Our guest is Heather Hall, MD. She shares her experience of treating complex trauma, including differentiating between dissociation and detachment. She also shares about the impact of historical and societal trauma. Trigger warning for case examples and a reference to suicide attempt (but passing reference only, no details or discussion about it). 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...
Jan 04, 2021•36 min•Ep. 230
We share about suicidality. 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...
Dec 15, 2020•34 min•Ep. 229
JohnMark discovers our first therapist closed her office. 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...
Dec 12, 2020•26 min•Ep. 228
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 11, 2020•42 min•Ep. 227
Our guest is Joyanna Silberg, Past President of ISSTD, and expert on dissociation in children and adolescents. She shares with us about her work with children and trauma. She talks about the capacity of dissociation as a gift to yourself! She speaks to the impact of screen time on families, and she also shares about her work with trafficking victims. Trigger warning for short and simple examples of abuse and trafficking in passing (not in depth). The website is HERE . You can join the Community ...
Dec 07, 2020•49 min•Ep. 226
We speak with MultiMes. 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 reporti...
Dec 04, 2020•37 min•Ep. 225
We speak with MultiMes. 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 reporti...
Dec 01, 2020•43 min•Ep. 224
Our guest is Teri Pokrajac, a clinician in California. 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 no...
Nov 23, 2020•56 min•Ep. 223
Our guest, Annie Goldsmith, is a registered dietician who works with trauma, and she explains how dissociation and digestion are connected. She explains why building safety and going very slowly is so important in bringing healing to both. She explains disordered eating and intentional eating. We discuss eating in the context of food scarcity and the pandemic. Trigger warning for discussion of disordered eating, eating disorders, weight stigma, and food-related traumas (with one example given). ...
Nov 19, 2020•52 min•Ep. 221
We look for perspective after our therapy rupture, struggling in relationships, and enduring quarantine. 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...
Nov 12, 2020•46 min•Ep. 220
Dr. John O’Neil, author of “the brick”, shares with us his story of how he began learning about dissociative disorders. He explains the significance of the phenomenological model of dissociation, and how this is different from structural dissociation. He explains about faculty dissociation, depersonalization and derealization, and how these are different from multiplicity. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups....
Nov 05, 2020•45 min•Ep. 219
David Archer is our guest, and he shares about prejudices, privilege, racism, racial trauma, white supremacy, and how healing comes when we love ourselves. Trigger warning for references to racial violence, foster care and adoption, and politics. 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 assum...
Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 218
We speak with guest Michael Salter (from Australia) about trafficking, CSAEM, and 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 ea...
Oct 30, 2020•48 min•Ep. 217
We talk to Jaime Pollack, the founder of Infinite Mind, the non-profit that holds the annual Healing Together conference. 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 ar...
Oct 22, 2020•42 min•Ep. 214
We recap the 2020 virtual conference from ISSTD about the Impact of Societal Trauma on Marginalized Groups. 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 gi...
Oct 19, 2020•37 min•Ep. 213
We recap the 2020 Virtual Conference from ISSTD. 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 give...
Oct 12, 2020•51 min•Ep. 212
We interview Dr. Laura Brown about her journey treating complex trauma. She shares about the history of believing women’s stories when others did not. She also explains why she does not use “disorder” with dissociative identities. She also shares her experience with keeping a therapy dog in her office. Trigger warning for mention of trauma cases and a variety of abuses, but no in depth discussion of specifics and no details disclosed. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remem...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 211
We talk with our lived experience friend and author, Vivian Conan, who wrote the book Losing the Atmosphere . 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 ...
Sep 14, 2020•49 min•Ep. 210
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 ...
Sep 10, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 209
Our clinical guest is Martha Strauss, PhD. 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 ...
Sep 07, 2020•46 min•Ep. 208
We use lived experience as part of a family and parenting to recognize internal dynamics. 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 episod...
Aug 24, 2020•40 min•Ep. 206
We give a list of things we have learned since the pandemic started and with changes 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...
Aug 20, 2020•26 min•Ep. 205
We talk about the difference between trauma alone and trauma with support, and the impact of being adults with adult resources in Now Time - even when Memory Time was hard. 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 b...
Aug 17, 2020•34 min•Ep. 204
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 ...
Aug 13, 2020•27 min•Ep. 203
Our guest today is clinical psychologist Ken Benau. He explains “relational trauma”, and why most people are not even aware of this trauma. He talks about shame and “pro-being pride”, and how they are conscious or not, and what makes each maladaptive or adaptive. 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 ...
Aug 10, 2020•55 min•Ep. 202
We respond to our conversation with The English Teacher, a friend who reported the unethical behavior of our previous (shared) therapist, and who lived through my final years of shiny happy high school and my shiny happy college experience with me. 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 ass...
Aug 03, 2020•46 min•Ep. 201
We have a conversation with The English Teacher, a friend who reported the unethical behavior of our previous (shared) therapist, and who lived through my final years of shiny happy high school and my shiny happy college experience with me. 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 ...
Jul 30, 2020•44 min•Ep. 200
We have a conversation with The English Teacher, a friend who reported the unethical behavior of our previous (shared) therapist, and who lived through my final years of shiny happy high school and my shiny happy college experience with me. You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE . We have peer support check-in groups, an art group, a lego group, movie groups, and social events. Additional zoom groups are optional, but only available by joining the groups. Join us! Content Note: Content on this website ...
Jul 27, 2020•44 min•Ep. 199
We have a conversation with The English Teacher, a friend who reported the unethical behavior of our previous (shared) therapist, and who lived through my final years of shiny happy high school and my shiny happy college experience with me. 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 ...
Jul 23, 2020•41 min•Ep. 198
We talk with Nathan about having a conversation with The English Teacher, a friend who reported the unethical behavior of our previous (shared) therapist, and who lived through my final years of high school and my college experience with me. 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...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 197
