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Welcome.
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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How Somatic Therapy Can Help You Deal With Chronic Pain
How somatic therapy can help you reduce chronic pain, deal with pain flares, and grieve a life that's changed.
Raina LaGrand
Jan 24 min read
How somatic therapy can help you heal from borderline personality disorder
Somatic therapy can help you heal from borderline personality disorder, complex PTSD, and attachment trauma.
Raina LaGrand
Dec 9, 20254 min read
The Neurobiology of Somatic Therapy for Attachment Trauma, Part 2: Memory Reconsolidation
How somatic therapy helps clients to rewrite core beliefs about ones self and the world and build a sense of self-trust in your ability to feel and do things that have historically felt too overwhelming
Raina LaGrand
Nov 11, 20254 min read
The Neurobiology of Somatic Therapy for Attachment Trauma, Part 1: Witnessing Mind
The first and most important task of somatic psychotherapy, or any experiential method, is to develop an ability to metaphorically step back and notice your experience. This is called Dual Awareness.
Raina LaGrand
Oct 20, 20253 min read
There are two kinds of people pleasers, which are you and how can somatic therapy help?
Two different ways the nervous system shapes people pleasing.
Raina LaGrand
Sep 12, 20254 min read
You’ve been in therapy for years…why isn’t it working and how can somatic therapy help?
You’ve been in therapy for years…why isn’t it working? Here are four reasons why therapy might not be working for you, and how somatic therapy can help.
Raina LaGrand
Sep 12, 20255 min read
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 5, 20254 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 21, 20256 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 18, 20257 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 14, 20257 min read
Somatic Trauma Therapy: What Is It
What is somatic therapy? What is trauma therapy? How can they help you?
Raina LaGrand
Jan 14, 20256 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
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