by Kayla Walters | Jun 2, 2023 | Mental Health, Cancer Experience, Trauma Series
We are all using the word “trauma” a lot these days, so I thought that before I start my blog series on trauma treatment, I would define it and introduce my own experience, both as a trauma therapist and as a human being. Throughout our lives, difficult or threatening...
by Kayla Walters | May 10, 2023 | Mental Health, Cancer Experience
Valid client question👇 Isn’t sitting with my emotions kind of like wallowing? Won’t I feel worse? We have learned to distract ourselves from difficult emotions so that we don’t have to feel them. We make the mistake of assuming that feeling nothing is better than...
by Kayla Walters | Jan 25, 2023 | Mental Health, Cancer Experience, Wellness and Balance
In my work with clients I am aware of the need to see the whole person. Our society encourages us to be very cognitive about our emotions. The body is generally seen as a vessel we try to sculpt or maintain, and we walk about like floating heads completely oblivious...