System Speak: Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders
Episodes
Wildfire Storms
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We explore how attachment wounds impact relationships.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see...
ChatBot
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We get ourselves through a hard weekend.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until jo...
Guest: Jamie+ Marich's New Book
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie+ has a new book, You Lied to Me About God, that they want to talk about: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760810/you-lied-to-me-about-...
School Year
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We share an update about the new school year, and acknowledge some wins and the feeling like a fresh start with a new year.The website is HERE.You can...
Smore Nachos
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We share a therapy update after the family visits.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see muc...
Taco Time
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You need to know about it. 99 cents.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until joinin...
Acceptance
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We wrestle with acceptance of circumstances in our lives, only to find out it requires accepting ourself/ves.The website is HERE.You can join the Comm...
Noticing Littles
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We share something we wrote about learning to notice Littles.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able...
Hot Topic: Election Results
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We do not discuss parties or sides or anything explicit about election results.We share our experience of talking to the children this morning, and ou...
Baby Emma
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about processing in therapy, little Littles, and why (it feels like) shiny happy God can’t be not-real. (I do not say God isn’t real, bu...
Green, Red, Blue (2 of 2)
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan and I talk with the children about "upregulating" and "downregulating" in an attachment context, as found in the book "Secure Relating".The web...
Green, Red, Blue (1 of 2)
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan and I talk with the children about "upregulating" and "downregulating" in an attachment context, as found in the book "Secure Relating".The web...
Register to Vote
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We run some errands, including going to the election office to be sure we are registered to vote. REGISTER TO VOTE HERE.The website is HERE.You can ...
Co-Dependency Checklist and Patterns of Recovery
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We share some handouts we found that breakdown patterns and examples of both codependency and recovery from it.Links referenced:Codependency Checklist...
Showing Up
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We share more about what we learned from the co-dependency book.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be a...
Right to Run
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We share an update from therapy, in which we learn to honor little protectors instead of being shamed because of them.The website is HERE.You can join...
I’m the Co
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We share about finding the book “Co-Dependent No More” by Melody Beattie.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you ...
Leaving the Garden
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We share that the divorce is final and our legal name is settled.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be ...
Emails
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We read and respond to listener emails.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until joi...
Choosing Adulting (part three)
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We tell about a mess we got ourselves into, how it was super activating for Littles, and also how we navigated adulting while struggling, even with ha...
Choosing Functioning (part two)
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We continue the family update, telling about our day - and the impact of dissociating.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember ...
Choosing Me (part one)
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We give an update about the family - and an example of making an effort for littles (car wash again, apologies).The website is HERE.You can join the C...
DID and Trans Folx
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome Lou Himes back again, this time for a community discussion about the intersection of DID and Trans Folx.Shared resource from the chat: ht...
Guest(s): Crystals
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome back our colleague Crystals.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until joi...
Apology
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well, I got busted again. Also sorry for shouting at the new microphones. Also MK help me so kinda blurry some but we stay out of the water.The websit...
Bobbins
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about holding more than one truth at a time.Making Lace videos:https://youtube.com/shorts/6vNfAiiY4No?si=WABqgGhGCJtTvXKMhttps://youtube.com/s...
Drive to Therapy
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha reflects on avoidance and relational “sunburn” on the way to therapy.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that yo...
Making Lace
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about unfawning... with ourselves.Making Lace videos:https://youtube.com/shorts/6vNfAiiY4No?si=WABqgGhGCJtTvXKMhttps://youtube.com/shorts/d7N4...
Re-Engaging
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We give a therapy update.Scientific American article referenced: https://michaelshermer.com/sciam-columns/the-sensed-presence-effect/The website is HE...
Guest: Kim Elbirt
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with lived experience clinician Kim Elbirt about holistic practice, DBT, safety, and internal communication.The website is HERE.You can join t...
Reflections
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We reflect on what has made it hard to share.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much unt...
Transference-ish
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. E breaks down transference.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining gro...
Guest: Petals of a Rose Update
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Holly and Dylan Crumpler are a mother-son team of passionate activists working to reduce the stigma associated with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DI...
Normal Nine
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We share an update on our youngest.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining...
State of Taylor
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about the structure and process of states-of-being, and share an update.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that y...
Emails
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We read and respond to listener emails.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until joi...
Guest: Rich Loewenstein
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Rich Loewenstein about the SP history and the errors and challenges of structural dissociation.The website is HERE.You can join the Comm...
Car Wash
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We go to the car wash.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Me...
Guest: Richard Hohfeler
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our clinical guest, Richard Hohfeler, is back! He joins us this time to discuss protector parts, rage, anger, and shame.The website is HERE.You can ...
Ketchup
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emma shares about a panic attack in response to Dante and emotional flashbacks regarding parallels between now time and memory time.The website is HER...
Guest: Katie Keech & Masking
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Katie Keech about lived experience, masking, and advocacy.Note: She misattributed the master’s house/tools quote to bell hooks. Audre...
Dr. E's 2024 ISSTD Plenary Presentation
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. E shares her rehearsal practice presentation of her plenary for speaking at the annual ISSTD conference.Previous CFAS talks:https://cfas.isst-d.or...
Pole Poll
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are painting.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Message ...
Guest(s): The Gianu System, Part 2
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with The Gianu System about their lived experience and presence on social media. You can find them online here:https://youtube.com/c/gianusy...
Guest(s): The Gianu System, Part 1
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with The Gianu System about their lived experience and presence on social media. You can find them online here:https://youtube.com/c/gianusy...
Emails
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We read and respond to listener emails. The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until j...
