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Ground and Grow with therapist, Kayla Estenson Williams. Hey, Kayla here! I am a Minnesota-based licensed marriage and family therapist, yoga teacher, and mental health content creator. In this podcast I chat about topics related to mental health and guide meditations so that you have tools to help you ground and grow- and most importantly- so that you know you’re not alone.
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Monday Mar 24, 2025
Simple Breath Practice
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Whether you are brand new to breath work or have a seasoned meditation practice- this simple breath practice will help you connect to this moment and find a little bit of grounding.
Check out these links for other relevant offerings:
Write in to me at kayla@mnattachmentcollective.com
Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice!
Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings.

Monday Mar 17, 2025
Be a Supportive Birth Partner
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
We've got a "don't be that guy" kind of story to share in this week's episode! Here, we'er talking about being a supportive birth partner- and a big example of how not to be. I'll touch on some conversations to have with your partner prior to giving birth so that you can get on the same page before the big day.
Check out these links for other relevant offerings:
Write in to me at kayla@mnattachmentcollective.com
Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice!
Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings.

Monday Mar 10, 2025
When Your Parents Don't Respect Your Boundaries
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
Some of the most complicated boundaries can be between parents and their adult children- and today's AITAH gives us a good example of this!
Check out these links for other relevant offerings:
Write in to me at kayla@mnattachmentcollective.com
Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice!
Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings.

Monday Mar 03, 2025
5 Ways to Cope with Stress that is Outside of Your Control
Monday Mar 03, 2025
Monday Mar 03, 2025
There is A LOT going on in our world right now. Many are feeling helpless and powerless around decisions that affect ourselves, our loved ones, and our community. Here are some ways that you can cope with stress that is outside of your control so that you can connect to meaningful change that is within your control!
Check out these links for other relevant offerings:
Write in to me at kayla@mnattachmentcollective.com
Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice!
Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings.

Monday Feb 24, 2025
Accepting the Shift in Relationship Dynamics Postpartum
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
It's so normal for relationship dynamics to feel different with your partner after you've welcomed a new baby into the family. Today's story gives us a good example of how not to communicate those challenges- and I'll give some psychoeducation on how you can navigate these instead!
Check out these links for other relevant offerings:
Write in to me at kayla@mnattachmentcollective.com
Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice!
Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings.

Monday Feb 17, 2025
Allowing Space for ALL Emotions
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Monday Feb 17, 2025
While not every action is skillful or helpful- all emotions are valid. In today's AITAH, we'll hold space for a few different emotions and perspectives- as well as my take on how emotions could have been held a bit more skillfully.
Check out these links for other relevant offerings:
Write in to me at kayla@mnattachmentcollective.com
Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice!
Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings.

Monday Feb 10, 2025
Supporting Those Affected by Suicide, with Madisen Schillo
Monday Feb 10, 2025
Monday Feb 10, 2025
Madisen Schillo joins us again on the podcast to talk about an important topic: suicide. She shares her personal story on losing a loved one to suicide and some important tips on how you can support someone going through this.
If you or a loved one need immediate support, head to the crisis text line: https://www.crisistextline.org/
How you can connect with Maddie:
Work with her at Minnesota Attachment Collective:https://www.mnattachmentcollective.com/madisen-schillo
Follow along with her social media:https://www.instagram.com/schillowellness/
Check out these links for my other relevant offerings!
Write in to me at kayla@mnattachmentcollective.com
Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice!
Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings.

Monday Feb 03, 2025
Even Family is Fallible
Monday Feb 03, 2025
Monday Feb 03, 2025
Sometimes, family roles and dynamics prevent people from connecting to opportunities for growth. Today's AITAH is a great example of how we may at times need to do the thing that our family doesn't want us to do in order to feel authentic.
Check out these links for my other relevant offerings!
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Write in to me at kayla@mnattachmentcollective.com
Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice!
Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings.

Monday Jan 27, 2025
Is it just normal newborn worries- or Postpartum Anxiety?
Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
It makes sense to feel a bit overwhelmed and stressed during pregnancy and postpartum- but at what point might you be dealing with Perinatal Anxiety? Tune in to learn about some common symptoms of Perinatal/ Postpartum Anxiety, and what you can do to get the support you need.
Postpartum Support International has a great directory of therapists who specialize in Perinatal Mental Health, as well as free support groups for anyone! Check out all of their resources here:https://www.postpartum.net/
And if you live in Minnesota, head to find more about my practice, Minnesota Attachment Collective, linked below!
Check out these links for my other relevant offerings!
Write in to me at kayla@mnattachmentcollective.com
Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice!
Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings.

Monday Jan 20, 2025
Holding Boundaries with Your Actions
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
What do we do when a boundary we communicated isn't being respected? We hold it anyways! This week's story share is an "Am I Overreacting?" post that leads into some psychoeducation on how we can communicate our boundaries clearly and hold them ourselves as needed.
If you're looking for more on how to communicate and hold boundaries, check this past episode out:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-communicate-and-hold-boundaries/id1488846404?i=1000545505878
Check out these links for my other relevant offerings!
Write in to me at kayla@mnattachmentcollective.com
Where you can find my therapy services as well as services from others in my practice!
Where you can find all the additional good stuff: my workbooks and worksheets, online yoga classes, and other offerings.