Mixed Race Belonging

Raina LaGrand
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The Mixed Race Belonging podcast explores the intersection of mixed identity and belonging through the lens of somatics and personal and collective liberation to help you heal your belonging wounds and reconnect with your innate wholeness through relationships, new experiences, and activism. Hosted by Raina LaGrand, a somatic coach for mixed race people with a background as a trauma therapist, yoga teacher, and health educator.

  1. 26. One Reason It's So Hard to Find Relationships Where You Actually Feel Seen and What You Can Do About It

    3D AGO

    26. One Reason It's So Hard to Find Relationships Where You Actually Feel Seen and What You Can Do About It

    If you constantly feel like you can’t find ANY friendships where you actually feel seen you might have internalized this to mean that you’re too different to fit in or make sense to other people, but there might be something else going on… In today’s episode, I’m talking about what that is, and what you can do to actually build more fulfilling relationships. If you want to do this work in community with other mixed folks, sign up for Mixed Race Belonging Collective where you can learn somatic skills to help you feel more connected to yourself and others. – Welcome to the Mixed Race Belonging podcast, where we explore the intersection of mixed identity and belonging through the lens of somatics and personal and collective liberation to help you heal your belonging wounds and reconnect with your innate wholeness through relationships, new experiences, and activism. I’m your host, Raina LaGrand, a somatic coach for mixed race people with a background as a trauma therapist, yoga teacher, and health educator. The tools and insights I share with you here are the approach that has not only helped me heal my belonging wound, but also helped me help my mixed race clients do the same. We all need something good to belong to right now. Relationships and spaces where we feel safe, held, seen, heard, and dignified. Thanks for being here and let’s get started with today’s show. – Sign up for the Mixed Race Belonging Collective Join my mailing list for insights, updates, and words of encouragement. Answer my belonging survey and let me know what you wanna hear on the pod.

    16 min
  2. 25. How I Make the Mixed Race Belonging Collective Feel Like A Real Community

    APR 7

    25. How I Make the Mixed Race Belonging Collective Feel Like A Real Community

    In today’s episode I’m talking about how I create a real community feel in the Mixed Race Belonging Collective and I invite you to join us Sunday April 12th for the Welcome Retreat, a laid back space to get to know each other with just enough structure so that we’re not all looking at each other wondering wtf to talk about. Doors are always open for the Collective – sign up today and join us for the retreat on Sunday! – Welcome to the Mixed Race Belonging podcast, where we explore the intersection of mixed identity and belonging through the lens of somatics and personal and collective liberation to help you heal your belonging wounds and reconnect with your innate wholeness through relationships, new experiences, and activism. I’m your host, Raina LaGrand, a somatic coach for mixed race people with a background as a trauma therapist, yoga teacher, and health educator. The tools and insights I share with you here are the approach that has not only helped me heal my belonging wound, but also helped me help my mixed race clients do the same. We all need something good to belong to right now. Relationships and spaces where we feel safe, held, seen, heard, and dignified. Thanks for being here and let’s get started with today’s show. – Sign up for the Mixed Race Belonging Collective Join my mailing list for insights, updates, and words of encouragement. Answer my belonging survey and let me know what you wanna hear on the pod.

    13 min
  3. 24. I used to believe everyone needed 1:1 therapy. Here’s what changed my mind.

