We interview Fran Waters, therapist who works with dissociation in children. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific t...
Mar 09, 2020•54 min•Ep. 162
We share about getting started with a new therapist and starting some EMDR with developing a calm and safe place internally... and we read and respond to listener emails. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is bei...
Mar 05, 2020•52 min•Ep. 161
We welcome "Multiplicity & Me" as guests. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings are not given d...
Mar 02, 2020•51 min•Ep. 160
We process the transfer to a new therapist with Nathan. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings are n...
Feb 27, 2020•27 min•Ep. 159
An episode about triggers. Someone talked about pictures and how they can feel safe now. She also talks about friends driving up for lunch for our birthday. Then we talk about therapy with the family therapist and we describe the flashback flooding her with 1000 stories and feeling sick. Then we talk about running away and hearing lots of voices, and talk about reaching out for help and connection, and doing all the grounding things. And getting home to journal. And how easy questions are so dis...
Feb 27, 2020•46 min•Ep. 158
We officially transfer from our previous therapist to our new therapist, via phone call with both during session. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are genera...
Feb 20, 2020•41 min•Ep. 157
Our guest is somatic experiencing therapist, Dave Berger. Website: https://daveberger.net/ The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episo...
Feb 17, 2020•42 min•Ep. 156
Emma shares about not starting over in therapy. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings are not given...
Feb 13, 2020•32 min•Ep. 155
We talk about isolating for safety even though it's not actually safe anymore. She talks about the importance of safe people to heal with. She says attunement and connection bring healing. The friend says that when you are alone, you cause self-destruction. She says that in memory time, other people caused harm to you. But in now time, you cause the harm to yourself. She talks about triggering others inside when focusing on fears from the past. About how important it is to let you yourself enjoy...
Feb 13, 2020•35 min•Ep. 154
We share the results of the 2019 PPWC Survey. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings are not given d...
Feb 10, 2020•44 min•Ep. 153
We read and respond to listener emails. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings are not given due to ...
Feb 06, 2020•39 min•Ep. 152
Our guest, Ellen Lacter, discusses organized abuse. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings are not g...
Feb 03, 2020•50 min•Ep. 151
We read and respond to listener emails. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings are not given due to ...
Jan 27, 2020•40 min•Ep. 150
Emma updates about meeting her new therapist. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings are not given d...
Jan 23, 2020•21 min•Ep. 149
We share about going back to therapy. We talk about discerning when now time is safe (or not). We talk about trying to trust in therapy. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content...
Jan 20, 2020•48 min•Ep. 148
We discuss overt and covert dissociation. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings are not given due t...
Jan 16, 2020•45 min•Ep. 147
The family goes to therapy. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings are not given due to research rep...
Jan 13, 2020•33 min•Ep. 146
Kassi talks about why things can be safe and good and still fall apart. She talks about lots of therapy. She wonders what happens when now time really is safe? Panic about everything being okay and that feeling scary. She has big feelings about fear and grief from the past without saying specifically that's what's happening. She wants to turn off the feelings. Taylor talks about anger and about how unfair it is. It ends with big tears, and then someone starts repeating "This is my office and you...
Jan 09, 2020•22 min•Ep. 145
Dr. E shares an article she found about overt and covert dissociation and ego states. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. S...
Jan 06, 2020•41 min•Ep. 144
We welcome Pam Stavropoulos, PhD. She shares about her work with the Blue Knot Foundation in Australia, and changes in the field since 2012 and the addition of CPTSD as a diagnosis with ICD11. She discusses in depth the research behind the new Practice Guidelines for Clinical Treatment of Complex Trauma just released at the end of 2019. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can c...
Jan 05, 2020•58 min•Ep. 143
Dr. E shares what she teaches about psychological first aid. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings ...
Dec 30, 2019•41 min•Ep. 140
We read and respond to listener emails. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings are not given due to ...
Dec 29, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 138
Nathan shares his EMDR experience. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings are not given due to resea...
Dec 27, 2019•30 min•Ep. 137
Nathan shares about his depression, and his acceptance of that as a chronic illness. We share about the feeling like creating someone new inside for marriage, and also trying to balance with increased support. We continue to define what makes now time safe. We recognize our own progress, even though we cannot stop therapy or avoid the past. We talk about trying to find the balance between avoidance and drowning, and what it is like having people who care - and accepting that care. Nathan shares ...
Dec 26, 2019•38 min•Ep. 136
JohnMark talks about the internal impact of external support. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings...
Dec 25, 2019•26 min•Ep. 135
We share an update of transitioning therapists to our family therapist, and also about an MPD book we found while traveling for work. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content de...
Dec 24, 2019•41 min•Ep. 134
Giving an update from our strange AirBnB while on deployment, we also grieve losing our therapist. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in ea...
Dec 23, 2019•49 min•Ep. 133
We wrestle with a metaphor from therapy. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings are not given due to...
Dec 16, 2019•48 min•Ep. 132
We welcome Dr. Richard Chefetz to the podcast! He shares his perspective of the dissociative processes, and how they relate to associative processes. He explains his terminology of “self states” and normalized them as part of the human experience. He also explains assimilation and accommodation, and what these have to do with trauma. He also talks about how he uses hypnosis in his practice, and explains what that it like for those who want to know. The website is HERE . You can join the Communit...
Dec 09, 2019•51 min•Ep. 131
We welcome Dr. Cathy Kezelman, President of Australia’s Blue Knot Foundation National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma. She shares about the Blue Knot Foundation, and tells us the story of her own journey from survivor to advocate. She announces the release of the 2019 Practice Guidelines for Clinical Treatment of Complex Trauma, which will be explores further in a future interview with the co-author of the guidelines. This episode has a trigger warning for reference to suicidal ideation,...
Nov 17, 2019•57 min•Ep. 130
