Try, Try Again with Katherine Velez

Are you feeling hopeless and having difficulty connecting to or finding faith in the midst of all our individual and collective trauma and loss? Where do we find hope and faith when it is in short supply, typically when it is needed most, like today? In this episode we explore how to reconnect to ourselves and one another and how to create and witness not only hope, but faith as well. We have the power and ability right now and I encourage you to listen to the entire episode. It is simple, not easy, but simple, as are so many things in this life. As always, you can reach me at katherienkempvelez.com.  

Do you ever feel someone is taking advantage of you and, worse, you are letting them?  Do you say yes, but then feel resentment followed by guilt? Would you like to feel more comfortable in saying no and speaking your feelings? In this episode, we start by looking at what I have always thought is one of the best books about boundaries; The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein and outline six necessary steps in learning how to set healthy boundaries in your relationships.       

If you are feeling you could use more energy or are struggling with chronic illness or addiction to sugar or even considering some kind of dietary change, this episode is worth a listen. This week in Try, Try Again with Katherine Velez I talk with Carissa Vukovich, a Registered Nurse and Community Ambassador for UC Davis Integrative Health about the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle as well as her own battle with chronic illness and relationship with food. 

Trust is a cornerstone of relationship so how do we rebuild trust after someone has hurt us deeply or betrayed us? Can we let go of the pain or should we let go of the person? In this episode of Try, Try Again with Katherine Velez we talk about honesty, forgiveness, and developing new ways of communicating leading to restored trust and perhaps an improved relationship.         

Join me in listening to yoga teacher and consultant Sydney Strohn as she honestly and lovingly discusses regulating ourselves and recovery. Many of us are in recovery from addiction, but also we may be recovering from losses so great we feel we cannot bear them or feeling we are not good enough. Maybe we are recovering from pain someone else has caused us or perhaps we have never been loved well and never learned to love ourselves. We all, at some point, are in recovery of a kind and Sydney shares her roadmap to lead us to tolerating the pain of life and turning toward loving ourselves and others.    

In this interview, Yogi Cheryl Nielsen shares her expertise and passion for yoga. She is a private consultant and has practiced and taught yoga for more than 40 years here in the states and worldwide. Learn one simple technique for helping you regulate and calm and find out why yoga is so effective for increasing focus, decreasing anxiety, and many other physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits.   

There continues to be much stress and uncertainty even after six months of Covid entering our lives and our lexicon. We are still in collective trauma and, for many, individual pain, depression, and or anxiety. In this episode I offer steps that have worked for me and others to find empowerment where we can and "letting go and letting God" where we can't.   

Yes, we all get angry or scared or upset and we've probably all experienced someone saying to us, "Just calm down." Has that ever worked? This episode we'll review why it's difficult to calm down and why it's important to know how to calm yourself as well as eight steps to a calmer, more collected you.   

Wherever we find ourselves right now, physically, emotionally and spiritually, is due to decisions we’ve made as well as potentially years of programed belief systems, maybe trauma, decisions others made that effected us or brain health issues, but also a lifetime’s worth of habits. Good habits that were not kept up or bad habits that were adopted. Self care and habits are closely connected. In the first part of several to follow addressing self care, we'll talk about six basic self care necessities.    

How do you know when it might be time to seek out a therapist? This episode is an introduction to Katherine and a chance to examine possible obstacles keeping you from getting the help you might need. Explore the seven suggestions you might want to consider before seeing a therapist. Direct any questions, comments or suggested future topics to my website, katherinekempvelez.com.