Kristen Boice

The Mind-Body Stress Reset: Listening to Your Body and Finding Calm Have you ever noticed your body reacting before your mind even catches up? Maybe your shoulders tense, your stomach sinks, or your chest feels heavy. These are not random. They are messages from your nervous system saying, something feels off. Once you start listening, …

Understanding Your Nervous System: A Gentle Guide to Calming Anxiety and Stress So many of us move through life feeling anxious, shut down, or overwhelmed, wondering what’s wrong with us. The truth is, nothing is wrong… it’s simply the nervous system trying to protect and guide us. When we begin to understand its signals, everything …

When Anxiety Runs Your Life: Practical Tools to Heal and Reclaim Peace Do you ever feel like you are running on empty, your mind racing, your body heavy, and your heart just plain tired? You are not alone. Anxiety is everywhere. It is in our newsfeeds, in our homes, in our conversations, and for so …

Why Transparency is the Key to Real Joy and Connection As a marriage and family therapist, I work with couples and individuals who are afraid to be themselves. They are scared to show up fully in their dating life, in their marriage, and even in friendships. We present this best version of our shell selves. …

Did You Grow Up Too Fast? Understanding the Hidden Impact of Being a Parentified Child Did you grow up feeling like the adult in the room when you were still just a kid? Maybe your parent leaned on you emotionally. Maybe you helped raise your siblings. You might’ve been called “mature for your age.” Or …

The Myth of Closure: What If We’re Not Meant to “Get Over” Grief? We all want some kind of finish line, don’t we? It’s totally human. When we’re in pain, we just want to know there’s an end to it. We want a clear roadmap. But if you’ve ever actually lost someone, a parent, a …

Inner Child Work: Why It Changes Everything Ever find yourself overreacting to something small and wondering, “Why did that hit so hard?” Or maybe you’ve felt needy just for having needs or guilty for wanting space. That’s not you being dramatic. That’s your inner child trying to get your attention. And when you start listening …

What Is EMDR Therapy and How Can It Help You Heal? Have you ever felt stuck like something from the past keeps replaying, and no matter how much you talk about it, it just won’t go away? Maybe it shows up as anxiety that feels bigger than the moment. Or shame that hits out of …