Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to Healing Well

    2. Guidelines for Healthy Participation

    3. What Needs Healing?

    1. The 3 M's: Movement, Mindful Awareness, and Meditation

    2. Movement

    3. Mindful Awareness

    4. Meditation

    1. Module 1 Overview

    2. Path for Module One

    3. Affirmations

    4. Getting Real: The Impact of Cancer

    5. Cancer Affects You in Many Ways

    6. Cancer Affects You Physically

    7. Cancer Affects You Emotionally

    8. Cancer Affects Your Relationships

    9. Cancer Affects Your Identity and Work Life

    10. Cancer Makes You Face Your Mortality

    11. A Look Into Trauma in Relation to Cancer

    12. Fear of Recurrence

    13. Acting as if Nothing Ever Happened

    14. Plagued with confusion

    15. Boots Off: Rest and Restore

    1. Module 2 Overview

    2. Path for Module Two

    3. Affirmations

    4. Honoring all the Feelings

    5. Core Feelings

    6. Feelings Triangle

    7. Defenses to Core Feelings

    8. Examples of Camouflage

    9. Feelings Need Space

    10. Make Space for Feelings

    11. Overwhelm

    12. Boots Off: Rest and Restore

    1. Module 3 Overview

    2. Path for Module 3

    3. Affirmations

    4. The Dark Forest

    5. If You Could Avoid It, You Would

    6. Befriending the Beast

    7. Three Steps

    8. Boots Off: Rest and Restore

    1. Module 4 Overview

    2. Path for Module 4

    3. Affirmations

    4. The Crucible

    5. I am not just my physical body

    6. Looking for the Gifts

    7. Eva

    8. Henry

    9. Samantha

    10. Loving the "Unloveable"

    11. Setting Limits and Asserting Yourself

    12. Boots Off: Rest and Restore

About this course

  • 74 lessons

Meet Your Guide

Kelly Inselmann

Founder of Joy Boots and the Yoga and Talk® Therapy model. She is a mother, wife, yoga teacher, psychotherapist and cancer survivor.

As they wheeled me in for the first MRI at MD Anderson Cancer Center, I remember feeling hysterical, like I might laugh or cry or scream. I wanted to shout: “You don’t understand! I’m really healthy!” Instead, I was a good patient. Quiet, compliant and immobile.

But there were other feelings underneath: anger, despair, fear, shame and self-blame, a desire to give up.

What happens to feelings when they are set aside for the sake of survival?

Sometimes they fragment, landing in parts of the body or in the back of the mind, waiting to be remembered.

About 6 months after the end of active treatment, I signed up for a free pilates class. I had never done pilates, but I had done lots of dance and yoga. I figured I could handle it.

Imagine the scene: I’m lying on the pilates table being hooked up to machinery, my body still weak and my mind still too fatigued to follow directions well. If you’ve been through cancer treatment, this might sound a little familiar. And it was familiar to my body – it brought back a flood of memories from chemotherapy treatment.

Frustrated and embarrassed at feeling unable to follow instructions, I started crying and couldn’t stop.

I left that day but returned later to take some private lessons. Eventually, I was able to tolerate the discomfort and begin to befriend my body in this new way.

Recent research in neurobiology finds that ignoring or repressing emotions or memories does not make them disappear. Instead, the limbic system, the emotional part of the brain, stays activated as though the initial experience is actually happening.

You might not be talking about it, but you are still feeling unexpressed emotions, in the mind or in the body.

Why do you need this program? Because the cancer experience changes us. You owe this to yourself.

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Are You...

  • Eager to heal but feeling numb, depressed, and/or emotionally out of control?

  • Feeling like no one understands what you’re going through and that you will never get your life back?

  • In a constant state of fear for the future?

  • Trying to deal with the unique grief and physical pain from treatments and procedures all alone?

  • Shaming yourself or lamenting not being grateful for every single moment?

You are a strong, resilient person. But you don't have to go this alone.

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This program will...

  • Inform your recovery

    The foundation of this course is based on the 6 Principles for Emotional Recovery, with easy to understand information and concepts anyone can implement in their day-to-day life. Content is delivered in text and video format with printable worksheets.

  • Guide you gently

    The goal of this course is to help you identify what’s next in your emotional and physical recovery, and celebrate what you’ve already overcome. Gentle meditation practices will further help you to release tension, stabilize your mind, and open your heart.

