Kim Colegrove
@kimcolegrove.bsky.social
Author. Educator. Visit my online learning platform, Pause First Academy:
https://academy.pausefirst.com/
I teach evidence-based tools like breathing, meditation, and mindfulness for stress management and trauma recovery.
https://academy.pausefirst.com/
I teach evidence-based tools like breathing, meditation, and mindfulness for stress management and trauma recovery.
I’ve created a place on Substack where we can actually talk to each other...or just listen.
The meetups will be via audio-only, once a week. Everything will be recorded and archived for us.
You are officially invited. Keep reading for more details…
open.substack.com/pub/kimcoleg...
The meetups will be via audio-only, once a week. Everything will be recorded and archived for us.
You are officially invited. Keep reading for more details…
open.substack.com/pub/kimcoleg...
“Kim invited me” is your password
Directions to my virtual speakeasy are inside
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June 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I’ve created a place on Substack where we can actually talk to each other...or just listen.
The meetups will be via audio-only, once a week. Everything will be recorded and archived for us.
You are officially invited. Keep reading for more details…
open.substack.com/pub/kimcoleg...
The meetups will be via audio-only, once a week. Everything will be recorded and archived for us.
You are officially invited. Keep reading for more details…
open.substack.com/pub/kimcoleg...
Even though I've been meditating for 50 years and teaching for 20, I feel my strength lies in working with beginners and skeptics.
Would you like to learn to meditate? Have you tried and feel like you just can't do it? Let me uncomplicate things for you...
Would you like to learn to meditate? Have you tried and feel like you just can't do it? Let me uncomplicate things for you...
May 20, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Even though I've been meditating for 50 years and teaching for 20, I feel my strength lies in working with beginners and skeptics.
Would you like to learn to meditate? Have you tried and feel like you just can't do it? Let me uncomplicate things for you...
Would you like to learn to meditate? Have you tried and feel like you just can't do it? Let me uncomplicate things for you...
Ten medications. Something to sleep, something to wake up, something for focus, something for energy, something for nightmares, something for depression, something for anxiety. He was doing everything he was told to do. And he was getting worse.
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Is something missing from mental health care?
Let's talk about it
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May 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Ten medications. Something to sleep, something to wake up, something for focus, something for energy, something for nightmares, something for depression, something for anxiety. He was doing everything he was told to do. And he was getting worse.
substack.com/@kimcolegrov...
substack.com/@kimcolegrov...
"I don't think about Americans' financial situation. I don't think about anybody."
He said these exact words. It was captured on camera. The audio is clear.
At what point do we believe what a person SAYS over what OTHER people say he MEANT.
He said these exact words. It was captured on camera. The audio is clear.
At what point do we believe what a person SAYS over what OTHER people say he MEANT.
May 13, 2026 at 2:44 PM
"I don't think about Americans' financial situation. I don't think about anybody."
He said these exact words. It was captured on camera. The audio is clear.
At what point do we believe what a person SAYS over what OTHER people say he MEANT.
He said these exact words. It was captured on camera. The audio is clear.
At what point do we believe what a person SAYS over what OTHER people say he MEANT.
Sometimes just breathing is enough. We have this built-in mechanism that research tells us can help regulate the nervous system.
🌀D e e p B r e a t h🌀
🌀D e e p B r e a t h🌀
May 13, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Sometimes just breathing is enough. We have this built-in mechanism that research tells us can help regulate the nervous system.
🌀D e e p B r e a t h🌀
🌀D e e p B r e a t h🌀
Here’s some can’t-fail self-care to help you through the week.
30 sec video. 2-min practice.
Science-backed nervous system reset.
*The key is practicing when you’re NOT in stress response. That’s how it becomes a reflexive, self-regulation tool.
youtube.com/shorts/7ae02...
30 sec video. 2-min practice.
Science-backed nervous system reset.
*The key is practicing when you’re NOT in stress response. That’s how it becomes a reflexive, self-regulation tool.
youtube.com/shorts/7ae02...
Regulate Your Nervous System with Extended Exhale Breathing
YouTube video by Pause First Academy
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May 11, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Here’s some can’t-fail self-care to help you through the week.
30 sec video. 2-min practice.
Science-backed nervous system reset.
*The key is practicing when you’re NOT in stress response. That’s how it becomes a reflexive, self-regulation tool.
youtube.com/shorts/7ae02...
30 sec video. 2-min practice.
Science-backed nervous system reset.
*The key is practicing when you’re NOT in stress response. That’s how it becomes a reflexive, self-regulation tool.
youtube.com/shorts/7ae02...
Happy Mothers Day to the rise of The Matriarchy and balanced men who understand what that means and support it!
May 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Happy Mothers Day to the rise of The Matriarchy and balanced men who understand what that means and support it!
One of the most empowering things you can do right now is embrace habits and practices that calm your nervous system.
You cannot control external circumstances or world events, but you CAN learn how to self-regulate when they impact you.
You cannot control external circumstances or world events, but you CAN learn how to self-regulate when they impact you.
May 9, 2026 at 11:56 AM
One of the most empowering things you can do right now is embrace habits and practices that calm your nervous system.
You cannot control external circumstances or world events, but you CAN learn how to self-regulate when they impact you.
You cannot control external circumstances or world events, but you CAN learn how to self-regulate when they impact you.
5 Lifestyle Tweaks for Your Wellbeing
YouTube video by Pause First Academy
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May 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Whooooo could be hateful about that fun, upbeat half time show?! 🫶
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Whooooo could be hateful about that fun, upbeat half time show?! 🫶
An American journalist has been arrested for reporting on a protest that took place in a church.
