After many years of work, I am finally launching my website for all who love someone with Dissociative Identity Disorder or PTSD.

Much of what I have to share in this BLOG will relate mostly to SOs (Significant Others) of those who struggle with Dissociative Identity Disorder, however, some of what is said here will apply to those who love someone suffering from PTSD.

There is a world of Significant Others who are without a support system and I would like to see if we can’t build a community of support and encouragement here.

Simultaneously, I should like to announce the imminent release of my new e-book called, “Loving someone wit DID, Navigating your relationship with someone who has Dissociative Identity Disorder”.

Those who love someone with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) have a story to tell that few ever hear. DID is a difficult disorder to bring to the light of day. People with DID have suffered job loss, discrimination, and ridicule. Too much Hollywood and not enough truth has been disseminated about this disorder.

While PTSD has become a widely accepted disorder, generally associated with combat veterans, DID still lurks in the dark corners of confusion. So while your loved one often labors to hide this illness from others, you, the SO are also sentenced to places of silent suffering. Being married to or living with someone who struggles with DID or PTSD is wonderful, frustrating, disorienting and wholly unsupported. As I state in my book, there are more and more therapists who are treating people with Dissociative Disorders, but few exist to treat those who love them, like you and I.


This blog is for you, this blog is dedicated to you and will hopefully be driven by you. While I will post articles and helpful tips, I hope it will be your comments that leave the deepest impressions. 

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