Sher Nyquist
About Our Podcast Sher is a woman committed to an ongoing journey of processing childhood trauma for herself and those she works with, to experience real healing and freedom. She carries her own stories of abuse, emotional abandonment, and harm to her body, soul and spirit. She knows the effects of shame and contempt which silenced her voice and kept her stuck in insecurity, fear and feelings of unworthiness. Understanding how to process trauma has brought healing and freedom for Sher, and for those she works with to heal their deep wounds. She invites you to join her and Kandace, experience your breakthrough aha insights and embrace your beauty and joy as you journey further into your own healing. Completion of Narrative Focused Trauma Care (The Allender Center) Certified Transformational Life and Business Coach (ICF) Certified EFT Tapping Practitioner (IMU)
Appears in 155 Episodes
Episode Ninety-Five | Story Work Themes: Triangulation - Part 1
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher talk about the theme of triangulation within our stories of childhood trauma. Triangulation is particularly painful for a child as...
Episode Ninety-Four | Story Work Themes: Complicity - Part 2
Today’s episode comes with a caution as Kandace and Sher discuss the topic of complicity in childhood sexual abuse. Though we know sexual abuse is never the child’s fa...
Episode Ninety-Three | Story Work Themes: Complicity - Part 1
Today’s episode comes with a caution as Kandace and Sher discuss the topic of complicity in childhood sexual abuse. Though we know sexual abuse is never the child’s fa...
Episode Ninety-Two | The Goodness of Story Work - Part 2
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher continue a discussion on the goodness they’ve witnessed from those they’ve worked with as clients. Many times our current day chal...
Episode Ninety-One | The Goodness of Story Work - Part 1
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher discuss the ways they’ve seen Story Work bring healing into the lives of their clients. Until our stories of harm are brought into...
Episode Ninety | Why We Think Story Work Is The Bomb - Part 2
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher discuss why they love Story Work as a healing modality when getting help from the effects of childhood trauma. When we’ve been har...
Episode Eighty-Nine | Why We Think Story Work Is The Bomb - Part 1
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher discuss why they love Story Work as a healing modality when getting help from the effects of childhood trauma. When we’ve been har...
Episode Eighty-Eight | Do You Have A Victim Mindset? - Part 2
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher wrap up a two-part series on what it means to have a victim-mindset. Once we find a safe place to share our stories of being victi...
Episode Eighty-Seven | Do You Have A Victim Mindset? - Part 1
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher tackle the topic of what it means to have a victim-mindset. If you were once a victim, and have never received care, it makes sens...
Episode Eighty-Six | Dreams and Desires: Part Two
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher continue the discussion on dreams and desires. When we feel blocked in pursuing our dreams and desires, we can slow down and be cu...
Episode Eighty-Five | Dreams and Desires for 2024
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher start off the New Year talking about dreams and desires for 2024. If you find it hard to know what you desire and struggle to drea...
Episode Eighty-Four | Let's Talk Arousal Structures: Part Two
In todays episode, Kandace and Sher continue the topic of arousal structures. Understanding our particular arousal structures and how they are connected to our childho...
Episode Eighty-Three | Let's Talk Arousal Structures
In todays episode, Kandace and Sher discuss the topic of arousal structures. Understanding our particular arousal structures and how they are connected to our childhoo...
Episode Eighty-Two | Why It Can Be Hard To Ask For Help
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher process several reasons why we can find it so difficult to ask for help. Whether it’s feelings of shame, feeling like we’re a burd...
Episode Eighty-One | Why It’s Important To Ask For Help
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher discuss why it’s so important to find our courage to ask for help. Though asking for help is a simple request, it’s more complicat...
Episode Eighty | Honoring Our Losses
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher have a conversation around what it means to honor our losses and the importance of grieving to heal. Though grief can be sometimes...
Episode Seventy-Nine | Gratitude on the Healing Journey
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher look back on this last year and name a few things they are grateful for. One of the greatest gifts of staying on the healing journ...
Episode Seventy-Eight | Interview With A Trauma-Informed Mediator: Dawn Kuhlman
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher interview Dawn Kuhlman, trauma-informed mediator and director of March Mediation in Liberty, Missouri. Dawn’s desire to bring comp...
Episode Seventy-Seven | Cultivating the Trait of Self-Compassion: Part Four
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher wrap up a 4-part series processing why having self-compassion is a key to healing from the affects of childhood trauma. When we be...
Episode Seventy-Six | Cultivating the Trait of Self-Compassion: Part Three
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher continue discussing the importance of having self-compassion in order to heal from developmental trauma. Listen in as they talk ab...
Episode Seventy-Five | Cultivating the Trait of Self-Compassion: Part Two
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher discuss why it can be difficult to develop self-compassion if you’ve grown up believing that you are the problem. Until we see our...
Episode Seventy-Four | Cultivating the Trait of Self-Compassion: Part One
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher start a new topic in their cultivation series about what it means to be self-compassionate. In early childhood, self-compassion ei...
Episode Seventy-Three | Cultivating the Trait of Self-Awareness: Part Four
In today’s episode, Kandace and Shar discuss the topic of being aware of our dreams and desires. When we’ve experienced childhood trauma, we are typically living in su...
Episode Seventy-Two | Cultivating the Trait of Self-Awareness Through Art and Healing
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher talk through Sher’s journey of healing through using watercolors and creating her recent online course Art and Healing. Listen in ...
Episode Seventy-One | Cultivating the Trait of Self-Awareness: Part Two
In todays episode, Kandace and Sher discuss specifics on how to develop greater self-awareness. Though we will never be perfectly self-aware, we can become more self-a...
Episode Seventy | Cultivating the Trait of Self-Awareness: Part One
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher continue their cultivation series discussing the topic of self-awareness. Developing self-awareness can help us heal from the effe...
Episode Sixty-Nine | Cultivating Deep Listening - Part 4
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher conclude the topic of cultivating the trait of being a good listener. Though we will never be perfect listeners, we can become lis...
Episode Sixty-Eight | Cultivating Deep Listening - Part 3
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher discuss how it feels to be deeply listened to. What does it mean when someone leans in and genuinely desires to hear more? Listen ...
Episode Sixty-Seven | Cultivating Deep Listening - Part 2
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher continue their discussion on cultivating the trait of being a deep listener. When we’ve experienced complex childhood trauma, we k...
Episode Sixty-Six | Cultivating Deep Listening - Part 1
In today’s episode, Kandace and Sher begin a new series looking at how we cultivate specific traits we want to grow in as we heal from the affects of complex childhood...