosis. So which in a sense Davanon is, is a religious thing. Isn't it? Although I don't mean to turn off anybody who's not religious, but surrendering yourself is, is, is a religious act almost.Or at least for me it was. But I, you know, I, I went into the hospital. I stabilized, but I still didn't know what was going on. I knew it would happen again. And so when I found a trauma informed therapist who wasn't afraid of did and knew how to treat did that's when things started turning around.When I got my diagnosis of did, even though I didn't really believe it that's when things started turning around?because all of a sudden. [00:43:00] There was a reason for my craziness. All of a sudden I could see that maybe, maybe I'm not really crazy. Maybe there really is something else going on here. And so I did surrender myself to this treatment and worked damn hard relentlessly.And it was mainly because it was the only way I could survive. I didn't have the luxury of having a husband who supported me. Instead I had one who was trying to hurt me. And I didn't have the luxury of parents who would support me because my parents ended up disowning me and having a relationship with my ex husband.So I was all alone. De'Vannon: Damn.Lyn: Oh alone. And I couldn't tell other people about this diagnosis because it's the hidden diagnosis, you know? So I, it was mainly working so hard to stay alive, but I did all the [00:44:00] things that I, that my whole system was pushing me towards doing. You know, I, I, my, my, my parts would come up and share stories of what happened.I didn't believe them, but I believe them, you know, that's sort of the craziness of it is, you know, I, I, I would say I It's really hard for me to believe this, but I believe you. Or I would talk to my parts. I would send them love letters. So this is, I want to talk to your, your, your audience about this.But I think one of the most important parts of healing is to get to know your parts, to hear their stories, to believe them and to love them. Now they're not always lovable. Sometimes they do things that get put you in trouble that, that make life really difficult. But we have to remember that these are small parts that were created to save our lives.They saved my life. He saved my life. She saved my life. And [00:45:00] so even though they might be acting difficult, I, I respect that and you get to know them and my therapist. This is what she said. Every time a new part came into the office, no matter how miserable they were. She would say, well, let's take the devil.I have a part in the devil who carried the shame. He said, I mean, and miserable. Nobody would want to like me. Why? You know I might hurt you. I'm terrible. I mean, I'm miserable. And Sonia, my therapist said, devil, it is so nice to meet you. I'm really glad you came. Why would you be so glad I came because I'm really bad I will, I might hurt you.So you shouldn't want to like me. And she'd say, well, I do like you, I want to learn to know you better. I hope you come back again sometime. So she would always invite them, always invite them. And so I started to do the same thing myself, even though I didn't know them, I was like, whoever's there. I love you.I love you. Whoever's there. You [00:46:00] know? so they would slowly start to come up and share, themselves. And in the end they all turned out to be hurt children. And and once they were low. And loved. began to cooperate and collaborate and eventually in my case, they were willing to integrate so that I am now one person.De'Vannon: I'm glad that you are now whole honey. Lyn: So am I. De'Vannon: Now you mentioned that your parents owned you and w with your ex-husband, which was a Dick move on their part. But I I've read somewhere that you were, that they were atheist. And you mentioned that you were a pastor in our conversations, you said that you had become a Quaker pastor, at least for some time.please, please speak to me about raised by your atheist parents and how this may have affected you [00:47:00]Lyn: Yes. Well, I have to correct. One thing. I was not a Quaker pastor. Most Quaker churches or meetings don't actually have pastors. But, but let's start from the beginning. My, my family, it was a very controlling family. My father was, God, you couldn't get in step out of line with him at all. And so he said that people who believe in God are either stupid or weak.I'm a little girl and you know, our parents. Kind of like God when we're children and I didn't want to be stupid or weak. So then I didn't believe in God either, but at the same time I had this yearning for God as a little girl. And so my mother actually did send me to a Sunday school because she thought I could learn socialization there.And I went to Sunday school and I [00:48:00] it really, really inhaled what I experienced there. But when I became an adolescent, I left it all behind. I read John Paul star, who's an existentialist. And I decided that I would be an existentialist being an existentialist was an atheist. And so that's what I was going to be, which is like my father.So in a sense, it was really like becoming like my father, because that's what he taught us to be. But I always had a deep sense of spirituality, although I didn't necessarily call it that. And I met my husband and he was an ex Catholic and he was an atheist too. And so we raised this nice little atheist family but the, the, the book Chronicles different events or experiences that I had that began to sort of punch holes [00:49:00] into my atheism and atheism is as much a religion as Christianity or it can be at least I should have put it that way.And so I I, I won't go through all of those steps in all of those experiences, but I, I just kept yearning for God. And, but I didn't believe in God. I just couldn't believe in God. My, again, my brain had been formed to not believe in God. So it was a conundrum for me. And then then I became a teacher and I was hired by a group of parents to start a Quaker school.Now, before they hired me, they had interviewed me a number of times that I, I really liked them. And I think they really liked me. And I thought they're gonna offer me this position. So I have to be honest with them. So I said to them, I really hope that you offered me this position [00:50:00] because I would love to work with you and for you.But it's only fair that I tell you that I don't believe in God. And they said to me, That's okay. You have the kind of spirituality that we want for our children. You have the kind of creative teaching skills that we want for our children. Don't worry about that. So it was like, oh, well, okay. And Quakers are pretty progressive and open that way.So now looking back that wasn't an unusual thing for them to say, but at the time it was stunning for me that they would be willing to entrust their children to me, even though I didn't believe in God, Quakers have one doctrine and only one. And it's there's that of God in every person. There's that of God in every person.And what that means is that no matter how much we dislike someone, we still have to treat them with respect and kindness and compassion. And that [00:51:00] really, really meant something to me that sort of hit me in my core. And I found myself teaching these children. I would talk to them about that of God and every person and ask them, what does it mean?And, you