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Helping you heal from the source with EMDR, somatic therapy, and parts work—so you can break free from old cycles and reclaim your life.

I’m Jenny Bilskie-Smith, a licensed therapist, writer, and teacher dedicated to helping people reconnect with their inner wisdom and break free from the emotional patterns that keep them stuck. In my therapy practice, I specialize in eating disorders, anxiety, and trauma, offering an integrative approach that includes EMDR, Somatic Therapies, and Parts Work. My work is deeply rooted in compassion, curiosity, and a belief in the body’s ability to heal. Through both therapy and writing, I create space for people to feel seen, supported, and empowered as they return to themselves—more whole, more free, and more connected.

11/30/2025

Sometimes a smell, a sound, or even a muscle twinge can pull a memory to the surface. It might not come with words or clear images—just a feeling, a flash, a knowing.

That’s because memory isn’t just stored in the mind—it’s stored in the body. And when your nervous system finally feels safe enough, those hidden stories start to rise.

In my newest blog, I review The Tell by Amy Griffin and share how it captures this process beautifully—the moment when what’s been buried finally says, “You’re safe now. You can remember.”

It’s a story about trauma, safety, and the radical hope of remembering.

✨ Click here to read the full blog: https://f.mtr.cool/jqsknxxsdy

11/28/2025

For years, I thought emotional control meant strength.
If I could hold it together—stay calm, stay rational—I was winning.

But here’s what I learned in both my own healing and my therapy practice:
You can be so good at managing emotions that you start managing away your aliveness.

Suppressing emotion isn’t weakness—it’s a nervous system strategy that once kept you safe. But it also keeps you disconnected.
And over time, disconnection starts to look a lot like depression, anxiety, or fatigue.

As Hillary Jacobs Hendel writes in It’s Not Always Depression, “Emotion and bodily sensations often reveal us to ourselves.”
The moment we start letting those emotions move, energy returns.
Relief arises.
Vitality follows.

If this resonates, take my Healing Pathway Quiz—it helps you discover the protection patterns that once kept you safe but may now be keeping you stuck.

🌀 [Find your healing pathway → https://f.mtr.cool/jvcftolhtm

11/27/2025

Loneliness isn’t proof that something’s wrong with you—
it’s your biology’s way of asking for connection. 💛

In this blog, I break down what’s really happening in your body when you feel disconnected—
and how to work with your nervous system to cultivate real belonging.

You’ll learn:
✨ Why loneliness is a biological signal—not a personal flaw
✨ How your nervous system can unintentionally block connection (and how to shift it)
✨ Three science-backed ways to reconnect—with yourself, others, and the world around you

If connection has ever felt hard, this one will help you understand why—
and give you tools to start changing it from the inside out.

💛 Read the full post: [https://f.mtr.cool/jhozluvjks

11/25/2025

If your relationship with your body feels complicated… you’re not alone.

For many of us, body disconnection didn’t happen overnight.
It happened through years of subtle messages—comments, comparisons, and cultural noise—teaching us that our worth depends on control.

But here’s the truth: your body was never the problem.
It’s been carrying the impact of all those moments and doing its best to keep you safe.

In my latest blog, I share five signs you’re ready to stop fighting your body and start rebuilding trust—along with simple, compassionate ways to begin.

💌 When you stop trying to fix your body and start listening to it, something extraordinary happens:
you find peace where there used to be punishment.

Read the full post here → [https://f.mtr.cool/xudmohmoue

11/24/2025

What if the pattern that keeps showing up isn’t the problem—
but a clue to what needs care next?

So often, the things we call “self-sabotage” or “stuckness”
are actually ways our mind and body learned to protect us when life felt hard.

The trouble is, those same protections can quietly keep us from the deeper healing we’re ready for.
Not because we’re broken—
but because our systems are still trying to keep us safe.

When you start seeing your patterns this way,
healing becomes less about “fixing”
and more about listening.

That’s what The Healing Pathway Quiz was designed to help you do—
to see your patterns clearly,
and find three gentle steps to start loosening what’s been holding you back. 💛

✨ Click here for the free quiz: https://f.mtr.cool/ieywbeiijj

11/22/2025

You can see the pattern clearly.
You tell yourself, “This time I won’t overgive. I won’t chase. I won’t shut down.”
And then somehow, it happens again.

That’s because awareness and intention—while powerful—aren’t always enough to override what’s wired for survival.

“The challenge is that habits don’t tend to shift just because we want them to.
Intention alone rarely disrupts a habit.”

Your nervous system doesn’t take orders from logic—it takes cues from context.
When something in the present feels like the past, your body moves to protect you before your mind can intervene.

