What do sourdough bread and trauma healing have in common? More than you’d think.

In this episode, Kayla shares the unexpected hobby that’s been quietly regulating her nervous system and what it taught her about a piece of healing she didn’t know she was still missing. If you’ve done the therapy, written the journal entries, set the boundaries, and still feel anxious, shaky, or unable to sleep, this one is for you.

Your mind and your body heal differently. And until you address both, you’re only healing half of yourself.

Resources & Links

- 🏡 Join the Beyond the Red House Community on Skool: https://www.skool.com/beyond-the-red-house-5718/about

$25/month: Community access, teaching videos, monthly live Q&A, the Unsent Letters Course,and more to come.

- 📖 **Kayla’s memoir — *I Was Once the Girl in the Red House kaylavolturno.com/book

- 🌐 Kayla’s website: kaylavolturno.com

The #1 thing I hear from trauma survivors is: "I want to write my story, but I'm scared."

Scared of what the family will say. Scared of being judged. Scared of putting it out there.

In this episode, I'm reassuring you that you don't have to publish your story for it to heal you.

You can write it just for you. And that's enough.

In this episode:

• Why the act of writing (not publishing) is what heals
• The different ways you can handle your story after it's written
• My own fear around publishing (and what I wish I'd known)
• Permission to write without pressure
• What to do if you're scared of what happens after you finish

Resources mentioned:

• Beyond The Red House Skool Community $25 a month: https://www.skool.com/beyond-the-red-house-5718/about

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @beyondtheredhouse
• Email: hello@kaylavolturno.com
• Website: kaylavolturno.com

There's actual research that shows writing about trauma can make you physically healthier. Not just emotionally better physically healthier. Stronger immune system. Fewer doctor visits. More happiness.

In this episode, I'm sharing the groundbreaking research from psychologist James Pennebaker that validates everything I've experienced and everything I teach. And then I'm telling you about my personal experience: why I no longer feel emotionally connected to the trauma I wrote about in my memoir.

In this episode:

• The study that proves writing about trauma improves your physical health
• Why 20 minutes a day for 4 days can change your life
• When writing works best (and when it doesn't)
• Why I don't feel emotionally connected to my trauma anymore
• How writing gave me closure and took away the trauma's power over me
• Why you need structure and safety to heal (not just raw writing)

Research mentioned: https://sparq.stanford.edu/solutions/heal-past-traumas-writing-about-them

Resources mentioned:

• Beyond The Red House Skool Community: skool.com/beyond-the-red-house-5718

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @beyondtheredhouse
• Email: hello@kaylavolturno.com
• Website: kaylavolturno.com