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
Apr 05 2013
Favorite TweetStuff (04/05/13) ~ Enjoy! ~
Every Friday I present favorite items from my Twitter stream which amuse, are often quite beautiful, and usually inspiring. This week held a bumper crop! Enjoy! Roger Ebert, Rest in Peace @SarahEOlson2009 “I believe empathy is the most essential quality of civilization.” ~ Roger Ebert #RIP @mcurtisnc3 Love letter from Roger Ebert …
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Mar 29 2013
PTSD on Pinterest: My Latest PTSD Resources
Welcome to PTSD on Pinterest! This week I’m offering up my latest PTSD pins on Pinterest. If you click through to the PTSD Resources board, there are now 200+ pins to peruse. NOTE: If you receive my blog by RSS, links to pins transfer but the graphics do not. Please click on through to …
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Mar 29 2013
Favorite TweetStuff (03/29/13) ~ Enjoy!
Every Friday I offer up favorite items from my Twitter stream, which may be beautiful, whimsical, timely, or just odd. Enjoy! @pourmecoffee “My failed bracket is such a cautionary tale of hubris, false assumptions and wishful thinking @maddow should do a documentary on it.” #MarchMadness @Splinteredones Today’s sign of Spring @Jason_Pollock …
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Mar 22 2013
What I’m Learning…
Much of my life has been spent in fighting external controls, whether it involved a toxic family of origin, or later, toxic relationships that I chose because I didn’t know/understand what occurred in my childhood. When you don’t know who is controlling you or why, fighting it results in a lot of exhausting struggle. …
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Mar 15 2013
PTSD on Pinterest ~ Take Care of You
Welcome to the first “PTSD on Pinterest” Friday! For a broad perspective on PTSD Resources on Pinterest, check out the sidebar (scroll down) where the latest PTSD Resources pins are always displayed. Friday posts will be dedicated to a more detailed look at a sub-topic; this week’s focus is “Take Care of You”. If …
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Mar 15 2013
Favorite TweetStuff (03/15/13) ~ Enjoy! ~
Every Friday I offer up the best of my Twitter stream, items that are beautiful, funny, inspiring, and sometimes odd. This was a tremendously busy week, lots to choose from. Enjoy! Not Your Father’s Astronaut @Cmdr_Hadfield “My Dad took me to the Canada Aviation & Space Museum when I was a kid. Amazing that …
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