Summary
In this deeply personal episode of ‘Healing Image High,’ Eva May shares her family vacation experiences while candidly discussing her journey as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse living with dissociative identity disorder. She opens up about the importance of creating positive family memories and traditions, while also addressing the challenges her doctor daughter faces dealing with death in her profession. The second half reveals Eva’s frustrating battle with the UK’s mental health system and benefit system, highlighting the lack of proper training and guidelines for dissociative identity disorder treatment in the UK compared to other countries. Her story exposes significant gaps in healthcare provision and the cruel realities of navigating disability benefits, making this a powerful testimony about trauma recovery and systemic failures.