Brave Spaces
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We piece together our outline of our winter, what we have learned since the retreat, and commit to talking in therapy. We give community updates, in...
Guest: Tabs Talks About DID in the Workplace
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tabs joins us in the community for a dress rehearsal of the presentation for Healing Together about professionalism and dissociation.The website is HE...
Emails
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We read and respond to listener emails.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until joi...
Alone-ness
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We reflect on Thanksgiving about gathering, alone.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see muc...
Parenting and Daydreaming
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We vent about parenting.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. ...
Co-Dependent No More (Part 2)
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Nathan about co-dependency.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until jo...
Co-Dependent No More (Part 1)
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Nathan about co-dependency.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until jo...
Busted
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
JohnMark gets busted.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. Mes...
War
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We reflect on what happened to our colleagues.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much un...
Window Waving
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We reflect on the transitions of the last year.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much u...
Inner Child(ren)
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss an “inner child” chapter from the book Leaving the Fold.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will n...
Guest: Judith Herman
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Judith Herman, who wrote the history of trauma in the book Trauma and Recovery we have discussed so often. She is also credited with e...
Popcorn
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
JohnMark makes popcorn.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining groups. M...
Pivot
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We reflect on therapy and re-engaging talking about DID and what our life is going to look like living here, without dissociating or daydreaming.The w...
Emails
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We read and respond to listener emails.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until joi...
Guest: Rick Hohfeler, PhD
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Rick Hohfeler, PhD, who shares about shame.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to s...
Guest: Katherine Wood
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Katie Wood, who presented at Healing Together about medical abuse.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that yo...
Shiny Happy Me
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Nathan about the Shiny Happy documentary.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see...
Guest: Shelly Itzkowitz
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Shelly Itzkowitz.The website is HERE.You can join the Community HERE. Remember that you will not be able to see much until joining grou...
Guest: D. Michael Coy
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with D. Michael Coy. He shares about somatic dissociation, medical trauma, and his own lived experience. We discuss identity development a...
Community Guest: Lev
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lev’s podcast is HERE.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.You can JOIN THE COMMUNITY HERE. Onc...
Reconstructing Rainbows
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We share about our transition as the family changes.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.You can JO...
Video Response
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We respond to the online controversy regarding a clinical presentation utilizing social media videos of lived experience.The website is HERE.You can j...
Guest: Joanne Twombly
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Joanne Twombly, a therapist and author, about Internal Family Systems.Her book link is HERE.The website is HERE.You can join the Communit...
Emails
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We read and respond to listener emails.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.You can JOIN THE COMMUN...
Sleep Boxes
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our son shares how he contains things for sleeping (shared by his request, again requested 2026).Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can s...
Colors
18 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We share some of our early adult developmental experiences.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.You...
Guest: Steve Gold
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Steven Gold, PhD. We talk about trauma, neglect, and dissociation, and he shares about how he broadens understanding of all t...
Warrior
18 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We share emails from our college friend Elle.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.You can JOIN THE ...
Wrestling with Angels
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We share some about a new pamphlet from church and how we worked through it in therapy.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an e...
Emails
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We read and respond to listener emails.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.Content Note: Content o...
Guest: Dan Shaw, LCSW
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our colleague with lived experience, Dan Shaw, LCSW, who recently spoke at the ISSTD Virtual Conference, shares about “traumatic narcissism”, what...
Nathan
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with Nathan about living a thousand miles away, co-parenting and trying to arrange visits, and what we are learning about queer folks in churc...
Moon Comics
28 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan does the interview! This time about Moon Comics.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.Conte...
Story Response
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We share our response to "Stories for Healing" presentation episodes.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcas...
Blendingness
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We share a therapy update about blending.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.Content Note: Content...
Recap: Janina Fisher
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We recap a presentation by Janina Fisher.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.Content Note: Content...
Emails
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We read and respond to listener emails.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.Content Note: Content o...
Warrior
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We share an email about shiny happy college.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.Content Note: Cont...
Pocket Dogs
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
JohnMark shares about our move "up north".Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.Content Note: Conten...
Roomies (Part 4 of 4)
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We catch up with our friend from college.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.Content Note: Content...
Roomies (Part 3 of 4)
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We catch up with our friend from college.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.Content Note: Content...
Roomies (Part 2 of 4)
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We catch up with our friend from college.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.Content Note: Content...
Roomies (Part 1 of 4)
10 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We catch up with our friend from college.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.Content Note: Content...
Stories for Healing (Workshop 2), Part 2
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month in our NerdTown Topics Meetup, our colleague, Bill Woodburn, MEd, LPC-S, LMFT-S, shared about using stories in therapy. This episode cont...
Stories for Healing (Workshop 2), Part 1
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month in our NerdTown Topics Meetup, our colleague, Bill Woodburn, MEd, LPC-S, LMFT-S, shared about using stories in therapy.You can JOIN THE COM...
Without the Unknown
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We give a therapy update after re-listening to our own podcast episodes.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the pod...
Wamma
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan shares about “Centaur World” and how it relates to multiplicity.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the ...
Blending
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We learn about blending.Article referenced is HERE.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.Content Not...
Community Guest: Shainas
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with Shainas from the Community.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.Content Note: Content ...
Kim's Response to Seasons
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our friend Kim talks with us about the Seasons episode.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.Content...
Close Enough
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We give a therapy update as we work through Memory Time.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.Conten...
Seasons of Love
22 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan and I discuss sexuality, religious trauma, and dissociation.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast ...
SET
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our therapist taught us about Safe Enough Time.Our website is HERE: System Speak Podcast.You can submit an email to the podcast HERE.Content Note: C...