Creating Light with Kelsey

On this guest episode, I am thrilled to introduce you all to Vanessa! She is a Certified Practitioner in the Emotion Code, Body Code, Belief Code, Quantum Healing, and Intuitive Rebirth. She also has training in muscle Testing, Western Astrology, and Trauma Informed Care. She offers one-to-one energy shifting sessions and is creating a guide to help people connect with their own body and energy field through nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and self-reflection. Her vision for her business, Dawning Hope, is to let others know that even after the darkest night, the sun always rises, and the dawn brings new hope. Key Takeaways: The only constant is change The momentum of noticing great change in your life once you choose to heal Reminder that one part of Self does not make up your entire identity Each moment is finite and passing, so how can you be more present & drink up the moment? Grief is a friend gently reminding us of how each moment is impermanent Grief didn't take that moment, that experience, or that person The dance between feeling your pain but also allowing yourself to let it go We didn't come to Earth just to experience the tough lessons, we also came here to enjoy life   Check out all of Vanessa's offerings: https://www.dawninghope.net/ Connect with Vanessa on IG: @iamvanessadawn

Rejecting parts of self... we all do it. This is a protective mechanism that we automatically do in order to survive in the environments we grow up in. If a personality trait of the self is deemed unworthy or unlovable by our caregivers or society, we start to reject (suppress) those parts of self. We do this in order to receive love an belonging, which are basic needs as humans in order to survive. It can become a sacrifice to get those needs met which then comes with consequences. When we start to consistently reject parts of self, we are also rejecting aspects of our light, our power, our medicine. Tune in to today's episode to dive deeper! Key Takeaways: What is the shadow aspect of self? What is the positive intent of the shadow? How the shadow starts to rule the present moment Suppressing the shadow also suppresses its gift, the medicine that we hold Rejecting parts of self just intensifies the darkness within Accept that you're human, you're going to mess up, but you also get to keep learning from your mistakes    https://creatinglight.co Subscribe to the email list to get letters sharing about what's on my heart & soul. AND get free access to 2 somatic classes. Work with me 1:1 Somatic Class Replays Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

Remember who you are... what a concept, right? I had a healer tell me this over a year ago, to which my ego quickly responded to that statement with, "Pretty sure I remember who the fuck I am, but thank you." LOL... On this episode, I share how that statement now makes sense, and that I did in fact forget who I was. Because 2022 was a massive year of spiritual lessons where I stepped off the path of alignment in various ways, one of the ways being that I took down my story on the podcast, and these last couple years I've been coming back into alignment. (interesting that it took twice as long to get back on the path but I guess that's karma for ya) It's been through revisiting the path back home to myself in this way, that I am remembering all over again.  Key Takeaways: We can never truly know who we are if we do not have a relationship with our darkness Our shadows (that we cannot get rid of) are equally us It's within the shadows our true essence and power lies Our wholeness never left   https://creatinglight.co Try a somatic activated healing class for free, here! Somatic Class Replays Work with me 1:1 Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

On this guest episode, I am pleased to welcome, Bri Deemer!! Bri is on a mission of opening up heart chakras through somatic experiences. She is a retreat leader and somatic coach based out of Hawaii with 18 years of body work and reiki behind her (which is nothing short of powerful, calm, and clear). Bri has gone through a lot of change, grief, and triumphs in her 37 years of life, which has allowed her to have a depth many don't experience until their 50s. Her presence and embodiment is regularly put to practice through being a mother, free diver, and avid somatic experience seeker. Bri loves bringing this depth to you through her work, and she invites you to experience a transformation of stepping into your shameless power while having fun! Key Takeaways: So much of healing is within the integration process Grief is meant to be shared Duality of grief and love Stop trying to fix the moment by wanting to make people "feel better" when they're grieving, just let them grieve The importance of respecting people's threshold of discomfort When people are the abuser or the victim, both are having an internal war over self-worth People can become abusers when they aren't given the tools to process trauma Grief must be felt to break cycles When we are healing, we are witnessing our wounds, which allows us to transmute and release   Check out all of Bri's offerings on her website!! https://mariposabri.co Connect with Bri on instagram! @brideemer Watch this episode on YouTube

My Story pt6. Just because we leave a traumatic relationship, situation, or toxic cycle doesn't mean we then have the capacity to remain free from it. On this episode, I share what my life was like after I had left the trauma bonded relationship (the first time). That by leaving, it then created the space for my supressed pain to finally be felt so I could get free from internal suffering... but, I didn't actually have the capacity to be with that discomfort and feel it. This was the period of my life where I was in full swing of operating off my shadows. Doing anything I could to distract myself from my pain, and as a result, it lead me right back to what I had left.  Key Takeaways: Gaining a relationship with your darkness, your internal world, is a direct link to you being able to maintain freedom from internal suffering. People show you who they are early, and you need to believe them. When your story is messy, let it be what it is. Let it be messy. If you're unable to be with discomfort, the likelihood of you choosing dynamics that perpetuates past trauma is very high. How you show up in daily life is a mirror to how you relate to your darkness. Distraction, escapism, avoiding, and numbing are protective mechanisms from feeling emotional pain. Your shadows are not innately bad.      https://creatinglight.co Try a somatic activated healing class for free, here! Somatic Class Replays Work with me 1:1 Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

On this episode, I discuss how I have been reconnecting to my darkness. That by re-sharing my story on the podcast it has re-surfaced shadow aspects of self that I didn't realized I had abandoned. They are being seen again and it's been challenging. Trust has been broken, fear is present, vulnerability is at the forefront, and my shadows have a lot to say. Deciding to no longer hide is no fucking joke. Even though this has been challenging, it has also been liberating. I am remembering at a deeper level (as the spiral goes) that my wisdom lies within my darkness. That is where the medicine resides, and as the relationship with my darkness strengthens again, so does the relationship with my liberation. Key Takeaways: There is nothing wrong with you True love and light is here as a result of the embodiment of your darkness Being in tune with your shadow is being in tune with your authenticity How you do one thing is how you do everything If you shove down and reject your darkness, it will come up and affect how you live your daily life When you're in relationship with your darkness, as a byproduct, you're also in relationship with liberation     https://creatinglight.co Try a somatic activated healing class for free, here! Somatic Class Replays Work with me 1:1 Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