He was not a protester. He was a reporter.
With that in mind, I have included some suggested reading with this post. (Only $2.99)
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He was not a protester. He was a reporter.
With that in mind, I have included some suggested reading with this post. (Only $2.99)
www.amazon.com/Constitution...
The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence
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January 30, 2026 at 3:10 PM
An American journalist has been arrested for reporting on a protest that took place in a church.
He was not a protester. He was a reporter.
With that in mind, I have included some suggested reading with this post. (Only $2.99)
www.amazon.com/Constitution...
He was not a protester. He was a reporter.
With that in mind, I have included some suggested reading with this post. (Only $2.99)
www.amazon.com/Constitution...
Tolerance of racism is racism.
Silence is complicity.
"We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Silence is complicity.
"We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Tolerance of racism is racism.
Silence is complicity.
"We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Silence is complicity.
"We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." -Nelson Mandela
Now more than ever.
January 17, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Now more than ever.
I remember learning about Nazis and McCarthyism and wondering how people allowed these things to happen.
I would ask: Why did the military go along? Why did the politicians go along? How were their citizens in favor of these atrocities?
I'm living it now and I have the same questions.
I would ask: Why did the military go along? Why did the politicians go along? How were their citizens in favor of these atrocities?
I'm living it now and I have the same questions.
January 11, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I remember learning about Nazis and McCarthyism and wondering how people allowed these things to happen.
I would ask: Why did the military go along? Why did the politicians go along? How were their citizens in favor of these atrocities?
I'm living it now and I have the same questions.
I would ask: Why did the military go along? Why did the politicians go along? How were their citizens in favor of these atrocities?
I'm living it now and I have the same questions.
I don't know how to teach people they should care about things that hurt other humans, even when those things aren't impacting them.
January 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM
I don't know how to teach people they should care about things that hurt other humans, even when those things aren't impacting them.
Warriors/Trauma-Exposed Professionals:
In 2026, I'm bringing the woo to these populations. My book, Mindfulness for Warriors, was published in 2020 and has been well-accepted by first responders, veterans, nurses, social workers and others.
It's time to take a deeper dive into alternatives. ✨🌱
In 2026, I'm bringing the woo to these populations. My book, Mindfulness for Warriors, was published in 2020 and has been well-accepted by first responders, veterans, nurses, social workers and others.
It's time to take a deeper dive into alternatives. ✨🌱
December 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Warriors/Trauma-Exposed Professionals:
In 2026, I'm bringing the woo to these populations. My book, Mindfulness for Warriors, was published in 2020 and has been well-accepted by first responders, veterans, nurses, social workers and others.
It's time to take a deeper dive into alternatives. ✨🌱
In 2026, I'm bringing the woo to these populations. My book, Mindfulness for Warriors, was published in 2020 and has been well-accepted by first responders, veterans, nurses, social workers and others.
It's time to take a deeper dive into alternatives. ✨🌱
Anybody want to learn how to meditate? (Or restart a practice?)
Join me for this super easy, no-pressure, 30-Day Meditation Challenge.
🎥 Watch for details ⬇️
youtu.be/94oGFudx0vI?...
Join me for this super easy, no-pressure, 30-Day Meditation Challenge.
🎥 Watch for details ⬇️
youtu.be/94oGFudx0vI?...
Join me for this free 30-Day Meditation Challenge Nov. 13, 2025
YouTube video by Pause First Academy
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November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Anybody want to learn how to meditate? (Or restart a practice?)
Join me for this super easy, no-pressure, 30-Day Meditation Challenge.
🎥 Watch for details ⬇️
youtu.be/94oGFudx0vI?...
Join me for this super easy, no-pressure, 30-Day Meditation Challenge.
🎥 Watch for details ⬇️
youtu.be/94oGFudx0vI?...
If you are exposed to the suffering of others as part of your job, it's important for you to understand Secondary Trauma.
October 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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?
October 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
You are going to make a difference one way or another, why not make it a positive one?
Does your job expose you to trauma or the trauma of others? Learn why wellness advice sometimes falls flat.
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Why You Might Need a Different Approach to Wellness Tools
YouTube video by Pause First Academy
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October 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Does your job expose you to trauma or the trauma of others? Learn why wellness advice sometimes falls flat.
youtu.be/aGQULMEPZyM?...
youtu.be/aGQULMEPZyM?...
Surely both sides can agree to this one thing: our long-held and precious right to speak freely.
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Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Surely both sides can agree to this one thing: our long-held and precious right to speak freely.
youtu.be/c1tjh_ZO_tY?...
youtu.be/c1tjh_ZO_tY?...
Breathing: A Nervous Sytem Hack
YouTube video by Pause First Academy
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July 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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.
Possibly:
unconsciously,
unplanned,
unfiltered,
unhinged.
And rarely with positive outcomes.
July 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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.
Possibly:
unconsciously,
unplanned,
unfiltered,
unhinged.
And rarely with positive outcomes.
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.
academy.pausefirst.com/courses/unde...
Did you experience Adverse Childhood Experiences? Learning about this can help you heal and break the chain of pain.
academy.pausefirst.com/courses/unde...
Understanding ACEs
How adverse childhood experiences can impact health and wellbeing in adulthood
academy.pausefirst.com
July 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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.
academy.pausefirst.com/courses/unde...
Did you experience Adverse Childhood Experiences? Learning about this can help you heal and break the chain of pain.
academy.pausefirst.com/courses/unde...