Close the Chapter Podcast with Kristen Boice

In this episode, Kristen is joined by meditation and breathwork teacher Andrew Keaveney to explore how breathwork and meditation can quiet the mind, release stored tension, and reconnect you with greater peace and joy. You will learn: How breathwork can help quiet an overactive mind Why fighting your thoughts can make them feel even louder How stress and past experiences can show up in the breath and body How meditation and breathwork can support emotional release and regulation Why stillness and community can play a powerful role in breaking old patterns Connect with Andrew Keaveney here: artoflivingretreatcenter.org Subscribe HERE and get a free 5-day journal to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. Connect with Kristen: Get Kristen's newsletter, packed with tangible tools, resources, and inspiration Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Kristen on Instagram   Kristen's TikTok   Have Kristen Speak at Your Event  Disclaimer This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. It is being provided to you to educate you about ideas on stress management and as a self-help tool for your own use. It is not psychotherapy/counseling in any form. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment. For counseling services near Indianapolis, IN, visit www.pathwaystohealingcounseling.com. Pathways to Healing Counseling's vision is to provide warm, caring, compassionate and life-changing counseling services and educational programs to individuals, couples and families in order to create learning, healing and growth.

In this episode, Kristen sits down with author and creative guide Jacob Nordby to explore how creativity can become a pathway to healing, self-discovery, and greater emotional well-being. Together, they discuss why so many people feel disconnected from their creativity, how shame and fear of judgment can block self-expression, and how practices like journaling can help us reconnect with who we really are. You will learn: How creativity can support emotional healing, reduce anxiety, and help you reconnect with yourself. Why shame, criticism, and fear of rejection can block your creative expression—and how to create safety as you begin opening up again. A simple three-question journaling practice to help you understand how you feel, identify what you need, and reconnect with what you want to create. The difference between your ego-driven persona and your authentic self—and why self-discovery must come before true self-expression. How creativity can help you move beyond simply healing from past wounds and toward greater joy, freedom, wholeness, and connection with who you truly are. Support the Close the Chapter podcast by checking out Jacob Nordby's powerful books using the Amazon affiliate links below. When you purchase through these links, a small portion goes toward supporting the show—at no extra cost to you: Books by Jacob Nordby: 1. The Creative Cure: How Finding and Freeing Your Inner Artist Can Heal Your Life https://amzn.to/4heSvjq 2. Blessed Are the Weird: A Manifesto for Creatives https://amzn.to/4bzeIHN 3. The Divine Arsonist: A Tale of Awakening https://amzn.to/43QYPKQ Jacob Norby's Book Recommendations:   1. Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home   2. A Thousand Mornings: Poem   Subscribe HERE and get a free 5-day journal to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. Connect with Kristen: Get Kristen's newsletter, packed with tangible tools, resources, and inspiration Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Kristen on Instagram   Kristen's TikTok   Have Kristen Speak at Your Event  Disclaimer This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. It is being provided to you to educate you about ideas on stress management and as a self-help tool for your own use. It is not psychotherapy/counseling in any form. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment. For counseling services near Indianapolis, IN, visit www.pathwaystohealingcounseling.com. Pathways to Healing Counseling's vision is to provide warm, caring, compassionate and life-changing counseling services and educational programs to individuals, couples and families in order to create learning, healing and growth.      

In this episode, Kristen is joined by Dr. Judith Swack, PhD, a master NLP practitioner, mind-body healer, and bestselling author, to explore how trauma and phobias can become stuck in the body, along with her Healing from Body Level Up methodology and four-step process for releasing them.     You'll Learn: How trauma can create recurring emotional and physical patterns in the body How phobias can become interference patterns and affect the body What Dr. Swack's four-step trauma-healing protocol involves How muscle testing is used to explore what may be interfering beneath conscious awareness How tapping and other body-based techniques can be used to address traumatic emotions   Connect with Dr. Judith Swack: www.hblu.org Dr. Judith Swack's book and book recommendation:  Clear Trauma Now: A Powerful Solution for Getting Unstuck The Emotional Hostage: Rescuing Your Emotional Life   Subscribe HERE and get a free 5-day journal to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. Connect with Kristen: Get Kristen's newsletter, packed with tangible tools, resources, and inspiration Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Kristen on Instagram   Kristen's TikTok   Have Kristen Speak at Your Event  Disclaimer This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. It is being provided to you to educate you about ideas on stress management and as a self-help tool for your own use. It is not psychotherapy/counseling in any form. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment. For counseling services near Indianapolis, IN, visit www.pathwaystohealingcounseling.com. Pathways to Healing Counseling's vision is to provide warm, caring, compassionate and life-changing counseling services and educational programs to individuals, couples and families in order to create learning, healing and growth.  

In this episode, Kristen sits down with Dr. Fred Moss, a recovering psychiatrist, speaker, and author, to explore how mental health diagnoses and medication shape the way we approach healing and the role human connection plays in the healing process.   You'll Learn: Why mental health diagnoses can become part of a person's identity Dr. Moss's perspective on medication in mental health treatment The importance of seeing people beyond their mental health diagnosis How human connection and truly listening can support healing Approaches to healing that look beyond diagnosis and medication Connect with Dr. Moss:  whoisdrfred.com welcometohumanity.net   When you purchase Dr. Fred Moss's books through these Amazon affiliate links, you're helping support the podcast at no extra cost to you   Welcome to Humanity: A Psychiatrist's Memoir and Case Against the Mental Health System Find Your True Voice: 10 Insights To Finally Get Your Message Heard Implantz (The Fellowship of the Pen)   Subscribe HERE and get a free 5-day journal to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. Connect with Kristen: Get Kristen's newsletter, packed with tangible tools, resources, and inspiration Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Kristen on Instagram   Kristen's TikTok   Have Kristen Speak at Your Event  Disclaimer This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. It is being provided to you to educate you about ideas on stress management and as a self-help tool for your own use. It is not psychotherapy/counseling in any form. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment. For counseling services near Indianapolis, IN, visit www.pathwaystohealingcounseling.com. Pathways to Healing Counseling's vision is to provide warm, caring, compassionate and life-changing counseling services and educational programs to individuals, couples and families in order to create learning, healing and growth.

In this episode, Kristen explores three steps to help listeners work through anxiety, guilt, and shame while creating meaningful change through deeper self-awareness and healing. You'll Learn: How to process and connect with your core emotions. Why acknowledging your feelings is essential for healing. How the PAP method works. Why jumping into problem-solving can disrupt someone's emotional process. How self-compassion, vulnerability, and awareness can help you create lasting change.   Subscribe HERE and get a free 5-day journal to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. Connect with Kristen: Get Kristen's newsletter, packed with tangible tools, resources, and inspiration Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Kristen on Instagram   Kristen's TikTok   Have Kristen Speak at Your Event  Disclaimer This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. It is being provided to you to educate you about ideas on stress management and as a self-help tool for your own use. It is not psychotherapy/counseling in any form. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment. For counseling services near Indianapolis, IN, visit www.pathwaystohealingcounseling.com. Pathways to Healing Counseling's vision is to provide warm, caring, compassionate and life-changing counseling services and educational programs to individuals, couples and families in order to create learning, healing and growth.