Few conditions are less understood than dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder. Treated either as a topic for film entertainment or a subject for doctoral research, true-to-life stories of people living with DID are rare.
Our Voices: Six Women with Multiple Personalities Talk about Life and Relationships in Their Midlife is just such a rarity. With their traumatic childhoods behind them, six women share how they've come to embrace the legacies of their past.
Our Voices is a candid account of the hardships that people with DID face, from obtaining a correct diagnosis to convincing professionals and laypeople alike about the realities of this disorder. It also chronicles the stories of women who have built lives, careers, and relationships that are surprisingly hopeful-and normal.
Their stories are framed by commentary from author and interviewer Elizabeth M.W.-B. Green, PhD, a mental health expert who has treated adult survivors of childhood abuse for thirty years.
With grace and honesty, the women interviewed in this book encourage others diagnosed with DID and serve to demystify a rare disorder. Together, they send a message of resilience, ensuring that their voices-all their voices-are heard.
About the Author: Elizabeth M.W.-B. Green, PhD, was a mental health professional for thirty years, focusing on women who survived physically and sexually abusive childhoods.
A natural-born caregiver, Dr. Green also has a background as an emergency medical technician and now, even in retirement, continues to treat mental health clients privately. She has grown children and lives with her husband and dogs in rural New Hampshire.
