System Speak: Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders
Diagnosed with Complex Trauma and a Dissociative Disorder, Emma and her system share what they learn along the way about complex trauma, dissociation (CPTSD, OSDD, DID, Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality), etc.), 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.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 433
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Guest: Peter Barach - All About Attachment
We speak again with Dr. Peter Barach, who teaches us all about attachment. He tells the story of being in class with Mary Ainsworth, and explains Bowlby’s theory (links in the blog). He explains th…
Emma Misses Therapy
Emma talks about being busy to avoid therapy. She shares about only feeling safe with her family, and not having support outside the family. She shares about feeling panic that they will lose her t…
Guest: Robert Oxnam
After trying for months to connect, Dr. E finally gets to talk with Robert Oxnam, who wrote the book “A Fractured Mind”. He opens the interview asking her questions, which gives us all a rare glimps…
Emma Does Group Homework
Emma does a chapter of therapy homework about avoidance and dissociation. She discusses the impact of avoidance on daily living. She learns about trauma and triggers. She talks about how all of th…
Sasha Reflects: Internal and External
Sasha talking about the Steele workbook and mentalizing and reflection. Also talks about containing memory time flashbacks until therapy. Also talks about noticing internal experiences without judgem…
Donkey Kicks
JohnMark talks about being at the park and taking care of those girls after hard weeks of therapy. Talks about getting away from memory time, and not being strong enough to keep the girls from gettin…
Taylor Recognizes Re-Enactment
Taylor talks about the therapy group making things harder because Emma knows more. She also shares information from the group about avoidance. Talks about the trip to Missouri and the triggers there.…
Emma Avoids & Loses Time
Starts with running water sounds. Emma shares about a trip to the cabin before their child has surgery. Mentions the family cabin, the mother's grave, the grandparents meeting, and the parents' fami…
Emma Gets Grounded
Emma talks about homework about grounding. She talks about triggers and now time versus memory time. She references a time after therapy when she smelled fire in the fields from seasonal burning and …
The Attic
JohnMark talks about therapy with him and Sarah. He talks about feeling the little girls fear when he gets close to them. Talks about there being reasons it's hard to talk about hard things. Also men…
Guest: Peter Barach, PhD
Dr. E interviews Peter Barach, PhD, past president of ISSTD. Dr. Barach is the one who linked disordered attachment to DID, and he also was on the committee that produced the treatment guidelines fo…