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Empowering people who have been impacted by trauma through information, mind & body tools, and occasional personal musings


Why Talk Therapy Only Goes So Far
Learn how somatic therapy accelerates trauma healing and leads to lasting, embodied change
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
Jan 274 min read
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Find Your Footing During Unsettling Times
Find your footing during unsettling times with these tips.
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
Nov 20, 20242 min read
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Grounding Breathwork Tool for Nervous System Regulation (Guided Recording Included!)
Grounding breathwork tool for trauma-symptom relief and nervous system balance
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
Oct 8, 20242 min read
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Letter to Survivors
This is a letter to survivors of sexual assault to acknowledge their pain while offering hope.
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
Sep 10, 20243 min read
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Why Survivors Struggle with Boundaries and How Empowerment is Possible
Learn how you can empower yourself with movement, posture, eye gaze, and other nonverbal boundaries even in the face of instinctual...
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
Jul 2, 20244 min read
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Unearthing Your True Self: Peeling Back the Layers to Reconnect with Your Essential Self
Connecting to your true self means returning from there to here, not the other way around.
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
May 11, 20245 min read
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How to Ground Yourself and Stay Present: 4 Favorite Techniques
My 4 favorite grounding techniques to connect to earth and feel more present
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
Feb 13, 20245 min read
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What is Metta (Loving-kindness) Meditation? Listen to Guided Recordings!
Learn how to cultivate more self-compassion and loving-kindness into your heart.
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
Jan 16, 20243 min read
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Hibernation Tips for Winter
An alternative mindset to support you through the wintry holiday season
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
Dec 1, 20234 min read
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Healing from Trauma is Like a Spiral
Healing is more like a spiral than a linear path.
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
Oct 6, 20234 min read
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What is Sequencing in Somatic Therapy?
Sensorimotor sequencing ~ an intervention for releasing trauma energy stored/stuck in the nervous system rooted in mindfulness
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
Sep 1, 20233 min read
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Progressive Muscle Relaxation (with guided audio recording)
Progressive muscle relaxation for relieving tension, anxiety, overwhelm, and more
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
Aug 8, 20231 min read
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Can Nature Be One of Your Best Friends?
Connecting to nature is a wonderful (& free) way to experience gratitude, mindfulness, openness The melody of nature, its nourishing...
kyinglmft
Jul 7, 20233 min read
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Neuroplasticity: Tips on Changing Your Stuck, Negative Beliefs
How to Change Your Brain's Habituated Beliefs with Curiosity, Mindfulness, and Somatic Techniques - A Sensorimotor Approach The brain is...
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
Jul 4, 20233 min read
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17 Minute Guided Body Scan (audio recording by me)
A body scan can help reduce PTSD symptoms by bringing you back to the present moment.
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
Jun 1, 20232 min read
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How Can I Heal from Sexual Trauma with Sensorimotor Psychotherapy?
Learn about Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, a mind-body therapeutic approach to healing from trauma What is a typical session like using this...
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
May 7, 20234 min read
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Orienting Into Spring! 🌷
Do you hear that - the raven cawing up above? Do you see the bright flowers peeking from the green grass? Do you smell the wet dirt and...
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
Apr 1, 20232 min read
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4 Somatic Tools to Soothe Trauma & PTSD Symptoms
Help soothe your nervous system with these 4 simple somatic techniques Your nervous systems is special. It is impacted by a variety of...
Krystal Ying, LMFT, LPCC, LPC
Mar 1, 20233 min read
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