Tag: DID

  • 118: The Duck Pond

    Emma reflects after therapy was so hard that we ran out of our session (which was about getting to know others inside).    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…

  • 113: Nachos

    JohnMark grieves, talking about leaving therapy and missing friends. 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:   …

  • 112: Guest: Kathy Steele

    We interview Kathy Steele. 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…

  • 111: Guest: Christine Forner (ISSTD)

    Dr. E speaks with Christine Forner, the current president of the ISSTD. Christine shares her own trauma journey to healing, and opens up about what that was like professionally. She explains her clinical perspective of trauma and dissociation and what h

  • 1107: Emma Lets the Walls Down

    Emma reflects on therapy, learning to sense triggers for memory time and for switching, and learns about the concept of integration. 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…

  • 106: Bethany Brand & Kim

    We share a partial interview of Bethany Brand, of which the remaining interview was lost due to technology interview and she was unable to reschedule to do another interview. We also talk with Kim about what it is like to be a partner of someone with DID. You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE.  We have…

  • 105: Guest: Dr. Dan Siegel

    Dr. E interviews Dr. Dan Siegel of the Mindsight Institute, who defines dissociation by defining integration by defining differentiation. He explains interpersonal neurobiology, and how that has everything to do with DID but is also bigger than that. He

  • 102: Emails

    We read and respond to listener emails. 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…

  • 96: Emails

    We read and respond to listener emails after our Africa trip. 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…

  • 88: Emma Hurts

    Emma talks about being afraid she is not strong enough.  It’s two months after the avoidance episodes and she is struggling with how real the pain is.  She briefly mentions outside children having trauma and being okay and pure now without details.  She is struggling with internal children being stuck in memory time and feeling…

  • 85: Guest: Pat Ogden, PhD (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy)

    Pat Ogden, PhD, is our guest to explain sensorimotor psychotherapy. She tells her story of learning about trauma work, and the recognition of the body as an ally in healing. She explains how somatic resources help stabilize the nervous system. Trigger

  • 84: Emma Tries

    Emma reflects post-girls-weekend, including about getting to know others inside.  She talks about relationships internally, and trying to participate and repair internally.  The outside kids sing two songs. 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…

  • 70: Emma Misses Therapy

    Emma talks about being busy to avoid therapy.  She shares about only feeling safe with her family, and not having support outside the family.  She shares about feeling panic that they will lose her therapist.  She talks about feeling like the lights inside go out when she can’t see her therapist, and when she feels…

  • 69: Guest: Robert Oxnam

    After trying for months to connect, Dr. E finally gets to talk with Robert Oxnam, who wrote the book “A Fractured Mind”. He opens the interview asking her questions, which gives us all a rare glimpse into her own perspective throughout the interview. Sh

  • 67: Sasha Reflects: Internal and External

    Sasha talking about the Steele workbook and mentalizing and reflection. Also talks about containing memory time flashbacks until therapy. Also talks about noticing internal experiences without judgement and with curiosity. The whole topic is about reflection and noticing internal and external things. Also talks about empathy internally and working together to meet needs of everyone…