Do You Set Boundaries Or Barriers? Here’s Why The Difference Matters

Do You Set Boundaries Or Barriers? Here’s Why The Difference Matters

Early in my marriage, I found myself losing sight of my needs and trying to please my husband. My inability to set boundaries was a result of my lack of core values, low self-esteem, and fear of abandonment. This set the stage for a personal and marital crisis as I was no longer living my life for me. My priority became his happiness over my own.

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Between Beginners Mind and The Ego

Between Beginners Mind and The Ego

A client of mine recently asked me about the concept of beginner’s mind. As much as I hate to admit this, beginners mind is not something I have given much thought to, let alone applied its principles and practices to my life. After consulting with my good friend...

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FEATURED! Wise Women Podcast

FEATURED! Wise Women Podcast

In this episode of the Wise Women Podcast, I sit down with Alisha to talk about trauma healing and the tools I use with my clients in my practice as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. Alisha is the lovely woman behind her brand, Yoke and Abundance, and it was an...

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FEATURED! The Corner on Character

FEATURED! The Corner on Character

"A beautiful complement to The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk, one that I'm actually listening to on Audible, [Moving Beyond Trauma] coaches us through our anxieties and concerns using stories and assessments to help us know not only who we are and what...

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FEATURED! The Three Tomatoes Happy Hour Podcast

FEATURED! The Three Tomatoes Happy Hour Podcast

Whether or not we realize it, we are all experiencing trauma in 2020 and Ilene Smith, our podcast guest today shares methods we can employ now to reduce the effects of trauma from settling in our bodies in the future. Listen in to this timely conversation with SF...

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FEATURED! The Writing Cooperative: Life as an Author

FEATURED! The Writing Cooperative: Life as an Author

Here's my featured article post on The Writing Cooperative. Write Now provides a glimpse into how different people write for a living. Today's edition features Ilene Smith, author of Moving Beyond Trauma: The Roadmap to Healing from Your Past and Living with Ease and...

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IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT

Trauma impacts you beyond your brain. It gets trapped in your body and you must learn to let it free. In my eBook, I define trauma and share the importance of bringing your body into the healing process through Somatic Experiencing (SE).