Dissociation Made Simple. A Stigma-Free Guide to Embracing Your Dissociative Mind and Navigating Daily Life

Dissociation 101: The go-to guide for understanding your dissociative disorder, breaking the stigma, and healing from trauma-related dissociation."Just as important as The Body Keeps the Score (but an easier read for me)."-5-star reader reviewGuided by clinical counselor Jamie Marich-a trauma-informed clinician living with a dissociative disorder herself-this book tells you everything you need to know about dissociation...but were too afraid to ask.    Here, you'll learn: What dissociation is-and why it's a natural response to trauma How to understand and work with your "parts"-the unique emotional and behavioral profiles that can develop from personality fragmentation There's nothing shameful about dissociating-that, in fact, we can all dissociate Skills and strategies for living your best, authentic, and most fulfilled life What to look for in a therapist: choosing a healer who sees you and gets it Foundational elements of healing from trauma, including PTSD and C-PTSD     With practical guided exercises like "The Dissociative Profile" and "Parts Mapping, " this book is written for those diagnosed with dissociative disorders, clinicians and therapists who treat trauma and dissociation, and readers who are exploring whether they may have dissociative symptoms or a condition like dissociative identity disorder (DID).
Dissociation Made Simple breaks it all down accessibly and comprehensively, with empowerment and support-and without stigma, judgment, or shame.