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Here you'll find a mix of educational pieces and my own musings on therapy, somatics, healing, and liberation.
While intended to inform, these writings are not meant to substitute the professional support provided in therapy and coaching sessions. Consider what you read an invitation to get curious about your experience and connect with others interested in doing the same.
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Implicit Memory and Attachment: Why Relationships Feel the Way They Do
Implicit memory influences how we move, respond, and relate to others. It’s not just about what happened to you, but how your body learned to respond to connection. . They are emotional learnings—ways your nervous system adapted to stay safe.
Raina LaGrand
May 54 min read
Why Relationships Can Be Hard AF – Here's How to Help Your Nervous System Adapt
Relationships can be hard if we don't get enough co-regulation as kids. But our nervous systems are adaptable. The Safe and Sound Protocol can help.
Raina LaGrand
Apr 216 min read
The Connection Between Complex Trauma and Chronic Pain
Pain is a dynamic issue that can coincide with chronic stress and unresolved trauma.
Raina LaGrand
Mar 187 min read
How Touch Heals Trauma, Pain, and More
Why uses touch in psychotherapy? This blog explores uses of touch and the neural basis of healing touch.
Raina LaGrand
Jan 147 min read
Somatic Trauma Therapy: What Is It
What is somatic therapy? What is trauma therapy? How can they help you?
Raina LaGrand
Jan 146 min read
Your Body & Your Relationships
Somatics and attachment
Raina LaGrand
Oct 30, 20244 min read
How Somatics and Having a Personal Embodiment Practice Can Help You Build Community as a Mixed Person, Part Two
Dual awareness, Attunement and Neuroception
Raina LaGrand
Apr 1, 20245 min read
How Somatics Can Help You Build Community As A Mixed Person, Part One
Here are a few ways developing a personal embodiment practice(s) can help you build community as a mixed person.
Raina LaGrand
Mar 25, 20244 min read
Why Trying to Make Other People Happy Leaves You Feeling Alone as a Mixed Person
When being “nice” is the primary way you try to build connections with other people, you might be selling yourself short.
Raina LaGrand
Feb 26, 20244 min read
Four Reasons You Don't Feel Like You Belong As A Mixed Person
Prefer to watch a video on this topic? Click here! As mixed people we are more common than ever, but more often than not we struggle with...
Raina LaGrand
Feb 16, 20244 min read
The Belonging Wound: Navigating Mixed Identity and Healing Through Somatic Practice
There’s a lot to be done on a systemic level to address the needs of mixed people, and there are also steps we can take to empower ourselves
Raina LaGrand
Dec 16, 202315 min read
Building a Nurturing Community Outside of Your Bio-Family: When It Really Matters for Mixed People
Being mixed can be an incredibly isolating experience. Think about it: as mixed people, we aren’t guaranteed to know other mixed people....
Raina LaGrand
Nov 7, 20233 min read
Tips for Dealing with Rejection and Criticism as a Mixed Person
Every mixed person has been the very unfortunate recipient of rejection and criticism related to their identity. If you’ve absolutely...
Raina LaGrand
Oct 17, 20233 min read
Creating Your Relationship Culture: Strategies for Honoring Each Other's Dreams, Roles, and Goals
Cultures exist everywhere (work, neighborhood, school, etc.) and couples have their own too. Identify and organize it to honor your dreams,
Raina LaGrand
Oct 3, 20234 min read
What Does a Healthy Interracial Relationship Look Like?
Many couples come to me because they want to build healthier relationships than they saw in their families or communities growing up....
Raina LaGrand
Sep 19, 20233 min read
Five Components of Embodiment for Mixed People
Mixed race people are more common than ever, but that doesn’t make being mixed any easier. Discussions about the mixed experience are...
Raina LaGrand
Sep 5, 20235 min read
Rejection sensitivity, social anxiety, and trauma: which is it for mixed people?
Rejection sensitivity is often linked to neurodivergence. But could it be applicable to mixed people too?
Raina LaGrand
Jul 13, 20232 min read
Six ways you might struggle with social anxiety if you're mixed
Social anxiety manifests differently in mixed people. Here are six ways it might show up in your life.
Raina LaGrand
Jul 5, 20233 min read
Extended Family Conflict in Multiracial Families
Multiracial families experience conflict unique to the multiracial family experience
Raina LaGrand
Jun 20, 20233 min read
Why Private Pay for Therapy Instead of Insurance? And How to Use Your Out-of-Network Benefits
Why do many therapists run a private pay practice for psychotherapy? And how to use your out-of-network insurance benefits.
Raina LaGrand
May 26, 20232 min read
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