5/14/24 "How Living The Unexpected Life & Learning From Failures Propel Us to Live Our Potential" by Heather Severn Callister with Beautiful Shifts Podcast
I was a guest speaker on the Beautiful Shifts Podcast. To listen to it, click here. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beautiful-shifts/id1647275683?i=1000655540706
11/13/19 "3 Thanksgiving Tips To Bring Family & Friends Closer Together" by Heather Severn Callister with Mary Nickles. Courtesy: KUTV 2News.
6/17/19 "How To Survive Family While On Vacation" by Heather Severn Callister with Mary Nickles. Courtesy: KUTV 2News.
5/30/19 "How To Survive Family Home For The Summer" by Heather Severn Callister with Mary Nickles. Courtesy: KUTV 2News.
2/7/14 "Family/Friend Bonding With Your Own Winter Olympics!". Courtesy: KUTV Fresh Living.
Debbie Worthen and Casey Scott with Heather Severn Callister on KUTV'S Fresh Living
9/9/13 "Beat the End of Summer Blues" Courtesy: KUTV 2News
Holly Menino and Heather Severn Callister on KUTV
8/19/13 "Back To School Tips On How To Help Kids Mentally & Physically Prepare" Courtesy: KUTV 2News
Ron Bird and Heather Severn Callister on KUTV
6/11/13 "3 Quick Ways to Reset & Refocus While at Work" Courtesy: KUTV 2News
Mary Nickles and Heather Severn Callister on KUTV
4/30/13 "Four A's That Hold Us Back From Having Happy Healthy Relationships" Courtesy: KUTV 2News
Heather Severn Callister and Mary Nickles on KUTV
2/18/13 "Inability to cope with loss may lead to heart disease." KSL article
Here is an article I was recently quoted in on www.ksl.com regarding the John Hopkins study...
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=24087920&nid=148
SALT LAKE CITY — The emotional trauma of losing a loved one can put stress on the heart and in rare cases cause a heart attack.
A 2005 John Hopkins study suggests cardiomyopathy — or broken heart syndrome — tends to affect more women than men. Cardiomyopathy is a term assigned to a diverse group of heart diseases.
While some forms of cardiomyopathy affect every age group, the study found women around 63 years old who had experienced emotional trauma were more susceptible to developing the disease.
Heather Severn, a therapist with Skylight Counseling, said sometimes when people don't properly process emotions, it doesn't affect just the heart.
"You're whole body is affected by it," she said. "It's important to be able to acknowledge what's going on because it not only affects your mental health but your physical health as well."
Some people with cardiomyopathy may show no symptoms, while others develop symptoms right away. In the case of cardiomyopathy following loss, Severn said it's important to pay attention to what the body is communicating through physical pain.
"People get chest pain a lot," she said. "A lot of times they'll have headaches, sometimes they'll get migraines. Eighty to 90 percent of physical symptoms can have psychological roots."
While the healing process takes time after the loss of a loved one, Severn said people should seek help if they are unable to cope with the loss after three to six months.
For more information on cardiomyopathy, visit cardiomyopathy.org. By Nkoyo Iyamba
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=24087920&nid=148
SALT LAKE CITY — The emotional trauma of losing a loved one can put stress on the heart and in rare cases cause a heart attack.
A 2005 John Hopkins study suggests cardiomyopathy — or broken heart syndrome — tends to affect more women than men. Cardiomyopathy is a term assigned to a diverse group of heart diseases.
While some forms of cardiomyopathy affect every age group, the study found women around 63 years old who had experienced emotional trauma were more susceptible to developing the disease.
Heather Severn, a therapist with Skylight Counseling, said sometimes when people don't properly process emotions, it doesn't affect just the heart.
"You're whole body is affected by it," she said. "It's important to be able to acknowledge what's going on because it not only affects your mental health but your physical health as well."
Some people with cardiomyopathy may show no symptoms, while others develop symptoms right away. In the case of cardiomyopathy following loss, Severn said it's important to pay attention to what the body is communicating through physical pain.
"People get chest pain a lot," she said. "A lot of times they'll have headaches, sometimes they'll get migraines. Eighty to 90 percent of physical symptoms can have psychological roots."
While the healing process takes time after the loss of a loved one, Severn said people should seek help if they are unable to cope with the loss after three to six months.
For more information on cardiomyopathy, visit cardiomyopathy.org. By Nkoyo Iyamba
2/20/13 "Can Showing Too Much Love Drive Men Away?" Interview from decodinghim.com
This interview was in response to a question from an anonymous person who wrote to decodinghim.com:
"When I enter into any relationship, I almost always seem to scare men away. Just when I think I am with the right guy, I go out of my way to do everything in my capacity to care for him, to love him and show him how much he means to me. I tend to fall in love too quickly and find it almost impossible to control myself. Why does my love scare men away, after all isn't that what they are looking for in a relationship? and what should I do to overcome this problem?"
"When I enter into any relationship, I almost always seem to scare men away. Just when I think I am with the right guy, I go out of my way to do everything in my capacity to care for him, to love him and show him how much he means to me. I tend to fall in love too quickly and find it almost impossible to control myself. Why does my love scare men away, after all isn't that what they are looking for in a relationship? and what should I do to overcome this problem?"
2/14/12 "What do I give my significant other on Valentine's Day?" KSL Article
Here's an article I was quoted in on www.ksl.com. Even though this applied to Valentine's Day, it can also apply to Birthdays or other special occasions.
Buying gifts for any holiday can be stressful, but somehow finding just the right thing for Valentine's Day seems harder than most. Heather Severn, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, recommends that sometimes the right thing might not be a thing at all.
"It's important to know what your spouse's love language is," she said. "Some prefer gifts, physical touch, acts of service, quality time or words of affirmation."
For the rest of the article visit:
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1010&sid=19112675
Buying gifts for any holiday can be stressful, but somehow finding just the right thing for Valentine's Day seems harder than most. Heather Severn, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, recommends that sometimes the right thing might not be a thing at all.
"It's important to know what your spouse's love language is," she said. "Some prefer gifts, physical touch, acts of service, quality time or words of affirmation."
For the rest of the article visit:
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1010&sid=19112675