Kasey Taylor is a luxury hospitality art advisor, master's student working towards her LMFT, and President of mental health non-profit The Scooty Fund. A public speaker and advocate, Kasey's passion lie in changing the culture of mental, emotional, and spiritual health amongst young adults. During her free time, Kasey enjoys skiing, hiking, and creating art.

Recently, she got into a near-death experience with her boyfriend. Listen to learn more about how she survived, what she did to recover from PTSD, and what she learned from her experience.

Golden Nuggets From This Episode:

✨ “Recognize that you can learn from the situation, listen to your voice, your inner knowing earlier on in relationships or from the beginning.”

✨ “Listen to the red flags earlier.”

✨ “Take the necessary steps to protect yourself physically and emotionally.”

✨ “Don't do it on your own. You cannot do it on your own.”

✨ “Don't be afraid to tell your story.”

Some ways Kasey Taylor came over PTSD:

✨ Focused on routine.

✨ Talking a lot with her good friends.

✨ Deep relationships with her friends and family. Being honest with them, loving them and letting them love me, and staying connected.

✨ Don't do it on your own. You cannot do it on your own.

✨ Redecorating her space.

✨ Recreating the structure that she needs to feel like she can manage the unknown even though she knew it's impossible

✨ Telling her story

Some advice to people who have friends who are experiencing PTSD:

✨ Being open to listening to their stories and what they feel.

✨ Make them feel that it's okay to talk about it and don't need to be ashamed of what happened.

✨ Turning towards them without judgment.

✨ Helping them feel surrounded and loved was really key.

✨ Be sensitive with the words coming out of your mouth to prevent them from being hurt.

✨ Don't worry about what to say, just listen to them and make them feel that you are there for them. Just let them talk about it.

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