This month, I recorded a podcast episode exploring dissociative identity disorder (DID) —a trauma-based condition that is often misunderstood, sensationalized, or spoken about without the care it deserves. Before that conversation is released, I wanted to slow things down here and offer a grounded, trauma-informed reflection in written form. This blog is not meant to diagnose, dramatize, or pathologize. It is an invitation to understand DID through the lens of protection, ner

Brought and Written to you by, Christine Free Sabo, The LCMHC Mystic. We Were Never Meant to Be Maskless In the self-development world, we talk a lot about “removing masks” or “finding your authentic self.” But after years of clinical work and hundreds of conversations with clients, mystics, and seekers, I’ve come to understand something more nuanced, more compassionate, and far truer, in my professional and mystic opinion: Masks are not lies. Masks are not failures. Masks ar

Inclusive Language Notes (for transparency) This post uses the terms men, women, male, female, and pregnant person where relevant to the studies being cited. These categories reflect how the research was conducted, but gender identity and lived experience exist on a spectrum. Wherever possible, I use terms like people who menstruate or individuals assigned female/male at birth to honor inclusivity and precision. I recently began therapy again. The first time I went was at 17,