Kim Colegrove

YouTube video by Pause First Academy Join me for this free 30-Day Meditation Challenge Nov. 13, 2025

Anybody want to learn how to meditate? (Or restart a practice?)

Join me for this super easy, no-pressure, 30-Day Meditation Challenge.

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If you are exposed to the suffering of others as part of your job, it's important for you to understand Secondary Trauma.

You are going to make a difference one way or another, why not make it a positive one?

YouTube video by Pause First Academy Why You Might Need a Different Approach to Wellness Tools

Does your job expose you to trauma or the trauma of others? Learn why wellness advice sometimes falls flat.
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YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

Surely both sides can agree to this one thing: our long-held and precious right to speak freely.

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And the ones who care about this have no power in our government.

Will do. Take care. 💖

YouTube video by Pause First Academy Breathing: A Nervous Sytem Hack

Take a break from the news
🫨🫠 and breathe along with me for two minutes.

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I'm sorry to hear that, friend. I really like, The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel Van der Kolk. And learning how to regulate your nervous system is my go-to rec when things are tough.

You can email me any time if I can help in any way.
kimcolegrove@pausefirst.com

Our Luna is great!

You are forgiven. 😁
How ya doin, Jocelyn?

Enjoy!

Oh man, those things used to be everywhere!

If you don't find ways to process what you're feeling on the inside, you will likely process it in the outer world.

Possibly:
unconsciously,
unplanned,
unfiltered,
unhinged.

And rarely with positive outcomes.

Understanding ACEs How adverse childhood experiences can impact health and wellbeing in adulthood

We live in a world full of emotionally dysregulated adults, many of whom are suffering from generational trauma, neglect, or abuse.

Did you experience Adverse Childhood Experiences? Learning about this can help you heal and break the chain of pain.

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Learn how to self-regulate.
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Fireworks can be extremely triggering for military veterans. 🙏🏻 Please keep that in mind.

YouTube video by Pause First Academy Mindfulness Made Easy with my Breathe-Body-Be Method

3 simple, doable steps. Come learn & experiment with me!

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I'm teaching at a Law Enforcement/CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) conference this week.

People cry in my classes. Pretty often.

They do that motionless, I don't want anybody to know I'm crying kind of cry.

And what I know is, they feel seen,validated, or understood, or I struck a nerve. #healing

YouTube video by Pause First Academy PTSD, PTS, and PTSI Explained

Secondary Trauma (being exposed to and impacted by the trauma of others) can leave you with many of the same symptoms as a person diagnosed with PTSD.

In this video, I break it down & talk about something called Post Traumatic Stress INJURY.

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If worrying solved problems you probably wouldn't have any problems.

Mental breaks are important. Try a brief guided meditation (they're easy to find), listen to music, read, watch clips of comedians...

The neuroscience behind this is fascinating. I'm almost out of characters so just trust me:)

If you work in public safety, social work, or healthcare, I have resources to help you heal and protect your mental & emotional health. (Spouses welcome too!)

There's a free (robust) resource list, a free mini course, a free stress assessment, plus lots more.

⬇️Take a peek⬇️

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Yes same

Haha! Awww

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I'd like to talk to more podcasters about the mental health crisis among trauma-exposed professionals (social work, public safety, healthcare, military, etc).

So if you have an aligned podcast or you'd like to recommend me to one, please and thank you! 🙏🏻

kimcolegrove@pausefirst.com

Agree wholeheartedly. I fight the urge to post about politics (pretty much daily), but I have a job and that's to bring healing and support to people. So I'm staying in that lane. Great post!

YouTube video by Pause First Academy Stop Trying to Control the Uncontrollable! Do this instead.

Don't stress over things you can't control. Try this self de-escalation exercise.

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Hahaha awwwww. Hi Martha.

YouTube video by Pause First Academy Talking About Secondary Trauma

Silent suffering is more common than you might think across trauma-exposed professions.

We need to raise awareness about Secondary Trauma: being exposed to and impacted by the trauma of others.

🔗 to my YouTube channel in bio.

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