Podcasts by System Speak: Dissociative Identity Disorder ( Multiple Personality Disorder ), Complex Trauma , and Dissociation
Diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder at age 36, Emma and her system share what they learn along the way about DID, dissociation, trauma, and mental health. Educational, supportive, inclusive, and inspiring, System Speak documents her healing journey through the best and worst of life in recovery through insights, conversations, and collaborations.
Further podcasts by Emma Sunshaw
Podcast on the topic Mentale Gesundheit
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Mighty Network Down from 2023-12-12T12:19:27
Announcement:
Mighty Network did *not* let us down easy!
The website and app for all Mighty Networks (which hosts our site and groups) went down suddenly this morning, which was dis...
ListenUn-Daydreaming from 2023-12-11T04:00
We give an update on the family and how un-dissociating hits hard with reality when we can’t even daydream the good. Content note: there is much discussion (and exasperation) that parenting is ...
ListenBusted. from 2023-12-04T04:00
Squirls and Coons.
You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE. We have peer support check-in groups, an art group, a lego group, movie groups, and soc...
ListenGrowing, Apart from 2023-11-27T04:00
We talk with Nathan about an email sent to the podcast (part two of one). We process the changes in our relationship and the positive impact on our family. We explore the good Jules has added,...
ListenWindow Waving from 2023-11-20T04:00
We process after therapy, considering the reality of life without dissociation. We review what we have learned about less binary thinking, seeing more clearly how to “hold both”, and reflect on...
ListenEpiphany on War from 2023-11-13T04:00
We try to process the last month, sharing (without detail) our experience of what is happening in the world, trying to process it, and our response.
Keep your helmet, keep your life, s...
ListenInner Child(ren) from 2023-10-30T04:00
We discuss an “inner child” chapter from the book Leaving the Fold.
You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE. We have peer support check-in...
ListenTended To (Safe and Sound) from 2023-10-23T04:00
We struggle with talking about things directly in therapy, even when we are trying. Content warning for reference to infant neglect, developmental and relational trauma, and lack of nurture. Listen
Gold Star Day from 2023-10-19T12:36:42
Therapy Update.
You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE. We have peer support check-in groups, an art group, a lego group, movie groups, and social...
ListenDante from 2023-10-09T03:44
Therapy update, exploring religious trauma.
You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE. We have peer support check-in groups, an art group, a lego gro...
ListenAnnouncement(s) from 2023-10-05T04:00
Three Anouncements:
1.) I am speaking on Saturday, October 21st at the ISSTD Virtual Conference, which clinicians can register for Listen
Guest: Judith Herman from 2023-10-02T04:00
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 treatme...
ListenFawning 4.0 from 2023-09-25T04:00
We reflect with Jules about another podcast we listened to a specific episode about fawning.
The link to the Spotify podcast we listened to and are responding to in this episode: Listen
Fawning 3.0 from 2023-09-18T04:00
We reflect with Jules about another podcast we listened to a specific episode about fawning.
The link to the Spotify podcast we listened to and are responding to in this episode: Listen
Fawning 2.0 from 2023-09-11T04:00
We reflect with Jules about another podcast we listened to a specific episode about fawning.
The link to the Spotify podcast we listened to and are responding to in this episode: Listen
Guest: Rick Hohfeler, PhD from 2023-09-04T04:00
We talk with Rick Hohfeler, PhD, who shares about shame.
Write to the podcast HERE.
Links provided in the podcast intro:
Shiny Happy Me from 2023-08-21T04:00
We talked about the “Shiny Happy People” documentary about the religious trauma we grew up in and in which our college experiences happened.
Guest: Katherine Wood from 2023-08-07T04:00
We talk with Katie Wood, who presented at Healing Together about medical abuse.
Write to the podcast HERE.
Links provided in the podca...
ListenReligious Trauma Manipulations from 2023-07-31T04:00
We go through more of the book “Leaving the Fold” about religious trauma. At the ten minute mark, in my example of leaving the family, I am talking about my family of origin when I was barely a...
ListenThe Fold (Rescue) from 2023-07-14T11:58:17
We continue reading “Leaving the Fold” about religious trauma
Link to Lev's podcast, where we were a guest to talk about our spiritual journey as an adult (available only on spotify):
<... ListenGuest: Shelly Itzkowitz from 2023-07-03T04:00
We talk with Shelly Itzkowitz.
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 h...
ListenRecap of the Recap (Part 2) from 2023-06-15T04:00
We walk through the notes of the recap of the Janina Fisher webinar.
Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due t...
ListenRecap of the Recap (Part 1) from 2023-06-12T04:00
We walk through the notes of the recap of the Janina Fisher webinar.
Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due t...
ListenGuest: D. Michael Coy from 2023-06-05T04:00
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. ...
ListenReligious Trauma from 2023-05-29T04:00
We share an update on therapy, religious trauma books we have been reading, and what we have been learning.
ListenGuest: Joanne Twombly from 2023-04-03T04:00
We talk with Joanne Twombly, a therapist and author, about Internal Family Systems.
Her book link is HERE.
Content Note: Content on this webs...
ListenGuest: Steve Gold from 2023-03-06T04:00
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 an...
ListenGuest: Dan Shaw, LCSW from 2023-02-06T04:00
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, ...
ListenRecap: Janina Fisher Webinar from 2023-01-02T04:00
We welcome back (new) Julie to recap with us the ISSTD Webinar featuring Janina Fisher. We discuss alienation of self, underlying needs of trauma responses, and healing through compassion.
<... ListenStories for Healing (Workshop 2), Part 2 from 2022-12-08T04:00
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 ...
ListenStories for Healing (Workshop 2), Part 1 from 2022-12-05T04:00
This month in our NerdTown Topics Meetup, our colleague, Bill Woodburn, MEd, LPC-S, LMFT-S, shared about using stories in therapy.
Content Note: Content on this website and in the podc...
ListenElle (Part 4) from 2022-10-27T04:00
We talk with our friend from college. We reminisce about how we experienced college and how she experienced our DID. We explore the layers of religious and relational trauma we experienced the...
ListenElle (Part 3) from 2022-10-24T04:00
We talk with our friend from college. We reminisce about how we experienced college and how she experienced our DID. We explore the layers of religious and relational trauma we experienced the...
