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Emotions are an essential part of our everyday lives, but not everyone has the tools to navigate them effectively. This is where Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) comes into play! In this episode, Jessica Schroeder shares her personal experience with EFT and how it changed her perspective on human existence.   Join us as we discuss the impact of childhood relationships on adult attachment sty...

Dr.  Kellie Rice provides valuable insights into the topic of codependency, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness, setting boundaries, seeking therapy, and finding one's true identity in healing from codependent relationships. She also touches on the impact of scarcity mindset, the importance of valuing time and being specific about preferences in dating, and the role of codependency a...

Rachel Harrison, LCPC, NCC shares her personal experience with trauma and how it led her to become a trauma specialist. She believes that trauma is often the root of many mental health symptoms and that everyone has experienced trauma to some degree. Simply having insight into the trauma does not necessarily stop the behavior or distress. EMDR therapy works by taking the distress away and decreasi...

As a follow-up to episode 05 with Scarlett Mulligan, this episode continues with the topic of attachment. In the previous episode, Scarlett mentioned that we can form attachment styles as children, which can in turn affect our lives as adults. Kasey and Kelsey had a lot of thoughts about this, including how Scarlett was able to take the trauma she had experienced and turn it into something that co...

Scarlett Mulligan shares the impact of attachment styles on mental health, and shares her own experience growing up with parents who had their own attachment issues, which in turn was passed on to Scarlett. Hear her story of overcoming intergenerational trauma and eventually getting to a place of internal strength and happiness.   Attachment styles can be at the root of many issues in our liv...

Kasey and Kelsey discuss the topic of going against convention. This sparks a conversation about Kasey’s unconventional decisions from her past, including divorcing her husband from her southern baptist community and entering a relationship with a woman (Kelsey). From a young age, Kasey began going against the conventions she had been raised with, such as religion, gender roles, race and culture....

Tara Vossenkemper dives into the topic of conflict. Even when it doesn't feel good emotionally, it serves a crucial function in helping individuals be heard, understood, and create better relationships. Trara provides her perspective and experience with couples therapy and the ladies share their own experiences with past conflict.    Tune in to hear how Kasey and Kelsey dealt with confli...

Rosa Jones discusses the topic of over-functioning and highlights the importance of recognizing limits and boundaries in order to succeed. Overfunctioning is taking on the responsibilities, emotions, and needs of those around us, often as a way of managing our own anxiety or insecurities. The ladies discuss going beyond their capacity in relationships, which for Kasey is connected to past childhoo...

Do you feel the need to constantly do more and be perfect in order to get to where you want to be in life? Kasey and Kelsey delve into the topic of searching for joy; something that Kasey never actually knew was missing. They discuss how the concept of joy can often be overlooked in the pursuit of success and happiness.    After writing the little things that were coming up for her such...

Have you ever looked around, examined your life, and thought is this IT?? I imagine you have, and I KNOW you’re not alone. I’m Kasey and right here beside me is Kelsey. We are licensed professional counselors, mothers, entrepreneurs, oh and besties. We know first-hand what it’s like to wake up one day and think how in the heck did I wind up here? As women, we often think that doing more will bring...