know, by the end of the first year of teaching, I realized that I, I felt really comfortable saying there's that of God and every person, even though I didn't believe in God, I was still able to say that honestly. And so gradually well, I, I want a lot of the stories in my book. It's a very brief story, but I had I had a love affair with a Quaker man. And this was after I was separated from my husband, not divorced yet. And he, he was a Quaker minister and I said I said to him, how do I believe in God? And he held me in his arms and he said, you you're in fourth. [00:52:00] And I, and so that's what I did. I mean, that relationship never lasted that that message that he gave to me stays with me to this day you yearn for.I began to yearn for God and , and I was able sort of to cross the Rubicon on that and, and say, I had to, I had to, I had to break through walls that my father had built against religion and claim God what, not, not any particular religion at that point. Just God, I claimed God and I believed in God and I believe in God.And so since that time I have, I I've become a spiritual director, a certified spiritual director, as Well, as an ordained minister. I am retired from the United church of Christ, but I am aware of. That God works through us in so many ways. And through so many beans and [00:53:00] in so many religions that I'm very universal in that way.I completely claim my Christian, my Christianity, but I also bless other other faith traditions that lead to the same knowledge that, that God is love. And that God is for everyone. And I, I can speak with experience that God works in all of us. Even when we don't believe in God, because I can look back on all those years when I didn't believe in God and see how God was using me. And so, you know, we tend to be very territorial people and we want God to be for us and we want God to do it our way, but God has God and God does it God's way. And it really doesn't matter. What we look like, where we live what our religion is or what our credentials are or what our sexuality is or anything like [00:54:00] that.We are all made in the image of God. And I, I, I really guess I draw on my Quaker roots for that, but I also draw on a very larger and wider spirituality to be able to say that,De'Vannon: Well, I'll say hallelujah to all of that. Lyn: oh yeah De'Vannon: I'm sorry, you went through so much in life, but I am very, very appreciative of your transparency and everything because that's how we help others get the victory. You know, this, this right here is what it's all about. So I want you to Lin tell people exactly what you hope they take away from your memoir though.You already have said it a couple of times throughout the conversation and then Ellis and more about these writers workshops.Lyn: Well, maybe I should do it in the other order. I'll start with the writer's workshops. And just say, I start just started a year ago and invited people across the country and actually in other [00:55:00] countries to come and join me every other week for a writer's workshop on zoom and people sign up to bring writing and we all get to read their writing and then we all get to support people in their writing. When I began this. Really saw it more as a way more people to get to know me so that when my book was published that there would be more people out there maybe for the same reason that you have a podcast. But what I have found is that this is such a powerful tool And we have amazing people in these, these workshops who share the deepest steps of their soul, they are trusting the people who are in that group and trusting themselves.And the writing is amazing. And we [00:56:00] support people different ways. One we can, we can support our feedback. Support the writing itself. It can support the story that's behind the writing, or it can share what your writing meant to me. When you said that this is what happened to me. So those are the three basic kinds of feedback that people give.But then there's a fourth kind of feedback called critical feedback. And we don't give that to everybody. It must be asked for because critical feedback, I actually helps people to make the writing better and sometimes it can feel critical. So We know that some people are really ready for that and they want to hear what can I do to make this better, but others it may have been an alter who wrote the writing.It may have been one that was very shy about coming out. And so the last thing they need is criticism. So we're really careful to give only the kind of feedback that people request. But these are open. You [00:57:00] do have to register for them before you can attend. And you can register by going to my website, www dot Flynn, barrett.com.That's L Y N B a R R E T t.com. I also want to say that they, that some of these women are and men, men and women are so talented. They're putting together an anthology of dissociative rating, which is going to be self published in January. It will be free on the, on my website. And they're speaking at a conference with me. Sometimes they write guest blogs, so it's we're learning how we can support each other in our writing. We've just begun. So that's pretty exciting. And I, I guess in terms of what I hope that that people will get from my From my book is to learn a little bit [00:58:00] more about what dissociative disorder to know that people who have did are courageous because they have used this strategy to survive horrible childhoods. I want people to know that recovery is possible, that hard work is required. And that when we work together, we can change our destiny and we're all in this together So those are the broad sweeps that I hope people get.De'Vannon: We are all in this together and the Lord works in mysterious ways. Y'all sell Lyn: That's right. Amen. De'Vannon: it, be on the lookout for that healing cause it's common, baby.Lyn: Yes. I'm with you on that. De'Vannon: Well, thank you so much. Thank you so much, Lynn, for coming on show today. The information that you've mentioned will go in the show notes and people will be able to find you. And I look forward for the book release, according to Amazon, I see that's January 3rd [00:59:00]Lyn: Yeah. De'Vannon: and and then it will be out and about, and then the next phase of this journey of yours can continue.Who's one thing, the right, the bug, then there's a whole nother thing. Once it gets released.Lyn: Well davana and I am just so grateful that you interviewed me. It's really been a delight to get to know you. And, and I love your questions and I wish you the best on your memoir too. And I'll just give a plug for it. I read the first chapter and it's dynamite. So let's hope that both of our books get into the hands of the people who need to read them De'Vannon: As God as my witness, they will. And yours is wait, read as Lyn: out of that. De'Vannon: Thank you all so much for taking time to listen to the sex drugs and Jesus podcast. It really means everything to me. Look, if you love the show, you can find more [01:00:00] information and resources at sex, drugs, and jesus.com or wherever you listen to your podcast. Feel free to reach out to me directly at DeVannon@SexDrugsAndJesus.com and on Twitter and Facebook as well.My name is De'Vannon and it's been wonderful being your host today and just remember that everything is going to be all right.  

