Hi! I'm Kaytlyn Gilner, founder of Therapy Kay, mental health advocate, and host of the Not So Dumb Blonde Podcast. I hold a Master's degree in International Relations and am currently pursuing a Master of Social Work, bringing both global and systems-based perspectives to mental health, relationships, trauma, and emotional well-being. Through community leadership, women's groups, and mental health events, I've helped connect more than 400 women in the Denver area with support, resources, and meaningful connection.
S2E21 - How to Build Self-Trust When Life Falls Apart
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Therapy Kay, MA & MSW Candidate
Hi! I'm Kaytlyn Gilner, founder of Therapy Kay, mental health advocate, and host of the Not So Dumb Blonde Podcast. I hold a Master's degree in International Relations and am currently pursuing a Master of Social Work, bringing both global and systems-based perspectives to mental health, relationships, trauma, and emotional well-being. Through community leadership, women's groups, and mental health events, I've helped connect more than 400 women in the Denver area with support, resources, and meaningful connection.
How I Learned to Trust Myself with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Hi Friends,I talk a lot about how Dialectical Behavioral Therapy has changed my life, but I don't talk enough about why it changed my life. It can be really hard to trust ourselves, especially in a work where we are constantly inundated with information about what we should do. If you have a history of trauma or childhood trauma, that ability to trust yourself became even more difficult to access, and understandably so. I used...
How I Broke Free From Anxious Attachment & Childhood Trauma Hi Friends, Something I don't talk about enough is my personal battle with having an anxious-avoidant attachment style growing up. Research shows that children often lay the foundation for their attachment by age three. This means that the way you relate to others relationally, whether you tend to skew towards trusting or distrusting others and yourself, is primarily developed long before your memory serves you. Although the...
A lesson I learned the Hard Way Weekly update from therapy Kay Hello Everyone, This week was bittersweet. I just got back from a European trip with some girlfriends and am now getting back into the swing of things. I learn so much from my community, and this week, someone commented on one of my posts, asking me to share more about my personal experience that led me on my healing journey. She said that she thought many people would relate. I will admit, I have been reluctant to share some of...