Trauma Meets Recovery Podcast
Dr. McNear, Licensed Psychotherapist, sits down with best-selling authors, courageous survivors, and leading global experts to dismantle the stigma of trauma and offer actionable insights for healing. Whether you are a survivor finding your words, a clinician seeking deeper perspectives, or a supporter of someone in pain, join us for honest conversations that prove beauty can be found in the broken places.
Trauma Meets Recovery Podcast
Mike Cuevas | D.I.D Isn’t What You Think… Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder & Trauma
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What is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) really like?
In this episode of Trauma Meets Recovery, Dr. Mark McNear sits down with Mike Cuevas—author, advocate, and survivor—to break down the truth about DID, trauma, and the mind’s incredible ability to adapt.
🧠 DID isn’t chaos. It’s not weakness.
It’s a powerful survival response developed when safety wasn’t available.
In this conversation, we explore:
• What Dissociative Identity Disorder actually is
• The truth behind the “multiple personalities” misunderstanding
• Why DID is a response to trauma—not a disorder to fear
• How the nervous system creates “parts” to survive
• The shift from “What’s wrong with me?” → “What happened to me?”
• Tools for healing, self-compassion, and integration
Mike shares his personal journey of discovering DID, navigating memory gaps, and learning to work with—not against—the parts of himself that helped him survive.
💬 “DID isn’t broken… it’s how the mind survives.”
If you’ve ever felt disconnected, overwhelmed, or like different parts of you are pulling in different directions—this episode will change how you understand yourself and others.
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