Studies estimate that up to 43% percent of adults experienced some childhood trauma. Traumatic experiences often lead to mental health struggles which place significant stress on a high percentage of adult relationships. Dissociative Disorders are a common biproduct of childhood trauma. Dissociative disorders involve problems with memory, identity, emotion, perception, behavior and sense of self. Dissociative symptoms can potentially disrupt every area of mental functioning.In this episode Tarah and EJ interview Lyn Barrett author of "Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory". Lyn's memoir chronicles her journey of discovery, understanding, and treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder. Lyn shares her pathway to wholeness in order to educate and support others who suffered through traumas.Lyn Barrett - Author/Speaker/Retreat LeaderSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/he-said-she-said/donations

Julia Barry is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Somatic Experiencing® practitioner, and certified EMDR Practitioner in Boston, MA. Julia's clinical practice focuses on the treatment of trauma and dissociative disorders. She has received training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, with an emphasis on adult and infant attachment as well as cognitive behavioral therapy, and advanced training in Somatic Experiencing® and EMDR.  In This EpisodeJulia's WebsiteIn an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness, Peter A. LevineBad Therapy: Master Therapists Share Their Worst Failures, by Jeffrey A. Kottler, Jon CarlsonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/exclusive-contentThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5739761/advertisement

It's time to wrap up the psych disorders and 7A with the dissociative disorders, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Come for the content, stay for the stories! Phil Hawkins and Azaii Calderon Muniz from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life both inside and outside of medicine. Have new episodes and MCAT Strategies delivered to you by subscribing. https://anchor.fm/jack-westin-mcat-podcast Jack Westin - Free MCAT Practice https://jackwestin.com/

