Jennybilskiesmith

Jennybilskiesmith Wise Body Therapy in Phoenix, Arizona
Specializing in anxiety, eating disorders, and complex trauma

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.

You’ve been told that healing means getting “back to normal.”That if you work hard enough, the goal is to get to good an...
10/04/2025

You’ve been told that healing means getting “back to normal.”
That if you work hard enough, the goal is to get to good and sort of pretend it never happened.

But here’s the truth: healing isn’t about erasing—it’s about transforming.
Pain changes us. And while it leaves scars, it can also leave strength.

Post-traumatic growth is the process of discovering resilience you didn’t know you had, wisdom you couldn’t have learned any other way, and a deeper sense of meaning in the life you’re living now.

✨ Want to reframe your healing journey?
Click here to read the full blog: https://f.mtr.cool/jgpmcplttt

💭 Sometimes memory doesn’t vanish—it fragments.Instead of full narratives, trauma often leaves behind bits and pieces: a...
10/02/2025

💭 Sometimes memory doesn’t vanish—it fragments.

Instead of full narratives, trauma often leaves behind bits and pieces: a sensation, a fleeting image, an emotional charge with no clear origin.

When the brain’s usual guard quiets down, those fragments resurface.
This often happens in altered states of safety—like EMDR, psychedelic medicine, deep therapeutic work, or somatic practices.

Without context, those fragments can feel like random anxiety or symptoms.
But they’re actually messages from your history, waiting to be reassembled.

That’s the brilliance of memory—it isn’t retrieved like a file, it’s re-membered.

In her novel The Tell, Amy Griffin captures this with astonishing clarity. It mirrors what I often see in the therapy room: memory returns when the body knows it’s finally safe enough to handle it.

✨ Healing isn’t about forcing recall—it’s about honoring the body’s timing.

🔗 Read my full reflection + book review here: https://f.mtr.cool/qkaxtevqes

Have you ever noticed that your belly seems to carry tension you can’t quite explain?That tightness isn’t just random—it...
10/01/2025

Have you ever noticed that your belly seems to carry tension you can’t quite explain?

That tightness isn’t just random—it’s your body holding a story. Sometimes it’s shame. Sometimes it’s old fear. Sometimes it’s your nervous system bracing in ways you don’t even realize.

When you begin to listen instead of fight it, belly tension shifts from being an enemy to being a doorway—one that can lead you back into safety, trust, and connection with yourself.

I wrote about this in my latest blog, and it’s one of my favorite pieces yet.

✨ Click here to read the full blog: https://f.mtr.cool/sfhip###bl

😰 When panic strikes, it’s not “just in your head.” Your whole body feels hijacked—heart racing, heat rising, thoughts s...
09/29/2025

😰 When panic strikes, it’s not “just in your head.” Your whole body feels hijacked—heart racing, heat rising, thoughts spiraling.

Here are a few of the tools I come back to again and again when I need to shift from a “10” down to something more manageable:

🔥 Cool the fire inside — Splash cold water on your face, hold an ice cube, or do a quick burst of movement to reset your body.

💪 Release the energy — Panic fills you with survival energy. Walk it out, or try clenching and releasing your muscles to signal: I fought it off, I’m safe now.

🗣️ Talk to the part that’s scared — Gentle self-talk like “I’m here. You’re safe. I’ll protect you” helps calm the younger parts of us that panic most often comes from.

👀 Get curious — Instead of fighting panic, notice: Where do I feel it? Does it move? Does it have edges? Curiosity shifts you into observer mode and helps reduce fear.

These are just a few of the 7 tools I’ve found most helpful for calming panic fast.

📖 I share the full list in my latest blog post → https://f.mtr.cool/erzktpmajv

✨ Panic doesn’t have to run your life. With practice, your body can learn that calm is possible.

It’s so hard to watch someone you love in pain. 💔Your chest tightens, your throat closes—you feel their emotions almost ...
09/28/2025

It’s so hard to watch someone you love in pain. 💔

Your chest tightens, your throat closes—you feel their emotions almost like they’re your own. And before you know it, you’re rushing in to fix, soothe, or carry it for them.

The problem? That kind of helping leaves you drained—and it can actually interrupt their healing process.

✨ My new blog shares 3 practical, science-backed practices to help you stay grounded while still showing up with care. You’ll learn how to stay present with someone else’s pain without being consumed by it—so you walk away feeling intact, connected, and even stronger.

➡️ Read the blog here: https://f.mtr.cool/xgmjrwumwn

In A Dry Season, Melissa Febos reflects on her decision to stop having s*x—after realizing how much of her erotic energy...
09/26/2025

In A Dry Season, Melissa Febos reflects on her decision to stop having s*x—after realizing how much of her erotic energy was being consumed by chasing romantic and s*xual attention.

When she stepped away, something unexpected opened up:
🌱 Friendship with herself
🎨 A redirection of energy into creativity
👁 A deeper sense of visibility on her own terms

What struck me most was how often intimacy gets lost in performance. We feel pressure to please, to look a certain way, to do what’s considered “s*xy.” Sometimes we even mistake s*x for safety: If I don’t offer it, will I be abandoned? Cheated on? Rejected?

That fear can turn closeness into obligation.