ListenElle (Part 2) from 2022-10-20T04:00
We talk with our friend from college. We reminisce about how we experienced college and how she experienced our DID. We explore the layers of religious and relational trauma we experienced the...
ListenElle (Part 1) from 2022-10-17T04:00
We talk with our friend from college, sharing what it was like to hear from her roommate after she came on the podcast last year. We reminisce about how we experienced college and how she exper...
ListenEm Standing Up from 2022-09-01T04:00
Em shares an incident that happened with one of our outside kids, and how we were able to stand up and say no.
Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to b...
ListenGuest: Kathleen Adams from 2022-07-04T04:00
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 nu...
ListenAttach Cry from 2022-06-23T04:00
We Google search “attach cry”.
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 ...
ListenGuest: Larry Ruhl from 2022-06-06T04:00
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 sha...
ListenUn-Fawning from 2022-05-30T04:00
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.
Content Note: Content on this website and in t...
ListenEye Movements from 2022-05-23T04:00
We share our experience doing eye movements in therapy.
Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature...
ListenGuest: Peter Maves from 2022-05-02T04:00
We chat with guest Peter Maves, a pioneer in the field and a colleague we work with planning conferences and building the professional training program with ISSTD.
Content Note: Conte...
ListenHallelujah from 2022-04-25T03:51:07
While not going into detail, this episode discusses religious trauma explicitly and directly. We share with the husband about receiving a message from a college friend who found the podcast. W...
ListenEmail Time! from 2022-04-21T18:50:30.841629
Trigger Warning: 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 descript...
ListenChicken Rescue from 2022-03-15T21:51:24
We tell the story of a hawk attacking one of our baby chicks, and then we share how our therapist tended that story like she does our dreams.
Content Note: Content on this website and ...
ListenFinal Episode: Five Year Farewell from 2021-12-27T05:00
We share The Community’s favorite moments of the podcast over the last five years, and bid phase one farewell.
Trigger Warning: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed ...
ListenThe Fairytale, Part Two from 2021-12-20T05:00
We share the second part of our fairytale.
Trigger Warning: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what i...
ListenGuest: Eli Somer from 2021-12-16T04:45:22
Eli Somer, a clinician in Israel, joins us to discuss dissociative absorption, reality shifting, and maladaptive daydreaming. He says the experience of non-traumagenic plurals is entirely valid...
ListenDID and Plurality: A History and Current Ethical Considerations from 2021-10-25T05:00
Our presentation for ISSTD Virtual Conference October 2021.
Trigger Warning: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the...
ListenNerdTown Topics Meetup: Stories in Healing from 2021-10-08T18:58:09
This month in our NerdTown Topics Meetup, our colleague, Bill Woodburn, MEd, LPC-S, LMFT-S, shared about using stories in therapy.
Trigger Warning: Content on this website and in ...
Dream: Foster Therapy from 2021-09-19T07:55:14
We share a dream we had that got processed in therapy. Content note: trigger warning for passing reference to foster care, big feelings, therapy ruptures, and transference.
Trigger Wa...
ListenNerdTown: Crystals Presents About Complex Trauma from 2021-09-11T07:15:10
Crystals presents about complex trauma for the NerdTown Topics series in The Community.
Trigger Warning: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dis...
ListenRelationalness (Part 1) from 2021-08-10T04:38
Kim is back because she had the ovaries to ask a really good question. She discusses her experiences trying to support a loved one with DID. She asks us if what happened with our previous Kell...
ListenRelationalness (Part 2) from 2021-08-10T04:38
Kim is back because she had the ovaries to ask a really good question. She discusses her experiences trying to support a loved one with DID. She asks us if what happened with our previous Kell...
ListenMolly the Samaritan from 2021-08-09T04:39
Molly shares an article she read. Content note and trigger warning for reference to religious abuse and scripture stories. She calls for a hard look at ourselves, reminding us we play all the ...
ListenGuest: Cleo of H.O.W. System (Integration) from 2021-08-05T16:38:53
Our guest shares their lived experience of integration. They explain how integration and plurality are not exclusive. They share the impact of learning to love themselves. Content note: there...
ListenGuest: Cathy Collyer (Self-Care for Medical Care) (Part 2) from 2021-08-05T16:37:49
Our guest this week is Cathy Collyer, an Occupational Therapist diagnosed with DID. She shares her journey of healing, and how that balances with her professional life. She explains how she co...
ListenGuest: Cathy Collyer (Self-Care for Medical Care) (Part 1) from 2021-08-05T16:37:40
Our guest this week is Cathy Collyer, an Occupational Therapist diagnosed with DID. She shares her journey of healing, and how that balances with her professional life. She explains how she co...
ListenCaring for the Body (Medical Appointments) (Part 2) from 2021-08-05T16:37:28
We share our experience going to the doctor for our annual checkup, and discuss other routine care appointments. Trigger warning for discussion of obgyn, annual women’s exams, mammograms, and o...
ListenCaring for the Body(Medical Appointments) (Part 1) from 2021-08-05T16:37:17
We share our experience going to the doctor for our annual checkup, and discuss other routine care appointments. Trigger warning for discussion of obgyn, annual women’s exams, mammograms, and o...
ListenGuest: Ketamine, MDMA, and Therapeutic Ruptures (Part 2) from 2021-08-05T16:36:57
Our guest shares their experience with Ketamine, MDMA, and therapeutic ruptures. We discuss the devastation from such ruptures. She shares the experience of a therapist as a surrogate mother, ...
ListenGuest: How to File a Complaint (Part 1) from 2021-08-05T16:36:44
Our guest shares her experience of having to file a complaint against a therapist. She explains the chooses and process for how to do so, and identifies TELL as a resource. She shares her expe...
ListenEmails: Friendship Questions from 2021-08-05T16:36:38
We answer an email about friendship questions about DID systems.
Trigger Warning: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due t...
ListenTree Therapy from 2021-08-05T16:35:35
Words finally come to wrap up the last two years. We connect trauma in the present to trauma of the past. We share about therapy helping process the emotional flashback and disenfranchised gri...
