Close the Chapter Podcast with Kristen Boice

In this episode, Kristen welcomes Alreen Haeggquist, a seasoned lawyer, author, and advocate, who shares how unprocessed trauma resurfaced in her body, marriage, and early motherhood. They explore breaking generational silence, setting boundaries with family, and finding the courage to speak out. www.alreen.com   When you purchase these books through these Amazon affiliate links, you're helping support the podcast at no extra cost to you:   1. Alreen Haeggquist's Book:   Fired Up: Fueling Triumph from Trauma:  https://amzn.to/430Fy8A:    2. Alreen Haeggquist's book recommendation: Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon: https://amzn.to/4huwS05 3. Kristen's book recommendations for inner child work:   Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child: https://amzn.to/3Lh9SWl   Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. 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 my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. 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 psychotherapist, clinical instructor, and author Leah Marone to explore the hidden patterns behind the urge to fix others' problems and how shifting from solving to supporting builds stronger relationships, healthier boundaries, and greater emotional balance.   www.leahmarone.com www.serial-fixer.com When you purchase  these  books through these Amazon affiliate links, you're helping support the podcast at no extra cost to you:    Leah Marone's book: Serial Fixer: Break Free from the Habit of Solving Other People's Problems: https://amzn.to/3KLbebT Leah Marone's book recommendations: Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed: https://amzn.to/4h7GT38 The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma: https://amzn.to/48vhyOC Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself: https://amzn.to/3L9FXzf We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life's 20 Questions: https://amzn.to/47powDu The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition: Features a new foreword and brand-new tools: https://amzn.to/3WBxY0t Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. 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 my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. 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 how daily emotional check-ins can help you reconnect with yourself and strengthen relationships through practical tools and reflective questions that foster deeper emotional intimacy. Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. 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 my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. 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 Yudit Maros, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Hypnotherapist, to explore how fear of judgment and shame disconnect us from our true selves, and how Yudit's unique approach helps cultivate self-love, inner guidance, and positive self-parenting. www.yuditmaros.com   When you purchase these books through these Amazon links, you're helping support the podcast at no extra cost to you.   Yudit Maros' book: 1. Apple of My I: The Four Practices of Self-Love: Tools for authentic living in a chaotic world https://amzn.to/4h6m5cw   Yudit Maros's Book Recommendations:   1. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment: https://amzn.to/4q2orNC   2. Tao Te Ching: A New English Version: https://amzn.to/3KvmtVP   3. The Prophet (A Borzoi Book): https://amzn.to/48j69kG   4. Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life: https://amzn.to/4pYbXq4   5. You Can Heal Your Life: https://amzn.to/3WtFCd6   Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. 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 my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. 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 welcomes returning guest Beatriz Victoria Albina, master certified somatic life coach and author, to discuss emotional outsourcing, how it fuels codependency, perfectionism, and people-pleasing, and how her BRAVE protocol offers tools to reclaim your authentic self.   When you purchase these books through these Amazon affiliate links, you're helping support the podcast at no extra cost to you: beatrizalbina.com Beatriz Victoria Albina's Book 1. End Emotional Outsourcing: How to Overcome Your Codependent, Perfectionist, and People-Pleasing Habits: https://amzn.to/41YkMWB Book Recommendation: 1. Diving into the Wreck: Poems 1971-1972: https://amzn.to/46DLiap   Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. 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 my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. 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 Amber Trejo, LMFT, who specializes in complex trauma and attachment, to explore how trauma weaves into relationships, parenting, and identity, and what real healing actually looks like.    www.theintegrativetraumatherapist.com   When you purchase Amber Trejo's recommended books through these Amazon affiliate links, you're helping support the podcast at no extra cost to you:    1. What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma: https://amzn.to/4groOgh 2. Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma: https://amzn.to/3I0jpjB 3. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma: https://amzn.to/47GBu0r 4. Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: https://amzn.to/47KHB3V   Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. 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 my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. 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 somatic mindfulness teacher Lynn Fraser to explore how trauma is stored in the body and practical ways to tend the nervous system.     https://lynnfraserstillpoint.com https://insighttimer.com/lynnfraser     When you purchase these books through these Amazon affiliate links, you're helping support the podcast at no extra cost to you:    Lynn Fraser's Book:   Friends With Your Mind: How to Stop Torturing Yourself With Your Thoughts (Breathe, Relax, Heal): https://amzn.to/3K2C2Uy   Lynn Fraser's Recommended Reads:   1. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture: https://amzn.to/46mz4BA 2. When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection: https://amzn.to/4pfuD4i 3. Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma: https://amzn.to/4gkzkFS 4. My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies: https://amzn.to/4mi0GxU 5. The Power of Attachment: How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships : https://amzn.to/4n1r7Jb     Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. 