TRANSCRIPT HERE   Maz and Steph finally present to you the magnum opus of podcast content about Mental Illness in film. They watched both versions of telemovies Sybil, and now you don't have to. That, is the 1976 version starring Sally Field and Joanne Woodward, and the 2007 version starring Jessica Lange and Tammie Blanchard. (Our cover image contains the font they used in that 2007 version, which is harmful to my soul).  Get your ears prepped as we unpack the true story which inspired Sybil, and the cultural impact it had on diagnoses of Multiple Personality Disorder, which was since renamed Dissociative Identity Disorder, and all the ins and outs of what DID is and dissociation itself. PLEASE note trigger warning, this one is a bit of a trauma minefield. CONTENT WARNING: severe child abuse, including sexual and physical violence and rape, and emotional abuse, suicide, self harm, PTSD, substance use, anxiety, panic attack, ableism, unethical therapeutic behaviour, sexism, miscarriage/death of newborn, violent death, transphobia NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback! Host: Stephanie Fornasier Cohost: Maz Fornasier Editor: Nicholas Fornasier Music and artwork: Michael Watson   Follow us on Insta, Twitter, TIKTOK lol, and sign up to our Patreon   REFERENCES CBC: The true story behind Sybil and her multiple personalities NY Times: A girl not named Sybil NPR: Real ‘Sybil' admits multiple personalities were fake Wikipedia: Shirley Ardell Mason Wikipedia: Dissociative Identity Disorder Psychiatry.org: What are Dissociative Disorders Sane Australia: Dissociative Identity Disorder   You're Wrong About episode on Multiple Personality Disorder Factually! With Adam Conover episode on ADHD Andrew Nanton, M. (2021). Sybil Exposed: A Look at Dissociative Identity Disorder. Retrieved 3 September 2021, from https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/sybil-exposed-look-dissociative-identity-disorder Boysen, G. (2011). The Scientific Status of Childhood Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Review of Published Research. Psychotherapy And Psychosomatics, 80(6), 329-334. doi: 10.1159/000323403 DRAAISMA, D. (2015). Forgetting. NEW HAVEN: YALE University Press. Lynn, S., Lilienfeld, S., Merckelbach, H., Giesbrecht, T., & van der Kloet, D. (2012). Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders. Current Directions In Psychological Science, 21(1), 48-53. doi: 10.1177/0963721411429457 Sybil, A Case Of Multiple Personality: The Natural History of a Myth. (2004). Journal Of Social Distress And The Homeless, 13(1-2), 167-187. doi: 10.1080/10530789.2004.11739502

In this encore episode Kevin and Niseema talk with Nancy J. Napier, the author of "Getting Through the Day: Strategies for Adults Hurt as Children."  This landmark book appeared 30 years ago and has served as a resource and guide for anyone who was exposed to or experienced chronic stress or trauma in childhood.Nancy illustrates such classic mechanisms such as dissociation, where a child will use their mind to pull out of their body so as not to endure the terror and abuse; and, "numbing" where the child can choose to not feel anything and allow themselves to go completely numb. Many of these strategies adopted in childhood continue into adulthood.  Nancy teaches us how to make a distinction between what happened "then," in the past, and what is happening moment to moment "now," in the present. She teaches us how to develop an observing self that serves as a companion who helps make the distinction between the past and the present.This groundbreaking book, with it's unforgettable title, truly opened the door to understanding the coping strategies that adults struggle with on a daily basis and provides validation of their experiences.Guest - Nancy J. Napier is former president of the New York Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociative Disorders, a board member of the New York Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and a past board member of the New York Milton H. Erickson Society for Psychotherapy and Hypnosis. She is the author of several books, including Sacred Practices for Conscious Living.  For more information or support contact Kevin or Niseema at info@thepositivemindcenter.com, or call 212-757-4488. Our Guest Nancy J. Napier can be contacted through her website www.nancynapier.comThese are challenging times and we hope this episode served to validate and ease your anxiety about what you may be experiencing. Please feel free to also suggest show ideas to the above email. Thank you for listening,Kevin and Niseemawww.tffpp.orghttps://www.kevinlmhc.comwww.niseema.comwww.thepositivemindcenter.comPRODUCTION CREDITSOpening Music : Another Country, Pure Shadowfax, ShadowfaxEnd Music : TFFPP Theme - Giullian Goiello for The Foundation for Positive PsychologyThe Positive Mind is produced with the help of:Engineering: Geoff BradyResearch and Production Associate: Connie Shannon Website Design and End Music: Giullian GioelloMarketing and PR: Jen Maguire, Maguire PR, jen@maguirepr.com

Heather Scarboro discusses Dissociative Disorders, specifically Dissociative Identity Disorder.