Chaos is an inevitable part of life of being human. It is a guaranteed visitor at least twice a year during the spring and fall eclipse seasons. Since this is something that cannot be stopped, how can we then flow WITH chaos instead of resisting it (and hurting ourselves in the process)? On this episode, I share how chaos has been visiting me lately, how it is mirroring a previous chaotic time from 4 years ago, and how this time I was able to flow with it better. Spoiler alert, it involved feeling my feelings.  Key Takeaways: Being on the healing journey doesn't mean you're immune to chaos Being connected to your body helps with navigating chaos in a way that serves everyone's highest good instead of perpetuating harm Chaos is here to redirect you and show you where disharmony exists Darkness from your internal world is not innately bad     https://creatinglight.co Try a somatic activated healing class for free, here! Somatic Class Replays Work with me 1:1 Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

On this guest episode we have the lovely Alexa Rising! Alexa is a spirited woman, who is stepping into a chapter of educating herself and community about ways to heal and find safety through movement, dance, and mindfulness. Recently certified as a Dharma Life and Soul Purpose Coach and Somatic Activated Healing Teacher, Alexa is learning to navigate the present through a lens of changing the course of her life by stepping away from her career as a teacher, and working to shift her life mindset through pursuing a more aware lifestyle.  During the past few years, Alexa has worked closely with those that are experiencing the grief of the death of loved ones. She herself is walking alongside her mohter, who is presently experiencing cancer, and processing how that has impacted their relationship as mother and daughter. Alexa is wanting to spread an understanding about how grief is a beautifully painful part of life that is not being talked about enough or being demonstrated on how to process it; when major life altering events occur to ourselves, loved ones, and collectively to all beings around the world. Alexa is also wanting to advocate that hope is possible even in the midst of grief. Key Takeaways: Grief doesn't have to be scary How grief brings in more honesty and presence in life Caring for a mother in the midst of cancer Being carried by unconditional love and hope through grief How somatic work helps us be able to be with grief instead of avoid, numb, escape, or disassociate Alchemizing the medicine of grief and death   Check out Alexa Rising's offerings on her website!! https://alexarising.com Ways to connect with Alexa: Instagram: @risingandsmiling YouTube: @risingandsmiling 

On this episode, I give an introduction of what dreamwork is and how working with your dreams is a powerful tool for healing! Dreams do mean something and they are incredibly valuable in that they provide a direct pathway to our unconscious mind. As we continue to learn ways to connect to the self beyond conscious awareness is how healing gets to integrate, which means lasting change gets to take place. As Carl Jung beautifully put, "Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate." Key takeaways: Dreams can assist in healing trauma How to use art to further process dreams Dreams helps us gain a relationship with our unconscious mind, shadows, and darkness   https://creatinglight.co Try a somatic activated healing class for free, here! Work with me 1:1 Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

On this short episode, I give you 3 somatic tools that you can practice at home! These somatic tools can be used individually, or be practices all together in a sequence, and will help you reconnect to the body. Use these tools when you feel overwhelmed, experiencing an intense feeling, lost in ruminating thoughts, feeling stuck, and of course, when you're feeling disconnected from your body or reality. If you find yourself curious about somatic movement after this episode and wanting to explore it more, you can try 2 somatic classes for free, here! New to somatic movement and interested in learning how to connect to the body? Sign up for the waitlist to know when the course, Somatic Movement 101, launches.  Work with me 1:1 Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_ https://creatinglight.co 

We're getting comfy cozy in this episode as I speak on the topic of relationships and sexuality as a teenager while I'm recording this in my teenage-hood bedroom. Visiting my parents couldn't be more timely in the (pre-planned) episodes that happened to then be recorded at this time... For today, I continue to dive in on why it's so important for us as adults, to talk to our children about sex and sexuality. Why we need to take the responsibility of teaching them what is healthy and unhealthy when it comes to romantically relating to others.  Key Takeaways: How somatic work aids in healthy sexuality Learning the language of your body transfers into cultivating healthy relationships What can happen when we remain ignorant to sex and sexuality There is no sheltering the children from not being exposed to sex and sexuality, how we protect the children is through education   Try a somatic activated healing class for free, here! Work with me 1:1 Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_ https://creatinglight.co 

In this episode, we have another guest, Kathleen Hayes!! Kathleen is an artist, a somatic coach & spiritual mentor, and a lifelong seeker of magic. Her journey led her from film school, to recreational therapy for children on the autism spectrum, to yoga teaching, to a master's in industrial & organizational psychology, and eventually, to coaching. After her lifelong anxiety and depression manifested as chronic pain, illness, and burnout, Kathleen quit her "dream" job (the safest one anyway), and dove into the world of somatic healing and spirituality, eventually becoming certified in Somatic Activated Healing. Her business, Embody You, is the culmination of this work, and her offering to all the sensitive kids who have forgotten their power. In this episode, we dive into all things somatic when it comes to being with anxiety, burnout, people pleasing, and perfectionism!  Key Takeaways: How to start unpacking the programming Importance of grounding down somatic work Doing somatic work to expand your capacity to be with discomfort vs to make an uncomfortable feeling go away Unlearning who capitalism taught you to be to rediscover your authentic self Taking accountability for your healing   Kathleen's prayer to you: May this work bring you closer to yourself, to the earth, and to the magic of all things. May you remember you own magic and wield it for a kinder world. May your healing ripple out to your communities and plant seeds in every heart you touch so that all being may be happy, healthy, and free.   Apply for 1:1 mentorship with Kathleen, here! Get the Unbecoming Workbook, here! Join the Unbecoming Community waitlist! The community will reopen for its second round in the Spring of 2025 :) Instagram: @embodyyouuu Threads: @embodyyouuu TikTok: @embodyyouuu

