Kandace Rather and Sher Nyquist

Processing Trauma Out Loud

Conversations about trauma and healing from two women who are doing the work. The scars of childhood trauma don’t fade away. The roots go deep. This trauma can wrap tentacles around every aspect of life, pushing and pulling us according to its will. These stories of harm have been hard wired into our brain. Yet, we don’t see the connection of childhood trauma and current day pain because it has been with us as far back as we can recall. We don’t realize this trauma is the source of our struggle to feel peace, joy, and love. Instead, we live with emptiness, loneliness, anxiety and shame.​The wo...

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Kandace Rather and Sher Nyquist

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Latest episode

Dec 11, 2025

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Episodes

Episode 161 | The Healing Power of With-ness 19.06.2025

In today’s episode, Sher discusses what with-ness means on this journey of healing from childhood trauma. Listen in and be sure to reach out if you need support to start your own healing journey. If you have a chance, please rate and review this podcast on your preferred streaming service. Your feedback is extremely valuable and contributes to the success of this podcast. Email: kandacesher at gma...

Episode 160 | Interview With Laurie Proctor | IFS & Integration 12.06.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher interview their friend and mentor Laurie Proctor. Laurie is trained and certified in many different modalities, but in these next few episodes, we will be discussing how IFS helps us heal and unburden the pain we’ve lived in that stems from childhood wounds. In this episode, we discuss what it means to heal and experience peace within our bodies as we tend to e...

Episode 159 | Interview With Laurie Proctor | IFS & Coping Behavior Patterns 05.06.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher interview their friend and mentor Laurie Proctor. Laurie is trained and certified in many different modalities, but in these next few episodes, we will be discussing how IFS helps us heal and unburden the pain we’ve lived in that stems from childhood wounds. In this episode, Laurie leads us into a powerful discussion of how our coping behaviors show up centered...

Episode 158 | Interview With Laurie Proctor | IFS Therapy 29.05.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher interview their friend and mentor Laurie Proctor. Laurie is trained and certified in many different modalities, but in these next few episodes, we will be discussing how IFS helps us heal and unburden the pain we’ve lived in that stems from childhood wounds. Listen in as Kandace and Sher take part in this beautiful interview with Laurie. If you have a chance, p...

Episode 157 | Beyond the Shame: Rediscovering Me | Part Two 22.05.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher wrap up a two-part series focusing on discovering who we are as the layers of shame are pealed back, and we begin to see and believe who we are in our God-created image. Listen in as Kandace and Sher discuss their journeys of living a life free of the shame that binds us to old patterns. If you have a chance, please rate and review this podcast on your preferre...

Episode 156 | Beyond the Shame: Rediscovering Me | Part One 15.05.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher start a two-part series focusing on discovering who we are as the layers of shame are pealed back, and we begin to see and believe who we are in our God-created image. Listen in as Kandace and Sher discuss their journeys of living a life free of the shame that blinds us to old patterns. If you have a chance, please rate and review this podcast on your preferred...

Episode 155 | River of Desire: With You Now 08.05.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher discuss Kandace’s experience with the shame of believing something was wrong with her in her teenage years. Understanding our stories as a child can help us have compassionate understanding of how we showed up in the world as a teenager. Listen in as Sher is with Kandace as she processes her relationship to shame at the moment in time. If you have a chance, ple...

Episode 154 | River of Desire: Overcoming Shame 01.05.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher discuss what it means to know that we have everything we need to be okay. If we can just imagine ourselves in a river of desire where all we need is contained within the banks of the river, we can rest. Listen in as Kandace and Sher bring more light to the goodness of our desires. If you have a chance, please rate and review this podcast on your preferred strea...

Episode 153 | When Shame Brings Dysregulation | Interview with Coach Patria 24.04.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher continue their discussion around the topic of shame. Join Kandace and Sher is their Coach Patria Diehl Rector with The Broken and Beautiful. Listen in to this compassionate and thoughtful discussion about shame and how we heal.  If you have a chance, please rate and review this podcast on your preferred streaming service. Your feedback is extremely valuable and...

Episode 152 | A War On Shame | Interview with Coach Patria 17.04.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher continue their discussion around the topic of shame. Join Kandace and Sher is their Coach Patria Diehl Rector with The Broken and Beautiful. Listen in to this compassionate and thoughtful discussion about shame and how we heal.  If you have a chance, please rate and review this podcast on your preferred streaming service. Your feedback is extremely valuable and...

Episode 151 | How Shame Lies To Us And the Truth Sets Us Free 10.04.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher continue their series of war on shame. When the lies of shame come into the light through the power of real love, freedom comes to our souls. Listen in as Kandace and Sher discuss their journey out of shame and into freedom.   If you have a chance, please rate and review this podcast on your preferred streaming service. Your feedback is extremely valuable and c...

