A Couple of Multiples: The Reality of Living with Dissociative Identity Disorder
Drew & Garden SystemThere’s never a dull moment for hosts, Drew and Garden System, who are a couple that have both been diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder. While they are navigating their healing journey, they continue to manage full time careers, raise four teenagers and a house full of pets. Not only do they aim to speak to people who have lived experience with DID and their supporters, but also therapis... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 53 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Health & FitnessMental Health | |||
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Drew & Garden System discuss the healing journey from childhood abuse and dissociative identity disorder with Bonnie Armstrong, the author of An Apparently Normal Person. Bonnie's story is unique in that she worked in child welfare and advocacy witho... more
Drew & Garden System have an in depth discussion about surviving and healing from cult torture and abuse with Cheryl Rainfield, a survivor living with poly-fragmented dissociative identities. who used creative writing as a tool for healing and to she... more
Drew & Garden System share powerful healing stories from Jade Miller, a peer support specialist. Jade Miller is a multiple, writer, and peer support worker who helps others living with dissociative experiences find community, language, and grounding... more
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Dr. Frank W. Putnam shares the results from a 35 year long study, the Female Growth & Development Study, which he co-founded with the late Penelope K Trickett, PhD, on the effects of childhood maltreatment, particularly childhoo... more
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- Questionable at Best
If you are seeking a thoughtful, ethical, and clinically grounded podcast on living with dissociative identity disorder, this is one you should avoid.
Drew and the “Garden System” present their podcast under the banner of lived experience, yet repeatedly drift into offering unsubstantiated and unqualified therapeutic guidance. While personal narratives can be powerful, the stories shared here are frequently framed in ways that risk misleading an already highly vulnerable audience. In my view, n... more
Apple Podcasts1Truth Seeker34
United States2 months ago - Incredibly relatable and validating
This is my favorite podcast on DID because I relate so much to what the hosts share. Sometimes I feel my system is just to fantastical. I must be delusional —- even though I know dissociative identities are an incredibly CREATIVE coping mechanism used by young children.
Drew and Garden System are candid and mirror to me the validity of these experiences I am having. I especially love their episodes on internal communication, denial, acceptance and authenticity.
They are the definition of aut... more
Apple Podcasts5Sarah CourageUnited Statesa year ago - Great show on a professional and personal level
This podcast has helped me as I am newly diagnosed with DID. The hosts of the podcasts both have helped me navigate on a personal level and has made me feel so validated. There is so much good info on here professionally and on a personal journey from their prospectives with their experiences living with DID. Highly recommend. And thank you for giving us your time to help me and mine understand the ins and outs of DID. We appreciate you.
Apple Podcasts5Anonymous_katUnited States2 years ago - We love this show!
Thank you so much for this honest and non-pathologized podcast! We love hearing a neurodiversity-affirming approach to plurality. It’s such a gift to have all of us feel seen and validated by your shares.
Apple Podcasts5kelsey630United States2 years ago - Recently diagnosed
I was and currently am struggling to face this new way of understanding myself. Even though I “know” it’s true, it’s a painful process to “refile” my perceptions and bring parts of me to the surface.
I am so appreciative of this podcast and the two of you. It’s normalizing my experience and helping me reframe my experiences on what I am coming to understand as “parts”.
Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your parts with mine 🥰 It is healing and helpful.
Apple Podcasts5LettieDawsonUnited States2 years ago
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The content focuses on the experiences of individuals living with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), offering a candid and relatable perspective. The hosts, a couple diagnosed with DID, share their journeys of managing personal healing while navigating daily life, parenting, and work. The podcast seeks to educate listeners—both the general public and mental health professionals—by dispelling myths about DID, which has often been sensationalized in media. With an approachable style, it emphasizes the reality of living with this misunderstood condition, aiming to provide validation and support for others who share similar experiences and to foster understanding among their supporters and therapists.
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1. Healing My Parts: Real Talk on Dissociative Identity Disorder and Complex Trauma
2. System Speak: Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders
3. The Healing Trauma Podcast
4. Therapist Uncensored Podcast
5. Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast
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Recent guests on this podcast include:
1. Bonnie Armstrong
2. Cheryl Rainfield
3. Jade Miller
4. Dr. Frank W. Putnam
5. Dr. Jamie Marich
6. Rev. Karla Fleshman
7. Dr. Mike Lloyd
8. Alix Amar
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