On this episode, I share what it takes logistically to become an Art Therapist! How much schooling you have to go through, a few things to expect while you're in school, and what the process is like after school to become fully credentialed and practice independently. Becoming an Art Therapist is quite the process, but if you feel called to be with people in their darkness through creative means, be in the mental health field in a way that is beyond just talk therapy, this avenue of a helping profession very well could be for you!! If this topic is of interest to you, there are also multiple episodes speaking to what Art Therapy is, you can listen by clicking the links below. Episode 2: What is Art Therapy? Episode 7: Tapping into the Unconscious Mind through Art Therapy Episode 47: What is Art Therapy? {a blast from the past} This episode is different than Episode 2   Key Takeaways: Art Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors are different The credentialing process for Art Therapy Art Therapists can also be Licensed Mental Health Counselors (but a counselor cannot just be or call themselves an Art Therapist or say they use Art Therapy) Art Therapists were not trained through the colonized lens of pathology Bits of information of what Art Therapy is   Try a somatic activated healing class for free, here! Work with me 1:1 Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_ https://creatinglight.co 

This is such an important episode that provides various layers to the subject. Listen with curiosity at the forefront and still consult with any medical professionals you see fit if you are also questioning your own sensations of depression. But, it is no coincidence, that I never had experienced a severe episode of depression until I became aware of the trauma I had endured. That once I became aware, it was evident that it was too much for my mind and body to handle when I did not have healthy tools to be with (heal from) the trauma. So, to what this episode speaks to, of course I became depressed. As humans, our inner and outer world is interdependent of one another. Allow this episode to continue helping you look at the wholeness, the entirety of the human experience. Key Takeaways: Is it depression or is it trauma? Is it depression or is it colonization, capitalism, and the patriarchy?  Colonization creating the mental health field Looking beyond symptoms Symptoms are not the problem  Healing from the root   Try a somatic activated healing class for free, here! Work with me 1:1 Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_ https://creatinglight.co 

On this short episode, I give you 3 somatic tools that you can practice at home! These somatic tools can be used individually, or be practiced all together in a sequence, and will help you reconnect to the body. Use these tools when you feel overwhelmed, experiencing an intense feeling, lost in ruminating thoughts, feeling stuck, and of course, when you're feeling disconnected from your body or reality. If you find yourself curious about somatic movement after this episode and wanting to explore it more, you can try 2 somatic classes for free, here! New to somatic movement and interested in learning how to connect to the body? Sign up for the waitlist to know when the course, Somatic Movement 101, launches. Work with me 1:1 Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_ https://creatinglight.co 

In this episode, I talk about the process of overcoming avoidance. How it often can be a complex issue of it being something that we ultimately do not want to do and may have the conscious awareness of how it does not serve us, but can struggle to break out of using avoidance as a coping mechanism. I share how for me, I was becoming overwhelmed with past traumatic memories along with needing to face the fact that I just left a trauma bonded relaitonship, but it was all too much, I did not have the proper tools, and what my body knew to get through my days, was to avoid. It was a process of slowly but surely learning how to chip away at the avoidance tendencies to choose to be with discomfort instead of suppress. Through this process, the biggest revelation I had was that happiness, being at peace with myself, took work.  Tips to overcome avoidance: Start small Keep promises to yourself Quick somatic tools Curious compassion when wanting to avoid Let this be a trial and error and process Ask yourself, "What's the alternative?" Looking at avoidance through the lens of self-love   Quick somatic tools episodes: Episode 54  Episode 59 Try a somatic class for free, here! New to somatic movement and interested in learning how to connect to the body? Sign up for the waitlist to know when the course, Somatic Movement 101, launches.  Work with me 1:1 Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_ https://creatinglight.co     

On this episode, we have a guest, Haley Easton aka The Hypno Fairy!! Haley is an artist, certified hypnotherapist, and life coach helping people to alchemize the shadow through dreams and creativity. She shares with us how she came into this type of healing work, her lifetime love of art and dreams, and how that fueled the inspiration to create her own method, which is, Active Theta Healing! Enjoy this informative episode of different ways to experience shadow work healing through the unconscious mind.  Key Takeaways: What is Active Theta Healing? What is the difference between clinical hypnotherapy and hypnosis through a spiritual lens? Trance and theta states through hypnosis. Importance of using art for creative expression. What is the shadow? Connecting with our dreams to heal. Building a relationship with our shadow through dreamwork and creating art.   Connect with Haley on IG to see all her offerings! @thehypnofairy   

This episode is incredibly full with beautiful insights and vulnerability. Trauma bonds are something that I believe most people experience at least once in their life. It often has lasting affects. Pending on the severity of the relationship dynamic, it can take years to break free, let alone heal from, and for some people, they never break the cycle. In this episode, I reveal the part of my sotry that I have yet to share with the public. I talk about the trauma bond I was in. I discuss how it started, how I stayed, and what I know now because of that relationship. Key Takeaways: What is a trauma bond? Can you ever know that you're entering a trauma bond before you're completely attached? How past trauma programs primes us to enter trauma bonds in our adult relationships.  The importance of understanding how to connect to the body and learn the language of your body to help prevent yourself from getting into future trauma bonds. What is idiot compassion?   Try a somatic activated healing class for free, here! New to somatic movement and interested in learning how to connect to the body? Sign up for the waitlist to know when the course, Somatic Movement 101, launches!! Work with me 1:1 Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_ https://creatinglight.co 

