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Rethinking Crisis Support for DID & OSDD with Ryder Fox — Thrive Lifeline & Stronger U

Rethinking Crisis Support for DID & OSDD with Ryder Fox — Thrive Lifeline & Stronger U

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 Ryder Fox beckons us to step into deeply nuanced spaces with bravery and heart—to ensure that lives are not only saved, but poised to thrive.Today’s episode features a moving and deeply human conversation with Ryder Fox, founder of Stronger U and co-founder of Thrive Lifeline—a community-rooted, non-carceral crisis support organization prioritizing safety, consent, and agency for multiply-marginalized communities including DID/OSDD systems.Ryder invites us to rethink everything we’ve been taught about “safety,” crisis intervention, and care. They speak from a place few are willing—or able—to go: lived experience that includes extreme trauma, forced intervention, chronic illness, and surviving without language, housing, or community.Now, as a peer support trainer and advocate for plural systems, Ryder offers a path toward crisis response rooted in dignity, dimensionality, and real respect for autonomy.Together, we explore:* Why traditional crisis response often retraumatizes plural systems* The difference between “managing risk” and actually offering support* What it means to hold space for complexity instead of controlling it* How to train helpers to recognize plurality and internal experience* Why forced care often perpetuates the very harm it claims to prevent* What dimensionalized, relational care actually looks likeThis conversation isn’t easy—but it’s necessary. Ryder leads us there with clarity, fierce compassion, and an unwavering belief that we can—and must—do better.💬 Whether you’re a DID/OSDD System, clinician, or supporter, —this episode is for anyone ready to reimagine what real crisis care can be.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 — Welcome & intro to Ryder Fox (Thrive Lifeline + Stronger U)01:00 — Growing up marginalized & surviving extreme trauma06:00 — Why crisis support systems continue to harm plural people10:00 — How traditional responders misread DID/OSDD crises causing escalation14:00 — Forced hospitalization: retraumatizing instead of protecting18:00 — Carceral vs non-carceral crisis care: what the terms really mean20:00 — What actually happens when a plural system contacts Thrive Lifeline26:00 — Dimensionalizing care vs flattening a person to the crisis33:00 — Systems as experts of their own survival41:00 — Forced care and the mandate of silence43:00 — “Keep the body breathing” vs honoring the actual human44:00 — Stronger U Wellness: pathways for plural healing + clinician education47:00 — How to connect with Stronger U (even when your brave window is tiny)50:00 — From survival to thriving: relational pathways for plural systemsResources:Thrive Lifeline Non-carceral crisis, warmline, and group support, centering multiply marginalized communities. Fully grassroots. Built by and for community.Stronger U a liberatory wellness and education collective providing immersive, trauma-informed, and non-carceral services to organizations, private practices, individual practitioners, and survivors. Our mission is to co-create sustainable systems of care that uplift those who are most often excluded by traditional models—through strategic consulting, certification programs, coaching, and community-based programming. Book a Discovery CallStronger Together Discord non-carceral discord server centering complex trauma survivors and multiply marginalized peopleTRANS Discord server non-carceral discord server for anyone of trans experience.Thrive Lifeline's Resources Stronger U Free Resources Get full access to Healing My Parts at healingmyparts.substack.com/subscribe
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