    MAR 31

    24. I used to believe everyone needed 1:1 therapy. Here’s what changed my mind.

    Psychotherapy can go a LONG way when you need one-on-one support, but sometimes what you really need is community and an opportunity for collective healing. In this episde, I’m talking briefly about how I realized mixed race people needed more spaces for collective healing and how the Mixed Race Belonging Collective can help! – Welcome to the Mixed Race Belonging podcast, where we explore the intersection of mixed identity and belonging through the lens of somatics and personal and collective liberation to help you heal your belonging wounds and reconnect with your innate wholeness through relationships, new experiences, and activism. I’m your host, Raina LaGrand, a somatic coach for mixed race people with a background as a trauma therapist, yoga teacher, and health educator. The tools and insights I share with you here are the approach that has not only helped me heal my belonging wound, but also helped me help my mixed race clients do the same. We all need something good to belong to right now. Relationships and spaces where we feel safe, held, seen, heard, and dignified. Thanks for being here and let’s get started with today’s show. – Doors for the Mixed Race Belonging Collective open WEDNESDAY APRIL 1ST! Join my mailing list for insights, updates, and words of encouragement. Answer my belonging survey and let me know what you wanna hear on the pod.

    14 min
  4. 23. Introducing...The Mixed Race Belonging Collective

    MAR 24

    23. Introducing...The Mixed Race Belonging Collective

    Welcome to the Mixed Race Belonging podcast, where we explore the intersection of mixed identity and belonging through the lens of somatics and personal and collective liberation to help you heal your belonging wounds and reconnect with your innate wholeness through relationships, new experiences, and activism. I’m your host, Raina LaGrand, a somatic coach for mixed race people with a background as a trauma therapist, yoga teacher, and health educator. The tools and insights I share with you here are the approach that has not only helped me heal my belonging wound, but also helped me help my mixed race clients do the same. We all need something good to belong to right now. Relationships and spaces where we feel safe, held, seen, heard, and dignified. Thanks for being here and let’s get started with today’s show.

    9 min
  5. 22. Get the Most Out of Belonging Building Blocks with the Buddy System!

    MAR 3

    22. Get the Most Out of Belonging Building Blocks with the Buddy System!

    In today’s episode I talk with Katy about her experience participating in the Buddy System, which is an optional component of Belonging Building Blocks. Hear how this helped Katy get even more out of the program. – Learn the three-step somatic strategy that will help you feel safe and secure in your body and your relationships as a mixed person (even if you’ve never truly felt held by anyone) when you sign up for the Belonging Blueprint workshop TONIGHT, February 24th 5:30-7pm ET. During the workshop registration will open up for Belonging Building Blocks - a somatic group coaching program for mixed people who want to to feel grounded, held, and at home in their bodies everywhere they go. Registration closes March 10. Cohort 4 starts March 15th. – The Mixed Race Belonging podcast explores the intersection of mixed identity and belonging through the lens of somatics and personal and collective liberation to help you go deep to untangle, unpack, and get to the root of your belonging wound, so you can finally feel whole and write the next chapter of your belonging story. I’m your host, Raina LaGrand, a somatic coach for mixed race people with a background as a trauma therapist, yoga teacher, and health educator. The tools and insights I share with you here are the approach that has not only helped me heal my belonging wound, but also helped me help my mixed race clients do the same. – Join my mailing list for insights, updates, and words of encouragement. Answer my belonging survey and let me know what you wanna hear on the pod.

    20 min

  6. FEB 24

    21. How Belonging Building Blocks Helped Two of My Clients Have More Fulfilling Relationships

    In today's episode, I'm sharing with you how my Belonging Building Blocks program helped Katy go from settling to bravely taking steps towards more fulfilling relationships and Jas go from feeling unfulfilled in her relationship to feeling secure and satisfied with her partners care. These are two powerful stories of many to come out of BBB! – Learn the three-step somatic strategy that will help you feel safe and secure in your body and your relationships as a mixed person (even if you’ve never truly felt held by anyone) when you sign up for the Belonging Blueprint workshop on February 24th 5:30-7pm ET [NOTE: the duration of this workshop is longer than I state in the podcast episode]. During the workshop registration will open up for Belonging Building Blocks - a somatic group coaching program for mixed people who want to to feel grounded, held, and at home in their bodies everywhere they go. Cohort 4 starts March 15th. – The Mixed Race Belonging podcast explores the intersection of mixed identity and belonging through the lens of somatics and personal and collective liberation to help you go deep to untangle, unpack, and get to the root of your belonging wound, so you can finally feel whole and write the next chapter of your belonging story. I’m your host, Raina LaGrand, a somatic coach for mixed race people with a background as a trauma therapist, yoga teacher, and health educator. The tools and insights I share with you here are the approach that has not only helped me heal my belonging wound, but also helped me help my mixed race clients do the same. – Join my mailing list for insights, updates, and words of encouragement.

