Jules and I talk about mapping our systems - and manage to avoid it. Apologies for the writing sounds on the table - the sound quality in these two episodes prompted us to get new microphones! 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! To submit an email to the podcast: podcast@systemspeak.com Content Note: Content on th...
Feb 13, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 2025
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 22, 2024•55 min•Ep. 2022
Jules, Max, Mar-Lev, Debs, and Alex Meow reflect on our Advanced Topics Retreat weekend. 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! To submit an email to the podcast: podcast@systemspeak.com Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of ...
Jan 22, 2024•45 min•Ep. 2023
We reflect on Thanksgiving about gathering, alone. 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 gi...
Jan 01, 2024•48 min•Ep. 2021
We vent about parenting. 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 report...
Dec 25, 2023•43 min•Ep. 2020
We talk with Nathan about co-dependency. 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 18, 2023•45 min•Ep. 2019
We talk with Nathan about co-dependency. 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, 2023•45 min•Ep. 2018
JohnMark gets busted. 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 reporting...
Dec 04, 2023•37 min•Ep. 2017
We reflect on what happened to our colleagues. 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 ...
Nov 13, 2023•52 min•Ep. 2016
We reflect on the transitions of the last year. 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...
Nov 06, 2023•39 min•Ep. 2015
We discuss an “inner child” chapter from the book Leaving the Fold . 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 w...
Oct 30, 2023•47 min•Ep. 2014
We speak with Judith Herman, who wrote the history of trauma in the book Trauma and Recovery we have discussed so often. She is also credited with establishing the phased based treatment model, including adding safety and stabilization where prior to this it was primarily abreactive treatment approach. 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 N...
Oct 02, 2023•50 min•Ep. 2013
JohnMark makes popcorn. 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...
Sep 25, 2023•35 min•Ep. 2012
We reflect on therapy and re-engaging talking about DID and what our life is going to look like living here, without dissociating or daydreaming. 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...
Sep 18, 2023•31 min•Ep. 2011
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 04, 2023•46 min•Ep. 2010
We talk with Rick Hohfeler, PhD, who shares about shame. 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 ...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 2009
We talk with Katie Wood, who presented at Healing Together about medical 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. Specifi...
Aug 07, 2023•56 min•Ep. 2008
We talk with Nathan about the Shiny Happy documentary. 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...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 415
We talk with Shelly Itzkowitz. 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 ...
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 2007
We talk with D. Michael Coy. He shares about somatic dissociation, medical trauma, and his own lived experience. We discuss identity development and movements. We explore intersectionality. We talk about dissociation informed EMDR and the MID. 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 ...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 2006
We respond to the online controversy regarding a clinical presentation utilizing social media videos of lived 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 ar...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 2005
We talk with Joanne Twombly, a therapist and author, about Internal Family Systems. Her book link is HERE . 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...
Apr 03, 2023•58 min•Ep. 2004
Our guest this week is Steven Gold, PhD. We talk about trauma, neglect, and dissociation, and he shares about how he broadens understanding of all these terms. We also talk about attachment and the "mirror" of how we see ourselves.... and what happens when there is no mirror, when the mirror is broken, and when there are lots of mirror attempts. We also discuss re-enactments and increasing our capacity for healing. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE . Remember that you will no...
Mar 06, 2023•57 min•Ep. 2003
Our colleague with lived experience, Dan Shaw, LCSW, who recently spoke at the ISSTD Virtual Conference, shares about “traumatic narcissism”, what he learned leaving the cult of an Indian Guru, and how the deepest piece of trauma is being alone in it. This episode focuses on relational dynamics, and no examples of abuse are disclosed or discussed in detail. Politics are mentioned in passing reference, but only in the dynamic context as part of our family’s experience as already shared on the pod...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 2002
This month in our NerdTown Topics Meetup, our colleague, Bill Woodburn, MEd, LPC-S, LMFT-S, shared about using stories in therapy. This episode contains a passing reference to a gun in context of a story that is told, but no violence is described or discussed or detailed. As always, care for yourself during and after listening to the podcast. 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...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 2001
This month in our NerdTown Topics Meetup, our colleague, Bill Woodburn, MEd, LPC-S, LMFT-S, shared about using stories in therapy. 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! To submit an email to the podcast: podcast@systemspeak.com Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or ...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 2000
We speak with Kathleen Adams, PhD, about abject shame and suffering. She shares about dissociative defenses and terror. She explains abject shame and suffering. CONTENT WARNING: She gives numerous case study examples, some of which include references to abuse. A few of these are graphic, and told in the context of stories. As always, care for yourself during and after listening to the podcast. You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE . We have peer support check-in groups, an art group, a lego group, mov...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 356
We Google search “attach cry”. 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! To submit an email to the podcast: podcast@systemspeak.com 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 ...
Jun 23, 2022•51 min•Ep. 351
We chat with Larry, who presented at the 2022 Healing Together conference. We share with each other about our grief over losing therapists, and talk about what healing looks like after. We share about the impact of grief on our sobriety recovery. Larry's website and social media links: www.breakingtheruhls.com https://www.instagram.com/lruhlstudio/ 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 ...
Jun 06, 2022•56 min•Ep. 353
We process a therapy session in which we realized we didn’t have to be fawning anymore - and how dysregulating it was not to be fawning. 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! To submit an email to the podcast: podcast@systemspeak.com Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma a...
May 30, 2022•42 min•Ep. 342
