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 the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general.  Content descriptors are generally given in each episode.  Please use appropriate self-care and your own safety plan while exploring this website and during your listening experience.  Natural pauses due to dissociation have not been edited out of the podcast, and have been left for authenticity.  While some professional material may be referenced for educational purposes, Emma and her system are not your therapist nor offering professional advice.  Any informational material shared or referenced is simply part of our own learning process, and not guaranteed to be the latest research or best method for you.  Please contact your therapist or nearest emergency room in case of any emergency.  This website does not provide any medical, mental health, or social support services.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

System Speak: Dissociative Identity Disorder ( Multiple Personality Disorder )

NerdTown Topics Meetup: Stories in Healing

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 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 descriptors are generally given in each episode.  Please use appropriate self-care and your own safety plan while exploring this website and during your listening experience.  Natural pauses due to dissociation have not been edited out of the podcast, and have been left for authenticity.  While some professional material may be referenced for educational purposes, Emma and her system are not your therapist nor offering professional advice.  Any informational material shared or referenced is simply part of our own learning process, and not guaranteed to be the latest research or best method for you.  Please contact your therapist or nearest emergency room in case of any emergency.  This website does not provide any medical, mental health, or social support services.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dream: Foster Therapy

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 dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general.  Content descriptors are generally given in each episode.  Please use appropriate self-care and your own safety plan while exploring this website and during your listening experience.  Natural pauses due to dissociation have not been edited out of the podcast, and have been left for authenticity.  While some professional material may be referenced for educational purposes, Emma and her system are not your therapist nor offering professional advice.  Any informational material shared or referenced is simply part of our own learning process, and not guaranteed to be the latest research or best method for you.  Please contact your therapist or nearest emergency room in case of any emergency.  This website does not provide any medical, mental health, or social support services. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

NerdTown: Crystals Presents About Complex Trauma

After five years of podcasting, we took a break!  We give an update about taking a break from the podcast, but not disappearing, and how good it’s been for us.  We will be back, and have so much already that we are excited to share!  See you in The Community!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Break

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 Kelly (therapist) could have just been a misunderstanding.  We share our journey of how hard it was and how long it took to actually connect the birthday part experience to what happened when we were little.  Content note includes a trigger warning for reference to relational trauma. There is also passing reference to child exploitation/ pornography, but only in passing and not in detail and no disclosures made.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 descriptors are generally given in each episode.  Please use appropriate self-care and your own safety plan while exploring this website and during your listening experience.  Natural pauses due to dissociation have not been edited out of the podcast, and have been left for authenticity.  While some professional material may be referenced for educational purposes, Emma and her system are not your therapist nor offering professional advice.  Any informational material shared or referenced is simply part of our own learning process, and not guaranteed to be the latest research or best method for you.  Please contact your therapist or nearest emergency room in case of any emergency.  This website does not provide any medical, mental health, or social support services. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Relationalness (Part 1)

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 roles in stories and in dreams (Jungian Therapy).  She shares bits of an article that reference the Good Samaritan story, and challenges us to apply that both internally and externally in our relationships.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 descriptors are generally given in each episode.  Please use appropriate self-ycare and your own safety plan while exploring this website and during your listening experience.  Natural pauses due to dissociation have not been edited out of the podcast, and have been left for authenticity.  While some professional material may be referenced for educational purposes, Emma and her system are not your therapist nor offering professional advice.  Any informational material shared or referenced is simply part of our own learning process, and not guaranteed to be the latest research or best method for you.  Please contact your therapist or nearest emergency room in case of any emergency.  This website does not provide any medical, mental health, or social support services.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Molly the Samaritan

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 is a trigger warning for topic of natural integration (not in context of treatment goals) and a passing reference to suicidality (no details or discussion).Cleo’s YouTube channel is here:https://youtube.com/channel/UCYRtl7tQot0iQ9uyj8J8khQTrigger 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 descriptors are generally given in each episode.  Please use appropriate self-care and your own safety plan while exploring this website and during your listening experience.  Natural pauses due to dissociation have not been edited out of the podcast, and have been left for authenticity.  While some professional material may be referenced for educational purposes, Emma and her system are not your therapist nor offering professional advice.  Any informational material shared or referenced is simply part of our own learning process, and not guaranteed to be the latest research or best method for you.  Please contact your therapist or nearest emergency room in case of any emergency.  This website does not provide any medical, mental health, or social support services.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Guest: Cleo of H.O.W. System (Integration)

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 Kelly (therapist) could have just been a misunderstanding.  We share our journey of how hard it was and how long it took to actually connect the birthday part experience to what happened when we were little.  Content note includes a trigger warning for reference to relational trauma. There is also passing reference to foster parents, grief, and Littles.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 descriptors are generally given in each episode.  Please use appropriate self-ycare and your own safety plan while exploring this website and during your listening experience.  Natural pauses due to dissociation have not been edited out of the podcast, and have been left for authenticity.  While some professional material may be referenced for educational purposes, Emma and her system are not your therapist nor offering professional advice.  Any informational material shared or referenced is simply part of our own learning process, and not guaranteed to be the latest research or best method for you.  Please contact your therapist or nearest emergency room in case of any emergency.  This website does not provide any medical, mental health, or social support services.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Relationalness (Part 2)

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 being shared here in general.  Content descriptors are generally given in each episode.  Please use appropriate self-ycare and your own safety plan while exploring this website and during your listening experience.  Natural pauses due to dissociation have not been edited out of the podcast, and have been left for authenticity.  While some professional material may be referenced for educational purposes, Emma and her system are not your therapist nor offering professional advice.  Any informational material shared or referenced is simply part of our own learning process, and not guaranteed to be the latest research or best method for you.  Please contact your therapist or nearest emergency room in case of any emergency.  This website does not provide any medical, mental health, or social support services.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Emails

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 combined professional experience with lived experience to write a book about how to care for ourselves during medical and dental appointments.  The content note for this episode includes a trigger warning for references to medical and dental appointments, procedures and exams, and the related trauma triggers.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 descriptors are generally given in each episode.  Please use appropriate self-care and your own safety plan while exploring this website and during your listening experience.  Natural pauses due to dissociation have not been edited out of the podcast, and have been left for authenticity.  While some professional material may be referenced for educational purposes, Emma and her system are not your therapist nor offering professional advice.  Any informational material shared or referenced is simply part of our own learning process, and not guaranteed to be the latest research or best method for you.  Please contact your therapist or nearest emergency room in case of any emergency.  This website does not provide any medical, mental health, or social support services.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Guest: Cathy Collyer (Self-Care for Medical Care) (Part 2)

Guest: Cathy Collyer (Self-Care for Medical Care) (Part 1)

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 other routine care such as dentists and eye doctors, as well as discussion of triggers and reference to big feelings in response to those triggers.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 descriptors are generally given in each episode.  Please use appropriate self-care and your own safety plan while exploring this website and during your listening experience.  Natural pauses due to dissociation have not been edited out of the podcast, and have been left for authenticity.  While some professional material may be referenced for educational purposes, Emma and her system are not your therapist nor offering professional advice.  Any informational material shared or referenced is simply part of our own learning process, and not guaranteed to be the latest research or best method for you.  Please contact your therapist or nearest emergency room in case of any emergency.  This website does not provide any medical, mental health, or social support services. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Caring for the Body (Medical Appointments) (Part 2)

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.

System Speak: Dissociative Identity Disorder ( Multiple Pers...