Episode 124: K.J. Ramsey on Choosing What To Do With Your Pain

My guest today doesn’t get a break from physical pain. And because she’s living with pain that never ends, she stopped waiting to find joy on the other side of her suffering. 

K.J. Ramsey is a therapist and author inviting people into the lifelong process of acknowledging and recovering from trauma of all kinds. She joined me to talk about loving the bodies that feel like they’re failing us, resisting the deeply human urge to rush past our pain, and exercising agency in uncontrollable circumstances.

Show Notes

What we mentioned:

The Place Between Our Pains: A Memoir of What Joy Can Survive by K.J. Ramsey

Say Yes Scott Erickson - https://youtu.be/DkOP2K1ohTQ?si=P8rNfxmrGo4Tcwha

This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers by K.J. Ramsey

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Website: kjramsey.com

Instagram: @kjramseywrites

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