by Kayla Walters | Jun 12, 2023 | Wellness and Balance, Book Therapy, Cancer Experience
When I was recovering from cancer treatments I developed panic attacks. The first one I had was in the hospital after my surgery. My heart was racing and I couldn’t catch my breath, but I knew what was happening. I buzzed for a nurse and she gently chatted with me as... 
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... 
by janinecutting | Jul 4, 2022 | Cancer Experience
One of the world’s colorectal cancer heroes died earlier this week. Dame Deborah James, aka Bowel Babe, was a cancer advocate, author, podcaster, and journalist among other things. She was diagnosed 6 years ago in 2016 with stage 4 metastatic bowel cancer and... 
by janinecutting | Jun 13, 2022 | Cancer Experience
This morning, I finished the first strength workout I have done in over 3 years. I got up at 5:15, got my gear on, and tuned into Whelan’s Wellness. I am not going to lie, I cried a little at the end, and I cheered a little, too. Up until now, I did not have...