Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes - 

“In going so deep into my healing, I’ve become another person.” 2:13

“It takes a lot of patience and communication.” 21:31

“I put on a good show.  I mean I could put on make up and fake it and get out there and cheer and be friends with everybody because nobody could see what was going on inside.” 46:18

“I ditched all the meds and I started studying Kung Fu, and that started teaching me about the flow of life, of energy, the flow of energy through the body.  I started teaching me about the human body in a way that allowed me to disconnect my body from you know, any trauma, any assault, any negativity.” 1:01:41

“Once we hit Alabama, it’s like things started to settle, things started to calm down.” 1:10:04

“Not only do emotions get lodged in the body and create blockages, but our physical body tenses up.” 1:13:29

“The harder my body works, the quieter this (mind) gets.” 1:21:19

Guest Bio - 

Keeley Brooks is an author, writer, poet, and mental health awareness advocate. She is a contributing author to the nonfiction #1 bestseller My Labor Pains Were Worse Than Yours and just released her first poetry book, Poetry from an Isolated Soul. She writes health & lifestyle

articles for Modern Grace Magazine and arts & entertainment articles for Mixed Alternative Magazine, where she is also managing editor, staff content editor, and copy editor.

Keeley just released her first creative nonfiction novel of human truths and personal experiences, which graphically details with heart-breaking beauty her experiences with trying to be a human while navigating trauma, mental health challenges, and their very dangerous side effects.  She shares her deeply personal perspective on trauma and offers a peek behind the

curtain at how a mind riddled with fear, anxiety, panic, and depression function. She also takes us deep inside her story to show how she has navigated it all over the years, healed, and found the balance needed to reclaim her life.  

Show Notes - 

0:00 - WIMTS Podcast Intro

0:32 - Introducing Keeley Brooks

0:50 - Setting the Stage from Keeley’s Perspective

3:00 - Welcome to Keeley Brooks

4:09 - Describing Your Childhood

9:44 - Bullying Experience at Age 11

12:08 - Special Relationship with Your Nephew

14:56 - Cheerleading Trauma Story

22:35 - December 1989

28:21 - Secret Kept Quiet Until 2020

32:18 - The Path of Keeping Quiet

36:27 - Leads to Anorexia

41:23 - Relationship with Biological Father

45:08 - BB Commercial

45:17 - Downhill From There

46:44 - Hating Fake It Til You Make It

48:37 - Writing at a Young Age & Book: Poetry from an Isolated Soul  

49:30 - Creative Writing Journey that Helps Healing

54:15 - Writing in the Depths of Depression & Suicidal Thoughts & Behavior

59:07 - How Did You Turn Struggle into Strength?

1:01:07 - Started Studying Kung Fu

1:04:08 - Married Charles in 2016 & Moved Near to Keeley’s Family

1:07:19 - Moved to North Alabama & Turning a Corner

1:10:45 - I Found A Trauma Therapist & Self-Care

1:12:18 - Writing Was the Main Catalyst in My Healing

1:17:22 - Gratitude & Grace Come with Perspective

1:21:40 - Thank You for Sharing Your Powerful Story

1:22:11 - Where Can People Find You?

1:24:28 - WIMTS Podcast Closing

Links & Where to Find Keeley 

www.thekeeleybrooks.com

IG - @thekeeleybrooks

FB - @authorkeeleybrooks

Amazon - Poetry from an Isolated Soul by Keeley Brooks

Amazon - I’ll Never See It by Keeley Brooks