The familiar— even when it’s painful—feels safer than the unknown.
That’s why we repeat what hurts.

But here’s the good news:
To change the pattern, you don’t have to push harder or shame yourself into self-control.
You have to change the context.

When you shift the cues around you—your posture, your environment, the way you speak to yourself—you remind your brain:
this moment isn’t that moment.

That’s what begins to rewire the pattern.

If you want to start practicing this, I’ve written a simple 4-step process that walks you through how to interrupt the loop and begin building safety from within.

Every time you practice these steps, you’re not just calming your nervous system—you’re building a new relationship with yourself.
You’re showing your body that it can trust you now.

And from that steadiness, everything else begins to change. 🌿

Click here to read the full guide: https://f.mtr.cool/vqcetiopqp

11/21/2025

If you’ve ever tried all the tools—breathwork, journaling, kind self-talk, walking, and whatever other magic you have in your toolkit—and still found yourself stuck in a loop of overthinking… this blog is for you.

I see you. I’ve been there too. Those nights when your brain won’t shut off no matter how many grounding tricks you try. When you start to wonder what’s wrong with you—or if you’ll ever handle it differently.

But what if the goal isn’t to stop the wave of overthinking… what if it’s to ride it?

In my latest blog, I share a three-step approach to loosen overthinking’s grip, transform stress into usable energy, and strengthen your confidence that you can handle whatever comes next.

✨ Click here to read the blog: https://f.mtr.cool/sfahdojach

11/19/2025

Perhaps you’re not afraid of being alone.
You’re afraid of what your loneliness might mean —
that you’re unlovable, forgotten, or somehow not enough.

And the cost of that fear?
❤️‍🩹 Saying yes when you need rest, just to avoid the silence
❤️‍🩹 Filling every moment so you don’t have to feel
❤️‍🩹 Building a life around everyone else’s needs — but losing touch with your own

That’s the real pain, isn’t it?

The good news: it doesn’t have to stay that way.
In my new blog Transform Loneliness Into Solitude, I’ll show you how to start feeling safe in your own company again — with reflection prompts and gentle, body-based practices to help you shift from panic to peace.

I got you. Let's do this together.
Click here to read: https://f.mtr.cool/pwuadfdzgk

11/18/2025

When panic hits, it feels like your whole body’s been hijacked—your chest tightens, your thoughts spin, and calm feels impossible.

But you can teach your nervous system to come back down faster. In my new blog, I share 7 tools to stop panic spirals and help your body remember what safety feels like again.

They’re simple, research-backed, and you can use them anywhere—no apps, no scripts, just your body and breath.

✨ Click here to see all 7 tools: https://f.mtr.cool/hewyuldltn

11/17/2025

When I first started doing my own healing work, I thought relief would come from doing more — more routines, more self-help, more trying to “fix” myself.

But all that effort didn’t equal real peace.
What finally made a difference was having clarity — seeing the pattern underneath it all.

That’s exactly why I created The Healing Pathway Quiz — to help you gently uncover what’s driving your stress and get a few clear, therapist-informed steps you can actually use.

If you’d love a simple way to find your next step toward relief, here's a quiz for you: https://f.mtr.cool/wcxhouolaj

11/16/2025

The healthiest people I know aren’t saying “yes” to everyone.
They’re saying “yes” to themselves.

For years, I thought boundaries were about control—something you did to keep people out. But the truth? They’re what allow you to stay in relationship without losing yourself.

If you grew up in an environment where love was earned through accommodation, saying no can feel dangerous. Your nervous system equates honesty with rejection. But healthy boundaries aren’t about distance—they’re about safety.

They turn reactive “Leave me alone!” moments into calm, clear truth:
“I care about you. And I also care about me.”

If this resonates, read my blog What Do Healthy Boundaries Actually Look Like?
It breaks down real examples of how boundaries evolve—from vague to clear, from reactive to regulated, from fear-driven to love-led.

💌 [Read the blog → https://f.mtr.cool/xejoftcewa

11/15/2025

our body doesn’t just move through the world — it shapes it.

Every time you choose to stay as you are—
to stop contorting yourself to meet someone else’s standard of beauty, youth, or worth—
you shift the culture around you.

That’s the quiet power of embodiment.
You’re not only healing your relationship with your body; you’re showing the world another way to exist.

Because when you no longer change yourself to be accepted,
you invite others to stop performing for belonging, too.

And as Hillary McBride says:

“If you have to change yourself to be accepted, are you really being accepted?”

Your body, exactly as it is, is already doing world-changing work.

💌 Read more in What Is Embodiment, Actually—And How Do You Do It? → [https://f.mtr.cool/wrfrliiaow

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