My Story Part 4. I share how the healing journey {truly} began for me. This is a beautiful position to be in where my journey has been documented. That I get to share this with you all. That you get to see how messy it can all be, how lost one can feel within their darkness, but you also get to see the impermanence of it. That liberation is possible. So, thank you for being here. Thank you for witnessing various parts of my journey, and I hope that you are reminded that you are not alone. Enjoy another blast from the past yet also inception episode. Today it is 2024, but you will be listening to me from 2021 when I was reflecting on the me from 2017... wild. Special Moments: I share the first pieces of poetry I ever wrote when processing my sexual trauma. I share the first art pieces I ever created when expressing how I was feeling with having experienced sexual trauma.   Try a somatic class for free, here! New to somatic movement but interested in learning how to connect to the body? Sign up for the waitlist to know when the course, Somatic Movement 101, launches!!  Work with me 1:1 Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

On this short episode, I give you 3 somatic tools that you can practice at home! These somatic tools can be used individually, or be practiced all together in a sequence, and will help you reconnect to the body. Use these tools when you feel overwhelmed, experiencing an intense feeling, when you feel stuck, and of course, when you're feeling disconnected from your body or reality. If you find yourself loving somatic movement after this episode and wanting to explore it more, you can try 2 somatic classes for free, here! New to somatic movement and interested in learning how to connect to the body? Sign up for the waitlist to know when the course, Somatic Movement 101, launches!! Work with me 1:1 Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

Welcome back for the continuation of telling my story. This is part 3 and all that I had recorded from 2021 in regards to revealing the trauma history, the impacts it had on the psyche, and how it also exists within the collective. This episode really shines a light on the ways childhood trauma turns into the programming we will opperate off of as an adult, BUT it also shines a light on how that programming can be deconstructed and we can discover/rediscover how to live a life based off of our true essence. There is a lot of information to digest within this episode, so you happen to feel triggered or notice something stirring up within, please practice the self-care and embodiment tools I shared in Episode 51: My Story pt2.   Key Takeaways: It's uncomfortable sharing this because it's not meant to be comfortable  Shedding light onto the dark is not a pleasant process The f**kery of alcohol, sex, and consent Religious programming of shame and damnation around sex and sexuality Just because you've experienced trauma doesn't mean you're going to have a sh**ty life Trauma doesn't have to have permanent control over your life   New to somatic movement but interesting in learning how to connect to the body? Sign up for the waitlist to know when the course Somatic Movement 101 launches. Try a somatic activated healing class for free, here! Work with me 1:1 (if there are no openings add yourself to the client waitlist) Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_ https://creatinglight.co 

In this episode, I share the recording of my akashic record reading! This is the third reading I have received from my friend Bree. I get a reading from her about once a year and they provide so much value. It gives guidance on what a focal point would be for my growth at this time. But why I feel called to share them on a podcast episode each year is because I know the tools given and the struggles shared are things others can relate to. Especially this one!! If leadership, clairvoyance, and spiritual protection have been themes for you recently, this is also for you.  If you'd like to book your own askashic record reading with Bree, email her at: hello@breemarieinc.com      Previous readings: 20. Expansion through Grief & Letting Go of Old Identities (akashic record reading) 6. Listen in on my Akashic Record reading from 2021!     Key Takeaways: Allowing yourself to be seen Importance of embodying your spiritual gifts to lead the way for others Ways to protect yourself as you open the third eye How you do one thing is how you do everything Necessity of celebrating the small wins     Try a somatic activated healing class for free, here! Book a session, here! 1:1 client waitlist Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_ https://creatinglight.co 

Trauma can really f**k sh*t up. It's something that in the moment we cannot process, yet our human brain still tries to conceptualize what has happened. A common thing the brain does is adopt various stories about ourselves after trauma to achieve some sort of understanding, control, or to create a protective mechanism. Even though our brain has well intentions in doing so, what it often continues to do is keep us in suffering because the story we are operating from is an illusion. In this episode, I share the personal groundbreaking realization I had through my study. How I was able to begin uprooting a story implanted through trauma that was connected to a root of my own suffering. Key Takeaways: Illusionary Stories vs Limiting Beliefs The story most likely didn't start with you Healing comes from feeling the pain connected to the story The mental, emotional, and spiritual imprints trauma leaves, is not permanent Repair is possible   Try a somatic class for free, here! Book a session, here! 1:1 client waitlist Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_ https://creatinglight.co 

In this episode, I provide more space to unpack a couple potent points I made last week. Language is incredibly important in how it shapes the way we view ourselves and the world, and whether or not we'd like to admit it, certain sayings do get embedded into our psyche. I wanted to take a moment to shine a light on 2 seemingly innocent phrases adults often say to children that can be detrimental to overall well being if a child does adopt that as truth within their unconscious mind. I also discuss my current experiencing as I make my story public again. How I am remaining curious as familiar feelings of the past continue to visit me. Key Takeaways: Neutrality is different than numbness. Recognizing when a feeling is still attached to a story. Is telling your story filling a void or fulfilling a purpose? Desensitizing children to 'meanness' can program them to be okay with abuse. Calling out mean behavior helps children set boundaries and speak their truth.     Try a somatic class for free, here! 1:1 client waitlist Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_ https://creatinglight.co 

I feel so fucking uncomfortable re-releasing these episodes from 2021. The stories are LOUD. Any excuse, any reason, to put this off. To not have this be seen. This is a new layer of unearthing. It doesn't feel like it did when I was first facing my darkness. Hell, it doesn't even feel like it did when I first publicly told my story in 2020 (which was in a room full of around 150 people... ballsy is what that was). This is different. Parts of me are still pissed that this is the life my soul chose. That pain so unfathomable is an experience each human signs up for. But I also understand why darkness exists and wouldn't change is. At this point in time, I can say that I do feel free in many ways from this, yet this rage is awakening inside me now that I'm re-releasing my story. A rage that has matured. That has gone through the layers of the soul and does not feel attached to this trauma anymore... Maybe that's what feels different and why the stories and fear have tried to come in to contain the rage. The rage that is now unearthed. Unhinged. Not attached. A rage that is free from the trauma. Free to be seen in a new light because it has been supported through years of healing. So, here we are, out of hiding. Being seen. And so it begins again...   Try a somatic class for free, here! 1:1 client waitlist https://creatinglight.co IG: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

