My Puzzle Pieces: Living with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

Mar 24 2023 58 ep. 43 mins 13

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I was never meant to have a family. Then I met the pieces of my trauma and realized the beauty that came from my own brokenness. Join in listening to the lived experience of someone with DID, learn about our inner world, how we function, and how trauma doesn’t have to stop anyone from living a full life.

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