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Welcome to Beyond Surviving, the safe space for survivors of childhood sexual abuse to receive support, resources, and share their stories. Beyond Surviving is about freedom, healing, connection, and even laughter and fun. Most importantly, it's about letting go of the pain of abuse and finally moving on! 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: www.rachelgrantcoaching.com/checklist
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Beyond Surviving with Rachel Grant Rachel Grant

    • Education

Welcome to Beyond Surviving, the safe space for survivors of childhood sexual abuse to receive support, resources, and share their stories. Beyond Surviving is about freedom, healing, connection, and even laughter and fun. Most importantly, it's about letting go of the pain of abuse and finally moving on! 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: www.rachelgrantcoaching.com/checklist
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    4 Helpful Ways Focused Breathing Changes the Brain

    4 Helpful Ways Focused Breathing Changes the Brain

    Did you know that there are four important and useful ways that focused breathing changes the brain? Today we explore how using breath to change the brain can help you "reduce and better manage post-trauma symptoms, including arousal and reactivity, trauma re-experiencing, and negative alterations in cognition and mood symptoms." (excerpt from Trauma Treatment Toolbox)
    #coachrachelsays #beyondsurviving #neuroscienceoftrauma #ptsd #nervoussystem #vagusnerve #amygdala #prefrontalcortex #healing #metoo #childhoodtrauma #healingisajourney #retrainthebrain #mindsetshift #choice #youarepowerful #breathing #selfhealingtools
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    • 9 min
    Do you know where your chill out button is?

    Do you know where your chill out button is?

    Ever had someone say to you, “Just take a deep breath” and everything inside of you just wants to backhand them?!
    I certainly have had that experience.
    And yet – this is pretty solid advice because focused diaphragmatic breathing is one of the most immediate (and most accessible) ways to activate the vagus nerve, which serves as an amazing “chill out” button for our system when pressed.
    Tune in to learn how to press this button when your activated to send a potent signal to your brain to relax!
    #coachrachelsays #beyondsurviving #breathing #neuroscienceoftrauma #somatics #healing #takeadeepbreath #reducestress #goodbyeanxiety #chillout #vagusnerve #parasympathethicnervoussystem #regulation #grounding #toolsthatwork #balance #focus #relaxation
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    • 9 min
    Love is an antidote to triggers!

    Love is an antidote to triggers!

    Did you know that love can be a powerful antidote to activation?! 
    One of the amazing things about accessing the feeling of love is that it causes the brain to release oxytocin, which is a powerful hormone that is even sometimes referred to as the "love drug". 
    This hormone is also a neurotransmitter, and so when released sends all sorts of "feel good" signals to the brain and nervous system to signal safety - which is a key component of nervous system regulation.
    Listen in as I take you through a quick exercise that will help you access this resource state and will be a support to you the next time you feel triggered or dysregulated.
    #coachrachelsays #beyondsurviving #love #oxytocin #nervoussystem #healing #triggered #neuroscienceoftrauma #childhoodtrauma #sexualabuse #metoo #overcoming #thriving #pendulation #feelgood
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    • 8 min
    What to do when you feel afraid?

    What to do when you feel afraid?

    There is one thing I know to be absolutely true....we ALL have fears!
    Fear is a powerful feeling. It can move us to get out of the way of danger, warn us when there is a threat, activate our spidey-senses.
    Unfortunately, fear can also be paralyzing and cause us to miss out on so much.
    Let's explore how to be with this feeling and transition out of the energy of fear (particularly when there is no real danger) so we can do the things we want to do and experience the things we want to experience!
    #coachrachelsays #beyondsurviving #fear #neuroscienceoftrauma #nervoussystemregulation #healing #metoo #getunstuck #faceyourfear
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    • 13 min
    What to do when you're pissed?

    What to do when you're pissed?

    When we get angry, the nervous system is cued for fight or flight.
    Sometimes, what is igniting our anger has nothing to do with a present day injury, slight, injustice, or insult. Rather, the brain/body has picked up on something that cues a historical trauma and we are off our head before we know it.
    Expanding our capacity to be with anger as it arises, to pendulate from dysregulation back to regulation, and to get curious about our anger (why?, where is it coming from?, what exactly happened?) is key to our living more empowered, grounded, less reactive lives.
    There is absolutely 100% nothing wrong with feeling angry - it's a powerful and useful feeling - AND! we need to know how to move in and out of this energy with mindfulness.
    I'll walk you step by step through an exercise to help you explore this.
    #beyondsurviving #coachrachelsays #anger #nervoussystem #metoo #feelyourfeelings #empowered #grounded #trauma #childhoodtrauma
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    • 20 min
    How to Locate Distress in the Mind

    How to Locate Distress in the Mind

    Being able to notice and identify the common thoughts you tend to have when yo are distressed is a key skill to develop. This will afford you the opportunity to slow down, challenge negative patterns of thought, and get back in the driver's seat. You do not have to immediately believe the thoughts you have. Let's explore some ways to identify distressing thoughts!
    #coachrachelsays #neuroscienceoftrauma #beyondsurviving #traumatoolkit #healing #nervoussystemregulation #metoo #childhoodtrauma #overcoming #mindfulness #challengenegativethoughts #avoidthespiral #empowered
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    • 8 min

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