ListenDreams and Roses from 2021-08-05T16:34:49
We share a dream we had, and what we learned from it in therapy. Trigger warning for discussion of Littles and early neglect and developmental trauma, but no details or in-depth disclosures. Listen
Recap: Working with Parts from 2021-08-05T16:34:37
We share what we learned from a workshop by Dolores Mosquera about working with parts. We share what she explained about why trust can be such an issue even when there is a solid therapeutic al...
ListenGuest: Jackie Burke, PhD from 2021-08-05T16:34
Our guest this week is Jackie Burke, PhD, from Australia. She is working on policy and legislation and with organizations and agencies regarding vicarious trauma. She differentiates between vi...
ListenGuest: The Nestor System (Part 2) from 2021-08-05T16:33:49
The Nestor System is our guest this week! They share their lives experience with dissociation, including growing up in a family of medical trauma. They also discuss the intersectionality of au...
ListenGuest: The Nestor System (Part 1) from 2021-08-05T16:33:37
The Nestor System is our guest this week! They share their lives experience with dissociation, including growing up in a family of medical trauma. They also discuss the intersectionality of au...
ListenNew Now Time from 2021-08-05T16:32:54
We share a therapy update about how we are learning to orient ourselves to time. We explain how and why we added “Kelly Time” and “Pandemic Time” to the list with Memory Time and now time. I t...
ListenGuest: Joan Turkus, M.D. from 2021-08-05T15:37:07
Our guest is Dr. Joan Turkus, who shares her pioneer history in the field of traumatology. She explains her perspective of trauma and dissociation, including clarifying the importance of the DS...
ListenGuest: Kirsten Stach (Part 2 of 2) from 2021-08-05T15:35:22
We continue our discussion with Kirsten Stach. Trigger warning for discussion of historical trauma.
Trigger Warning: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trau...
ListenGuest: Kirsten Stach, MA, Dipl, MIACI (Part 1 of 2) from 2021-08-05T15:35:11
Our guest this week for two-part episodes is Kirsten Stach, MA, Dipl, MIACI. We discussed trauma and dissociation. We explore the neutralizing of shame through cognitive understanding of the b...
ListenGuest: Jillian Hosey (Part 2) from 2021-08-05T04:00
We visit with Jillian Hosey, a therapist in Toronto. We explore presence in therapy, ruptures and repair, and the importance of our own work in caring for our clients. This is a two-part conve...
ListenGuest: Jillian Hosey (Part 1) from 2021-08-02T04:00
We visit with Jillian Hosey, a therapist in Toronto. We explore presence in therapy, ruptures and repair, and the importance of our own work in caring for our clients. This is a two-part conve...
ListenDissociative Clinicians (Part 2 of 2) from 2021-07-29T05:00
We discuss therapy trauma with a friend who is also a clinician with lived experience. We explore the impact of previous therapy trauma on new therapeutic relationships, and how therapy trauma ...
ListenDissociative Clinicians (Part 1 of 2) from 2021-07-26T05:00
We discuss therapy trauma with a friend who is also a clinician with lived experience. We swap stories of our own experiences from family of origin and therapy. We explore the attunement exper...
ListenEmails in a Boat from 2021-07-22T05:00
We read and respond to listener emails.
Trigger Warning: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is b...
ListenIn Session, Part 3 (of 3) from 2021-07-19T04:00
We share what we read in the book “In Session” by Deborah Lott, as recommended to us by a podcast listener. The author explores the relationship between women and their therapist, so please be ...
ListenIn Session, Part 2 from 2021-07-15T04:00
We share what we read in the book “In Session” by Deborah Lott, as recommended to us by a podcast listener. The author explores the relationship between women and their therapist, so please be ...
ListenIn Session, Part 1 from 2021-07-12T04:00
We share what we read in the book “In Session” by Deborah Lott, as recommended to us by a podcast listener. The author explores the relationship between women and their therapists, so please be...
ListenGuest: Martha Straus, PhD from 2021-07-08T05:00
Our guest is Martha Straus, PhD, who works with adolescents struggling with trauma. She explains how she talks with families about historical trauma. She discusses helping parents co-regulatio...
ListenBuddy Business from 2021-07-04T05:00
I need share how what I learn about therapy of business not buddies. The outside kids playing at the splash pad. Fireworks is not snipers don’t be scared. I say three examples abuse but we don’t...
ListenThe Community from 2021-07-01T05:00
We share about The Community, and discuss with some early members what the platform is like and how it works. We announce new features on the website, as well as monthly meetups, upcoming webin...
ListenGuest: Dr. Lou Himes from 2021-06-28T05:00
Dr. Lou Himes, a psychologist in New York, shares with us about their presentation at the recent ISSTD annual conference regarding trauma-informed treatment of transgender clients. They explain...
ListenMother Hunger - 3rd Degree from 2021-06-21T05:00
Kelly McDaniel is back to tell us about her new book all about “Mother Hunger” after introducing the concept on our podcast in her first interview with us. We discuss “Third Degree Hunger”, and...
ListenGuest: Melissa Parker and MDMA from 2021-06-17T05:00
We talk with Melissa Parker, who is another clinician with DID. She shares her journey of diagnosis, her fight for functioning, and the awakening she experienced in time to reclaim her own life...
ListenChallenging the Critic from 2021-06-14T05:00
Emma shares about therapy, and what we are learning about the Inner Critic. She tells how we learned to challenge those thoughts and feelings. She shares painful insights from this experience,...
ListenThe Cemetery from 2021-06-10T05:00
We visit the cemetery where our mother is buried, and reflect on what we have learned about intergenerational trauma. We explore our own trauma response patters. Trigger warning for references to...
ListenGuest: Lisa Danylchuk from 2021-06-07T05:00
Our guest today is Lisa Danylchuk.
Trigger Warning: 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 ...
ListenThe Therapeutic Relationship (Part 2) from 2021-06-03T05:00
We reflect on a chapter from the book “Complex PTSD” by Courtois and Ford, and discuss therapeutic relationships.
Trigger Warning: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assum...
ListenThe Therapeutic Relationship (Part 1) from 2021-05-31T05:00
We reflect on a chapter from the book “Complex PTSD” by Courtois and Ford, and discuss therapeutic relationships.
Trigger Warning: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assum...
ListenEmails and a Poem from 2021-05-27T05:00
We read and respond to listener emails.
