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? Should you name them? The...
In part 1, I talked about the first four of eight important principles of trauma-informed care. They are: Today, I’m going to cover the other 4 principles. 5. Avoiding Re-traumatization. Another...
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 as a result of choices they made during their childhood...
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 be...
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 from members of your system...
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 them if you decide you want them to know. It’s important...
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 video about alters who are...
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 is that they worry their children will feel...
You may be attending a holiday family gathering where you know you will be exposed to certain trauma triggers. Perhaps YOU are fine attending the family gathering, but it’s likely that others within...