System Speak: Complex Trauma and Dissociation

We share some of what we learned from the recovery community recently. HERE is the link to the detachment pamphlet mentioned. Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you have registered with the network, you will receive an invitation to orientation,...

We recap a presentation Dan Shaw gave at the ISSTD Washington, DC Regional Conference in fall 2024. Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you have registered with the network, you will receive an invitation to orientation, and then can use a non-App...

We learn to hold the presence of our therapist even when we are not in her office. Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you have registered with the network, you will receive an invitation to orientation, and then can use a non-Apple device or non-...

Charlottes from the community shares their story of lived experience with us, and we talk about the experience of learning about DID in academia. Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you have registered with the network, you will receive an invitat...

We try to process one week post-election. Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you are in, you can use a non-Apple device or non-safari browser to join groups HERE . Once you are set up, then the website and app work on any device just fine.  We have peer support check-in groups, an art group, movie grou...

We give an update on therapy after sharing our symposium artwork in session. Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you are in, you can use a non-Apple device or non-safari browser to join groups HERE . Once you are set up, then the website and app work on any device just fine.  We have peer support check-...

We share some of what we learned at the McLean presentation at Harvard. Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you have registered with the network, you will receive an invitation to orientation, and then can use a non-Apple device or non-safari brow...

Jon Cleveland shares with us about psychedelic research and HPPD. Jon’s email: jonathan@collectivewithin.com Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you have registered with the network, you will receive an invitation to orientation, and then can use...

We talk with ISSTD clinician Valerie Sinason (UK) about "infantacidal attachment". The "still face experiment" video on YouTube is HERE . The poem we referenced, which we wrote in 2020: In the last week, I watched my 5 year-old daughter's butterflies be born. They came home with us for quarantine, a gift of hope and peace while she herself is dying, while my children miss their friends and watch t...

We share an update from therapy, about learning how memory time and now time connect through re-enactments… and start looking at Memory Time where the pain is. Note:  This therapy session happened three days after the last session where we did the four questions that helped me see how Memory Time invades Now Time.  I thought I was going in to my therapy session to talk about the hard conversations...

We explain attachment wounds. The "still face experiment" video on YouTube is HERE . Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you have registered with the network, you will receive an invitation to orientation, and then can use a non-Apple device or no...

We share how our therapist walked us through the “hidden agenda” of re-enactment that shows up as attachment drama in relationships. Four Reflections: 1.  Three positive relationship characteristics from relationships in my childhood 2.  Three negative relationship characteristics from relationships in my childhood 3.  Three things I needed most in childhood (from my caregivers) and did NOT get 4....

We explain attachment strategies. Citation for the percentages came from a study of 10,500 mothers:   https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14616730902814762 Updated Diversity Aspects: https://jiaap.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/9-Seema.pdf https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/6/655 https://www.proquest.com/openview/c3ad3752217e211f6a04670d7304ced8/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=...

We explore how attachment wounds impact relationships. Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you have registered with the network, you will receive an invitation to orientation, and then can use a non-Apple device or non-safari browser to join group...

We get ourselves through a hard weekend. Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you have registered with the network, you will receive an invitation to orientation, and then can use a non-Apple device or non-safari browser to join groups HERE . Once...

Jamie+ has a new book, You Lied to Me About God , that they want to talk about:  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760810/you-lied-to-me-about-god-by-jamie-marich-phd/ The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE .  Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups.  Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this websit...

We share an update about the new school year, and acknowledge some wins and the feeling like a fresh start with a new year. Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you have registered with the network, you will receive an invitation to orientation, an...

We share a therapy update after the family visits. Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you have registered with the network, you will receive an invitation to orientation, and then can use a non-Apple device or non-safari browser to join groups HE...

You need to know about it. 99 cents. Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you have registered with the network, you will receive an invitation to orientation, and then can use a non-Apple device or non-safari browser to join groups HERE . Once you...

We wrestle with acceptance of circumstances in our lives, only to find out it requires accepting ourself/ves. Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you have registered with the network, you will receive an invitation to orientation, and then can use...

We share something we wrote about learning to notice Littles. Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you have registered with the network, you will receive an invitation to orientation, and then can use a non-Apple device or non-safari browser to joi...

We talk about processing in therapy, little Littles, and why (it feels like) shiny happy God can’t be not-real.  (I do not say God isn’t real, but hear a quote that references trauma in the connection between spiritual and earthly parents). NPR Interview referenced HERE .  The author interviewed is Shalom Auslander. The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE .  Remember that you will no...

We run some errands, including going to the election office to be sure we are registered to vote.  REGISTER TO VOTE HERE . The website is HERE . You can join the Community HERE .  Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups.  Message us if we can help! You can contact the podcast HERE . Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or...

We share some handouts we found that breakdown patterns and examples of both codependency and recovery from it. Links referenced: Codependency Checklist Patterns of Recovery Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you have registered with the network,...

We share more about what we learned from the co-dependency book. Our website is HERE:   System Speak Podcast and sponsoring nonprofit website is HERE: S3C Foundation . You can submit an email to the podcast HERE . You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE .  Once you have registered with the network, you will receive an invitation to orientation, and then can use a non-Apple device or non-safari browser to...