Trigger Warning: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is b...
ListenAutism and Trauma from 2021-05-24T05:00
Our son requests a podcast chat about autism and trauma. We look at what he’s learning from top-down and bottom-up. He shares what he has been learning in social skills development. He discusses...
ListenGuest: Maureen McEvoy, MA, RCC from 2021-05-17T04:00
Our guest today is Maureen McEvoy, who volunteered to talk with us about re-enactment. She provides three examples, including one that references sexual consent in marriage. She clarifies that...
ListenStarting A Fairytale from 2021-05-13T05:00
We share more therapy updates, including that we got assigned to write a fairytale.
Trigger Warning: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissoci...
ListenThe Ghost in the Mirror from 2021-05-10T04:00
We share an update about re-engaging in therapy, ever so slowly and carefully. We shared how our new therapist used art and books to help us safely start talking in therapy again. We talk abou...
ListenEmails: Littles Trauma from 2021-05-06T05:00
We start to answer emails, but someone writes in about Littles. We share our experience of this, and talk about what we did to find a good therapist for us. We share examples of Littles engagi...
ListenGuest: Michael Salter from 2021-05-03T05:00
We welcome Michael Salter, criminologist and researcher, to the podcast. He shares about his work in domestic violence, child exploitation materials, and online trafficking. He talks about the...
ListenEmails: How to Find a New Therapist from 2021-04-29T05:00
We share some updates and start to answer emails, but someone writes in about having to find a new therapist. We share our experience of this, and talk about what we did to find a good therapis...
ListenGuest: Beauty After Bruises from 2021-04-26T04:00
We welcome Beauty After Bruises, who share their own stories of how the organization came to be and what they are doing to help the survivor and dissociative community.
Trigger Warn...
ListenISSTD Annual Conference Recap (Part 2 of 2) from 2021-04-22T05:00
We give a recap of the ISSTD Annual Conference.
Trigger Warning: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of w...
Listen2021 ISSTD Annual Conference Recap (Part 1 of 2) from 2021-04-19T05:00
We give a recap of the ISSTD Annual Conference.
Trigger Warning: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of w...
ListenGuest: Nicole Black, PhD, LPC-S, LCDC, RPT from 2021-04-15T04:00
Our guest, Dr. Nicole Black, shares the "Dissociative Experiences Cards" she has created for use with clients.
Trigger Warning: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed ...
ListenMy Conference Presentation from 2021-04-12T04:00
We presented at the ISSTD Annual Conference in 2021. This is part of that practice for preparing that presentation. We discuss dyadic, community, intergenerational, disability, and historical t...
ListenGuest: Richard P. Kluft, M.D., PhD. from 2021-04-05T04:00
Our guest this week is Richard P. Kluft, MD, one of the first and most extensively published research clinicians of dissociative disorders. He tells the story of dissociation treatment, giving ...
ListenFeeling Words from 2021-04-01T05:00
We practice finding words for big feelings. We practice challenging thoughts. We practice responding to those thoughts and feelings by tending to ourselves. To do this, we practice the coping ...
ListenGuest: Elizabeth Power, M. Ed. from 2021-03-29T03:06:08
Our guest is Elizabeth Power, who shares her story of dissociation in response to medical trauma (sans perpetrator), and how she has used her experiences to help others. We discuss shame, honori...
ListenMedical Trauma Chat from 2021-03-22T04:38:51
We talk with our youngest child, who asked to take a turn all by herself on the podcast. She shares some of her story of medical trauma. She reads one of her books and chooses a song to share. T...
ListenGuest: Dr. Jamie Marich from 2021-03-18T05:00
Dr. Jamie Marich shares her experience of being a professional with lived experience of a dissociative disorder. She shares what her professional coming out process was like with EMDRIA, and ho...
ListenHealing Together Recap from 2021-03-15T05:00
We share our experience of the 2021 (virtual) Healing Together conference by An Infinite Mind. General trigger warning for difficult topics as covered by the conference.
Trigger Warni...
ListenVaccination from 2021-03-11T05:00
We share our own journey of our experience getting vaccinated and the few days after, for those who have been emailing about anxiety regarding trauma triggers in trying to get vaccinated. This ...
ListenGuest: Mary-Anne Kate, PhD from 2021-03-08T04:00
Our guest this week is Mary-Anne Kate, PhD, from Australia. She shares her research into Dissociation. She explains how she educates about and advocates for a broader understanding of Dissocia...
ListenGuest: Michele Jowett from 2021-03-01T05:00
We speak with our colleague, Michele Jowett, who also has come out professionally about her DID. We share stories about traumatic educational experiences, and risks of coming out. We discuss w...
ListenJourney to the Past from 2021-02-25T04:20:30
We chat with the husband about releasing our new memoir, “if tears were prayers”, now available on www.SystemSpeakBooks.com (international orders accepted). The husband shares how reading the b...
ListenThe Worst Day from 2021-02-22T05:00
We share about the anniversary of the deaths of our parents, and about receiving the news our therapist has died of COVID.
Trigger Warning: Content on this website and in the podcasts...
ListenMultiplicity, Regulating, and Emotional Boundaries from 2021-02-18T05:00
We review a piece of what John O’Neil discussed on the previous podcast. We recap what we learned last year about how containment works to help regulate our big feelings. We talk about communi...
ListenGuest: John O'Neil, MD FRCPC from 2021-02-15T04:00
Dr. John O’Neil, author of “the brick”, shares with us his story of how he began learning about dissociative disorders. He explains the significance of the phenomenological model of dissociatio...
ListenBoggarts (Iris Response) from 2021-02-08T04:36
We share with the husband about the response to the Iris episode, specifically reading a listener email who cautioned against the episode. We process our response to her response with the husba...
ListenTherapy Updates from 2021-02-04T05:00
We share our experience at the dentist, including discussing reasons it’s so triggering. We talk about how our therapist helped us with that with tapping, and how that helped at the dentist. W...
ListenGuest: Heather Hall, MD from 2021-02-01T04:00
Our guest is Heather Hall, MD. She shares her experience of treating complex trauma, including differentiating between dissociation and detachment. She also shares about the impact of historic...
