Creating Light with Kelsey
Welcome to Creating Light with Kelsey where she is on a mission to teach you how to integrate your darkness and liberate your soul. With society, western psychology, AND new age spirituality continuously enforcing band-aid remedies, dependencies on one-off healings, distractive coping mechanisms, and spiritually bypassing; there is a huge gap between "doing the work" and embodying integrative healing. Kelsey is here to shake sh*t up. She brings light to the fact that the true liberation you seek is through facing, feeling, and gaining a relationship with your darkness. So, if you are at a point in the journey where you want to learn how to dive into the depths of your soul and back, or you feel a calling to explore deeper integrative healing, this podcast is for YOU!
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71. Remember Who You Are
04/17/2025
71. Remember Who You Are
Remember who you are... what a concept, right? I had a healer tell me this over a year ago, to which my ego quickly responded to that statement with, "Pretty sure I remember who the fuck I am, but thank you." LOL... On this episode, I share how that statement now makes sense, and that I did in fact forget who I was. Because 2022 was a massive year of spiritual lessons where I stepped off the path of alignment in various ways, one of the ways being that I took down my story on the podcast, and these last couple years I've been coming back into alignment. (interesting that it took twice as long to get back on the path but I guess that's karma for ya) It's been through revisiting the path back home to myself in this way, that I am remembering all over again. Key Takeaways: We can never truly know who we are if we do not have a relationship with our darkness Our shadows (that we cannot get rid of) are equally us It's within the shadows our true essence and power lies Our wholeness never left Try a somatic activated healing class for free, Instagram: YouTube:
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70. Grief, Domestic Violence, & Breaking Cycles with Bri Deemer
04/10/2025
70. Grief, Domestic Violence, & Breaking Cycles with Bri Deemer
On this guest episode, I am pleased to welcome, Bri Deemer!! Bri is on a mission of opening up heart chakras through somatic experiences. She is a retreat leader and somatic coach based out of Hawaii with 18 years of body work and reiki behind her (which is nothing short of powerful, calm, and clear). Bri has gone through a lot of change, grief, and triumphs in her 37 years of life, which has allowed her to have a depth many don't experience until their 50s. Her presence and embodiment is regularly put to practice through being a mother, free diver, and avid somatic experience seeker. Bri loves bringing this depth to you through her work, and she invites you to experience a transformation of stepping into your shameless power while having fun! Key Takeaways: So much of healing is within the integration process Grief is meant to be shared Duality of grief and love Stop trying to fix the moment by wanting to make people "feel better" when they're grieving, just let them grieve The importance of respecting people's threshold of discomfort When people are the abuser or the victim, both are having an internal war over self-worth People can become abusers when they aren't given the tools to process trauma Grief must be felt to break cycles When we are healing, we are witnessing our wounds, which allows us to transmute and release Check out all of Bri's offerings on her website!! Connect with Bri on instagram! Watch this episode on
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69. Maintaining Liberation After Leaving Trauma Bonds
04/03/2025
69. Maintaining Liberation After Leaving Trauma Bonds
My Story pt6. Just because we leave a traumatic relationship, situation, or toxic cycle doesn't mean we then have the capacity to remain free from it. On this episode, I share what my life was like after I had left the trauma bonded relationship (the first time). That by leaving, it then created the space for my supressed pain to finally be felt so I could get free from internal suffering... but, I didn't actually have the capacity to be with that discomfort and feel it. This was the period of my life where I was in full swing of operating off my shadows. Doing anything I could to distract myself from my pain, and as a result, it lead me right back to what I had left. Key Takeaways: Gaining a relationship with your darkness, your internal world, is a direct link to you being able to maintain freedom from internal suffering. People show you who they are early, and you need to believe them. When your story is messy, let it be what it is. Let it be messy. If you're unable to be with discomfort, the likelihood of you choosing dynamics that perpetuates past trauma is very high. How you show up in daily life is a mirror to how you relate to your darkness. Distraction, escapism, avoiding, and numbing are protective mechanisms from feeling emotional pain. Your shadows are not innately bad. Try a somatic activated healing class for free, Instagram: YouTube:
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68. Reconnecting To My Darkness
03/27/2025
68. Reconnecting To My Darkness
On this episode, I discuss how I have been reconnecting to my darkness. That by re-sharing my story on the podcast it has re-surfaced shadow aspects of self that I didn't realized I had abandoned. They are being seen again and it's been challenging. Trust has been broken, fear is present, vulnerability is at the forefront, and my shadows have a lot to say. Deciding to no longer hide is no fucking joke. Even though this has been challenging, it has also been liberating. I am remembering at a deeper level (as the spiral goes) that my wisdom lies within my darkness. That is where the medicine resides, and as the relationship with my darkness strengthens again, so does the relationship with my liberation. Key Takeaways: There is nothing wrong with you True love and light is here as a result of the embodiment of your darkness Being in tune with your shadow is being in tune with your authenticity How you do one thing is how you do everything If you shove down and reject your darkness, it will come up and affect how you live your daily life When you're in relationship with your darkness, as a byproduct, you're also in relationship with liberation Try a somatic activated healing class for free, Instagram: YouTube:
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67. Flowing with Chaos
03/20/2025
67. Flowing with Chaos
Chaos is an inevitable part of life of being human. It is a guaranteed visitor at least twice a year during the spring and fall eclipse seasons. Since this is something that cannot be stopped, how can we then flow WITH chaos instead of resisting it (and hurting ourselves in the process)? On this episode, I share how chaos has been visiting me lately, how it is mirroring a previous chaotic time from 4 years ago, and how this time I was able to flow with it better. Spoiler alert, it involved feeling my feelings. Key Takeaways: Being on the healing journey doesn't mean you're immune to chaos Being connected to your body helps with navigating chaos in a way that serves everyone's highest good instead of perpetuating harm Chaos is here to redirect you and show you where disharmony exists Darkness from your internal world is not innately bad Try a somatic activated healing class for free, Instagram: YouTube:
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66. The Paradox of Grief, Hope, and Love with Alexa Rising
03/13/2025
66. The Paradox of Grief, Hope, and Love with Alexa Rising
On this guest episode we have the lovely Alexa Rising! Alexa is a spirited woman, who is stepping into a chapter of educating herself and community about ways to heal and find safety through movement, dance, and mindfulness. Recently certified as a Dharma Life and Soul Purpose Coach and Somatic Activated Healing Teacher, Alexa is learning to navigate the present through a lens of changing the course of her life by stepping away from her career as a teacher, and working to shift her life mindset through pursuing a more aware lifestyle. During the past few years, Alexa has worked closely with those that are experiencing the grief of the death of loved ones. She herself is walking alongside her mohter, who is presently experiencing cancer, and processing how that has impacted their relationship as mother and daughter. Alexa is wanting to spread an understanding about how grief is a beautifully painful part of life that is not being talked about enough or being demonstrated on how to process it; when major life altering events occur to ourselves, loved ones, and collectively to all beings around the world. Alexa is also wanting to advocate that hope is possible even in the midst of grief. Key Takeaways: Grief doesn't have to be scary How grief brings in more honesty and presence in life Caring for a mother in the midst of cancer Being carried by unconditional love and hope through grief How somatic work helps us be able to be with grief instead of avoid, numb, escape, or disassociate Alchemizing the medicine of grief and death Check out Alexa Rising's offerings on her website!! Ways to connect with Alexa: Instagram: YouTube:
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65. The Healing Power of Dreamwork
03/06/2025
65. The Healing Power of Dreamwork
On this episode, I give an introduction of what dreamwork is and how working with your dreams is a powerful tool for healing! Dreams do mean something and they are incredibly valuable in that they provide a direct pathway to our unconscious mind. As we continue to learn ways to connect to the self beyond conscious awareness is how healing gets to integrate, which means lasting change gets to take place. As Carl Jung beautifully put, "Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate." Key takeaways: Dreams can assist in healing trauma How to use art to further process dreams Dreams helps us gain a relationship with our unconscious mind, shadows, and darkness https://creatinglight.co Try a somatic activated healing class for free, Instagram: YouTube:
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64. Quick Somatic Tools To Reconnect To The Body pt3
02/27/2025
64. Quick Somatic Tools To Reconnect To The Body pt3
On this short episode, I give you 3 somatic tools that you can practice at home! These somatic tools can be used individually, or be practices all together in a sequence, and will help you reconnect to the body. Use these tools when you feel overwhelmed, experiencing an intense feeling, lost in ruminating thoughts, feeling stuck, and of course, when you're feeling disconnected from your body or reality. If you find yourself curious about somatic movement after this episode and wanting to explore it more, you can try 2 somatic classes for free, New to somatic movement and interested in learning how to connect to the body? Sign up for the to know when the course, Somatic Movement 101, launches. Instagram: YouTube:
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63. Relationships and Sexuality as a Teenager
02/20/2025
63. Relationships and Sexuality as a Teenager
We're getting comfy cozy in this episode as I speak on the topic of relationships and sexuality as a teenager while I'm recording this in my teenage-hood bedroom. Visiting my parents couldn't be more timely in the (pre-planned) episodes that happened to then be recorded at this time... For today, I continue to dive in on why it's so important for us as adults, to talk to our children about sex and sexuality. Why we need to take the responsibility of teaching them what is healthy and unhealthy when it comes to romantically relating to others. Key Takeaways: How somatic work aids in healthy sexuality Learning the language of your body transfers into cultivating healthy relationships What can happen when we remain ignorant to sex and sexuality There is no sheltering the children from not being exposed to sex and sexuality, how we protect the children is through education Try a somatic activated healing class for free, Instagram: YouTube:
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62. Unpacking the programming of Anxiety, Burnout, People Pleasing, & Perfectionism with Kathleen Hayes
02/13/2025
62. Unpacking the programming of Anxiety, Burnout, People Pleasing, & Perfectionism with Kathleen Hayes
In this episode, we have another guest, Kathleen Hayes!! Kathleen is an artist, a somatic coach & spiritual mentor, and a lifelong seeker of magic. Her journey led her from film school, to recreational therapy for children on the autism spectrum, to yoga teaching, to a master's in industrial & organizational psychology, and eventually, to coaching. After her lifelong anxiety and depression manifested as chronic pain, illness, and burnout, Kathleen quit her "dream" job (the safest one anyway), and dove into the world of somatic healing and spirituality, eventually becoming certified in Somatic Activated Healing. Her business, Embody You, is the culmination of this work, and her offering to all the sensitive kids who have forgotten their power. In this episode, we dive into all things somatic when it comes to being with anxiety, burnout, people pleasing, and perfectionism! Key Takeaways: How to start unpacking the programming Importance of grounding down somatic work Doing somatic work to expand your capacity to be with discomfort vs to make an uncomfortable feeling go away Unlearning who capitalism taught you to be to rediscover your authentic self Taking accountability for your healing Kathleen's prayer to you: May this work bring you closer to yourself, to the earth, and to the magic of all things. May you remember you own magic and wield it for a kinder world. May your healing ripple out to your communities and plant seeds in every heart you touch so that all being may be happy, healthy, and free. Apply for 1:1 mentorship with Kathleen, Get the Unbecoming Workbook, Join the Unbecoming Community The community will reopen for its second round in the Spring of 2025 :) Instagram: Threads: TikTok:
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61. What it takes to become an Art Therapist
02/06/2025
61. What it takes to become an Art Therapist
On this episode, I share what it takes logistically to become an Art Therapist! How much schooling you have to go through, a few things to expect while you're in school, and what the process is like after school to become fully credentialed and practice independently. Becoming an Art Therapist is quite the process, but if you feel called to be with people in their darkness through creative means, be in the mental health field in a way that is beyond just talk therapy, this avenue of a helping profession very well could be for you!! If this topic is of interest to you, there are also multiple episodes speaking to what Art Therapy is, you can listen by clicking the links below. This episode is different than Episode 2 Key Takeaways: Art Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors are different The credentialing process for Art Therapy Art Therapists can also be Licensed Mental Health Counselors (but a counselor cannot just be or call themselves an Art Therapist or say they use Art Therapy) Art Therapists were not trained through the colonized lens of pathology Bits of information of what Art Therapy is Try a somatic activated healing class for free, Instagram: YouTube:
