Author: Alicia Polk

https://youtu.be/5rh3BSA3Kcg A significant portion of people who have DID or OSDD also qualify for a diagnosis of PTSD. This isn’t really surprising because DID and OSDD usually involve a lot…

https://youtu.be/VR1CtU1yelw Early in recovery, many systems have trauma-holding parts who are stuck in the past. They have no idea that the body is no longer 8 or 12 or whatever…

https://youtu.be/_yO8Xi2A0aE You might wonder if parts need names. It’s certainly a reasonable question. After all, how can you communicate with and cooperate with parts if you don’t know their names?…

https://youtu.be/9w2enAB74v0 In part 1, I talked about the first four of eight important principles of trauma-informed care. They are: Client safety Trustworthiness and transparency Prioritizing client autonomy (client’s ability to…

https://youtu.be/KAsZ66n-Kuc This is a hard topic and it won’t apply to all of you. But unfortunately it will apply to some of you. Today I’m talking about shame people have…

https://youtu.be/T2Tkd4I3qYw ave you ever heard about trauma-informed therapy and wondered what that looks like? How does being trauma-informed impact therapy? All therapists should understand trauma, so how important can it…

https://youtu.be/QH96yKLK-cY When you think about system communication, what does that look like to you? You might be surprised at what I’m going to share with you as forms of communication…

https://youtu.be/ASoSqAxrRig Last week, I talked about why you might want to tell your kids about your DID or OSDD. This week, I’m going to talk about how you might tell…

https://youtu.be/CnxKenoazws Can alters or parts really be nonhuman? What about alters who are demons, animals, or even inanimate objects like rocks? It’s really the same principle as discussed in the…

https://youtu.be/aKPqn4RRc6s If you have OSDD or DID and you have kids, you’ve probably thought about whether or not you should tell your kids. I know one concern some parents have…