ListenASMR: Morning Chickens from 2021-01-20T05:00
We share an episode of ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) sounds from our front yard in the morning. You can hear us open the coop to let the chickens out in the morning, hear them fly...
ListenSixth Response from 2021-01-18T05:00
The outside children join us today to discuss their experience of witnessing (on television) the insurrection at the Capitol. They process their big feelings. We explore history, patterns, and...
ListenWho You Truly Are from 2021-01-14T05:00
In a candid moment, Dr. E reflects on a conversation with a colleague and his coming out. She shares a quote he sent her, and explores how that applies to DID. She challenges our system to sta...
ListenGuest: The Entropy System from 2021-01-11T05:00
The Entropy System shares their story. They introduce System Pride Day, and explain how it is different from DID Awareness Day. She explains the flag that goes with it. We talk about support ...
ListenNot My First Rodeo from 2021-01-07T05:00
JohnMark is back, and tries to get oriented after showing up at last year’s therapist office and returning to Kansas before making it back to the house where we live now in Oklahoma. Warnings f...
ListenGuest: Joyanna Silberg from 2021-01-04T04:00
Our guest is Joyanna Silberg, Past President of ISSTD, and expert on dissociation in children and adolescents. She shares with us about her work with children and trauma. She talks about the c...
ListenCampfire, Unedited from 2020-12-31T05:00
The husband and the outside kids join us by the campfire, after cooking foil dinners and having s’mores, and we reflect on 2020. Trigger warning for voices of children and a closing song.
TPA Award and Emails from 2020-12-28T05:00
We share about the TPA Award and read emails from listeners.
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ListenASMR: Morning Sounds from 2020-12-24T05:00
We share an episode of ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) sounds from our front yard in the morning. You can hear the interstate several miles away, the morning birds, and the chickens...
ListenTry Softer from 2020-12-21T05:00
Courtney shares about getting a new therapist, again, and agrees she may be a match this time. We share about our safety plan, including twice a week sessions and learning to ask for help. Wit...
ListenGuest: Jaime Pollack (An Infinite Mind) from 2020-12-14T05:00
Our guest this week is Jamie Pollack, the founder of An Infinite Mind. She shares her story and the story of how the annual conference for people with DID got started. We talk about the comin...
ListenClimbing Up from the Fall (Part Two) from 2020-12-09T03:56:16
Our friend comes on the podcast to debate toxic positivity. We process some of the experiences of 2020. We explore what we have learned about friendship, and share what it’s been like to learn...
ListenPositivity Debate (Part One) from 2020-12-07T03:04:42
Our friend comes on the podcast to debate toxic positivity. We process some of the experiences of 2020. We explore what we have learned about friendship, and share what it’s been like to learn...
ListenGuest: Teri Pokrajac, PsyD from 2020-11-29T17:33:03
Our guest is Teri Pokrajac, PsyD, who shares about her research into dissociation, and the differences in how it shows up in people with dissociative disorders and how it shows up in people with...
ListenGuest: Annie Goldsmith, RD, LDN from 2020-11-18T20:47:26
Our guest, Annie Goldsmith, is a registered dietician who works with trauma, and she explains how dissociation and digestion are connected. She explains why building safety and going very slowl...
ListenGuest: Vivian Conan from 2020-11-16T04:32:34
We speak with our guest Vivian Conan, author of “Losing the Atmosphere”, her memoir about Multiple Personality Disorder. She shares about her misdiagnosis, a punitive therapist, and what it was...
ListenConference Review: Societal Trauma from 2020-11-12T06:00
We share what we learned from the recent ISSTD Virtual Conference on the Impact of Societal Trauma on Marginalized Communities. We share about the different topics and speakers and what we expe...
ListenConference Review: Regional and EMDR from 2020-11-09T05:00
We share what we learned and experiences in recent ISSTD conferences. We open with the regional conference held in Kentucky with Robert Muller, who presented about slowing down therapy and how ...
ListenGuest: David Archer from 2020-11-03T04:00
David Archer is our guest, and he shares about prejudices, privilege, racism, racial trauma, white supremacy, and how healing comes when we love ourselves. Trigger warning for references to rac...
ListenGuest: Lynn Crook from 2020-11-02T04:00
Our guest today is Lynn Crook, who was herself a clinician discovering her own traumatic past. She was one of the first to sue her parents for abuse suffered as a child, and won her case just a...
ListenBetrayal Trauma from 2020-10-26T05:00
We share what we are learning about Betrayal Trauma. We explain it, but focus on understanding how different parts of us have different responses to the same experience - such as leaving The Th...
ListenThis is Me from 2020-10-19T17:00
We have come up with new “rules” to help us remember what we have learned over the past year. New phase of therapy. New rules for life. New us.
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ListenOur Response from 2020-10-11T07:43:56
We process our experience of The English Teacher interview. Trigger warning for therapist trauma, reference to child abuse, reference in passing to SRA alters. No details of any of these issue...
ListenGuest: Laura Brown, PhD from 2020-10-05T04:00
We interview Dr. Laura Brown about her journey treating complex trauma. She shares about the history of believing women’s stories when others did not. She also explains why she does not use “d...
ListenGuest: Closure, Part Three from 2020-09-28T04:00
We close our conversation with The English Teacher with more timeline and processing. We talk about how parenting can trigger developmental trauma memories, but also how our past can help us be...
ListenGuest: The Processing, Part Two from 2020-09-21T04:00
The conversation with The English Teacher continues, as she shares what it was like being groomed by a therapist for a relationship outside of therapy. We also discuss our transition away from T...
ListenGuest: The Timeline, Part One from 2020-09-14T16:00
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ListenThe English Teacher from 2020-09-07T04:00
We explain the story of one of our only two lifelong friends, who was witness to some of our experiences. We tell the husband about our experience interviewing her for therapy and maybe the pod...
ListenGuest: Veronique Mead, MD, MA from 2020-08-24T04:00
Our guest is Veronique Mead, MD, MA, who shares about trauma and chronic illnesses. She explains about the ACEs and their impact. She describes the epigenetic effect of trauma. She shares how...
ListenCatching Up from 2020-08-10T05:00
The husband helps us catch up the podcast. We talk about trying to find a new therapist, moving to the country because of the pandemic, and little T traumas and parenting. We talk about grief....