Episode 150 | How Do We Heal Shame? 03.04.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher continue their discussions focused on a war on shame. With a desire to heal shame, we have to be able to locate it in our stories and our bodies. Listen in as Kandace engages Sher’s story of how shame came up for her in a group setting, and how the response of those in the group brought more healing to her soul. If you have a chance, please rate and review this...

Episode 149 | How Shame Feels In Our Bodies 27.03.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher start a series of discussions focused on a war on shame. With a desire to heal shame, we have to be able to locate it in our stories and our bodies. Listen in as Kandace and Sher process how shame feels in the body and how love is the antidote. If you have a chance, please rate and review this podcast on your preferred streaming service. Your feedback is extrem...

Episode 148 | Freedom From the Grips of Shame 20.03.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher revisit the topic of shame. Can you recall the first time you experienced feelings of being bad, or that something was wrong with you? Listen in as Kandace and Sher cast a vision of what it would be like to live in a body free of shame. If you have a chance, please rate and review this podcast on your preferred streaming service. Your feedback is extremely valu...

Episode 147 | Reflections On Being A Woman Of Desire 13.03.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher wrap of their series on being women of desire. Healing from childhood trauma means connecting with our good desires for our own life and the lives of others. Listen in as Kandace and Sher discuss their thoughts on this important topic! If you have a chance, please rate and review this podcast on your preferred streaming service. Your feedback is extremely valua...

Episode 146 | Women of Desire: Question Three - Kandace's Answer 06.03.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher continue a series of questions to ask their listeners, as well as answer for themselves around the topic of desire. When we’ve experienced childhood trauma, we end up in an internal war with our desires. Listen in as Kandace and Sher discuss the answers to Sher’s third question in this series around desire. If you have a chance, please rate and review this podc...

Episode 145 | Women of Desire: Question Three - Sher's Answer 27.02.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher continue a series of questions to ask their listeners, as well as answer for themselves around the topic of desire. When we’ve experienced childhood trauma, we end up in an internal war with our desires. Listen in as Kandace and Sher discuss the answers to Sher’s third question in this series around desire. If you have a chance, please rate and review this podc...

Episode 144 | Women of Desire: Question Two 20.02.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher continue a series of questions to ask their listeners, as well as answer for themselves around the topic of desire. When we’ve experienced childhood trauma, we end up in an internal war with our desires. Listen in as Kandace and Sher discuss the answers to Sher’s second question in this series around desire. If you have a chance, please rate and review this pod...

Episode 143 | Women of Desire: Question One 13.02.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher start a series of questions to ask their listeners, as well as answer for themselves around the topic of desire. When we’ve experienced childhood trauma, we end up in an internal war with our desires. Listen in as Kandace and Sher discuss the answers to Sher’s second question in this series around desire. If you have a chance, please rate and review this podcas...

Episode 142 | On Desire: Needy Women - Pt. 2 06.02.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher continue a discussion on what it means to be a woman of desire. Before we can know what we desire, we have to come to terms with the truth that have needs beyond survival. Listen in as Kandace and Sher invite their listeners to one of their favorite topics! If you have a chance, please rate and review this podcast on your preferred streaming service. Your feedb...

Episode 141 | On Desire: Needy Women 30.01.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher begin a series of discussions on what it means to be a woman of desire. Before we can know what we desire, we have to come to terms with the truth that have needs beyond survival. Listen in as Kandace and Sher invite their listeners to one of their favorite topics! If you have a chance, please rate and review this podcast on your preferred streaming service. Yo...

Episode 140 | On Being Connected To Our Body | Part Three 23.01.2025

On today’s episode, Kandace and Sher bring their final episode in a three-part series on what it means as women to be connected to our body. When we’ve experienced childhood trauma, we can become disconnected from the messages of our body in order to survive. Listen in as Kandace and Sher introduce a topic that is gaining more needed attention in our culture. If you have a chance, please rate and...

Episode 139 | On Being Connected To Our Body | Part Two 16.01.2025

On today’s episode, Kandace and Sher bring part two on what it means as women to be connected to our body. When we’ve experienced childhood trauma, we can become disconnected from the messages of our body in order to survive. Listen in as Kandace and Sher introduce a topic that is gaining more needed attention in our culture. If you have a chance, please rate and review this podcast on your prefer...

Episode 138 | On Being Connected To Our Body 09.01.2025

On today’s episode, Kandace and Sher start a three-part series on what it means as women to be connected to our body. When we’ve experienced childhood trauma, we can become disconnected from the messages of our body in order to survive. Listen in as Kandace and Sher introduce a topic that is gaining more needed attention in our culture. If you have a chance, please rate and review this podcast on...

Episode 137 | Invitation To Wild Womanhood 02.01.2025

In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher start off the New Year (And Sher’s birthday) with big hope to lean into what it means to be a wild woman in the year 2025 and beyond. You don’t want to miss this beautiful invitation to embrace the glory of who you are and what it means to live your life wild and free. If you have a chance, please rate and review this podcast on your preferred streaming service...

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