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Beyond Surviving with Rachel Grant — 317 episodes
Complex PTSD: A Powerful Vision for Healing in Community - PODCASTHON 2026
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Gratitude meditation
Self-Compassion Meditation for Releasing Pain in the Body
Break free of rumination & spiral thinking
Are your head, heart, and body connected?
Get Off the Negative Thought Train
Micro Movements for Improving Balance
Folding Into Oneself: Generating Safety
Do you feel strong in your body?
An easy pose for grounding and nervous system regulation
Do you feel safe in your body?
Why is moving important for nervous system regulation?
Systems Check: Mind, Body & Feelings
Deep Relaxation - Autogenic Training
Head to Toe Relaxation
Tense & Release Exercise
Scanning for Strength Exercise
Find Your Center
Heart Connection Exercise
Belly Connection Exercise
Sensory Sensitization Exercise
Releasing the Stress of Negative Events
How to use external senses to build internal awareness
What Is Interoception?
Power Breath (let's get energized!)
Moving Breath (particularly great for those with ADHD)
Body Breath Meditation
5-5-8-2 Breath: The Power of Exhalation
Balanced Brain Breathing
5 Count Breathing to Reduce Stress
Do you struggle to take deep breaths?
3 Power Poses to Help You Access Your Healing Breath
4 Helpful Ways Focused Breathing Changes the Brain
Do you know where your chill out button is?
Love is an antidote to triggers!
What to do when you feel afraid?
What to do when you're pissed?
How to Locate Distress in the Mind
How to Locate Distress in the Body
How to Increase Your Capacity to Cope with Stress
What's your boiling point?
How to Identify Levels of Distress
Are you ready to get off the emotional roller coaster?
Are you a top or a bottom?
The 5 Key Brain Areas Involved in Trauma
Season 11 Trailer - A change is a comin'!
Year of the Inner Child: Reflection
Year of the Inner Child: Holidays
S10 Ep. 12: Aaliyah Hammer-Furbert: The Power of Collective Healing
Year of the Inner Child: Patience
Year of the Inner Child: Anger
Year of the Inner Child: Inner Voice
Year of the Inner Child: Rest
Year of the Inner Child: Approval
S10 Ep. 11: Keeper: Brothers – The Hidden Victims When a Sister is Abused
Year of the Inner Child: Consistency
Year of the Inner Child: Friendships
Year of the Inner Child: Reparenting
Year of the Inner Child: Change
S 10 Ep. 10: Camil: My Voice, My Truth
Year of the Inner Child: Mastery
Year of the Inner Child: Demanding
Year of the Inner Child: Intelligence
Year of the Inner Child: Bullies
S10 E.9: Amy: Creating Safety in Intimate Relationships
Year of the Inner Child: Movement
Year of the Inner Child: Body
Year of the Inner Child: Pressure
Year of the Inner Child: Future
Year of the Inner Child: Social Life
S10 E.8: Neal: An Inventor’s Guide to Breaking Generational Curses
Year of the Inner Child: Relationships
Year of the Inner Child: Time
Year of the Inner Child: Balance
Year of the Inner Child: Self-Esteem
S10 E.7: Mudita & Dan: Communicating Like a Bad Ass
Year of the Inner Child: Defenses
Year of the Inner Child: Independence
Year of the Inner Child: Nature
Year of the Inner Child: Fear
S10 Ep. 6: John & Angela: Sex Trafficking Is Not About Sex
Year of the Inner Child: Comfort
Year of the Inner Child: Abandonment
Year of the Inner Child: Spring
Year of the Inner Child: Discernment
Year of the Inner Child: Work
S10 Ep. 5: Kalpa: Kicking Ass in the Workplace
Year of the Inner Child: Play
Year of the Inner Child: Responsibility
Year of the Inner Child: Courage
Year of the Inner Child: Feelings
S10 Ep. 4: Emma Jane Taylor: It’s Not My Silence or Shame
Year of the Inner Child: Love
Year of the Inner Child: Laughter
Year of the Inner Child: Language
Year of the Inner Child: Creating
S10 Ep. 3: Emily: Did My Body Betray Me? The Truth About Unwanted Arousal
Year of the Inner Child: Anger
Year of the Inner Child: Healing
Year of the Inner Child: Touch
Year of the Inner Child: Savor
S10 Ep. 2: Vangile: Overcoming Financial Trauma
Year of the Inner Child: Power
Year of the Inner Child: Goodbyes
Year of the Inner Child: Adolescence
Year of the Inner Child: Dreams
Year of the Inner Child: Faith
S10 Ep. 1: LiSára: The Power of Sexy Sound Healing
Year of the Inner Child: Toddler
Year of the Inner Child: Infancy
Year of Self-Care: Rest
Year of Self-Care: Wait
S9 Ep. 12: Ingrid: Being Overlooked by Doctors
Year of Self-Care: Help
Year of Self-Care: Peace
Year of Self-Care: Support
Year of Self-Care: Priorities
Year of Self-Care: Connection
S9 Ep. 11: Jenny: Reliving the Trauma to Heal…Not!
