How To Use Therapy Effectively (The Velvet)

Karena Kilcoyne is a former criminal defense attorney turned self development expert and author of the book Rise Above the Story : Free Yourself from Past Trauma and Create the Life You Want. After surviving her own harrowing journey of trauma and healing, (from her father’s imprisonment, to dealing with a mentally unstable mother to eventually adopting her sibling) Karena shares tips that have helped her bridge the gap and make therapy more effective, by helping listeners uncover the HOW, the WHY and the WHAT they need to really getting on a growth journey and actually benefit from therapy.  Learn the how: Learn how we can “work” our therapy and have more ownership of sessions by tapping into emotional freedom and untethering ourselves from past hardships.  Learn the why: Learn why we feel the way we do by exercising trust and vulnerability with our therapists so that we can reveal the true root of the issue and break the toxic patterns.  Learn the what: Learn what tools we can use to make use of our time in between therapy visits to make active progress, resolve conflicts, and find peace.    Socials: @karena_kilcoyne  Website: https://karenakilcoyne.com Book: Rise Above the Story: Free Yourself from Past Trauma and Create the Life You Want. Follow Velvet's Edge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/velvetsedge/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Velvet's Edge Podcast is an invitation to explore the beautiful, messy truth that real growth is an inside job. Hosted by Kelly Henderson—a celebrity stylist and men's groomer who has learned firsthand that "looking good" on the outside only gets you so far—this podcast is a space for the conversations you don't always hear out loud. Life has a way of knocking us flat, and Kelly believes there is purpose in that pain. She uses her own journey of plot twists to show that true beauty is found by going inward. On some days, you'll hear deep dives with therapists, healers, and other people who have turned their pain into something beautiful. On other days, Kelly and Chip Dorsch laugh their way through the weird, messy "WTF is this life?" moments, because growth is easier when you and your bestie can laugh through it together. This podcast is for you if you've ever felt empty despite doing everything you were "supposed to" do. It's for you if you're stuck in a toxic relationship cycle and don't know how to get out. It's for you if you're in the middle of a total life plot twist and have no idea where to start. You aren't broken beyond repair. You are simply a human on a soul's journey, and even though we each have our own path, it's a lot easier when we have a little help from our friends.