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60. Avoiding My Trauma Turned Into Depression
01/30/2025
60. Avoiding My Trauma Turned Into Depression
This is such an important episode that provides various layers to the subject. Listen with curiosity at the forefront and still consult with any medical professionals you see fit if you are also questioning your own sensations of depression. But, it is no coincidence, that I never had experienced a severe episode of depression until I became aware of the trauma I had endured. That once I became aware, it was evident that it was too much for my mind and body to handle when I did not have healthy tools to be with (heal from) the trauma. So, to what this episode speaks to, of course I became depressed. As humans, our inner and outer world is interdependent of one another. Allow this episode to continue helping you look at the wholeness, the entirety of the human experience. Key Takeaways: Is it depression or is it trauma? Is it depression or is it colonization, capitalism, and the patriarchy? Colonization creating the mental health field Looking beyond symptoms Symptoms are not the problem Healing from the root Try a somatic activated healing class for free, Instagram: YouTube:
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59. Quick Somatic Tools to Reconnect to the Body pt2
01/23/2025
59. Quick Somatic Tools to Reconnect to the Body pt2
On this short episode, I give you 3 somatic tools that you can practice at home! These somatic tools can be used individually, or be practiced all together in a sequence, and will help you reconnect to the body. Use these tools when you feel overwhelmed, experiencing an intense feeling, lost in ruminating thoughts, feeling stuck, and of course, when you're feeling disconnected from your body or reality. If you find yourself curious about somatic movement after this episode and wanting to explore it more, you can try 2 somatic classes for free, New to somatic movement and interested in learning how to connect to the body? Sign up for the to know when the course, Somatic Movement 101, launches. Instagram: YouTube:
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58. Overcoming Avoidance
01/16/2025
58. Overcoming Avoidance
In this episode, I talk about the process of overcoming avoidance. How it often can be a complex issue of it being something that we ultimately do not want to do and may have the conscious awareness of how it does not serve us, but can struggle to break out of using avoidance as a coping mechanism. I share how for me, I was becoming overwhelmed with past traumatic memories along with needing to face the fact that I just left a trauma bonded relaitonship, but it was all too much, I did not have the proper tools, and what my body knew to get through my days, was to avoid. It was a process of slowly but surely learning how to chip away at the avoidance tendencies to choose to be with discomfort instead of suppress. Through this process, the biggest revelation I had was that happiness, being at peace with myself, took work. Tips to overcome avoidance: Start small Keep promises to yourself Quick somatic tools Curious compassion when wanting to avoid Let this be a trial and error and process Ask yourself, "What's the alternative?" Looking at avoidance through the lens of self-love Quick somatic tools episodes: Try a somatic class for free, New to somatic movement and interested in learning how to connect to the body? Sign up for the to know when the course, Somatic Movement 101, launches. Instagram: YouTube:
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57. Art, Hypnosis, and Dreams for Shadow Work Healing with Haley aka The Hypno Fairy
01/09/2025
57. Art, Hypnosis, and Dreams for Shadow Work Healing with Haley aka The Hypno Fairy
On this episode, we have a guest, Haley Easton aka The Hypno Fairy!! Haley is an artist, certified hypnotherapist, and life coach helping people to alchemize the shadow through dreams and creativity. She shares with us how she came into this type of healing work, her lifetime love of art and dreams, and how that fueled the inspiration to create her own method, which is, Active Theta Healing! Enjoy this informative episode of different ways to experience shadow work healing through the unconscious mind. Key Takeaways: What is Active Theta Healing? What is the difference between clinical hypnotherapy and hypnosis through a spiritual lens? Trance and theta states through hypnosis. Importance of using art for creative expression. What is the shadow? Connecting with our dreams to heal. Building a relationship with our shadow through dreamwork and creating art. Connect with Haley on IG to see all her offerings!
