IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE:

I’m chatting with Kate Bandmann, clinical counsellor and coach. Kate provides mental health & recovery coaching to women looking to expand their sense of joy & purpose amidst big life changes. We explore what it means to live a life aligned with our values and how to get in touch with our true purpose.

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IN THIS EPISODE, KATE AND I EXPLORE:

- The reasons why we may be achieving goals and doing all the right things but still feel unfulfilled;

- How to identify and get in touch with our core values and quiet all the external noise;

- The shift from external validation to internal validation;

- Using rest, space, mindfulness and movement to get clear on what you most desire; and

- How to unravel limiting core beliefs.

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RESOURCES + LINKS:

Kate’s website: www.elevateintegratetherapy.com

Kate’s Instagram: instagram.com/elevate.integrate.therapy

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CONNECT WITH KELSEY:

Instagram: instagram.com/kelseymech

Website: https://kelseymech.com

In this week’s episode I’m exploring why it’s so important to approach mental health from a more holistic perspective - moving beyond mainstream psychology and the therapy room to include a more cyclical approach to life, reconnection with nature, and the importance of community.

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IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT:

- Why we need to approach mental health from a community-based perspective rather than only focusing on individual responsibility;

- The ways capitalism and patriarchy make us feel like crap about ourselves;

- What it really means to tend to your needs;

- How to connect with the cycles and seasons of the natural world, and with nature in general;

- How reconnecting with my own form of spirituality has helped me to improve my emotional wellness; and

- The importance of community and why you don’t need to do this alone.

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RESOURCES + LINKS:

Want to join us inside Wellspring? You can do that here: https://kelseymech.com/wellspring/

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IF YOU ENJOY THE UNRAVELED LIFE PODCAST…

I would so appreciate it if you could give it a rating and review! This helps more people find it and tune into this work. Thank you so much :)

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CONNECT WITH KELSEY:

Instagram: instagram.com/kelseymech

Website: www.kelseymech.com

In this week’s episode we’re tackling the most commonly requested topic I receive - confidence. So many of you have asked me about tips for overcoming imposter syndrome and embracing confidence, so I’m sharing what I know with you today. While I certainly haven’t mastered this myself, here are some tools I use and invite my clients to engage with to switch from “I’m not good enough” to “I’ve got this”.

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IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT:

- What imposter syndrome is and how it shows up;

- How to overcome the fear bias in the brain and focus on cultivating evidence that you ARE enough;

- Embracing fear and doing it anyway;

- Noticing how confidence feels in the body in order to normalize the feeling of confidence so you can experience it more readily; and

- Specific tools and suggestions for building confidence, including affirmations, somatic check-ins, and building presence.

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RESOURCES + LINKS:

Doors for Wellspring will be opening soon, get on the waitlist here: https://kelseymech.com/wellspring/

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I would so appreciate it if you could give it a rating and review! This helps more people find it and tune into this work. Thank you so much :)

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CONNECT WITH KELSEY:

Instagram: instagram.com/kelseymech

Website: www.kelseymech.com

In this week’s episode I’m telling you the story of my abortion. I’ve invited on my partner Dexter Robson to join me in this raw and vulnerable conversation in the hopes that it provides some insight to this often stigmatized experience, and helps folks who have gone through something similar feel a little less alone.

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IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT:

- When we found out I was pregnant in January of 2020 and how my partner and I made decisions;

- The physical and emotional process of going through an abortion;

- Our privilege and how that impacted the ease with which we could make this decision;

- The grief process of having an abortion; and

- The rituals I completed to help me process this experience.

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RESOURCES + LINKS:

Accompanying blog post: https://kelseymech.com/2021/02/22/my-abortion-story/

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I would so appreciate it if you could give it a rating and review! This helps more people find it and tune into this work. Thank you so much :)

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Instagram: instagram.com/kelseymech

Website: www.kelseymech.com

In this week’s episode we’re exploring ancestral and intergenerational trauma. We know that trauma responses are passed from one generation to the next, but how does this actually impact how we respond to our world around us? Tune in to find out how ancestral trauma may be showing up for you.

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IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT:

- The definition of trauma and the nuances of defining big T vs. little t trauma;

- Trauma responses and the fight, flight, freeze and fawn responses;

What ancestral and intergenerational trauma is and some studies to back it up;

- An example from my own life of how ancestral trauma may be showing up;

- Ways for you to identify and work with the ancestral trauma showing up for you.

