Welcome back to the podcast, friends!

If you're new here, I'm so glad you found my show and we're now connected!

On last weeks episode we had a great conversation about the importance of being your own best friend and biggest cheerleader in this one life we get. If you missed it, you can tap the link below to tune into my own personal story of how I got myself to this place after years of despising myself and being my own worst enemy.

Today I wanted to go off that conversation friends, and share with you some tangible actions and activities that can help you flip the script so you can work on becoming your own biggest supporter and cheerleader too!

Welcome back to the podcast, friends!

If you're new here, I'm so glad you found my show and we're now connected!

As the author of a prompt journal dedicated to helping people be their own cheerleaders and a podcast hosts who often preaches self-love, I feel it makes sense to share the importance of being your own best friend in this one life we get. 

I don't just tell the facts about why it's important in a boring, but I instead share my own story of how I went from being my own worst critic/enemy to becoming my own biggest cheerleader. By sharing my story, I hope you'll both get to know me a bit better and get an understanding from my experience of why this is so important.

I want you to see me as a real life example of what is possible for you to accomplish, and be a source of belief for you. Get ready for an open conversation that I hope will be helpful for you, friends.

If this episode resonates with you, feel free to send me a DM on Instagram (@thisiskaitey is my handle) so we can connect more! If you know someone who needs to hear this, send this episode to them or share it on social media and tag me so I can thank you for spreading the word about Triumph After Trauma.

I'm so dang grateful we're connected and on this life journey together <3

Welcome back to the podcast, friends!

If you're new here, I'm so glad you found my show and we're now connected!

We have recently been talking a lot about crossroads, confusing seasons, and our nervous systems. I have loved the conversations I'm having about these things, and hearing your own stories!

I wanted to go off that and open my heart a little more to you all in today's episodes. On a recent episode I briefly shared being at a crossroads in my life. Today, I'm sharing more details about what those crossroads and questions marks are.

We're getting real about what it's like to be in a season like this, making efforts to find answers or what's next for you, but feeling like you're getting nowhere/no clarity. 

Dive in the episode for an honest conversation about this, and to learn some of the ways I'm trying to keep myself/my mind busy to avoid over thinkin and getting frustrated by the "when" or "what ifs" as much as I can.

If you resonate with this episode, send me a DM on Instagram (@thisiskaitey is my handle) so we can connect more! If you know someone who needs to hear this, send it to them or share it on social media and tag me, so I can thank you for spreading the word about Triumph After Trauma! I'm so dang grateful to be connected to you <3

Welcome back to the podcast, friends!

If you're new here, I'm glad you found my show and we're now connected!

On today's episode, we're having a conversation about those seasons when we're at a crossroads, life is a big question mark, or we're being forced to rebuild.

We're getting honest about the questions and feelings that come with these uncomfortable and confusing seasons, the importance of still finding the little joys, and mindset shifts we can make that ease our minds a bit when life gets uncertain. I also share how I'm at a crossroads trying to figure out my career path, because we wouldn't be on this topic if I wasn't going through a confusing season of life myself!

I love that I'm building a community and that on this podcast I feel like I'm talking to you all one on one, and I love sharing (what feels right to and is fair to any person who may be involved in a story) my life with you all, because I do care that you know you're not alone and can come out on top from even the darkest seasons of life.

I hope this conversation about crossroad and question mark kind of seasons helps you in some way, or has put you at a little bit of ease. If you resonate with this episode, DM me (@thisiskaitey is my handle on Instagram) so we can connect more! If you know someone who needs to hear this, share it with them or share the episode on social media and tag me so I can thank you for spreading the word about Triumph After Trauma. 

I'm so dang grateful we're connected and on this life journey together <3

Welcome back to the podcast, friends!

If you're new here, I'm glad you found my show and we're now connected!

Last episode we had a conversation about the somatic nervous system and I got great feedback/had great conversations, which was amazing!

Today we're going off that chat (link is below if you haven't checked ep. 114 out and want to), and talking about the sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system as well. In this episode we talk about what their purposes are, how each of these nervous systems actually work, and the importance of understanding how our bodies and brains work. 

If you learn something from this conversation or resonate with anything I mention/share, DM me on Instagram (@thisiskaitey is my handle)  so we can connect more! If you know someone who needs to hear this, share the episode with them or share it on social media and tag me so I can thank you for spreading the word about Triumph After Trauma!

I'm so grateful we're connected and on this life journey together <3

Welcome back to the podcast, friends!

If you're new here, I'm so glad you found my show and we're now connected!

On today's episode friends, we're having a conversation about the somatic nervous system. We talk about what that is, the importance of a good mind-body connection, and somatic activities that help keep that connection in good tact and regulate the nervous system.

It's not a long conversation so you can easily tune in while walking the dog, doing dishes, or going for a short walk - but it is a good + important conversation, so I hope you tune in and enjoy this week's topic! 

I mention in the episode how much I have learned from a somatic experiencing practitioner named Britt. If you'd like to check out her content, you can find Britt on Instagram at @healwithbritt :)

If this episode was helpful for you, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram (@thisiskaitey is my handle) so we can connect more!

If you know someone who needs to hear this, send it to them or share the episode on social media so I can thank you for spreading the word about Triumph After Trauma. I'm so dang grateful we're connected <3

Welcome back to the podcast, friends!

If you're new here, I'm so glad you found my show and we're now connected!

Welcome back to the podcast, friends!

If you're new here, I'm so glad you found my show and we're now connected!

Welcome back to the podcast, friends!

If you're new here, I'm so glad you found my podcast and we're now connected!

Today friends, we're talking about the frustrations of dealing with a chronic illness or other serious medical condition but struggling to get answers/frustrations.

To give a backstory: I've been having issues with my hormones and irregular but (when I do get one) heavy periods for years. I have been tested for endo, fibroids, and polyps - nothing. And that is where I'm at with my gyno. She seems to think I'm fine but also admits being irregular and heavy, painful periods aren't normal. I bet you can understand (especially as a woman) why I'm going into 2025 a little frustrated I'm still looking for answers.

*side note - I have a feeling it's pcos or imbalanced hormones, I'm hopeful to find out this year*

I know I'm far from the only one looking for some sort of answers or fighting to get a diagnosis for something you know isn't right in your body, who is frustrated and deflated, so I decided to share three tips and reminders I have for those of you also in this rocky boat.

If you're not in this sort of situation, I hope you'll still press play. You probably know or love someone who is, and understanding them a little better can help you support them even more than you do now!

If you resonate with this episode, send me a DM on Instagram (@thisiskaitey is my handle) so we can connect more! If you know someone who needs to hear this, send it to them or share it on social media and tag me so I can thank you for helping spread the word about Triumph After Trauma!

I'm so dang grateful we're connected, thank you for being here <3