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56. Getting Into A Trauma Bond
01/02/2025
56. Getting Into A Trauma Bond
My Story pt5. This episode is incredibly full with beautiful insights and vulnerability. Trauma bonds are something that I believe most people experience at least once in their life. It often has lasting affects. Pending on the severity of the relationship dynamic, it can take years to break free, let alone heal from, and for some people, they never break the cycle. In this episode, I reveal the part of my sotry that I have yet to share with the public. I talk about the trauma bond I was in. I discuss how it started, how I stayed, and what I know now because of that relationship. Key Takeaways: What is a trauma bond? Can you ever know that you're entering a trauma bond before you're completely attached? How past trauma programs primes us to enter trauma bonds in our adult relationships. The importance of understanding how to connect to the body and learn the language of your body to help prevent yourself from getting into future trauma bonds. What is idiot compassion? Try a somatic activated healing class for free, New to somatic movement and interested in learning how to connect to the body? Sign up for the to know when the course, Somatic Movement 101, launches!! Instagram: YouTube:
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55. The Healing Journey Begins
12/26/2024
55. The Healing Journey Begins
My Story Part 4. I share how the healing journey {truly} began for me. This is a beautiful position to be in where my journey has been documented. That I get to share this with you all. That you get to see how messy it can all be, how lost one can feel within their darkness, but you also get to see the impermanence of it. That liberation is possible. So, thank you for being here. Thank you for witnessing various parts of my journey, and I hope that you are reminded that you are not alone. Enjoy another blast from the past yet also inception episode. Today it is 2024, but you will be listening to me from 2021 when I was reflecting on the me from 2017... wild. Special Moments: I share the first pieces of poetry I ever wrote when processing my sexual trauma. I share the first art pieces I ever created when expressing how I was feeling with having experienced sexual trauma. Try a somatic class for free, New to somatic movement but interested in learning how to connect to the body? Sign up for the to know when the course, Somatic Movement 101, launches!! Instagram: YouTube:
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54. Quick Somatic Tools To Reconnect To The Body
12/21/2024
54. Quick Somatic Tools To Reconnect To The Body
On this short episode, I give you 3 somatic tools that you can practice at home! These somatic tools can be used individually, or be practiced all together in a sequence, and will help you reconnect to the body. Use these tools when you feel overwhelmed, experiencing an intense feeling, when you feel stuck, and of course, when you're feeling disconnected from your body or reality. If you find yourself loving somatic movement after this episode and wanting to explore it more, you can try 2 somatic classes for free, New to somatic movement and interested in learning how to connect to the body? Sign up for the to know when the course, Somatic Movement 101, launches!! Instagram: YouTube:
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53. Living Through the Lens of Trauma and Projection
12/12/2024
53. Living Through the Lens of Trauma and Projection
My Story pt3. Welcome back for the continuation of telling my story. This is part 3 and all that I had recorded from 2021 in regards to revealing the trauma history, the impacts it had on the psyche, and how it also exists within the collective. This episode really shines a light on the ways childhood trauma turns into the programming we will opperate off of as an adult, BUT it also shines a light on how that programming can be deconstructed and we can discover/rediscover how to live a life based off of our true essence. There is a lot of information to digest within this episode, so you happen to feel triggered or notice something stirring up within, please practice the self-care and embodiment tools I shared in Episode 51: My Story pt2. Key Takeaways: It's uncomfortable sharing this because it's not meant to be comfortable Shedding light onto the dark is not a pleasant process The f**kery of alcohol, sex, and consent Religious programming of shame and damnation around sex and sexuality Just because you've experienced trauma doesn't mean you're going to have a sh**ty life Trauma doesn't have to have permanent control over your life New to somatic movement but interested in learning how to connect to the body? Sign up for the to know when the course Somatic Movement 101 launches. Try a somatic activated healing class for free, Instagram: YouTube:
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52. Leadership, Clairvoyance, and Spiritual Protection (akashic record reading w/ Bree)
12/05/2024
52. Leadership, Clairvoyance, and Spiritual Protection (akashic record reading w/ Bree)
