Emotional Intelligence & Embodiment For Professionals
Speaking & Training For Mission-Driven Companies & Organizations
with Raina LaGrand, Somatic Trauma Therapist
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I'm available for interviews, panel discussions or podcasts for free.
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For trainings, workshops, or other sorts of speaking engagements fees vary.​
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Available Trainings
Your Nervous System & Your Relationships at Work​
Learn what the nervous system is, what it does, and how instrumental it is to relationship building, effective communication, and navigating conflict. Participants will be guided in creating their own personal “map” of their nervous system and will be introduced to somatic strategies for staying grounded in difficult interpersonal situations.
Style: Interactive Workshop
Length: 2-3 hrs
Included: Digital Conflict & Connection Guide with emotion regulation strategies
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Secondary Trauma & Self Care​
In professions and settings where individuals are regularly exposed to stories and experiences of trauma, secondary trauma is often pervasive and persistent. Constantly bearing witness to others’ suffering is understandably taxing. This workshop is designed to help participants identify signs of secondary trauma in themselves and develop an action plan to both reduce and respond to their own secondary trauma responses.
Style: Interactive Workshop
Length: 2-3 hrs
Included: Digital Conflict & Connection Guide with emotion regulation strategies
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Intergenerational Trauma & Unprocessed Grief
The trauma caused by colonization, displacement, and systemic oppression echoes through generations. These deep emotional wounds shape our physical health, relationships, and more, but they often go unrecognized and unhealed. In this presentation we will examine the roots of intergenerational trauma, the impact on individuals and cultural communities (with particular attention to grief), and what actions and interventions can empower people towards healing and liberation.
Style: Presentation
Length: 1 hr 15 mins
What people are saying
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"Working with Raina to develop services for our students at the UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance was an absolute pleasure! She listened to our concerns with care and helped us design both asynchronous content and a weekly BIPOC Wellness Coaching Group for our students. Raina exudes warmth and a deep embodied understanding of the students' lived experience. I highly recommend Raina to anyone looking to explore their well-being in a meaningful and supported way."
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Paola Savvidou
Wellness Initiative Program Manager, UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance
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'Raina did an amazing job of meeting students where they were at while also really digging into the intergenerational impacts of especially racialized trauma and how to help people heal. She offered such a healing presence and an interactive style of presentation. Students quickly felt at ease with Raina and engaged in the somatic practices that she introduced them to. Raina does a great job of both helping students to understand really sophisticated concepts and also giving them tools to resource themselves as they do both self and professional work around trauma. Students gained a much better understanding of both the substance of intergenerational racialized trauma and the processes of the diverse set of therapy methods that Raina uses."
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Finn Bell, MSW, PhD,
Assistant Professor of Human Services, University of Michigan-Dearborn
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"My organization (a social justice community organizing organization) hired Raina to do a support/healing session after we went through some very difficult challenges that were outside of control. We are primarily a BIPOC organization (88% BIPOC), so it was important to find someone who understood racism and how it impacts our well being. I also wanted to work with someone who understood what the life of an organizer is like and how hard it can be. All this led me to Raina. She was so easy to work with, flexible, kind, and prepared. She held a healing/processing space for our team that was both restorative but also had some really great takeaway mindfulness practices. She also worked one on one with the staff for support sessions. I heard great feedback from our team about their experiences with her. I highly recommend her services for anyone seeking individual therapy, or for groups who are looking to bring in a mental health expert who is aware of race, class, and how impacts our bodies."
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Maria Ibarra-Frayre
Deputy Director, We The People - Michigan
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Choose From a Wide Range of Topics, Tailored to your Audience
Grief Support Sessions
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I facilitate grief support sessions for organizations navigating the loss of coworkers.
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Trauma-Informed Practice
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Learn about trauma-informed practice as it pertains to your employees or the people you serve. Together, we can think through how to make your company and the work you do more trauma-informed.
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Somatics & Embodiment
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Want to know more about how somatics can support your work? Or maybe you just want a self-care style workshop for your employees? I can customize a training for your organization that includes yoga, mindfulness, somatic education, and more.
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Clinical Practice​
Bring me to your agency or therapy practice and I'll execute a continuing education program on trauma, somatics, mindfulness, racial identity, or a topic of your choosing ​
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Racial Identity & Belonging
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In my clinical practice, I specialize in supporting mixed race individuals and interracial couples. If your company wants to learn more about working with these groups, or perhaps you have an ERG dedicated to multiracial individuals, I can work with you to offer something supportive.
Hi, I'm Raina.
I’m a somatic trauma therapist, coach, yoga teacher, and speaker/facilitator on Anishaanabe land (Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA) specializing in racial identity, trauma, relationships, and embodiment.
I provide embodiment-based workshops and trainings for companies invested in emotional intelligence and social justice. As a speaker, I bring almost a decade of experience providing direct service and over 15 years experience working as a health educator and workshop facilitator.
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Media Features
See where I've been and get a taste for my style by checking out my media features. These are some of my favorites, but you can browse all media features here.​
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Embodying Mixed Identities, Loneliness and the Dangers of Somatics @ Somatic Wisdom Podcast. 2023.
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In between identities, racial trauma and relationships [ spotify ] [ apple podcasts ] @ Complex Trauma Recovery Podcast. 2023.
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Raina LaGrand on Five Things We Can Each Do To Help Solve the Loneliness Epidemic @ Authority Magazine. 2023.
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Meet Raina LaGrand @ Canvas Rebel. 2022.
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What is Racial Trauma? @ Ann Arbor District Library. 2020.
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