June 27, 2022

Year of Self-Care: Intent

Focusing your intention and energy and focus has the power to radically change how you see yourself, others, even the world.

I share with you one of my favorite practices for tapping into the power of focus!

If you'd like to learn more tools like this and get support breaking free from the pain of abuse, be sure to check out my upcoming group program for women: www.rachelgrantcoaching.com/group-program






Continue the conversation! Join us in the Healing from Sexual Abuse group on Facebook, a safe space for survivors to come together to receive support and guidance. bit.ly/healingfromsexualabuse


#coachrachelsays #mondaymini #yearofselfcare #beyondsurviving #intention #poweroffocus #ptsd #traumahealing #childhoodtrauma #moveon #energy #negativitybias #healingthatlasts


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Discover the 3 Stages of Recovery from Childhood Abuse

The road to recovery is much easier when you know what stage you're in and what to do next. Find out exactly where you are in your healing journey and what kind of support you need right now. 
This FREE 9-page guide will give you the answers you've been seeking.


June 24, 2022

Balanced Brain Breathing

Did you know that throughout your day, each nostril "takes turns being open or stuffy, and this is related to brain activity"?!

In this Balanced Brain Breath practice, we balance activation of the two hemispheres of the brain by alternating breathing through one nostril at a time.

Try it out!







Continue the conversation! Join us in the Healing from Sexual Abuse group on Facebook, a safe space for survivors to come together to receive support and guidance. bit.ly/healingfromsexualabuse

#coachrachelsays #beyondsurviving #traumatoolkit #breathingtechnique #balancedbrain #somatichealing #stressrelief #healing #ptsd #childhoodtrauma #balance #grounding #brainactivity


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Discover the 3 Stages of Recovery from Childhood Abuse

The road to recovery is much easier when you know what stage you're in and what to do next. Find out exactly where you are in your healing journey and what kind of support you need right now. 
This FREE 9-page guide will give you the answers you've been seeking.


June 21, 2022

Andrea: The Day I Stopped Caring About What Other People Think

              



In this episode, I connect with Beyond Surviving graduate, Andrea Harris. She shares about her journey out of believing that the only way to survive was to please and take care of everyone but herself. 

She was for many years stuck believing that she didn’t deserve to be herself, healthy relationships, to set boundaries, or to take up space. 

She spent a LOT of time worrying about what other people thought of her, and this held her back from fully launching her hemp dog treats business.

But no more! Andrea learned how to shed these false beliefs, discover her real self, set boundaries, and love herself.

She shares with us some of her personal morning and night routines that help her remember every day that she matters and she is deserving and to hell with what other people think!

She wants you to know that once you stop dimming your light, you won’t be afraid of the dark! 





#beyondsurviving #shareyourtruth #wherearetheynow #deserving #youmatter #findyourvoice #morningroutine #bedtime #selflove #boundaries #fun #playfulness #whocareswhattheythink #takeupspace #shineyourlight #peoplepleasing #shame #healing #triump #overcomer #believeinyourself #listentoyourownvoice #healthyrelationships



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Discover the 3 Stages of Recovery from Childhood Abuse

The road to recovery is much easier when you know what stage you're in and what to do next. Find out exactly where you are in your healing journey and what kind of support you need right now. 
This FREE 9-page guide will give you the answers you've been seeking.



June 20, 2022

Year of Self-Care: Opportunity

Oh hell yeah ... letting go the the past to make room for the new is what it's about y'all!

I share some key steps that we need to take in order to release past trauma and discuss the key difference between minimizing trauma and actually integrating it.

If you're ready to stop just surviving, then be sure to check out my upcoming group program for women that starts in August (only 4 spots left).

Trauma is not a life sentence!






Continue the conversation! Join us in the Healing from Sexual Abuse group on Facebook, a safe space for survivors to come together to receive support and guidance. bit.ly/healingfromsexualabuse

#coachrachelsays #mondaymini #yearofselfcare #beyondsurviving #ptsd #childhoodtrauma #healing #thrive #opportunity #outwiththeoldinwiththenew


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Discover the 3 Stages of Recovery from Childhood Abuse

The road to recovery is much easier when you know what stage you're in and what to do next. Find out exactly where you are in your healing journey and what kind of support you need right now. 
This FREE 9-page guide will give you the answers you've been seeking.


June 13, 2022

Year of Self-Care: Courage

Ready to get your roar on?!

I know as survivors of abuse, we often feel exhausted by the efforts of healing and life that call upon us to be strong and courageous.

Sometimes we just want an easy button!!

But ya know, doing the courageous thing CAN make our lives easier.

Set that boundary, end that unhealthy relationship, ask for that raise, tell that person you love them...

The invitation this week is to tap into courage, which means taking a leap even when you're not sure if you'll stick the landing!






Continue the conversation! Join us in the Healing from Sexual Abuse group on Facebook, a safe space for survivors to come together to receive support and guidance. bit.ly/healingfromsexualabuse

#coachrachelsays #mondaymini #yearofselfcare #beyondsurviving #healing #courage #taketheleap #goforit


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Discover the 3 Stages of Recovery from Childhood Abuse

The road to recovery is much easier when you know what stage you're in and what to do next. Find out exactly where you are in your healing journey and what kind of support you need right now. 
This FREE 9-page guide will give you the answers you've been seeking.


June 10, 2022

5 Count Breathing to Reduce Stress

This 5-Count Breath Technique I share with you today incorporates counting and visualization as a way to support the breathing practice and helps you stay focused, so you can reap all of the deep benefits of breathing from the diaphragm.