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RESOURCES + LINKS:

Understanding our Trauma Workshop: https://kelseymech.podia.com/understanding-our-trauma-workshop

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IF YOU ENJOY THE UNRAVELED LIFE PODCAST…

I would so appreciate it if you could give it a rating and review! This helps more people find it and tune into this work. Thank you so much :)

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CONNECT WITH KELSEY:

Instagram: instagram.com/kelseymech

Website: www.kelseymech.com

This week’s episode is an invitation to approach 2021 differently, giving yourself more permission to move through this year with a more tender and gentle energy. I share how I’m exploring this in my own life, and provide you with some practical ideas and tips to integrate this into your days as well.

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IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT:

- Still being in the middle of winter and what this means to approaching our wellness;

- Finding your word of the year and setting intentions for 2021;

- Getting out of your own way to find moments of joy in your life;

- Remembering that the only thing you can really control is taking care of yourself so you can be your best self;

- Scarcity vs. abundance mindset;

- Our disconnection from our bodies and emotions and why this is happening;

- And ideas for giving yourself permission to do 2021 differently.

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RESOURCES + LINKS:

Wellspring Waitlist: http://kelseymech.com/wellspring

Transcript of the main portion of this episode: http://www.kelseymech.com/2021/01/25/permission-to-do-2021-differently/

Sign up for Slow Letters: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5ec80121685b8d0026ed90ee

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IF YOU ENJOY THE UNRAVELED LIFE PODCAST…

I would so appreciate it if you could give it a rating and review! This helps more people find it and tune into this work. Thank you so much :)

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CONNECT WITH KELSEY:

Instagram: instagram.com/kelseymech

Website: kelseymech.com

This week’s podcast episode is all about our relationships with both work and rest. As we enter into the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, it’s a beautiful time to explore the relationship we have with our own ability to rest. I also explore the connection between mental health/emotional wellness and the season and cycles of nature.

In this episode, I share:

- The connection between mental wellness and living with greater awareness of the Life-Death-Life cycle of our bodies and the natural world.

- The evolution of capitalism and what it means for how we approach both work and rest.

- How our relationships with work and productivity have led us to become disconnected from our bodies and our emotions.

- How to reclaim rest and give yourself permission to move through the world with a little more ease.

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RESOURCES + LINKS:

Read more about and sign up for the waitlist for my new membership program, Wellspring, here: kelseymech.com/wellspring

Find the blog post about Caliban and the Witch I mentioned here: kelseymech.com/blog

Sign up for my Slow Letters to stay in touch over the darker days here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5ec80121685b8d0026ed90ee

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IF YOU ENJOY THE UNRAVELED LIFE PODCAST…

I would so appreciate it if you could give it a rating and review! This helps more people find it and tune into this work. Thank you so much :)

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CONNECT WITH KELSEY:

Instagram: instagram.com/kelseymech

Website: kelseymech.com

In this episode of The Unraveled Life, I’m sharing some tools and tricks for grounding.

We’re living in a time that is so ungrounded, contending with unknowns and uncertainty about so much of the future. More than ever, we need to learn to ground ourselves.

Today, I’m offering some specific tools and suggestions for how to ground yourself when emotionally overwhelmed, anxious or angry. But I’m also inviting you into trusting your own body and intuition when it comes to identifying what will and won’t work for you.

We’ll explore:

- How to use the breath to ground yourself;

- How to orient to the space around you to physically return to presence;

- How to use the five sense to self-soothe and comfort yourself;

- What pendulation is and how to do it;

- And how to trust your own body and what works for you.

In this episode, I mentioned work by one of my mentors, Varvara Erochina, who you can find on Instagram at @ bewithvarvara.

And, if you’d like more content like this, be sure to sign up for my slow email letters that I send out every second Monday: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5ec80121685b8d0026ed90ee

Or, find me on my website: www.kelseymech.com or Instagram @ kelseymech.

In this episode of The Unraveled Life, I’m sharing my “Manifesto on Integrity”.

Over the past few months I’ve been on a journey to really connect to my authenticity and how I want to show up in my business. I’m making shifts to transition from being an Instagram therapist, to offering a so much more holistic approach to emotional well-being. In this episode, I read a letter I wrote to you, about how this has all unfolded over the past couple of years. I hope it will feel to you like just the call to action you need to reclaim a path that is in your integrity as well.

In the episode I mention a new membership program I’ll be running that is in line with everything I’m talking about here. Details are coming soon, but if you’re intrigued and want to get on the waitlist you can sign up here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f920413fe390105df247aab

And, if you’d like more content like this, be sure to sign up for my slow email letters that I send out every second Monday: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5ec80121685b8d0026ed90ee

Or, find me on my website: www.kelseymech.com

In this episode, I share a number of different ways you can tackle your anxiety. I hope this helps you feel inspired and less helpless in the face of it all.

If you'd like to join me for my upcoming course, The Work of Healing Anxiety, please follow this link: https://kelseymech.podia.com/the-work-of-healing-anxiety Doors close for registration on October 4th.