In this episode, I share the recording of my akashic record reading! This is the third reading I have received from my friend Bree. I get a reading from her about once a year and they provide so much value. It gives guidance on what a focal point would be for my growth at this time. But why I feel called to share them on a podcast episode each year is because I know the tools given and the struggles shared are things others can relate to. Especially this one!! If leadership, clairvoyance, and spiritual protection have been themes for you recently, this is also for you. If you'd like to book your own askashic record reading with Bree, email her at: Previous readings: Key Takeaways: Allowing yourself to be seen Importance of embodying your spiritual gifts to lead the way for others Ways to protect yourself as you open the third eye How you do one thing is how you do everything Necessity of celebrating the small wins Try a somatic activated healing class for free, Book a session, 1:1 client Instagram: YouTube:
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51. Illusionary Stories Trauma Can Implant Into The Psyche
11/28/2024
51. Illusionary Stories Trauma Can Implant Into The Psyche
My Story pt2. This topic is a tough one. As I face my darkness again, I am reminded how this trauma is not unique. The effects of it is something that is still very much alive in today's world. In this episode, I talk about the suppression of the feminine voice. How this wound has been imbedded into the psyche and how it can show up as a limiting belief, yet, this belief runs much deeper than the mind. It is a wound inflicted by trauma that has planted a seed of illusion into the body, heart, and soul. Then if this implanted seed within the wound happens to be left unattended, it ends up growing to rule the way one can perceive themself, others, and the world, contributing to the perpetuation of suffering. My story pt2 breaks down this concept further. By re-releasing my story I am coming back into the understanding that this is bigger than me. To offer my heart in such a raw vulnerable way, to be witnessed, to be bear. I am embodying a type of courage that I had lost touch with, but as the law of impermanence goes... it has visited me again. And to that I say, "Hello, old friend. Thank you for being here." Key Takeaways: Illusionary Stories vs Limiting Beliefs The story most likely didn't start with you Healing comes from feeling the pain connected to the story The mental, emotional, and spiritual imprints trauma leaves, is not permanent Repair is possible Embodiment tools are given at the beginning and end of this episode to help you move through stagnant energy and feeling heavy! Try a somatic class for free, Book a session, 1:1 client Instagram: YouTube:
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50. Let's Stop Telling Children: "If they're mean to you, it means they like you."
11/21/2024
50. Let's Stop Telling Children: "If they're mean to you, it means they like you."
In this episode, I provide more space to unpack a couple potent points I made last week. Language is incredibly important in how it shapes the way we view ourselves and the world, and whether or not we'd like to admit it, certain sayings do get embedded into our psyche. I wanted to take a moment to shine a light on 2 seemingly innocent phrases adults often say to children that can be detrimental to overall well being if a child does adopt that as truth within their unconscious mind. I also discuss my current experiencing as I make my story public again. How I am remaining curious as familiar feelings of the past continue to visit me. Key Takeaways: Neutrality is different than numbness. Recognizing when a feeling is still attached to a story. Is telling your story filling a void or fulfilling a purpose? Desensitizing children to 'meanness' can program them to be okay with abuse. Calling out mean behavior helps children set boundaries and speak their truth. Try a somatic class for free, 1:1 client Instagram: YouTube:
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49. Why We Need to Educate Children on Sex and Sexuality
11/14/2024
49. Why We Need to Educate Children on Sex and Sexuality
My Story pt1. I feel so fucking uncomfortable re-releasing these episodes from 2021. The stories are LOUD. Any excuse, any reason, to put this off. To not have this be seen. This is a new layer of unearthing. It doesn't feel like it did when I was first facing my darkness. Hell, it doesn't even feel like it did when I first publicly told my story in 2020 (which was in a room full of around 150 people... ballsy is what that was). This is different. Parts of me are still pissed that this is the life my soul chose. That pain so unfathomable is an experience each human signs up for. But I also understand why darkness exists and wouldn't change is. At this point in time, I can say that I do feel free in many ways from this, yet this rage is awakening inside me now that I'm re-releasing my story. A rage that has matured. That has gone through the layers of the soul and does not feel attached to this trauma anymore... Maybe that's what feels different and why the stories and fear have tried to come in to contain the rage. The rage that is now unearthed. Unhinged. Not attached. A rage that is free from the trauma. Free to be seen in a new light because it has been supported through years of healing. So, here we are, out of hiding. Being seen. And so it begins again... Try a somatic class for free, 1:1 client IG: YouTube:
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48. I've Been Hiding
11/07/2024
48. I've Been Hiding
In this episode, I am coming out of hiding. I've realized I stepped out of integrity when it came to my original intention of creating this podcast and even the purpose of me being a guide for others. A part of my soul's mission is to share my experiences, to lead by example, and to then teach others what I've learned with healing. Around two years ago though, I took down all my episodes where I shared my story. Eventually, I stopped talking about it all together. Which means, I really stopped sharing my lessons. Shame came back to play and had me in a choke hold. I started to hide away. But as I've worked with this new layer of shame, here I am again, coming out of hiding. Allowing myself to be seen, with a story to tell. Thank you for witnessing me. The healing journey continues. May we all walk each other home. Key Takeaways: Sharing your story doesn't necessarily mean that you're stuck in the story. It doesn't matter how long you've been on the healing path, you're still going to get served hard hitting lessons, you're still going to make mistakes, and that is okay. When we don't face our shadows/darkness, it will then rule present moment behavior. There is nothing shameful about what you have survived. Try a somatic class for free, 1:1 client IG: YouTube:
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47. What is Art Therapy? {a blast from the past}
08/05/2024
47. What is Art Therapy? {a blast from the past}
This is an incredibly special moment because it is the re-release of my very first podcast episode!! I started this show back in 2021 on a mission to share my story and show the world that "even in the midst of pain, I had found purpose." How I could "create light while feeling the darkness." But in 2022, I decided to take all the episodes down. I could feel a massive internal shift happening that needed the space to evolve. I started the show back up at the end of 2022, but as I was telling my story I decided to take those episodes down again. After all this space, and life being completely different, I am feeling called to re-release some original episodes as I am stepping back into the world of Art Therapy along with continuing to retell my story. A big part of how I deliever my purpose work is in being a living testimony. I lead by example. I share my journey, how I've shown up, what I practice, how life has changed, and how it has now become what I teach. This is my medicine. So, enjoy this first episode as I briefly break down what Art Therapy is! If you're interested in working with me check out my website, Website is still under construction, but you'll still be able to get in contact with me :) Instagram: YouTube:
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46. The Art Of Being Lost
07/29/2024
46. The Art Of Being Lost
The art of being lost can be seen as a form of an ego death. I see it as a phase of life that visits us after our ego has already "died" because we are then completely in the unknown. We are lost. Then the journey of this phase is about shifting into a new level of soul embodiment. In this episode, I read a section from the book Soulcraft, which breaks down this lovely art form. I also share how I am just getting out of a phase of being lost that lasted for over a year when I was called to let go of the Art Therapist identity. Then after all the plot twists within that year I have recently landed back into the field of therapy but yet in a completely different, more expansive and whole way, with new identifiers thrown into the mix, which is what my soul was asking of me to discover. And I never would have discovered that if I didn't have the courage to be lost. "The shift from being lost to being found (in a new, unpredictable way) is a gradual and indirect one. The way to encourage that shift is to first accept that you don't know how to get to the place you want to be and then opening fully to the place you are until the old goals fall away and you discover more soulful goals emerging. Then you are no longer lost, but you have benefited immensely from having been so." Instagram: YouTube:
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45. Maintaining The Change YOU Asked For
06/25/2024
45. Maintaining The Change YOU Asked For