Continue the conversation! Join us in the Healing from Sexual Abuse group on Facebook, a safe space for survivors to come together to receive support and guidance. bit.ly/healingfromsexualabuse

#coachrachelsays #traumatoolkit #beyondsurviving #somatichealing #deepbreath #presence #grounding #destress



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Discover the 3 Stages of Recovery from Childhood Abuse

The road to recovery is much easier when you know what stage you're in and what to do next. Find out exactly where you are in your healing journey and what kind of support you need right now. 
This FREE 9-page guide will give you the answers you've been seeking.


June 7, 2022

It's Pride Month ... and it's time for me to come out 👸

It's an interesting thing --- being a coach. My life experiences, who I am, how I navigate my own relationships - well, it all becomes a part of the work I do with my clients.

Sometimes, this creates a bit of internal tension for me.

What do I share? What do I hold privately? How do I keep the focus on my clients while still using my own lived experiences to support them?

Lately, more and more of my clients are sharing with me about their struggles to be authentically themselves when it comes to their desires and identity.

One woman has always known she was bis*xual, but was afraid to tell her husband - worried it would end their relationship. One person is navigating an open relationship and all of the feelings and communication that come with that. One woman is feeling frustrated because her husband can't hold space for the idea that she could want to be with a woman. One male client needed support in normalizing his non-heteronormative fantasies.

In these sessions, I've been sharing my own experiences that relate to these struggles and the journey it's been to embrace myself, love myself, trust that my desires are my own and not born out of trauma. (I talk about that in more detail here).

I see the relief on their faces when they understand that they aren't broken or weird.

All of these conversations have got me thinking about how many more of my clients (or followers) might be feeling these things, struggling in these ways, but might be hesistant to broach the topics with me since for the most part I present as a heteros*xual woman in a monogamous relationship.

And while of course we don't have to identify in the exact same way in order to relate to another person, it just feels like the time is now for me to come out to my community more fully.

I am a bis*xual woman who is in an open relationship. My primary partner is a man. My secondary partner is a woman.

Damn - that feels great to say out loud! 

What's really true is that there are people who have come before me who have inspired and encouraged me to come out: Glennon Doyle, Sarah Buino (check out her podcast below), and Ellen just to name a few. And I know that their stories helped me first personally claim these identities and now today to say, "If you really want to see me, know me, then you should know this!"

I always tell my clients that I'm not going to ask anything of them that I wouldn't do myself. So coming out, being vulnerably, authentically me ... well, it's just a must at this point.

And my hope is that I can pass along to anyone who is struggling to embrace who they are, what they feel, what they want, this truth - it is 100% OKAY TO BE YOU!!

This is why it's called Pride Month - to be proud of one's self regardless of what others might say or do or judge. 


















Thank you for seeing me!

Much love,




Listen to this conversation between Sarah Buino & Heidi Savell on polyamory!


What part(s) of yourself do you need to bring out of hiding and claim pride around? It might be anything, not just things related to identity, s*xual orientation, or relationship style!





BOOK OF THE MONTH



Attachment theory has entered the mainstream, but most discussions focus on how we can cultivate secure monogamous relationships. What if, like many people, you’re striving for secure, happy attachments with more than one partner? Polyamorous psychotherapist Jessica Fern breaks new ground by extending attachment theory into the realm of consensual nonmonogamy. Using her nested model of attachment and trauma, she expands our understanding of how emotional experiences can influence our relationships. Then, she sets out six specific strategies to help you move toward secure attachments in your multiple relationships. Polysecure is both a trailblazing theoretical treatise and a practical guide.

READ MORE HERE!
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UPCOMING EVENTS



NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!

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Join me for this down-to-earth
and transformational group program!


It's for you if you want step-by-step support to reliably and consistently navigate life with clarity and ease.

This program is designed for all types of survivors who are sick and tired of going around the same mountain over and over again and who want to learn specific tools and skills for transforming their lives.

In the Beyond Surviving program, I've combined what I have learned through my own journey of recovery from s*xual abuse, my study of neuroscience, my training in counseling psychology, and my experience working with hundreds of clients. I have included every lesson, exercise, worksheet, client example, and training module that has made a difference for me and my clients into this program.

We use my guidebook, Beyond Surviving: The Final Stage in Recovery from Sexual Abuse, as the roadmap through seven modules that address the critical areas of life that are impacted by abuse.








JUNE 13th

Coping Skills



We all need a set of management strategies to get through life. We explore this month some of the best coping strategies for and techniques that help us thrive and overcome abuse.




June 6, 2022

Year of Self-Care: Self-Love

Well well well ... I guess the universe decided we all need a little more time with this theme of love, right y'all!!?

The invitation this week is to really focus on caring for your body. Building a healthy, nurturing, loving relationship with ours bodies is such a big part of reclaiming ourselves and releasing trauma.

I share a few of my favorite self-love practices and look forward to hearing how you will care for your body this week!






Continue the conversation! Join us in the Healing from Sexual Abuse group on Facebook, a safe space for survivors to come together to receive support and guidance. bit.ly/healingfromsexualabuse

#coachrachelsays #mondaymini #yearofselfcare #beyondsurviving #selflove #bodybasedhealing #selfsoothe #selfmassage #movement #embodied #lovefromheadtotoe

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Discover the 3 Stages of Recovery from Childhood Abuse

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This FREE 9-page guide will give you the answers you've been seeking.


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