Karena Kilcoyne is a former criminal defense attorney turned self development expert and author of the book Rise Above the Story : Free Yourself from Past Trauma and Create the Life You Want. After surviving her own harrowing journey of trauma and healing, (from her father’s imprisonment, to dealing with a mentally unstable mother to eventually adopting her sibling) Karena shares tips that have helped her bridge the gap and make therapy more effective, by helping listeners uncover the HOW, the WHY and the WHAT they need to really getting on a growth journey and actually benefit from therapy. 

• Learn the how: Learn how we can “work” our therapy and have more ownership of sessions by tapping into emotional freedom and untethering ourselves from past hardships. 
• Learn the why: Learn why we feel the way we do by exercising trust and vulnerability with our therapists so that we can reveal the true root of the issue and break the toxic patterns. 
• Learn the what: Learn what tools we can use to make use of our time in between therapy visits to make active progress, resolve conflicts, and find peace. 

 

Socials: @karena_kilcoyne 

Website: https://karenakilcoyne.com

Book: Rise Above the Story: Free Yourself from Past Trauma and Create the Life You Want. 

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