In this episode, I am coming out of hiding. I've realized I stepped out of integrity when it came to my original intention of creating this podcast and even the purpose of me being a guide for others. A part of my soul's mission is to share my experiences, to lead by example, and to then teach others what I've learned with healing. Around two years ago though, I took down all my episodes where I shared my story. Eventually, I stopped talking about it all together. Which means, I really stopped sharing my lessons. Shame came back to play and had me in a choke hold. I started to hide away. But as I've worked with this new layer of shame, here I am again, coming out of hiding. Allowing myself to be seen, with a story to tell. Thank you for witnessing me. The healing journey continues. May we all walk each other home. Key Takeaways: Sharing your story doesn't necessarily mean that you're stuck in the story. It doesn't matter how long you've been on the healing path, you're still going to get served hard hitting lessons, you're still going to make mistakes, and that is okay. When we don't face our shadows/darkness, it will then rule present moment behavior. There is nothing shameful about what you have survived.   Try a somatic class for free, here! 1:1 client waitlist https://creatinglight.co IG: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

This is an incredibly special moment because it is the re-release of my very first podcast episode!! I started this show back in 2021 on a mission to share my story and show the world that "even in the midst of pain, I had found purpose." How I could "create light while feeling the darkness." But in 2022, I decided to take all the episodes down. I could feel a massive internal shift happening that needed the space to evolve. I started the show back up at the end of 2022, but as I was telling my story I decided to take those episodes down again. After all this space, and life being completely different, I am feeling called to re-release some original episodes as I am stepping back into the world of Art Therapy along with continuing to retell my story.  A big part of how I deliever my purpose work is in being a living testimony. I lead by example. I share my journey, how I've shown up, what I practice, how life has changed, and how it has now become what I teach. This is my medicine. So, enjoy this first episode as I briefly break down what Art Therapy is! If you're interested in working with me check out my website, here! Website is still under construction, but you'll still be able to get in contact with me :) Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

The art of being lost can be seen as a form of an ego death. I see it as a phase of life that visits us after our ego has already "died" because we are then completely in the unknown. We are lost. Then the journey of this phase is about shifting into a new level of soul embodiment. In this episode, I read a section from the book Soulcraft, which breaks down this lovely art form. I also share how I am just getting out of a phase of being lost that lasted for over a year when I was called to let go of the Art Therapist identity. Then after all the plot twists within that year I have recently landed back into the field of therapy but yet in a completely different, more expansive and whole way, with new identifiers thrown into the mix, which is what my soul was asking of me to discover. And I never would have discovered that if I didn't have the courage to be lost. "The shift from being lost to being found (in a new, unpredictable way) is a gradual and indirect one. The way to encourage that shift is to first accept that you don't know how to get to the place you want to be and then opening fully to the place you are until the old goals fall away and you discover more soulful goals emerging. Then you are no longer lost, but you have benefited immensely from having been so." Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche by Bill Plotkin Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

What happens when you've arrived at this reality that took years to create for yourself? It may seem like a simple concept. Like, of course after reaching a new state of existing it's going to require a reevaluation of what needs to be done in order to maintain this. But also, you're in a place you've never been in before, so you don't actually know what to do yet. In the spirituality realm, it is often taught how you need to show up to become this future version of self. That the work you need to put in now is to act is if you are already that future self in order to collapse time. The thing is though, that work will always be future based.  In this episode, I share how everything that I had been doing on this healing journey for years was for future me, and although, I was learning how to accept the present moment, I was still working my ass off to no longer be in the present moment. Because what was in those moments was not the life I wanted to continue living. But now... I want to be in the present moment. Which has never happened before. I want to be in the now, so everything has to shift in the way I show up. At this phase I am no longer striving to embody a future Kelsey. I am wanting to maintain this version of self, this outer reality, that I devoted my life to in creating. Because I no longer need to be in a constant state of showing up to save myself and transmute trauma, that phase has been completed. So, how do I show up to maintain this level of liberation and let change be on its natural course?   Try a somatic class for FREE by signing up for my email list. Get the somatic class replays here. There's a monthly subcription option or lifetime access. 4-Month Healing Container: Build the foundation for your soul liberation. 8-Month Healing Container: Integrate your darkness and liberate your soul. Instagram: @creatinglight_

Exciting news!! You know how last episode we dove deep into the importance of feeling anger and accepting what is?? Well... my world has completely shifted after I allowed myself to embody those two aspects again as this chapter of life was trying to come to a close. It's aways so funny to me how quickly things get to change when we remember the simplicity of feeling our feelings and being grateful for the present moment. I obviously still have my phases when I struggle with such things, especially if I'm in a particularly tough lesson that my human self is trying to rush through to just be done with it already, but that will only prolong the lesson. Tune in to hear how feeling anger allowed me to be open to miracles! Key takeaways: Feeling anger creates space for your dreams to land Taking accountability and responsibility materializes your dreams in the now "You cannot pray for a miracle if you are not open for change" - Victoria Washington The sister to change is grief   Leap of Faith Bundle: Move through energetic blocks, surrender to the unknown, and JUMP! Try a somatic class for FREE IG: @creatinglight_ YouTube: Creating Light with Kelsey

