Dissociation

I’ve spent a lot of time recently talking about grounding as a coping strategy for trauma and dissociation. Now I want to focus on the strategy of time orientation. Trauma time refers to the experience of feeling like you are still in the trauma (there-and-then),…

Since we’ve been talking so much about dissociation, what it is, and how we work with it, I also want to spend some time on talking about how to cope with dissociation. These suggestions are not specific to coping with dissociation when it’s occurring. These…

As previously posted, these are the 5 C’s that guide my work with parts: curiosity, compassion, communication, consent and cooperation. Today I want to talk about the element of consent. Consent gets complicated when there are various parts of self with conflicting values, needs, and…

As previously posted, these are the 5 C’s that guide my work with parts: curiosity, compassion, communication, consent and cooperation. Today I want to talk about the element of communication. This applies to both my communication with a client/part and communication within the system, between…

As previously posted, these are the 5 C’s that guide my work with parts: curiosity, compassion, communication, consent and cooperation. Today I want to talk about the element of compassion. Self-compassion is a key to healing trauma. And it applies to those with and without…

As previously posted, these are the 5 C’s that guide my work with parts: curiosity, compassion, communication, consent and cooperation. Today I want to talk about the element of curiosity. In the beginning of learning you have a Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID/OSDD) there is often…