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Author: Alicia Polk

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Read more about the article What Is Trauma-Informed Therapy? Part 2

What Is Trauma-Informed Therapy? Part 2

  • Post author:Alicia Polk

Learn four key principles of trauma-informed therapy: avoiding re-traumatization, recognizing trauma outcomes, care coordination, and therapist self-care.

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Read more about the article You Didn’t Choose This: Shame, Abuse, and False Choices

You Didn’t Choose This: Shame, Abuse, and False Choices

  • Post author:Alicia Polk

Shame from “choices” made in childhood abuse is not yours. Learn why abusers create false choices, how systems carry this shame, and why healing is possible.

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Read more about the article Is Your Therapy Really Trauma-Informed? What to Look For

Is Your Therapy Really Trauma-Informed? What to Look For

  • Post author:Alicia Polk

What is trauma-informed therapy? Learn how safety, trust, client choice, and cultural sensitivity create safer healing for survivors of trauma and DID.

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Read more about the article Is Your System Communicating More Than You Realize?

Is Your System Communicating More Than You Realize?

  • Post author:Alicia Polk

Discover 7 surprising ways parts communicate in DID — beyond words. Learn simple checks and gentle prompts to strengthen system communication and safety.

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Read more about the article Explaining Dissociative Identity Disorder To Children

Explaining Dissociative Identity Disorder To Children

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Practical tips for talking to children about DID — using relatable examples, recommended books, and guidance on setting healthy privacy boundaries.

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Read more about the article Why Some Alters are Angels, Ghosts, and More

Why Some Alters are Angels, Ghosts, and More

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Why some DID alters appear as demons, animals, or objects — what these forms symbolize, and how respect helps build trust in early recovery.

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Read more about the article Telling the Kids?

Telling the Kids?

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Why some parents with DID or OSDD choose to tell their kids — including how openness can reduce confusion, ease self-blame, and take away shame.

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Read more about the article 2 Fast Ways to Interrupt the Harsh Self-Talk Cycle

2 Fast Ways to Interrupt the Harsh Self-Talk Cycle

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How to stop self-criticism from worsening DID symptoms — using unblending and curiosity to shift harsh thoughts into opportunities for healing.

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Read more about the article Healing: More than Connecting with Alters

Healing: More than Connecting with Alters

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Learn how noticing and linking emotions, triggers, memories, and parts can strengthen system healing and reduce confusion in daily life.

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Read more about the article This One Bad Habit Worsens Your Symptoms

This One Bad Habit Worsens Your Symptoms

  • Post author:Alicia Polk

How self-criticism affects DID systems — pushing you into shutdown or overdrive — and why these survival responses can be updated for healing.

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