On this episode, I share how anger and acceptance go hand in hand with healing. That once we allow ourselves to feel angry, we create space to embody acceptance about a situation; once we accept a situation without trying to control its natural cycle, we create space to allow anger to flow through. We cannot have one without the other. I share how I have been suppressing anger to the point that it has mirrored stagnation in my exterior world with the struggles I've been experiencing in finding a place to move. Life is a wild ride, and as we continue to allow ourselves to be with and feel it all, we continue to set ourselves free.   Key takeaways:   All emotions have a positive intent. Importance of NOT bypassing anger. Anger is here to show us where a violation has taken place, a boundary is being crossed, where something is not right, and where we need to take a stand or speak up. There's no space for gratitude and acceptance if you have significant amounts of suppressed rage. Landing back into acceptance through dance. Everything that your soul desires is already here it's just about have you decided that you're done with where you're at right now?   Try Somatic Activated Healing for FREE!! Come to the once a week free class and snag a free recording of class, here. Leap of Faith: Move through energetic blacks, surrender to the unknown, and JUMP! Apply for 1:1 healing and mentorship, here IG: @creatinglight_

I experienced a whole ass breakthrough in the midst of recording this episode. I had been feeling lost and confused for a while, but did not quite understand the extent of it. I was doing my best to trust the process. Then a few weeks ago multiple healers that I had crossed paths with were telling me, "Remember who you are." That statement definitely triggered me! My immediate thought was, "Uhhh pretty sure I remember who tf I am..." But obviously, there were some things I needed to remember and it hit me right before I pressed record for this episode! Which I dive into the revelation.  Key Takeaways: Questioning the usage of transmutation Coming back into compassion Unconditionally loving all parts of self We are already whole Checking our desire to 'fix' (transmute) shadows   Come try Somatic Activated Healing for free! I do a free live virtual class once a week for the people on my email list, and you'll get one freebie recording. Sign me up!! Leap of Faith Bundle: Move through energetic blocks, surrender to the unknown, and JUMP! Desiring more intimiate guidance on your healing journey? Apply for 1:1 healing and mentorship, here! Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: Creating Light with Kelsey

In this episode, I was interviewed on the Mystic Mamas podcast! They graciously gave me the audio to put on the Creating Light platform. Go subscribe to their podcast, here. And go follow them on instagram @mysticmamas.podcast! For this interview, we dive into getting out of the head and into the body through somatic movement while going into further detail of what Somatic Activated Healing is and how it can be used as a tool to help you embody soul liberation. This is a great episode to hear me talk about my work with such depth and in a different way. Because when you're interviewed more information gets pulled out! It can be easy to forget to describe certain details when this practice is a way of life. So, for anyone newer to understanding the healing that somatic movement can offer, this is an episode you will want to listen to. If you'd like to try Somatic Activated Healing for FREE sign up for my email list to have access to the once a week free virtual class. If you're in the middle of or being asked to take a leap of faith and needing some support, you can grab the Leap of Faith bundle, here! If you're feeling pulled to work with me 1:1 you can apply, here :) IG: @creatinglight_  

Whaddup, I'm back after a little bit of a break! Not going to lie, perfectionsim got the best of me there. The way I was editing each episode's audio and visual was taking up so much time with how I was recording because I was fairly particular over what I was saying. Now I have decided to show up, speak, and not edit, which gives me back SO MUCH TIME!  Since it's been a little over two months, I wanted to give you all an update of what has occurred in my life! I go over the topics of my healing container, therapist title re-entering my field, dating, making play a priority, and the shadow of scarcity. As I was sharing, I realized a common thread that is being communicated by the universe is: Pause Be still Slow down I'm happy to be back, putting less pressure on myself, continuing working through perfectionsim, and showing up on the podast in a new way! Sign up to have access to the FREE once a week Somatic Activated Healing classes, here! Apply to work with me 1:1 here! IG: @creatinglight_

Sounds like a cruel joke, right? That the way to get free is to own the thing that has us feeling imprisoned. I get it. In this episode, I discuss the first time I owned my suffering, accepted my darkness (vs just facing it), and as a result, each time I continue to feel my pain, feelings of liberation follow. That's the dance. Darkness and liberation leading the way on this earth game, but we DO have control of which one takes the lead... darkness or liberation. It is time for you to discover and allow liberation to lead. Ascend The Underworld Within (the 8-month healing container) is now OPEN for enrollment!! Enter here. If you have any further questions, DM me the word "underworld" on insta and we can set up a discovery call. FREE virtual Somatic Activated Healing classes once a week! Sign up, here. Leap of Faith bundle: Move through energetic blocks, surrender to the unknown, and JUMP! Get it now for just $33 Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

Welcome to the inception episode of my spiritual awakenings!! This is a juicy one. In this episode, I reflect on a previous episode I released back in 2021 that discussed my first ever spiritual awakening that happened back in 2018. So, this is JAM PACKED with past versions of self, differing persepctives, and evidence of evolution. Spiritual awakenings are powerful shifts in our existence that shake up our healing journeys. When we decide to surrender to the transformation our soul is asking of us, we open ourselves up to miracles. I was feeling a lot of gratitude and my heart expanding for the past versions of myself and all of the hard work they put in to get us to where we are today. I hope it also speaks to you! Key takeaways: Knowledge vs Wisdom Awakening vs Integration Happy vs Whole  Enter the 8-month Healing Container, here! Come to my weekly virtual FREE Somatic Activated Healing classes!! Replays are available. Sign up here! Leap of Faith Bundle: Move through energetic blocks, surrender to the unknown, and JUMP!! Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

