Learn how to process grief, the only inevitable thing in life other than taxes, as we discuss death, loss and trauma with professional counselor Mikayla Williams, LPC, M.A., NCC.

Sit down in the therapist’s chair as you hear how someone trained in psychotherapy dealt with her own journey of losing her dad.  You’ll also hear my personal story of how I lost my mom, and what that changed for me.

Learn the 6 states of grief, relevant to any situation of loss, the key ways to keep yourself accountable even at your rock bottom, how you ask for help from a loved one, how to set daily mindfulness routines in what seem like normal behaviors, how to stay present in your life without drastically changing your routine, and really just how to survive and thrive as a normal human.

You’ll get direct, actionable strategies on dealing with loss, grief and trauma, hear the best ways to increase your daily resilience, all told through the tragic but inspiring stories of how both I and Mikayla processed losing our parents and what that experience taught us.

Mikayla is the founder of Mindful Movements Counseling outside of Houston, TX.

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Mikayla’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mikaylawilliamssimmons

Mikayla’s Business Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mindfulmovementscounseling

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00:00 )  Episode Introduction

(00:02:06 )  Conversation start

(00:03:06 )  Mikayla’s story of her dad passing away

(00:06:03 )  What emotion or belief kept her going as a teenager?

(00:15:29 )  How Mikayla supported her own mental health while grieving

(00:22:40 )  The genesis of Mindful Movements Counseling

(00:25:00 )  On resilience and our capacity for withstanding stress

(00:26:53 )  Daily practices when in a terrible situation

(00:34:12 )  Staying accountable, even at rock bottom

(00:38:21 )  6 stages of grief (it’s a roller coaster ride)

(00:44:10 )  As a therapist, how do you keep people honest?

(00:46:45 )  Choice brings you closer to your goal

(00:50:17 )  Trauma and what works to help with it

(00:54:10 )  How to find the right counselor

(00:55:21 )  Concluding statement by Mikayla

(00:56:12 )  Outro by Alex

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