In honor of Self-Care Month, we’re breaking down the stigma around what healing really looks like.
Host Jackie Celske is joined by Laurel Wiers—licensed marriage and family therapist, trauma recovery expert, and creator of the MINT method—for a conversation about how grief and trauma imprint on our bodies, and how alternative therapies can help us reclaim peace and power after loss.
Laurel shares her personal journey into trauma work, explains the difference between grief and trauma, and introduces modalities like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) that are helping families heal beyond traditional talk therapy.
🎧 In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why “negative life events” can live in our bodies as trauma, even without a PTSD diagnosis
• How grief triggers show up physically, and what healing looks like when we address them
• The role of alternative therapies like EMDR and ART in calming the nervous system and reducing painful triggers
• Practical advice for couples navigating loss and healing together
• Permission to grieve your way, without shame or “shoulds”

🌱 Learn more about Laurel and her work at laurelwiers.com
🤍 If you are navigating pregnancy or infant loss, connect with us at: nofoottoosmall.org/families
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Special thanks to Storyline Multimedia for helping us hold space for these important conversations.
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