In this episode, I discuss what the difference is between Self-Development and the Healing Journey, why it's important to incorporate both, and how to be minful of when we start to use self-development practices as a means of distraction. I share the importance of establishing a baseline before diving into the depths of the healing journey. From my experience, I reveal how I spiraled into maladaptive coping mechanisms for nearly a year as a result of facing my darkness for the first time because my body and psyche did not have the capacity to manage that level of facing myself. Progression is key, which establishes safety and sustainability! If you are needing support in building a baseline, wanting to learn how to gently face yourself, and regulate your nervous system, come to class! Each week I host a virtual FREE Somatic Activated Healing class. You will recieve a replay link that is available for 48 hours. All you have to do is sign up for my email list, here! Self-Development: Building healthy habits Wanting to better yourself Becoming less reactive Setting boundaries Doing things that make you feel good Seeking more fulfilling connections Developing coping skills Healing Journey Facing your darkness (shadows, trauma, etc) Accountability for your internal world Regulating the nervous system Changing patterns/Breaking cycles Presence Fully feeling your feelings Accepting all parts of self The art of detachment and befriending grief Completely changing your reality If you are desiring to explore all that encompasses the healing journey, enter my 8-month healing container! It starts in January and enrollment is now, open. You are welcome to slide into my DMs if you would like to talk about this further to see if this is something your soul is asking you to do! We can set up a free discovery call :) Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

What a journey i have been experiencing in finding my footing as a podcast host. It's such an odd phenomenon knowing that I'm meant to show up on this platform, experiencing resistance, yet figuring out a way to show up anyway. This process has been teaching me presence at a new layer and an appreciation for enjoying the journey. I truly feel grateful for this present moment and I am grateful for you all that are witnessing the process :) Get access to my virtual FREE Somatic Activated Healing classes!! Sign up here. Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

I did not plan on publicly talking about my week, but the message behind the swirly events that unfolded were too potent to not share. I experienced multiple shocks to my nervous system and it's because of my somatic practice that I had the capacity to exist in the multitude of it all, remain present, and not slip into victim mentality or the freeze response. This felt like a pivotal moment for the internal feelings of abandonment that I can experience because it would have been real easy to play the victim card and wallow vs feeling through it and choosing to be the victor of the swirly events. So listen closely, as I offer a shift in perspective to be the victor instead of the victim! Come to my weekly FREE Somatic Activated Healing classes! A replay link will be sent out and available for 48 hours. Just sign up for my email list to gain access. If you're interested in doing a deep dive of the self within my 8 month healing container, DM me on instagram "ATUW" and we can set up a discovery call. Enrollment is now, open. Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

We all start somewhere, right? I am doing my best to lead by example in showing up with what I have, with the understanding that it will get better and better the more consistent I am. Since June, it's been a constant evolution of figuring it out after restarting, letting it be messy, and making shit happen. In this episode, I speak to what mindset shifts I've been embodying along with landing in gratitude for this present moment.  Get on my email list, here, to have access to the virtual donation based Somatic Activated Healing classes! Replays are available for 48 hours. Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

Last week I provided guidance on when it could be time to face your darkness. Revealing 4 different ways of existing for you to get curious about, and if you related to any of it, that would be your indicator to start diving deeper within yourself. This week, I shared my process. How it started for me in facing my darkness, what I immediately did to express myself, and the seed planting of awareness that was able to occur.  Key points: Making something beautiful out of something terrible Real time example of leaving the present moment, catching it, and re-centering myself How to communicate to your darkness when feeling overwhelmed by it If you're curious to discover more information about my upcoming 8 month healing containter that will be starting in Janurary. DM me on instagram "ATUW" and we can set up a discovery call! Enrollment is now, open. If you're feeling the pull to face your darkness, reconnect to your body, and feel your feelings, but not ready for an 8 month commitment yet, come to my weekly FREE virtual Somatic Activated Healing classes! All you have to do is sign up for my email list, here! Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

Living in a society that glorifies disconnection, it can be tricky to recognize when it's time to face our darkness. So many disharmonious things have been normalized that we have been conditioned to turn a blind eye on tending to our internal world. In this episode, I break down 4 talking points to get curious about. That if you experience these 4 things, it is time to face your darkness. It is your body signaling you to pay attention. How present do you feel throughout your day? Do you fill your day with a lot of distraction? Can you enjoy being alone? As you're falling asleep, are you at peace or is your mind/heart racing? Do your emotions feel out of control? Do you feel that you often have a disproportionate emotional reaction to daily life situations? Are you getting slammed with hard hitting intense emotional waves consistently, are you experiencing flashbacks, and do you have frequent nightmares? If you are needing guidance in gently facing your darkness, come to my Somatic Activated Healing classes. They are virtual, FREE, and a temporary replay link will be sent out. Click here to sign up! If you are feeling called to be held in an 8 month healing containter and curious as to what all that would entail, DM me on instagram, "ATUW." Enrollment is now, open. Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

DM me on instagram "ATUW" if you are wanting more information about my 8 month healing container that I will be releasing January of 2024! Enrollment is now, open. Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_ Get on my email list if you want access to the FREE Somatic Activated Healing classes!! Something has shifted recently and I no longer want to tell my trauma story. I don't need others to witness my pain through words. I don't need my survival to be validated. I don't need to raise awareness of how f**ked up this world is... We already know... I want to tell my healing story. I want to share how the victim became the victor. I want to educate the collective in seeing themselves. To transmute their darkness. To take accountability for their internal world. To no longer be afraid to feel. I want to tell my healing story WHILE showing you the way... check out my post on instagram to continue reading!! After continuing to be with the resistance I was experiencing in showing up for the podcast, I gave myself the space to land in a new phase of authentic expression that was being asked of me. I am excited to show up differently. Thank you for being here. Thank you for witnessing me. Thank you for receiving what I have to give. I appreciate all of you

Whew, resistance is still coming in hot, my friends!! I needed to be with it to listen to what it was asking of me. This next version of me has arrived in the now and is demanding me to show up in a specific way to maintain what I have created for myself. Tune in to hear the perspective shift that is offered when addressing the feelings of resistance!  Subscribe to my email list to gain access to my donation based Somatic Activated Healing classes!! If you would like to join the SAH Membership here is the link for a 7 day free trial! Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