ListenGuest: Ken Benau, PhD from 2020-08-03T01:00
Our guest today is clinical psychologist Ken Benau. He explains “relational trauma”, and why most people are not even aware of this trauma. He talks about shame and “pro-being pride”, and how ...
ListenRestructuring from 2020-07-27T05:00
We share about finding our new therapist, and try to find words for the experience of a new collective experience of Self. Trigger warning for reference to an Old Testament verse, but only in p...
ListenGuest: Holly from 2020-07-20T05:00
We interview Holly, a survivor with DID, about her journey in treatment, from diagnosis to pandemic. Trigger warning for reference to sexual abuse and also to hospitalization, but neither discu...
ListenGuest: Mark Linington (Circles of Security) from 2020-07-13T05:00
We discuss attachment with Dr. Linington from London, and explore the impact of caring styles on development and relational trauma. He explains different attachment styles, and what that proces...
ListenFireworks Freedom from 2020-07-04T21:30
I am looking for clues.
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ListenRelational Trauma in Relationships and Friendships (Part 3 of 3) from 2020-07-02T04:00
We conclude our discussion about relational trauma by exploring what that looks like and how it applies to healing, parenting, relationships, and friendships. We explain how this expands the un...
ListenAddiction, Emotions, and the Drama Triangle (Part 2 of 3) from 2020-06-29T04:00
We continue our discussion about our experiences at the ISSTD virtual conference. Our medical doctor friend shares what she learned about addiction, emotions, and the drama triangle - and how a...
ListenGuest: Medical Model (Part 1 of 3) from 2020-06-25T03:00
We interview a friend who is a medical doctor who previously had not studied trauma, but attended the ISSTD virtual conference with us. She shares what this experience was like for her, what sh...
ListenGuest: Christine Forner (Cascade of Defense) from 2020-06-22T04:00
We welcome back Christine Forner, to share after the virtual ISSTD conference. She talks about the “Cascade of Defense”. She explains Active and Inactive Defenses. She gives feminist context ...
ListenConference Session Summaries from 2020-06-18T05:00
We share session summaries from the ISSTD virtual conference. (Previous episodes reflected on full day sessions.)
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ListenAttachment, Suicidality, and Dissociation from 2020-06-15T05:00
Summary from ISSTD Conference session on attachment, suicidality, and dissociation. Trigger warning for reference to suicidality, but it is in no way discussed in content or any detail. Trigge...
ListenFootprints from 2020-06-11T04:00
I tell you a (true) story. Trigger warning for mention of abuse and abuse dynamics, but examples only referenced in passing. No in depth discussion or detailed disclosures. Trigger warning al...
ListenAssociating from 2020-06-08T05:00
We share our experience of the virtual ISSTD conference, discussing the first day of training in session with Mary Anne Kate and Christine Forner.
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ListenEmails: So Many Questions! from 2020-06-04T05:00
We read emails and answer questions. We also give an update of our pandemic experience, as well as share about the protests and riots happening nearby. Trigger warning for mention of holidays,...
ListenGuest: Frances Waters from 2020-06-01T05:00
Our guest is Fran Waters, who specializes in treating children with dissociation. She shares about how she got involved in treating trauma and dissociation, and how she explains dissociation t...
ListenEmails and Butterflies from 2020-05-30T05:00
We read lister emails. Trigger warning for reference to suicide, but no discussion in depth or in any detail.
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ListenGuests: Systems Share About Teletherapy from 2020-05-25T05:00
We chat with three other systems about what therapy has been like during the pandemic. Trigger warning for reference to video and mask and confinement triggers, but these are not discussed in d...
ListenGuest: Richard Schwartz, PhD (Internal Family Systems) from 2020-05-04T04:00
Our guest this week is Richard Schwartz, PhD, who developed the treatment model of Internal Family Systems. He explains that everyone is born “Multiple” and that “all parts are good”. He gives...
ListenConstricting Disconnection from 2020-04-30T05:00
We share about reading chapters two and three in “Trauma and Recovery”. We give examples of hyperarousal, intrusions, and constriction. We try to apply it to our own healing, including relatio...
ListenHistory of Trauma and Recovery from 2020-04-27T04:00
Dr. E shares about a book she discovered through a class with the ISSTD. She explores what she has learned about Charcot, Janet, and Freud. She gives the historical context of their rivalry, a...
ListenFamily Talk from 2020-04-23T05:00
We talk with The Husband and the children about our experience with the pandemic as a family. We talk about what we have learned and what has been hard. The outside children share some of thei...
ListenGuest: Peter Barach, PhD (Telehealth Transitions) from 2020-04-20T04:00
We talk with Peter Barach, PhD, about our clinical experiences of the transition to telehealth because of COVID. He shares about the importance of eye contact in stopping flashbacks. We share ...
ListenYou Are Loveable from 2020-04-13T05:00
We share an update on how we are doing in quarantine, as well as our adjustment to working with the new therapist. We also share the audio from two videos from The Therapist in Oklahoma (with p...
ListenSome Endings Are Beginnings from 2020-04-09T05:00
We share about getting a new therapist, again. We give quarantine updates. In sharing an update about our daughter, we connect the related trigger from when the mother was killed. We also dis...
ListenOur Intro to AEDP from 2020-04-06T05:00
Dr. E shares about an all day seminar she attended on Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy. She explains its emphasis on the therapeutic relationship. She discusses “core emotions” a...
ListenGuest: Multiplicity and Me from 2020-04-02T04:00
Our guest is Jess from Multiplicity and Me. They share a bit of their journey and diagnosis of DID and their advocacy work through a BBC Documentary and on their YouTube channel - including the...
ListenContainment from 2020-03-30T05:00
We share about a therapy session where we learn about creating safe places inside. We also talk about trying to be more connected to our body. We share about “containment”, which we are learnin...
ListenTaking Pictures from 2020-03-26T05:00
We share our process in learning to take our own picture, which includes confronting triggers from the past. We share the exposure therapy we did to prepare for the ISSTD conference. Trigger w...
Listen2019 PPWC Survey Results from 2020-03-23T05:00
We finally get to share the survey results from last year’s PPWC conference! We had hoped for 100 responses, and ended up with more than 800! Trigger warning for the monotonous report of numbe...
