This year the ISSTD Annual Conference’s theme is Intergenerational Trauma and Dissociation, and expectedly it covers a more comprehensive trauma and dissociation phase of life continuum. The conference is going to be held virtually and it will take place over 4 days, from April 9-12. Our conference features more than 40 conference sessions so we enthusiastically […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use
New Book Seeks to understand suicide more deeply ISSTD Member, Sandy Krippner is co author of a new book which seeks to explore and understand suicide more deeply. With suicide often considered a taboo topic in Western culture, this book aims to break this down with an honest and nonjudgmental examination of the nature of […]
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Thank you to everyone who donated to ISSTD in 2021!
By donating to ISSTD, you help the Society continue to grow. If you approve of what your Society has been trying to do to advance our field and to provide a safe and supportive professional home for colleagues who work with those who are the victims of severe long term trauma, and if your circumstances permit, […]
Creative Space
Poetry: Celebrating Shared Humanity
Fun Fact: March 20 is World Poetry Day. (Yes, I didn’t know this either, until I became Editor of ISSTD News.) United Nations started world poetry day in 1999 to celebrate the shared linguistic traditions of all cultures. They write: “Poetry reaffirms our common humanity by revealing to us that individuals, everywhere in the world, […]
Creative Space
Welcome to ISSTD’s new Poet’s Corner Group
Given that it is World Poetry Day on 21 March, it seems an appropriate time to write about an exciting new venture. A group of ISSTD Members has recently decided to form a group for people interested in writing, reading and listening to poetry. The genesis for this group began some months ago. The International […]
DID Awareness Day
Inaugural DID Awareness Day Webinar a Huge Success
Planning projects for DID Awareness Day, which occurs 5 March each year, has been a goal of the Communication and Marketing Committee for over 2 years. We were delighted this year to hold ISSTD’s first ever webinar for the general public on DID Awareness Day 2021. The Webinar was created to be a collaborative effort […]
Volunteer Spotlight
Prof Warwick Middleton, MD
The Volunteer Spotlight for the March quarter focuses on well-known ISSTD Member, Dr Warwick Middleton. Warwick has been a generous volunteer in ISSTD over many years and in a variety of roles. He has been a Board Member and Past President of ISSTD. He is currently Co-chair of the Membership Committee. He is also an […]
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight: Caul Award Sub-Committee
This month’s Volunteer Position Spotlight shines on the opportunity to join the David Caul Graduate Research Fund Sub-Committee! This is an incredible opportunity to support graduate students fund and develop research on complex trauma and dissociation and requires minimal commitment on the part of the volunteer. The ISSTD’s David Caul Graduate Research Fund is a […]
Letter From The President
Cultural Differences in Dissociative Disorder Presentations
March 5 is DID Awareness Day and we will be having articles on the topic in this month’s ISSTD Newsletter, as well as a webinar being held for the public on March 4 (March 5 in Australia/New Zealand). Please join us! It is only fitting that this month we attend to the Cultural differences in […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use
New Book by System Speak Host Explores Emma’s Diagnosis and Life with DID ISSTD Member, Emily Christensen, PhD, also known as Emma Sunshaw, host of the well-known podcast System Speak (Apple Podcasts) has written a new book, based on her experience of living with DID. If Tears were Prayers: A life with Dissociative Identity Disorder […]