Consistency is difficult, my friends. That's really all I have for you in this moment. I feel resistance residing right in the middle of my chest currently. It's as if I'm on the brink of something and I'm being asked to break through the threshold. I know this feeling well as an athlete, but as an entrepreneur, this is new. So, with this awareness, I continue to show up, and trust the unfolding. I will be hosting virtual based Somatic Activated Healing classes on a regular basis starting in a couple months! Get on my email list so you can have access. Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_ I was interviewed on Soul Aligned CEO's podcast and that episode dropped today!! We talked about the importance of following the soul nudges when pursuing your purpose work, surrendering to the unknown, and of course, the benefits of somatic work. Go subscribe to Jenni's show and give it a listen :) Soul Aligned CEO: Podcast, YouTube, Instagram

In this episode, I briefly talk about what generational trauma is and then go into depth about the harsh reality of why it still continues. The topic of joy is something I have been focusing on with bringing awareness to what is waiting for us on the other side of diving into our darkness. But what if we do all of this hard work and this life we thought would be here never shows up for us? THIS is what I address today. I also share how I have created a course that can shorten the gap when journeying through your own darkness. I took what I have learned these past 7 years and structured it into 8 months of very intentional work to navigate your depths. To transmute your darkness into light. If you feel that this level of healing is calling for your attention, DM me on instagram the acronym, "ATUW," we can set up a discovery call. Enrollment is now, open. Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

7 seems to be quite the number! Did you know that it only takes 7 years for the body to create all new cells? Did you know that it can take an orange seed 7 years of growth before it bears fruit? Did you know that it can take at least 7 years after a traumatic incident before the psyche is ready to face the past and heal? This intricate time frame of 7 years had me thinking... I have been facing my darkness for going on 7 years, so what the f**k happens now? Tune in to hear all the self-discoveries and possibly a couple mishaps lol, but essentially, miracles happen when you have the courage to consistently face your darkness.  Enrollment for my 8-month healing container is now, OPEN. If you live in the Tampa Bay Area, I am co-facilitating an in-person workshop THIS Friday 9/8. Click this link for more information! Instagram: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_ Grab your 7 day FREE trial for the SAH Membership here!

The paradox of grief... Have you heard of it? Grief and love coexist, and as you allow yourself to feel grief to its fullest capacity, it strengthens your capacity to emobdy love. One cannot exist without the other. In this episode, I talk about what I experienced somatically AFTER I chose to drop into my body the day before my aunt's funeral. (vs last week when I shared what happened at the funeral which is when the universe served me some humble pie) And let me tell ya... choosing to drop into my body to feel through the difficult feelings was a WAY different experience compared to when I avoided it. Join the SAH Membership FREE for 7 days, here!! If you live in the Tampa Bay Area, I am co-facilitating a workshop on 9/8! Come to experience the SAH Method and a shamanic sound journey!! Click here, for more information. Instagram: @creatinglight_ TikTok: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

I've discovered that family always seems to be the barometer of how integrated your healing is that you've been working on. If you consider yourself the black sheep of your family and that you're so "woke" now, but cannot fathom the idea of being around family or your "woke-ness" completely unravels when you're around family... you're not as woke as you think your are. Family will quickly serve you a piece of humble pie because your lineage naturally mirrors back the programmed behaviors within you. This is neither good or bad, it just is. If your perspective widens, you will then see that the light being shown on your shadows gifts you with the opportunity to meet yourself deeper in the healing journey to further integrate freedom.  Feeling called to become certified in Somatic Activated Healing?! Teacher training starts August 26th!! Click here to receive more information and to sign up. You can also slide into my DMs on instagram if you want to hear from someone who has been through the training. Join the SAH Membership FREE for 7 days!! Instagram: @creatinglight_ TikTok: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

Grief is a lovely teacher that shows no mercy because when you peel back the initial layers of pain, you are able to recognize the beauty that she offers. In this episode, I share how it was grief that shoved me back into alignment with work. It can be so easy to get caught up in the matrix responsibilities we put on ourselves, slowly forgetting what truly matters in life. Grief will remind you that life is fleeting, and we only have so much time before we die. So, if your life is made up of decisions/commitments that you no longer want to be doing anymore... why are you still choosing it? What can you do differently that will bring you back to living a life that you love? FREE webinar August 17th where Sah D'Simone will be guiding a SAH Method segment so you can experience what it's like to somatically release your emotional baggage, delivering education on what the method is, and how it helps you achieve internal freedom. Sign up, here! SAH Method Teacher Training starts August 26th!! 7 day free trial for the Somatic Activated Healing Membership Want to work with me 1:1?! Visit my website to see what my availability is. If my calendar is booked, still send me a message so I can put you on a waitlist :) https://creatinglight.co Instagram: @creatinglight_ TikTok: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_

In this episode I shared a way that a somatic release can surface during a Somatic Activated Healing segment. This type of release can be difficult to explain, but with my training I am able to break it down for you so you can logically understand the miracle that takes place. The important thing is to not judge what is surfacing. To welcome it with an open heart, ask what it is trying to show you, and allow yourself to feel through what follows while you are being lead through a SAH Method segment. If you are feeling the soul calling to become a certified Somatic Activated Healer, the teacher training starts August 26th!  Here is the link to the sales page Here is the link to the sign-up page with the discount :) If you are wanting to experience Somatic Activated Healing at an affordable rate while making it a part of your daily practice, you can join the SAH Membership FREE for 7 days to see if it speaks to you! Just click, here.  Book a 1:1 SAH Method session with me on my website! https://creatinglight.co/ Instagram: @creatinglight_ TikTok: @creatinglight_ YouTube: @creatinglight_