    13 min
  7. 20. We Belong to the Land: A Conversation with Belonging Building Blocks Guest Speaker, Maribel Ramirez

    FEB 17

    20. We Belong to the Land: A Conversation with Belonging Building Blocks Guest Speaker, Maribel Ramirez

    Join me for a conversation with the very wise Maribel Ramirez for a conversation on attachment, trauma, indigeneity, mixed identity, and belonging. Maribel will be a guest speaker in my Belonging Building Blocks program that starts on March 15! – Learn the three-step somatic strategy that will help you feel safe and secure in your body and your relationships as a mixed person (even if you’ve never truly felt held by anyone) when you sign up for the Belonging Blueprint workshop on February 24th. During the workshop registration will open up for Belonging Building Blocks - a somatic group coaching program for mixed people who want to to feel grounded, held, and at home in their bodies everywhere they go. Cohort 4 starts March 15th. Learn more about Maribel and their offerings here. – The Mixed Race Belonging podcast explores the intersection of mixed identity and belonging through the lens of somatics and personal and collective liberation to help you go deep to untangle, unpack, and get to the root of your belonging wound, so you can finally feel whole and write the next chapter of your belonging story. I’m your host, Raina LaGrand, a somatic coach for mixed race people with a background as a trauma therapist, yoga teacher, and health educator. The tools and insights I share with you here are the approach that has not only helped me heal my belonging wound, but also helped me help my mixed race clients do the same. – Join my mailing list for insights, updates, and words of encouragement. Answer my belonging survey and let me know what you wanna hear on the pod.

    45 min

  8. FEB 10

    19. How Somatics Can Help Restore Your Body's Blueprint for Belonging

    In today's episode, I talk about how belonging - feeling held - is a somatic and emotional memory that you can cultivate through personal somatic practice and your relationship with others who DO see you. You'll learn how somatics can help you restore your neurobiological wiring for connection and belonging. – Learn the three-step somatic strategy that will help you feel safe and secure in your body and your relationships as a mixed person (even if you’ve never truly felt held by anyone) when you sign up for the Belonging Blueprint workshop on February 24th 5:30-7pm ET [NOTE: the duration of this workshop is longer than I state in the podcast episode]. During the workshop registration will open up for Belonging Building Blocks - a somatic group coaching program for mixed people who want to to feel grounded, held, and at home in their bodies everywhere they go. Cohort 4 starts March 15th. – The Mixed Race Belonging podcast explores the intersection of mixed identity and belonging through the lens of somatics and personal and collective liberation to help you go deep to untangle, unpack, and get to the root of your belonging wound, so you can finally feel whole and write the next chapter of your belonging story. I’m your host, Raina LaGrand, a somatic coach for mixed race people with a background as a trauma therapist, yoga teacher, and health educator. The tools and insights I share with you here are the approach that has not only helped me heal my belonging wound, but also helped me help my mixed race clients do the same. – Join my mailing list for insights, updates, and words of encouragement.

    13 min
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The Mixed Race Belonging podcast explores the intersection of mixed identity and belonging through the lens of somatics and personal and collective liberation to help you heal your belonging wounds and reconnect with your innate wholeness through relationships, new experiences, and activism. Hosted by Raina LaGrand, a somatic coach for mixed race people with a background as a trauma therapist, yoga teacher, and health educator.

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  • Creator
    Raina LaGrand
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Raina LaGrand
  • Show Website
    Mixed Race Belonging

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