The Giant Builders

Heal What’s Blocking You


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What if the reason you're stuck isn't your lack of motivation—but unhealed wounds from your past?

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this powerful episode of The Giant Builders, Lois Wyant talks with

Kimberly Nils, author of Sever the Ties and CEO of ATK Innovations.

Kimberly shares how childhood trauma, toxic relationships, and spiritual

blocks can silently shape our lives—and what it takes to break free.

From personal healing through journaling to identifying emotional

triggers, this conversation reveals how faith, therapy, and

self-awareness can move you from pain to purpose.


🛠 Topics Covered:

✅ How trauma keeps us stuck

✅ Journaling as a healing tool

✅ Signs your childhood pain is showing up in adulthood

✅ How therapy uncovers what’s holding you back

✅ Why finding your purpose is key to healing


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Get Kimberly’s books: Sever the Ties and her Prayer Journal—available

on Amazon and her website https://thegiantbuilders.com/media/


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00:00 Intro from Lois

00:30 Meet Kimberly Nils – CEO of ATK Innovations

01:06 About Her Book "Sever the Ties"

01:44 Identifying Triggers That Hold Us Back

02:04 Writing as a Path to Healing

02:32 On Being Vulnerable and Transparent

03:04 Childhood Trauma’s Lingering Effects

03:43 Kimberly’s Prayer Journal and Its Purpose

04:31 Why We Should Also Journal Praises

04:52 What the First Coaching Session Looks Like

05:26 Common Action Plans – Mindset vs Trauma Work

06:06 The Power of Self-Awareness

06:40 How Therapy Helps Identify Root Issues

07:20 Tips to Identify Your Personal Triggers

07:55 Recognizing Reactions and Past Wounds

08:14 Lois' Confession: Road Rage Prayers

08:48 Celebrating Small Improvements

09:15 Final Thoughts – Healing, Purpose, and Impact

09:55 Closing from Lois Wyant


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