Welcome to the first episode of the BLAZE Health Podcast! Join host, Amber Donald in a transparent and invigorating discussion about Dissociative Disorders. Guest speaker, Dru Donald, offers a unique, fresh perspective to the table. Dissociation, depersonalization, and derealization are all terms we may have heard about, can relate to, or should be aware about. Dive into the discussion today and tap in! Now available on Soundcloud and Spotify. If you have a favorite platform, don't worry! I will let you know when it's on there. Continue the conversation in the Fireside Squad Private Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/989356634920443 Mental Health Resources for the Black Community: https://blackmentalhealthmatters.carrd.co/ For more information about the topic and to screen for mental health conditions visit: https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools *Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to the songs I mixed*

Getting Through the Day: Strategies For Adults Hurt As Children. Hosts Kevin O'donoghue and Niseema Dyan Diemer discuss the ways to recognize and treat the effects of childhood trauma and abuse that show up in adulthood with family therapist and author Nancy J. Napier. Her book Getting Through the Day: Strategies For Adults Hurt As Children focuses on solutions for adults to learn new strategies to meet the demands of daily living and those who find unresolved childhood feelings are blocking life's path.Guest - Nancy J. Napier is former president of the New York Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociative Disorders, a board member of the New York Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and a past board member of the New York Milton H. Erickson Society for Psychotherapy and Hypnosis. She is the author of several books, including Sacred Practices for Conscious Living.  For more information or support contact Kevin or Niseema at info@thepositivemindcenter.com, or call 212-757-4488. Our Guest Nancy J. Napier can be contacted through her website www.nancynapier.comThese are challenging times and we hope this episode served to validate and ease your anxiety about what you may be experiencing. Please feel free to also suggest show ideas to the above email. Thank you for listening,Kevin and Niseemawww.tffpp.orghttps://www.kevinlmhc.comwww.niseema.comwww.thepositivemindcenter.comPRODUCTION CREDITSOpening Music : Another Country, Pure Shadowfax, ShadowfaxEnd Music : TFFPP Theme - Giullian Goiello for The Foundation for Positive PsychologyThe Positive Mind is produced with the help of:Engineering: Geoff BradyResearch and Production Associate: Connie Shannon Website Design and End Music: Giullian GioelloMarketing and PR: Jen Maguire, Maguire PR, jen@maguirepr.com

In today's episode I'll be discussing various terms you may come across in the DID community as well as different Dissociative Diagnoses. It's just me today, so we hope you enjoy and bare with my wandering thought processes. As always, please practice self care when listening and know your own limits, if you need a break take one. Thank you to Versus the Awake for allowing us to use their music. "The Truth Is," quickly became one of our favorite songs last year. His voice is so powerful, we hope you are all enjoying the music on our episodes! Youtube: Versus The Awake - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGyyxqz9V-0 Multiplicity & Me: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8JDIEFbQejP-meo1OwI0DA Power to the Plurals: https://powertotheplurals.com Alternation is a closed Facebook group which means, ONLY members can view what is posted. There is a clear list of rules for participation and safety of all involved. It is not a child alter/part group, but that is left up to system's to decide whether or not under 18's participate. For us, The We in Me, we go based on ourselves not specifically age, BUT young/younger minded system members for us are not allowed to use the internet without the assistance of Jynx or another system member. This is what works for us. #DIDChat Twitter: @HashtagDIDChat For those who enjoyed our "We Reads" episode, don't worry we do have a few more of those planned; the next one is scheduled for the 25th of this month, so stay tuned! Twitter: @TheWeinMe Blog: theweinme.com Don't hesitate to reach out with questions, comments, suggestions etc...Oh and for our more musical listeners please pay attention to the end of this episode and reach out via our contact email or on twitter. Contact: theweinmeblog@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheWeinMe/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/TheWeinMe/support