Dr. Athena Phillips

Welcome! This channel was created to expand access to compassionate, evidence-informed education about trauma, dissociation, + recovery.

The channel explores Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), OSDD, Complex PTSD, structural dissociation, the neurobiology of trauma, treatment approaches, nervous system regulation, + post-traumatic growth. A central theme is understanding trauma-related symptoms through the lens of human adaptation + recognizing that many symptoms began as creative + often life-preserving responses to overwhelming experiences.

I aim to reduce stigma, translate complex clinical and research concepts into understandable language, and make specialized knowledge available to survivors, loved ones, clinicians, coaches, students, and others interested in trauma and dissociation.

The channel reflects my larger mission: expanding access to trauma-informed knowledge so more people, in more places, have opportunities for healing, connection, and growth