  • Encourage reflection

    You're encouraged to discover what's truly in your heart and mind beneath the surface of the brave face you wear for the benefit of your loved ones. Prompted journaling and reflection exercises will help you to focus on deeper self-understanding, meaning, and healing.

Are you ready...

  • To get honest with yourself about the physical and emotional impact the cancer experience has had on your life?

  • To learn to honor the important energy of fear, anger and grief?

  • To heal your relationship with your body through more compassion and less judgment?

  • To increase your vitality and get your life back??

Harmony

$385.00

Unlimited access to course content, printables and videos so you can work at your own pace and re-visit content as needed.
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Empowerment

$610.00

Unlimited access to the course + a complimentary 12 month subscription to the Joy Boots Substack + a 60 minute private session with Kelly.
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Revival

$925.00

Unlimited access to the course + a complimentary 12 month subscription to the Joy Boots Substack + three 60 minute private sessions with Kelly.
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Testimonials

“This course will be a way for you to learn habits that will encourage you to listen to your body, to be inspired and guided by a true survivor, to know moments of joy and laughter in sharing struggles, to realize that everything is ok in this moment, and to try a little tenderness for yourself. ”

Sunny Smith, Stage 3 Breast Cancer Survivor

“The Healing Well: Reconnecting With Your Life After Cancer course is a testament to the vision and dedication of Kelly Inselmann, the founder and facilitator of the program. With her deep expertise in yoga therapy and psychotherapy, Kelly infuses the course with compassion, wisdom, and a genuine understanding of the healing journey after cancer. Her approachable and nurturing style creates a safe space for participants to explore, heal, and grow, making her not just a guide but a trusted companion on this path of recovery and discovery. ”

Smitha G Mallaiah, MS, C-IAYT, Sr. Mind-Body Intervention Specialist, MD Anderson Cancer Center

“This is an excellent course focusing on teaching a cancer survivor ways to deal with the multitude of issues one faces in their journey with cancer. It is well organized, informative, encouraging and nurturing. Wish I had this 22 years ago when I first entered the world of cancer.”

Priscilla, Stage 4 Breast Cancer Survivor and Physician

“It is well known that a cancer diagnosis and treatment impact the whole person, yet cancer treatment and its’ aftermath are largely focused on the physical aspects of cancer. My research lab (Henneghan Lab at UT Austin) focuses on the cognitive and psychological impact of cancer. Our research along with others consistently shows that emotional dysfunction and distress are quite common in the months (and years) after treatments end. Yet there are few programs available to practically assist those who need it, especially outside of large comprehensive cancer center environments. Healing Well: Reconnecting with Your Life After Cancer, is an incredible resource that is available to anyone recovering and healing from cancer. This online course is self-paced making it very accessible. Kelly offers wisdom and tools to learn how to emotionally recover from experiences with loss and trauma related to cancer. As a nurse and a scientist, I highly recommend this course to anyone recovering from cancer and encourage other oncology healthcare professionals to recommend this resource to their patients who will likely greatly benefit from the content and toolkit provided.”

Ashley Henneghan, PhD, RN, FAAN

“It’s easy to lose touch with yourself in the midst of cancer diagnosis, treatment and recovery. This course helps you soothe, strengthen and lift your body and spirit for every step of the journey with practical tools and practices. Life changing. ”

Lisa Nowotny, Stage 3 Breast Cancer Survivor

“ have known and collaborated with Kelly Inselmann for over 8 years through Yoga and Talk, Team Survivor, JoyBoots, Austin Cancer Support Coalition and Cancer Rehab, and Integrative Medicine. In this time I have experienced first-hand and seen through my clients’ recovery Kelly’s skills in addressing the challenges of emotional recovery after cancer treatment. I highly endorse the course Healing Well: Reconnect With Your Life After Cancer, as it has been an integral part of several of my patients’ journey and recovery.”

Dr. Angela Wicker-Ramos PT, DPT, CLT-LANA

“Many of my oncology clients participate in the JoyBoots for Cancer Survivors programs and tell me how each one benefits them in their journey of healing and emotional recovery after cancer treatment. I have also attended Kelly’s workshops and very much recommend them. I highly endorse Kelly’s online course Healing Well: Reconnect With Your Life After Cancer. Put your joy boots on and join this amazing and beautiful community.”

Geri Ruane, LMT, CLT