What happens when you've arrived at this reality that took years to create for yourself? It may seem like a simple concept. Like, of course after reaching a new state of existing it's going to require a reevaluation of what needs to be done in order to maintain this. But also, you're in a place you've never been in before, so you don't actually know what to do yet. In the spirituality realm, it is often taught how you need to show up to become this future version of self. That the work you need to put in now is to act is if you are already that future self in order to collapse time. The thing is though, that work will always be future based. In this episode, I share how everything that I had been doing on this healing journey for years was for future me, and although, I was learning how to accept the present moment, I was still working my ass off to no longer be in the present moment. Because what was in those moments was not the life I wanted to continue living. But now... I want to be in the present moment. Which has never happened before. I want to be in the now, so everything has to shift in the way I show up. At this phase I am no longer striving to embody a future Kelsey. I am wanting to maintain this version of self, this outer reality, that I devoted my life to in creating. Because I no longer need to be in a constant state of showing up to save myself and transmute trauma, that phase has been completed. So, how do I show up to maintain this level of liberation and let change be on its natural course? Try a somatic class for FREE by signing up for my . Get the somatic class replays . There's a monthly subcription option or lifetime access. Build the foundation for your soul liberation. Integrate your darkness and liberate your soul. Instagram:
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44. Feeling Anger Allowed me to be Open to Miracles
04/16/2024
44. Feeling Anger Allowed me to be Open to Miracles
Exciting news!! You know how last episode we dove deep into the importance of feeling anger and accepting what is?? Well... my world has completely shifted after I allowed myself to embody those two aspects again as this chapter of life was trying to come to a close. It's aways so funny to me how quickly things get to change when we remember the simplicity of feeling our feelings and being grateful for the present moment. I obviously still have my phases when I struggle with such things, especially if I'm in a particularly tough lesson that my human self is trying to rush through to just be done with it already, but that will only prolong the lesson. Tune in to hear how feeling anger allowed me to be open to miracles! Key takeaways: Feeling anger creates space for your dreams to land Taking accountability and responsibility materializes your dreams in the now "You cannot pray for a miracle if you are not open for change" - Victoria Washington The sister to change is grief Move through energetic blocks, surrender to the unknown, and JUMP! Try a somatic class for IG: YouTube:
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43. Accepting what is & Allowing yourself to be Angry
03/27/2024
43. Accepting what is & Allowing yourself to be Angry
On this episode, I share how anger and acceptance go hand in hand with healing. That once we allow ourselves to feel angry, we create space to embody acceptance about a situation; once we accept a situation without trying to control its natural cycle, we create space to allow anger to flow through. We cannot have one without the other. I share how I have been suppressing anger to the point that it has mirrored stagnation in my exterior world with the struggles I’ve been experiencing in finding a place to move. Life is a wild ride, and as we continue to allow ourselves to be with and feel it all, we continue to set ourselves free. Key takeaways: All emotions have a positive intent. Importance of NOT bypassing anger. Anger is here to show us where a violation has taken place, a boundary is being crossed, where something is not right, and where we need to take a stand or speak up. There’s no space for gratitude and acceptance if you have significant amounts of suppressed rage. Landing back into acceptance through dance. Everything that your soul desires is already here it’s just about have you decided that you’re done with where you’re at right now? Try Somatic Activated Healing for FREE!! Come to the once a week free class and snag a free recording of class, Move through energetic blacks, surrender to the unknown, and JUMP! Apply for 1:1 healing and mentorship, IG:
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42. Transmutation vs Compassion
03/21/2024
42. Transmutation vs Compassion
I experienced a whole ass breakthrough in the midst of recording this episode. I had been feeling lost and confused for a while, but did not quite understand the extent of it. I was doing my best to trust the process. Then a few weeks ago multiple healers that I had crossed paths with were telling me, "Remember who you are." That statement definitely triggered me! My immediate thought was, "Uhhh pretty sure I remember who tf I am..." But obviously, there were some things I needed to remember and it hit me right before I pressed record for this episode! Which I dive into the revelation. Key Takeaways: Questioning the usage of transmutation Coming back into compassion Unconditionally loving all parts of self We are already whole Checking our desire to 'fix' (transmute) shadows Come try Somatic Activated Healing for free! I do a free live virtual class once a week for the people on my email list, and you'll get one freebie recording. : Move through energetic blocks, surrender to the unknown, and JUMP! Desiring more intimiate guidance on your healing journey? Apply for 1:1 healing and mentorship, Instagram: YouTube:
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