Guest: Heather Kent, Psychotherapist and Trauma Specialist
This episode of the Her Empowered Divorce Expert Series podcast, Beverly Price interviews Heather Kent, psychotherapist and trauma specialist. Heather will cover the various types of trauma in divorce. This is a critical role of a divorce team to prepare and recover from severely negative experiences of marriage and divorce so a woman can then move past the trauma, deal with the fear and know what to look for in her divorce.
The conversation touches on: The Role of the Psychotherapist and Trauma Specialist, what they add to a woman in the divorce process, and how a woman can learn how to move past the trauma.
Key Questions the Interview Covered:
1. What has the mental health impact been for women whom you've worked with who are navigating through the divorce process?
2. What types of domestic abuse have you most commonly seen among your psychotherapy clients? How common is it?
3. What do you recommend to women who are listening who may be experiencing some of what we have been talking about here?
4. Do the women realize they are in a narcissistic relationship?
5. What do you suggest to women that is in a narcissistic relationship do once they realize they are in this type of relationship?
Heather’s 3 actionable steps for divorcing and divorced women:
a. Practice self-compassion: have a conversation with yourself as if you were talking to a friend going through the same situation. Ask yourself what you would say to her, how would you support her?
b. Focus on self-care: physical, spiritual, social (get involved with an activity)
c. Engage in therapy for yourself/children
Note: Do not leave a relationship with domestic violence without the counseling of an expert in domestic violence, US Domestic Violence hotline (800) 799-7233 and/or your local shelter.
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About this week's special guest, Heather Kent:
Heather Kent is a Registered Psychotherapist and Trauma Recovery Specialist with an expertise in PTSD, who helps restore healthy futures for her clients. She is the #1 Amazon bestselling author of the books Heal From Your Narcissist Ex and I Left My Toxic Relationship – Now What?, which use elements of her own story intertwined with clinically proven therapy modalities.
Surviving an abusive relationship herself, as well as witnessing the PTSD of several of her students from inner city communities where she previously taught, Heather decided to change her career path and began her training in psychology, focusing on trauma assessment and treatment. Her goal is to help people move past the feelings of shame, brokenness, and paralyzing fear through her integrative therapeutic approach to counselling, ultimately helping her clients to live well.
Through her therapy programs, Heather gets to observe the empowerment process with her local, national, and international clients, through which they rediscover their voice, find self-compassion, and learn to set healthy boundaries in their personal lives. Through her speaking engagements, Heather also advises organizations concerned about decreased productivity and employee engagement, empowering their workforce to create safe spaces for everyone to thrive.
Following her passion for humanitarian work, Heather previously lived in the Dominican Republic, where she volunteered through Rotary International, and worked as a teacher for a baseball academy run by the former VP of the NY Yankees. She continues to be involved in regular humanitarian projects in the Dominican Republic through her local Rotary Club.
She loves travelling, highland dancing at international festivals, and exploring the outdoors in...
