System Speak: Complex Trauma and Dissociation

System Speak: Complex Trauma and Dissociation

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System Speak: Complex Trauma and Dissociation episodes

  • Going to Healing Together

    Taking about travel to healing together. Mentions clothing changes, anxiety, panic attacks. Lots of switching. Talks about dogs, working dogs, walking, littles and stuffies.

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    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 here in general.  Content descriptors are generally given in each episode.  Specific trigger warnings are not given due to research reporting this makes triggers worse.  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.

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    34 min
  • The Bus Stop
    Sasha opens this episode planning to talk about why safety and privacy were important to Emma and her system at the recent DID conference, even though that meant missing out on socializing. However, her plans change when she finds a message from Taylor, who has good reasons to be upset about a few things and expresses these concerns directly. Sasha struggles with how to respond to Taylor, and wrestles with pacing all changes happening internally. She shares the husband’s idea, too, about how to make some of those changes happen... and concerns about whether the system is failing therapy. No memories or abuse details are shared in this episode.
    32 min
  • Internal Meeting

    Emma processes after therapy and talks about an internal meeting. It does share inner world information and internal roles.  It mentions the Lowes and that they are dead and the girl locked in a chest. Emma reads the meeting notes, then John(Mark) shows up to talk about therapy. Therapist still has the notebooks.

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    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 here in general.  Content descriptors are generally given in each episode.  Specific trigger warnings are not given due to research reporting this makes triggers worse.  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.

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    46 min
  • Healing Together, Part 2
    Dr. E shares about the sessions she attended on day two of the Healing Together conference. She expresses frustration with the McClean Hospital outreach team not collaborating with survivors already involved in advocacy and outreach, as that borders on appropriation. She also shares information from two sessions with Susan Pease Banitt. These provided new insight regarding past experiences with bad therapists, as well as good therapists who ruptured the therapeutic alliance. Confident their current therapist is “strong enough” for Emma and her system, and skilled at repairing those ruptures from previous therapists and other trauma, Dr. E struggles to remain present as Emma’s System realizes it’s time to get back to work in therapy. There is a reference to ritual abuse as mentioned in the session, but not in detail. Besides difficult experiences with previous therapists, no other memories or trauma specific issues are discussed in this episode.
    38 min
  • Healing Together Conference, Part 1
    Dr. E tells about our first day at the Healing Together conference in Florida. She shares about the conference sessions she attended: Neuroscience Applications to Treating DID and Therapist-Guided Practical Skills in the Treatment is Complex Dissociation. No abuse or memory content is shared or referenced in this episode.
    40 min
  • Alligators
    John goes for a walk and encounters more than he bargained for on this resting day. Trying to process and cope and help the girls feel better by getting some fresh air, he wrestles with social anxiety concerns for the afternoon before the conference starts. Opening up about this brings to light triggers that hint at some Emma’s past trauma and alludes to the sensitive timing in regards to the little girl rescued last week in therapy. While no traumas are disclosed or processed in detail in this episode, some triggers are referenced - including photography, confinement, and men.
    18 min
  • Flying to Orlando
    The girls take turns struggling with triggers and overstimulation, fighting panic attacks at the airport. The boys save the day, finding their way to baggage claim, securing transportation, and getting us checked into our hotel - and exploring the grounds so we are ready for the conference tomorrow. There is a lot of background noise from airport settings in the first ten minutes of this episode. There are no memories or abuse mentioned in this episode, other than a fear of Disney characters, which makes Orlando a hard place to be.
    33 min
  • Meeting Molly
    Emma finds herself at a park after therapy - with a note about “Meeting Minutes”. She reads the notes of the system’s first internal meeting, where Dr. E and John plan how to have meetings and how to invite the others to come. Molly joins them, taking notes for Dr. E so that once things are going, she can take over so Dr. E can focus on outside work. Part of their planning includes a rescue mission for some trauma-bound littles. Later in the episode, John shares that the therapist helped them with this very rescue mission, and one of the girls has been brought up to the attic to be cared for by Molly. God is referenced in passing as far as distinguishing between one’s faith and what others say faith should be, but this is not an at-length discussion. Spinning is mentioned in passing. No specific traumas or memories are shared in this episode.
    46 min
  • Guest: Susan Pease Banitt, LCSW

    Dr. E interviews special guest Susan Pease Banitt, LCSW, author of “The Trauma Toolkit” (for survivors) and “Wisdom, Attachment, and Love in Trauma Therapy” (for clinicians).  In a poignant moment before the interview even begins, Dr. E is startled by the compassion offered by her guest, and the interview that followed may be one of her favorites ever done.  Susan Pease Banitt shares the history of healers, explains about holistic healing, and teaches about acknowledging our own vulnerability.  Due to the nature and content of the interview, some triggering topics are referenced, such as types of abuse including ritual abuse.  However, no detailed stories or examples are given in this episode.

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    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 here in general.  Content descriptors are generally given in each episode.  Specific trigger warnings are not given due to research reporting this makes triggers worse.  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 is 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 ★
    1 hr 6 min
  • Emma and Sasha Take the AIM Survey
    Preparing for the An Infinite Mind “Healing Together” Conference, Emma receives a link to a research survey. When it gets too hard, Sasha helps her finish it up. The survey contains flashing images of faces and questions about abuse history and dissociative experiences. They also ask about diagnosis and treatment history. This episode is a more analytical overview of what DID looks and feels like.
    45 min

About System Speak: Complex Trauma and Dissociation

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Emma shares about complex trauma, deprivation, and dissociation (CPTSD, OSDD, DID). Educational, supportive, and inspiring, System Speak documents the best and worst of life through insights,…

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