Year of Self-Care: Silence
Year of Self-Care: Progress
Year of Self-Care: Dance
Transforming Trauma: Pain Into Poetry
Year of Self-Care: Boundaries
S9 Ep. 10: Tammie: Life After an Abusive Marriage
Year of Self-Care: Creativity
Year of Self-Care: Action
Year of Self-Care: Dreams
Year of Self-Care: Wisdom
S9 Ep. 9: Francisca: Overcoming Compound Trauma
Year of Self-Care: Time
Year of Self-Care: Independence
Year of Self-Care: Clearing
Year of Self-Care: Relaxation
Year of Self-Care: Self-Respect
S9 Ep. 8: Mike: Yes! Men Are Sex Trafficked, Too
Year of Self-Care: Pleasure
Year of Self-Care: Truth
Year of Self-Care: Rejuvenation
Year of Self-Care: Achievement
S9 Ep. 7: Lisa: Restoring My Innocence
Year of Self-Care: Friendship
Year of Self-Care: Guidance
Year of Self-Care: Intent
Transforming Trauma: Coming Out in All Kinds of Ways!
Year of Self-Care: Opportunity
S9 Ep. 6: Andrea: The Day I Stopped Caring About What Other People Think
Year of Self-Care: Courage
Year of Self-Care: Self-Love
Year of Self-Care: Love
Year of Self-Care: Goals
Year of Self-Care: Revelation
S9 Ep. 5: Toby: Keeping Your Child Safe
Year of Self-Care: Patience
Year of Self-Care: Trust
Year of Self-Care: Faith
Year of Self-Care: Choice
S9 Ep. 4: Johanna: Why My Parents’ Sh** Is Also My Sh**
Year of Self-Care: Release
Year of Self-Care: Blessings
Year of Self-Care: Risk
Year of Self-Care: Nature
Year of Self-Care: Magnificence
S9 Ep. 3: Kelly: My Day in Court…as an 8 Year Old
Year of Self-Care: Awareness
Year of Self-Care: Power
Year of Self-Care: Gratitude
Year of Self-Care: Retreat
S9 Ep. 2: Kelliane: Living with Dissociative Identity Disorder
Year of Self-Care: Reflect
Year of Self-Care: Decisions
Transforming Trauma S7 Ep. 1: New Coping Strategies for Practicing Resilience
Year of Self-Care: Tenderness
Year of Self-Care: Passion
S9 Ep. 1: Timika: Owning Your Truth
Year of Self-Care: Playfulness
Year of Self-Care: Listening
S8 Ep. 12: Hélène: A Voice for Change
S8 Ep. 11: Shelly: Healing the Mother Wound
Transforming Trauma S6 Ep. 4: Trauma-Informed Lawyering: Empowering Survivors Through Empathic Advocacy
S8 Ep. 10: Sahara: Reclaiming Innocence
S8 Ep. 9: Jediah: From Shipwrecked to Sailing
S8 Ep. 8: Crystal-Taking It To Trial
Transforming Trauma S6 Ep. 3: Ableism, Self-Advocacy & Employment
S8 Ep. 7: Jen-How Art Transformed Pain Into Purpose
S8 Ep. 6: Tim-I Refuse to Be Silent
S8 Ep. 5: Chris-Breaking Down My Walls
Transforming Trauma S6 Ep. 2: Behind the Scenes with Two Leaders in the Field of Sexual Abuse Recovery
S8 Ep. 4: Clara-Conquering Fear
S8 Ep. 3: Loriann-Loving Your Whole Self
S8 Ep. 2: Anna-From Chronic Pain to Purpose
Transforming Trauma S6 Ep. 1: Learning to Identify Our Needs & Celebrate Our Lives
S8 Ep. 1: Rachel-My Beyond Surviving Story
S7 Ep. 12: When Immigration Causes Silencing: One Woman's Story
Transforming Trauma S5 Ep. 4: Cultivating Resilience in a Pandemic
S7 Ep. 11: I Am Not a Victim: Overcoming Adversity
S7 Ep. 10: What Is Restorative Justice?