ListenWhy We Came Anyway (Wash Your Hands!) from 2020-03-16T05:00
We share our decision making process for why we came to the ISSTD conference anyway, and discuss the difference between that and impulsive or high risk behavior. We share that we tried hard to ...
ListenThe Transfer, Part Two from 2020-03-12T03:55
Sasha and Kassi run home to tell the Husband about the transfer call and our first experience with EMDR. He calls us out for rejecting help and nurturing because of not understanding it is safe...
ListenThe Transfer, Part One from 2020-03-09T04:00
Emma shares about processing news regarding our daughter’s health. She shares about the phone call between the New Lady and The Therapist to officially transfer our case. She (with Em) process...
ListenDID Awareness Day from 2020-03-05T05:00
Emma shares about our birthday, including a visit from friends. She tells the story of sharing this with the family therapist, who asked difficult questions. Emma explains how difficult this w...
ListenStanding What You Find from 2020-03-02T05:00
Emma shares about her progress in therapy, including improvements in being able to face hard things in therapy with less dissociating but also compassion for herself when she does (and why she d...
ListenGuest: Dave Berger from 2020-02-27T05:00
We welcome Dave Berger to the podcast, to hear him explain about the physiological impact of trauma and how sensory experiencing helps. He talks about how working within the context of the body...
ListenTurning Toward from 2020-02-24T05:00
After receiving a truth bomb text message from our best friend, we have to admit she is right. We share what we are learning about “turning toward” instead of “turning away”, and reference Gott...
ListenThe New Therapist from 2020-02-20T05:00
Emma shares about meeting the new therapist and deciding we have found a good fit. She also shares about when we met a friend from lunch, and learning to be more actively participating in frien...
ListenOvert and Covert from 2020-02-17T05:00
We talk about “overt” and “covert” presentation of DID. We explain the differences a bit, and talk about the difference between the internal and external perspectives of this. We take it one s...
ListenGuest: Ellen Lacter, PhD from 2020-02-10T05:00
Significant trigger warning from this episode with our Guest Ellen Lacter, PhD, who studies ritual abuse. She explains several different dissociative responses with some specific examples. She...
ListenBack to Therapy from 2020-02-06T05:00
Sasha shares about us going back to therapy. She laughs about the funny impacts of agoraphobia, as well as new triggers as we adjust to our surroundings. We talk about safety being important s...
ListenFamily Therapy from 2020-02-03T05:00
Sasha shares about what it’s like taking the family of eight to therapy each week - and why it’s so hard to get ourselves into therapy. Two of the children share what they learned about anger. ...
ListenTurn It Off from 2020-01-30T05:00
Trigger warning for an emotionally intense episode. Kassi and Taylor have big feelings, which Kassi thinks she can vent on the podcast but the emotions spill over. We also realize that our chi...
ListenIntegration and Differentiation from 2020-01-27T05:00
Dr. E shares an article she found that explains integration and differentiation as a normal part of healthy development. She quotes a few pieces of the article to explain ego states, as well as...
ListenPracticing from 2020-01-20T05:00
Emma shares about meeting with friends to share an experience, which she’s never done before. She talks about how that went and how she pulled it off and what was hard. She also shares some of...
ListenFish Tanks (2 of 2) from 2020-01-16T03:25
This episode is the second part of the previous episode, continuing the conversation with the husband during a visit between deployments. In this episode, he shares about his experience with EM...
ListenMaybe It Was Easier (1 of 2) from 2020-01-13T04:00
We talk with the husband between deployments, processing a bit about some internal changes in regards to increased co-consciousness and changing therapists. We also talk about the pull between ...
Listen2020 Updates from 2020-01-09T05:00
We give system updates and answer emails from listeners. Trigger warning for references to integration, missing the therapist, and system issues including differing faith systems and friendship...
ListenGuest: Pam Stavropoulos, PhD from 2020-01-05T02:00
We welcome Pam Stavropoulos, PhD. She shares about her work with the Blue Knot Foundation in Australia, and changes in the field since 2012 and the addition of CPTSD as a diagnosis with ICD11. ...
ListenChanging Teams from 2020-01-02T05:00
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ListenSnuggle My Muggle from 2019-12-30T05:00
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ListenMystery of MPD from 2019-12-26T05:00
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ListenChildhood Hell from 2019-12-23T05:00
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ListenSleeping Jesus from 2019-12-19T05:00
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ListenGuest: Richard Chefetz, MD from 2019-12-08T19:00
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ListenListener Emails from 2019-11-30T05:00
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ListenGlobetrotting from 2019-11-25T05:00
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ListenGuest: Cathy Kezelman, MD (Blue Knot Foundation) from 2019-11-17T07:00
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ListenPerspective Shift from 2019-11-03T17:00
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ListenFriendship from 2019-10-14T05:00
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ListenClosing Remarks from 2019-10-07T05:00
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ListenNow Time is Mine from 2019-10-03T05:00
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ListenFacing Memory Time from 2019-09-26T05:00
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ListenFamily Trauma from 2019-09-23T05:00
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ListenEmail Encouragement from 2019-09-19T05:00
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ListenClinical Response from 2019-09-16T05:00
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ListenGuest: Power to the Plurals from 2019-09-12T05:00
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ListenDebating Structural Dissociation from 2019-09-09T05:00
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ListenGuest: Kathy Steele from 2019-09-05T05:00
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ListenGuest: Christine Forner (ISSTD) from 2019-08-29T04:00
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ListenWomen’s Conference from 2019-08-26T05:00
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ListenGuest: Rachel Lewis-Marlow from 2019-08-21T17:00
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ListenRolling Up Our Sleeves from 2019-08-19T13:00
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ListenGuest: Neil Brick from 2019-08-12T13:00
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ListenGuest: Dr. Dan Siegel from 2019-08-08T06:00
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ListenWall of Terror from 2019-08-05T05:00
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ListenGuest: Kelly McDaniel (Mother Hunger) from 2019-07-31T13:00
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ListenBits of Pieces from 2019-07-29T20:00
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ListenSasha’s Emails from 2019-07-24T14:00
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ListenHope for Attachment from 2019-07-22T09:00
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ListenDoing It Afraid: The Cycle of Anxiety from 2019-07-19T10:00
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ListenGuest: Dr. Roger Solomon (EMDR Institute) from 2019-07-15T05:00
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ListenBeing Okay from 2019-07-08T09:00
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ListenRecovering from 2019-06-30T13:00
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ListenRitual Abuse and Attachment from 2019-06-21T09:05
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ListenGuest: The Adaption System from 2019-06-17T09:00
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ListenBat Sleep Crazy from 2019-06-10T14:00
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ListenTribal Return from 2019-06-06T05:00
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ListenEmma’s Now Time from 2019-06-03T13:00
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ListenFacing Fear from 2019-05-30T13:00
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ListenGuest: Dr. Barach on Regression, Treatment, and ACEs from 2019-05-28T13:00
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ListenWeather Trauma from 2019-05-25T09:00
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ListenGuest: Pat Ogden, PhD (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy) from 2019-05-21T11:00
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ListenGuest: Ashton Parker of The Infinite System from 2019-05-21T05:00
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ListenRespect the Struggle from 2019-05-20T05:00
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ListenEmma Checks In from 2019-05-17T22:00
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ListenThelma and Louise from 2019-05-16T16:00
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ListenJulie Calls the Cops from 2019-05-15T17:00
Julie comes to visit and stay with our family. Julie shares about triggers on her trip, and how survivors face them uniquely in environments that are challenging for everyone. They also share abo...