Febos invites a different path—one that begins with taking responsibility for our own pleasure first. And paradoxically, when we do that, there’s more to share with another.

This is just one of the lessons from A Dry Season. In my latest blog, I share this and 4 more reflections I’m bringing into the therapy chair.

✨ Read the full piece here → https://f.mtr.cool/syephkfgmn

✨ “Rest is allowed. Obsession is allowed. Sensitivity is allowed. You are allowed.” — Devon PriceThat line stopped me in...
09/25/2025

✨ “Rest is allowed. Obsession is allowed. Sensitivity is allowed. You are allowed.” — Devon Price

That line stopped me in my tracks.

In my latest blog, I share a deep dive into Unmasking Autism by Devon Price, PhD — not just as a book about Autism, but as a mirror for all of us who have ever:
🌱 Performed to fit in.
🌱 Strived endlessly to prove our worth.
🌱 Abandoned parts of ourselves just to belong.

From the therapy chair, I reflect on the ways this book redefines masking, creativity, and self-acceptance — and how its lessons can help us all loosen the grip of perfectionism and reclaim what feels true.

💌 Read the full reflection here ➡️ https://f.mtr.cool/jsqrzhxhgc

You’ve tried it all—breathwork, journaling, stretching, even self-compassion—and still, the overthinking + anxiety loop ...
09/23/2025

You’ve tried it all—breathwork, journaling, stretching, even self-compassion—
and still, the overthinking + anxiety loop just won’t stop.

You finally start to drift toward sleep… and another wave of worry hits. Then comes the stress about how tired you’ll be tomorrow. The harder you try to calm down, the worse it feels.

If this feels familiar, you’re not failing. This is what anxious brains do when they get stuck in overdrive.

👉 The good news? There are things you can do when nothing else seems to be working. In my latest blog, I share 3 powerful steps to help you break the cycle.

📖 Click here to read: Overthinking Again? What to Do When Overthinking Won’t Stop (and Your Usual Tools Fail You) → https://f.mtr.cool/riwomerwwp

What if your brain already has its own version of a “calm button”?New research suggests that alpha brainwaves, the ones ...
09/22/2025

What if your brain already has its own version of a “calm button”?

New research suggests that alpha brainwaves, the ones linked with calm, focused presence, may play a role in post-traumatic growth.

Even more fascinating? These brain regions light up when we tune into our inner cues (like heartbeat, hunger, or tension). That means practices that build interoceptive awareness, simple things like pulse counting or hunger check-ins, may help support the very pathways that foster growth after trauma. 🌿

In my latest blog, I share:
✨ What post-traumatic growth is (and isn’t)
🧘 Why trauma pulls us outward — and healing calls us inward
🍽️ Practical tools you can use right away to support your brain and body

📖 Read the full reflection here → https://f.mtr.cool/uuysneoctq

✨ Five Lessons on Healing from The Tell by Amy Griffin ✨This novel doesn’t shy away from the messy truth of trauma and m...
09/20/2025

✨ Five Lessons on Healing from The Tell by Amy Griffin ✨

This novel doesn’t shy away from the messy truth of trauma and memory. Here are some of the insights I’m carrying with me into the therapy room:

1️⃣ Psychedelics Aren’t About Escaping—They’re About Returning. Healing often comes in fragments—somatic memories, fleeting images, emotion before language. The difference now? In the past, we were alone. Now, we’re accompanied.

2️⃣ Memory Is State-Dependent. Buried truths don’t surface because we “try hard.” They come back through sensation and, most importantly, through safety.

3️⃣ It’s Not Just What You Remember. It’s What You Do With It. Revelation is only the beginning. Integration takes grief, time, relationships, and nervous system tending.

4️⃣ There’s Wisdom in the Body’s Delay. Forgetting was protection. The timing itself was the safety.

5️⃣ Healing Is Nonlinear. There’s no tidy bow—but there is reclamation. What was fragmented can be re-membered with care.

🌿 In my full blog, I share more reflections, my favorite quotes from the book, and a fascinating look at the science of memory.

📖 Read more here: https://f.mtr.cool/glkwsnnjuv

Do you ever feel swallowed up by someone else’s pain?Maybe your partner, child, or friend is hurting—and suddenly it fee...
09/19/2025

Do you ever feel swallowed up by someone else’s pain?

Maybe your partner, child, or friend is hurting—and suddenly it feels like you’re hurting too. You want to help, but in the process, you lose your grounding and walk away drained.

Here’s the truth: absorbing someone’s pain isn’t a flaw—it’s empathy. But without the right tools, it can tip into overwhelm and burnout.

✨ In my new blog, I share 3 practical, science-backed practices to help you stay anchored in your body, connected in your care, and present without being consumed.

You don’t have to shut down your empathy—you can learn to channel it in a way that supports them and protects you.

➡️ Click here to read: https://f.mtr.cool/wjmsafvsyg

09/18/2025

"🎒 Ever feel weighed down and not sure why?

Sometimes it’s not the to-do list that’s heavy…it’s the invisible backpack we’ve been carrying.
Inside you might find:
📚 Old beliefs
💧 Family patterns
🛏️ Shame stories
…plus a few random extras you never meant to pack.

The truth? We all haul stuff we didn’t choose. The first step is noticing what’s in there.

✨ What’s one thing you’d love to unpack from your bag?"

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