Ground and Grow

Therapy can be beneficial to parents for SO many reasons- here are 5 of the top ones I notice. If you enjoyed this episode, it would mean the world to me if you rated/reviewed this show wherever you're listening from and shared it with a friend who may enjoy it too! Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

Our society holds a lot of myths around aging. Many of us may feel some avoidance around aging, fear of aging, or rigid self-expectations around growing older. So, let's challenge a few of the big ones! Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

Arielle Pinkston joins the podcast today to share information about how to connect to self-care while you are trying to conceive. She shares a bit about her own difficult fertility experience, why self-care supports us during this time, as well as how we can practice being gentle and compassionate with ourselves in the process. Arielle is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in California who specializes in holistic mental health as well as anxiety. If you live in California, you can work with her for therapy, or you can access some of her other offerings from wherever you live! That's So Well Website The Good Mood Guide to Pregnancy Arielle's Instagram Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram If you enjoyed this episode, I greatly appreciate a rate or review from wherever you are listening as this helps my podcast grow and connect with new listeners.

Here is a nice meditation for those of you doing some inner child work. In this meditation, we will hold space for the different parts of yourself to explore wounds and initial responses to those wounds. We will slow things down by identifying how you can meet your needs from your authentic self. Thank you for practicing along with me! If you enjoyed this episode, I greatly appreciate a rate and review as that helps me grow my show! Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

Parts work (within Internal Family Systems therapy) is a main part of the work that I do- and I find it can be such a helpful framework when we are unlearning old patterns and reconnecting to some new ones. This episode is a nice overview of parts work and how we can work to put it into practice. I referenced Richard Schwartz's book, "No Bad Parts" here and recommend it to anyone wanting to learn more! Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

There are many different costs of infertility treatment- from financial costs, to your time, to your mental health. Here, I'll share info from my personal experience on the different costs of infertility treatment. Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

Gayane Aramyan, MA, LMFT is joining us on the podcast today to share some important insights around preparing for parenthood. She will discuss some important conversations to have with your partner/support system, some things to cope ahead for, as well as how therapy or other services can support your process. Gayane offers individual and couples therapy in-person or virtually in California. Find her's website and instagram here: www.therapywithgayane.com www.instagram.com/therapywithgayane Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

Struggle with feeling confident in "adulting"? Me too. In this episode, I'll share why we struggle with this, how common it is, some of my personal experiences with it, as well as some ways you can navigate these fears with confidence. Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

Therapy works- if you invest in the process. In this episode I talk about how to be invested in the process so that you can see the biggest outcome of your work. Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

This episode is a bit of a life update on my experience in parenthood and work as a therapist, discussion on early parenthood, as well as discussion of holding space for connection with yourself in whatever life phase you are in. Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

My baby recently turned one year old, and it had me reflecting on what I have learned about myself as a mother over this past year. So, here are a few of the biggest lessons that I have grown into during my first year of motherhood! If you enjoyed this episode, I would greatly appreciate a rate and review so that others can find the podcast! Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

Shame bombs, those moments where we randomly think about something we regret doing in the past- and feel shameful and guilty all over again. Let's normalize that it happens to us all and figure out ways to work through those moments so we can feel connected to our self-worth and our true values. Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

Join me for a guided visualization! Here, we will go through a grounding walk through the woods and you can create a setting that feels most comfortable for you. Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

Trauma impacts many of us and inevitably it also impacts how we parent. Tune into this episode to learn more about how it can impact our parenting and why healing can not only be helpful for us- but also can have a significant impact on how present and authentic we can show up as parents. Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

Let's dig into trauma around the perinatal experience! Trauma can be common for those who navigate infertility, pregnancy, postpartum, as well as for anyone growing their family. Here, we will normalize this experience as well as the need for support around it. Here are the resources I referenced in the episode: Postpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net/ Infant Risk Center (information on medications): https://www.infantrisk.com/ Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

It's May, which means it's also Maternal Mental Health Month! In this episode, I will give an overview on perinatal mental health, how to identify if you could use some support, and where to find that support. Here are the resources I referenced in the episode: Postpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net/ Infant Risk Center (information on medications): https://www.infantrisk.com/ Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

Join me for a Progressive Muscle Relaxation. This practice can be helpful to release tension that our body holds through stress and trauma. Here, I will guide you through some breath work as well as a full body Progressive Muscle Relaxation. If you enjoyed this episode, I would greatly appreciate a rate and review from wherever you are listening so that I can grow my podcast! Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

Looking for some tools to help you feel regulated? In this episode I talk about how somatic practices, or things that we can do to ground our physical body, are so important for regulating our nervous system. Listen along to learn more about why this is as well as some of my go-to practices! If you enjoyed this episode, I would greatly appreciate a rate and review from wherever you are listening so that I can grow my podcast! Check out my links for more related content: Website: www.kaylaestenson.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/kaylaestensonwellness The Beginner's Guide to Creating Your Authentic Practice: https://www.kaylaestenson.com/the-beginners-guide-to-creating-your-authentic-practice Soothing Perfectionism Workbook: https://www.kaylaestenson.com/soothing-perfectionism-workbook

Interested in starting therapy but not sure what to expect? Then this episode is for you! I will talk about some common ways that therapy can look like as well as what you can expect when starting up with a therapist. If you enjoyed this episode, I would greatly appreciate a rate and review from wherever you are listening so that I can grow my podcast! Check out these links for my other relevant offerings! My Therapy Website Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice! My Ground & Grow Website Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings. Minnesota Attachment Collective Instagram My Own Professional Instagram

Working through themes related to inner-child work and attachment trauma is a long term process. It can feel so complicated as well as challenging to identify progress overtime. This episode is full of some great reminders for those of you who are in the thick of it! If you enjoyed this episode, I would greatly appreciate a rate and review from wherever you are listening so that I can grow my podcast! Check out my links for more related content: Website: www.kaylaestenson.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/kaylaestensonwellness The Beginner's Guide to Creating Your Authentic Practice: https://www.kaylaestenson.com/the-beginners-guide-to-creating-your-authentic-practice Soothing Perfectionism Workbook: https://www.kaylaestenson.com/soothing-perfectionism-workbook