ListenGuest: The Labyrinth System from 2019-05-15T13:00
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ListenEmma’s Top Ten from 2019-05-10T19:00
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ListenGuest: Robert Cox, LPC from 2019-05-07T16:00
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ListenAll You Can Be from 2019-04-29T16:00
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ListenThe Closet from 2019-04-28T23:00
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ListenAll About Attachment from 2019-04-27T21:00
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ListenEmma’s Letter from 2019-04-26T16:00
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ListenPsychoeducation from 2019-04-25T16:00
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ListenGuest: Robert Oxnam from 2019-04-24T14:00
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ListenMentalizing from 2019-04-22T14:00
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ListenDonkey Kicks from 2019-04-15T13:00
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ListenEmma’s Cabin from 2019-04-12T08:00
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ListenMaking Progress from 2019-04-09T14:00
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ListenGuest: Justin from The PolyVagal Podcast from 2019-04-03T10:00
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ListenEmma's Goal from 2019-04-02T14:00
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ListenApril Fool’s from 2019-04-01T13:00
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ListenPPWC Session: The Polyvagal Theory from 2019-03-31T09:00
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ListenPlural Positivity World Conference 2019 Keynote - History of DID from 2019-03-30T04:00
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ListenGuest: Peter Barach, PhD from 2019-03-27T09:00
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ListenJulie's Fan Club from 2019-03-27T06:00
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ListenHardball with Julie from 2019-03-26T20:00
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ListenGuest: DissociaDID from 2019-03-23T07:00
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ListenFive Piece, Part Two from 2019-03-21T04:05
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ListenFive Piece, Part One from 2019-03-21T04:00
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ListenMaladaptive from 2019-03-20T19:00
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ListenEmma Stays from 2019-03-20T11:00
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ListenGuest: Lynne Harris, LPC from 2019-03-19T16:00
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ListenMeghan’s Rainbow from 2019-03-14T16:00
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ListenAsking for Help from 2019-03-13T19:00
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ListenTraveling Chaos from 2019-03-11T13:00
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ListenOutside Kids from 2019-03-05T11:00
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ListenDr. E on Shame from 2019-03-02T11:00
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ListenZoom In, Zoom Out from 2019-03-01T16:00
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ListenFriendship Mail from 2019-02-24T14:00
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ListenMolly’s God from 2019-02-22T14:00
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ListenSnow Soccer from 2019-02-21T11:00
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ListenGuest: Jane Hart “Many Sides of Jane” on A&E from 2019-02-15T17:00
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ListenEm Speaks Up from 2019-02-14T16:00
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ListenThe Husband Goes to Therapy from 2019-02-13T19:00
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ListenSasha Calls Julie from 2019-02-08T10:00
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ListenThe Bus Stop from 2019-02-05T10:00
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ListenHealing Together, Part 2 from 2019-02-03T16:00
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ListenHealing Together Conference, Part 1 from 2019-02-02T16:00
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ListenAlligators from 2019-02-01T09:00
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ListenFlying to Orlando from 2019-01-31T22:00
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ListenMeeting Molly from 2019-01-28T20:00
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ListenAsk an Alter! from 2019-01-27T18:00
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ListenGuest: Susan Pease Banitt, LCSW from 2019-01-27T10:00
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ListenEmma and Sasha Take the AIM Survey from 2019-01-26T20:00
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ListenGuest: Jeff Clark and the Patchwork Quilt from 2019-01-24T21:00
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ListenPlanning a Mission from 2019-01-23T17:00
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ListenGuest: Dr. Warwick Middleton on Trauma from 2019-01-19T11:00
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ListenGroup Lessons from 2019-01-18T19:00
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ListenMore About Littles from 2019-01-18T16:00
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ListenAge and Development in DID from 2019-01-17T16:00
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ListenUnboxing Ourselves from 2019-01-11T14:00
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ListenInternal Worlds from 2019-01-08T14:00
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ListenThe Three Emmas from 2019-01-05T18:00
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ListenGuest: Matt Pappas from BeyondYourPast.com from 2018-12-21T12:00
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ListenProtector Pow Wow from 2018-12-18T20:00
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ListenAt the Park from 2018-12-15T14:00
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ListenWanting to Be Sure of You from 2018-12-12T14:00
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ListenDissociation v. Psychosis from 2018-12-11T09:00
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ListenAll About Alters from 2018-12-10T12:00
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ListenGuest: Dr. Colin A. Ross from 2018-12-06T20:00
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ListenEmma Considers Therapy from 2018-12-04T14:00
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ListenSasha Wrestles with Kindness from 2018-11-29T11:00
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ListenEmma’s Perspective from 2018-11-28T13:00
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ListenSnow Time, Snack Time from 2018-11-27T11:00
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ListenWhat is DID? from 2018-11-26T15:00
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ListenIntroduction from 2018-11-26T13:00
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