Sarah Olson

I am the author of 'Becoming One: A Story Of Triumph Over Multiple Personality Disorder', and have maintained an online presence since 1993. Each Friday, I post 'Best Tweets for Trauma and PTSD Survivors', an annotated compilation of links tweeted in the previous week. I also maintain the Dissociation Blog Showcase, an index of ~180 blogs which discuss dissociation primarily from a personal experience perspective. Having survived a violent, secretive childhood, I know the craving for security, love, and hope that is so often missing in adult survivors' lives. I understand feeling crazy and continually misunderstood. I also know how hard it is to find help to move beyond the pain and daily challenges of trying to put a different life together. What I've learned over many years is that there is always hope. Always. My premise is that 'becoming one' is an ongoing process that is always coming into shape and focus. And it always requires diligence, honesty, and integrity to make it real. It's a journey that does not have to be done alone, either. There are hundreds of great resources for trauma survivors and their supporters, many of them organized by category on my website. Be proactive, and be your own best advocate.

Author's posts

5 Star Review of “Becoming One” at Glorious Panic!

5 star review Becoming One

  I’m thrilled to announce a 5 star review of Becoming One over on Glorious Panic blog! My goal for this book was to share an authentic experience of the healing process, with all of its ups and downs and uncertainties. It’s why nothing is reconstructed “from memory” — it’s all documented. I especially like …

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Are you interested in reviewing “Becoming One”?

    Are you interested in reviewing Becoming One? It’s currently available for review at NetGalley if you’re a member there. In addition, if you’re a mental health professional or advocate, or are diagnosed with a dissociative disorder, I’d be happy to arrange a copy for your honest review via Amazon. All I ask in …

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Permanent link to this article: http://thirdofalifetime.com/2015/01/19/are-you-interested-in-reviewing-becoming-one/

Happy New Year, and Welcome New Subscribers!

    Happy New Year to all! And welcome to new subscribers, many of whom I believe must have followed the link from the Resource section of my new ebook Becoming One! A year ago, I wrote a New Year’s post describing how I intended to act on my “2014 promise to myself: write.” Looking …

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My Q&A at GoodTherapy.org!

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    The good folks over at GoodTherapy.org invited me to join them for a Q&A session to discuss mental health stigma, and therapy issues pertaining to dissociative identity disorder — and I accepted! I mention how PTSD is becoming stereotyped in that every time a veteran commits suicide or violence against others, the news …

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Permanent link to this article: http://thirdofalifetime.com/2014/12/18/my-qa-at-goodtherapy-org/

‘Becoming One’ Ebook Available on Amazon! :)

    [If you can’t see my embedded tweet in RSS, please visit my blog to view it. It includes info from the book blurb on Amazon! And yes, I’m still excited! ]   My new ebook 'Becoming One: A Story of Triumph Over Dissociative Identity Disorder' is now live on Amazon! #excited! http://t.co/TggEouobJN — …

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Permanent link to this article: http://thirdofalifetime.com/2014/11/22/becoming-one-ebook-available-on-amazon/

‘Becoming One’ Ebook Now on Amazon! :)

    [important] It’s here! Becoming One: A Story of Triumph Over Dissociative Identity Disorder is now available for Kindle on Amazon! It’s been an exceedingly long road to this milestone, and I thank all of you for your support and encouragement throughout the years, whether here, or by email, or on Twitter. I have …

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