USA TODAY bestselling author Kory M. Shrum has enjoyed a prolific writing career, publishing over thirty books, including the bestselling Shadows in the Water and Dying for a Living series. Kory also expresses her creative spirit through poetry under the name K.B. Marie, showcasing her versatility as a writer. As a national speaker and engaging podcast host, Kory brings a unique blend of personal experience and insightful strategies to audiences seeking to improve their wellbeing.
Her true crime podcast, Who Killed My Mother?, delves into the poignant and personal story of her mother’s tragic death, while her second show, A Well Cared For Human, debunks self-care myths and offers practical advice for self-empowerment. She lives in Michigan with her equally bookish wife, Kim, and a very, very spoiled rescue dog
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This is from Episode 115 of the A Well Cared For Human podcast. You can watch the full episode here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KsWwYq29Ue4.htmlsi=qJ1Y8dT00MszFrT6
👋 hi! First time listener, the title caught my attention as i want to learn how to love myself first to love other well. It was a great episode to take what I heard into steps I can do for my life! Thanks for sharing☺️
I'm glad it resonated with you, Allison! It really was a big help for me to think of self-discipline as devotion to myself instead of as trying to get myself together! :)
Can’t thank you enough. You are a natural. So fluid and comfortable. Obviously well researched and prepared. But more so with the “ human” “aha” you yourself experienced and are sharing. Brought it to another level. Definitely resonated with me. Subscribed. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on a myriad of subjects.
I think I've listened to all the shows! Personally, I love the format. I love hearing how you in particular have or are working on your relationship to yourself. Coming from your background specifically. I like the length, I always listen to the latest episode on my way home from work Sunday mornings, I really enjoy the timing of their release. Interviews would be interesting, but I'd rather hear a discussion show with more of a back-and-forth than just question, long answer. I would also love to hear a show about intuition and how that fits into our pillars.
J'entends ici le lien entre le verbe "to ruminate" synonyme de "to dwell" et le mot français "un ruminant" (EN: grazing animal). Verbes qui témoignent de la richesse de nos langues même s'ils ne servent franchement pas le bonheur.
Thank you so much kory from the bottom of my heart how much you voice has fave me such comfort through sad and painful times I have been putting myself throw I wish I had your videos pod casts 12 years ago but its clearly now I am nent to hearythe pain from your heart ❤❤
I forget what it's called, but that idea in Star Trek that everyone can do everything right and sometimes it still doesn't work. Except it doesn't apply to us damaged folks 😂
A friend of mine gave a name to his anxiety, depression and overwhelm, so I decided to name my anxiety as well. My therapist says it's a great idea, it makes it easier to confront and compartmentalize.
Hi Kory! Whew! The suffering here is pretty much out of control. So, hopefully I am going to start mental health outpatient therapy. Or whatever weird name they have for it now.
Just the reminder I needed this morning. I've been struggling with this the last couple years especially (like, a lot) and it is something that needs to be driven home again and again. Will be bookmarking this for those rough patches. Thanks! 21:37
Hello, Kory I absolutely believe you would make for a great counselor. Genuinely, too, this particular episode rings loud in that whenever I have disclosed I have earned the overshare or trauma dump and am super vulnerable each time. Thing is I walked away indeed and I was walked away from. I cannot and have not in the United States found a healthy be my family family. Opening up genuine and authentically doesn’t work here.
I love that you are a cross-genre author! If you read The Dark Tower series by Stephen King (there are vampires in the series ((spoiler alert)) in book 5 Wolves of the Calla, a main character asks why many books only have one "flavor" such as fairy tales. "Doesn't anyone eat stew" This line exactly sums up why I love King and you... There is such a collection of flavors when I read your books. You bring so much to the table and I get to feast lol!
Hi Kory, You lost me on this one completely. I am halfway through "City Below" and I absolutely love it! I thought I had already read it in the past. Glad I hadn't. The plot twists keep coming!
This was really needed for me today. I've pretty much haven't had as much joy lately. I have been experiencing moments where I feel like life is just hell in a box. I didn't grow up in a toxic environment, but I did have a pretty strict upbringing. And sometimes when I achieve something like graduating high school, Junior College, and College, I wouldn't feel satisfied because I didn't really achieve things that I wanted. I had lots of dreams and fear was what stopped me from fighting hard for them. I do tend to be hard on myself a lot because I don't want people around me to get frustrated. I feel stuck, and it's just the fact that I feel like I'll never get out of it. I do get Joy doing the things that bring me happiness, like dancing, listening to BTS music, and watching funny content. I want to feel free, it's hard, but I'm trying and hopefully I'll get there. And you just gained a new subscriber, this was incredibly helpful to me.
I'm so glad it was helpful! And yes, it's not always about trauma or toxicity. Sometimes our lives, cultures, or upbringing just don't give us permission to find and cultivate joy. If you need permission, here it is! :D Don't be too hard on yourself!
Fantastic episode! I'm just getting ready to go back to work after a couple months off because of burnout. Not looking forward to it as I am worried that I'll drop back into burnout so much easier now. So grateful to have a great personal support system.
OK I have some thing that I am anxious about. I went to Steve Perry‘s RU-vid channel a while back and I commented on one of his music videos. Last night that comment got a heart from him! I bought passed out. That part I believed. Today I find that he commented on my comment. Can you imagine that? Me either. One of the things he asked was where was I commenting from. I know this is a common thing that people do but can you imagine Steve Perry asking you this? I am not anybody that Steve Perry would want to talk to. So now I’m freaking out because this may not be his actual channel and that some horrible person is trying to get personal information from me. Now that seems to me to be a valid concern. So concern is OK but worry is not. Jesus said something to the effect of you should not worry about tomorrow because today is bad enough. Blessings
@@allisonsilver7886 I treat longterm worries as "working with uncertainty" if I don't know how or when something will resolve. The best thing I can do in those situations is practice acceptance of the present moment. develop the patience to endure it, and trust in myself and my ability to take care of myself no matter the external circumstances may be. Next week's episode touches on uncertainty. But there's also Episode 47: How to perservere, Episode 15: Working with fear, and Episode 22: Working with triggers -- all of which go over techniques that can be used to work with a longterm/chronic worry. Hope this helps!
I definitely have that trigger....the funny thing about growing up like that is that you're better without money than most people, since you know how to deal with it, how to struggle
@@KoryMarie I have been working on my breathing to cope with the pain. My physical therapist taught me how to inhale till you can’t inhale anymore and then exhale until you can’t exhale anymore. Take care honey
@@KoryMarie Thank you honey! It just seems to get harder instead of easier. But my dog is helping. She is taking up most of my bed which helps. Lol she used to be a pitbull. Now she is a Velcro terrier
Hi Kory, This made me sniffle. It also made me laugh. I couldn't help but picture the owners of your local flower shop jumping up and down with joy when they saw you coming! :) Blessings!
I came across this woman on social media who says things like, "I don't receive that". And that was revolutionary to me, that in the moment, you can choose not to receive the negativity coming at you from whatever direction