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 my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. 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 welcomes Michelle Renee, co-owner of Cuddlist, to explore the power of healthy, consensual touch and how cuddle therapy can support trauma recovery and emotional well-being. cuddlist.com   When you purchase Michelle Renee's recommended books through these Amazon affiliate links, you're helping support the podcast at no extra cost to you:  Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma: https://amzn.to/4mZftyK Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents: https://amzn.to/3JNREv8   Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. 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 my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. 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 encore episode, Kristen explores the roots of emotional abandonment and shares practical steps for healing, self-compassion, and building secure connections.   Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. 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 my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. 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 week's episode, Kristen welcomes back Hilary Jacobs Hendel, award-winning author and psychotherapist, to discuss how parents can better understand their emotions, break unhealthy patterns, and raise emotionally healthy kids. https://www.hilaryjacobshendel.com/ Parents Have Feelings, Too: https://www.hilaryjacobshendel.com/parents-have-feelings-too   Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. 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 my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. 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 how grief often underlies anxiety, trauma, and panic attacks with Debi Jenkins Frankle, LMFT, a grief-informed psychotherapist. They share insights and tools for working through unfinished business and moving toward healing. PrivatePracticeGrief.com When you purchase Debi Frankle's recommended books through these Amazon affiliate links, you're helping support the podcast at no extra cost to you:   1. Hour of the Heart: Connecting in the Here and Now:  https://amzn.to/453Epyx   2. The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients:https://amzn.to/4mlaR5P   3. Superhero Grief (Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement): https://amzn.to/3IZhMmd   Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. 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 my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. 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. Becky Whetstone, marriage crisis manager, therapist, and author, for an eye-opening conversation on why relationships break down, how to spot the earliest warning signs, and what you can do before it's too late. https://marriagecrisismanager.com/ When you purchase Dr. Becky Whetstone's book through this Amazon affiliate link, you're helping support the podcast at no extra cost to you:     I (Think) I Want Out: What to Do When One of You Wants to End Your Marriage: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0757325394/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_E1ZTTFG2JN1H19CMTMMN?linkCode=ml1&tag=boice01-20&linkId=5a20bbff76415d864c7d0359849b2afe   Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. 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 my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. 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 part-two episode, Kristen continues the conversation with internationally recognized BPD expert and author Dr. Daniel Lobel, diving into the lasting impact of having a parent with borderline personality disorder, and how to begin healing and reclaiming your identity.   Mysideofthecouch.com   When you purchase Dr. Daniel Lobel's books through these Amazon affiliate links, you're helping support the podcast at no extra cost to you:  1. Adult Children of Borderline Parents: https://amzn.to/4l0ZmPS 2. When Your Daughter Has BPD: Essential Skills to Help Families Manage Borderline Personality Disorder: https://amzn.to/4kIrt6v 3. When Your Mother Has Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide for Adult Children: https://amzn.to/4mU99Zu 4. When a Loved One Has Borderline Personality Disorder: A Compassionate Guide to Building a Healthy and Supportive Relationship:  https://amzn.to/4mSP4TB 5. Stop Walking on Eggshells for Parents: How to Help Your Child (of Any Age) with Borderline Personality Disorder without Losing Yourself: https://amzn.to/4kvqQNt   Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. 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 my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. 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 Licensed Professional Counselors and co-authors of Sticky Note Mantras, Helene Zupanc and Beth Valdez, to explore how simple, personal mantras can shift negative thought patterns and bring more self-compassion, humor, and joy into everyday life.   stickynotemantras.com   When you purchase these books through these Amazon affiliate links, you're helping support the podcast at no extra cost to you:     1. Sticky Note Mantras: The Art and Science of Choosing Your Thoughts: https://amzn.to/3IpHCiT     Book Recommendations: 1. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book: https://amzn.to/453lBPO   2. Brain Lock, Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior: https://amzn.to/44tRZuJ     Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. 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 my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. 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. Sabrina N'Diaye, an integrative therapist, storyteller, and peacebuilder, for a powerful conversation about grief, healing, and the meaning of life. They explore how love and loss shape us and why embracing both is essential to truly living the dash.   theheartnest.com   When you purchase these books through these Amazon affiliate links, you're helping support the podcast at no extra cost to you:   Dr. Sabrina N'Diaye's Book: 1. Big Mama Speaks: Love Lessons from a Harlem River Swan: https://amzn.to/4517yKx Book Recommendation: 1. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book): https://amzn.to/4eYU7OH   Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. 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 my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. 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.