Dissociation Made Simple

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 review

Guided by clinical counselor Jamie Maricha trauma-informed clinician living with a dissociative disorder herselfthis book tells you everything you need to know about dissociation...but were too afraid to ask.
Here, youll learn:

• What dissociation isand why its a natural response to trauma

• How to understand and work with your partsthe unique emotional and behavioral profiles that can develop from personality fragmentation

• Theres nothing shameful about dissociatingthat, 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 supportand without stigma, judgment, or shame.