S7 Ep. 9: The T.H.R.E.A.D. Approach to Healing Trauma
S7 Ep. 8: Breaking Up with Anxiety
Transforming Trauma S5 Ep. 3: On Freeing Each Other: How My Liberation Is Bound to Yours
S7 Ep. 7: How to Escape Diet Culture & Return to Intuitive Eating
S7 Ep. 6: #METOO Meets #BLM
S7 Ep. 5: #HereForTheMusic: Preventing Sexual Violence at Concerts and Festivals
Transforming Trauma S5 Ep. 2: Shifting from Shame to Self Love
S7 Ep. 4: Surthrivor: Flourishing Despite Hardships
S7 Ep. 3: Helping Teens Find Their Voices
S7 Ep. 2: Music for Soul Healing
Transforming Trauma S5 Ep. 1: Navigating Relationships with Perpetrators You Love
S7 Ep. 1: 6 Steps to Reclaiming Joy
S6 Ep. 12: The Link Between Disordered Eating and Being a Survivor
Transforming Trauma S4 Ep. 6: How to Hack Your Mind & Guide Your Subconscious
S6 Ep. 11: Do Only Weak Men Get Raped?
S6 Ep. 10: Breaking the Chain of Generational Trauma
Transforming Trauma S4 Ep. 5: Resilience in the Workplace
S6 Ep. 9: How to Live with No Excuses
S6 Ep. 8: Awakening Your Innate Power
Transforming Trauma S4 Ep. 4: Transforming Pain Into Power & Purpose
S6 Ep. 7: Transforming the Energetic Imprint of Abuse
S6 Ep. 6: Coming Out As a Survivor – Over and Over Again
Transforming Trauma S4 Ep. 3: Overcoming Shame
S6 Ep. 5: Your Self-Care Is Your Gateway to Healing
S6 Ep. 4: Resolving Complex PTSD and the Process of Dissocation
Transforming Trauma S4 Ep. 2: Holistic Healing Through Childhood Sexual Abuse
S6 Ep. 3: Addressing Sexual Abuse Within Faith Communities
S6 Ep. 2: Healing Trauma and Illness in Community
Transforming Trauma S4 Ep. 1: How to Be the Hero of Your Own Healing Journey
S6 Ep. 1: Why Did God Let This Happen?
Transforming Trauma S3 Ep. 12: Early Education: How One Survivor Is Teaching Kids to be Better Humans!
S5 Ep. 12: One Man’s Journey of Finding and Freeing Anger
Transforming Trauma S3 Ep. 11: Sharing Your Story: The Ins & Outs of Disclosure
S5 Ep. 11: Friendship As a Healing and Personal Growth Modality
Transforming Trauma S3 Ep. 10: Noticing and Befriending Our Traumatized Parts
S5 Ep. 10: How to Cultivate Resilience by Tapping Into Your Intuition
Transforming Trauma S3 Ep. 9: Survivors Empowering Survivors
S5 Ep. 9: Your Voice After #metoo - Moving Beyond the Victim Voice
Transforming Trauma S3 Ep. 8: Recovering Resilience & Wellbeing
S5 Ep. 8: Healing in Community
Transforming Trauma S3 Ep. 7: A Male Survivor Shares His Healing Resources
S5 Ep. 7: Transforming Trauma into Creative Growth: Healing from PTSD and Sexual Assault
Transforming Trauma S3 Ep. 6: Holistic Healing and Eastern Medicine with Hilary
S5 Ep. 6: Wave Rider Poetic Journey from Abuse to Wholeness
Transforming Trauma S3 Ep. 5: MeTooMap: A Powerful Way to Anonymously Report Abuse
S5 Ep. 5: What is Forgiveness, Really?
Transforming Trauma S3 Ep. 4: Survivor Leadership and Child
S5 Ep. 4: Self-Empowerment In and Out of Relationships
Transforming Trauma S3 Ep. 3: Sex Education & Boundaries: The Role Patriarchy Plays in Rape Culture
S5 Ep. 3: Finding Your Family of Choice
Transforming Trauma S3 Ep. 2: Survivor Book Club and Our Unique Strengths
S5 Ep. 2: How to Fight Back Against Anxiety
Transforming Trauma S3 Ep. 1: Compassion for Our New Year's Resolution to Break the Silence, Restorative Justice and Tonglen Meditation
S5 Ep. 1: When Justice Is Denied
Transforming Trauma S2 Ep. 10: Finding Safe Places to Speak Our Truths #metoo
S4 Ep. 12: Life After Sexual Abuse: Discover, Define, & Live Your Truth
S4 Ep. 11: Changing the Conversation About Sexual Abuse
S4 Ep. 10: Making Peace with Repressed Memories
Transforming Trauma S2 Ep. 9: Healing My Life From Incest to Joy
S4 Ep. 9: The Effects of Early Childhood Sexual Abuse
S4 Ep. 8: The Art of Active Healing
Transforming Trauma S2 Ep. 8: Reclaimed Voice: A Studio Investigation of Living Through Trauma
Transforming Trauma S2 Ep. 7: Racial Justice & Healing Through Creative Arts
S4 Ep. 7: My Battle with Shame
Transforming Trauma S2 Ep. 6: Sexual Intimacy: A Partner's Perspective
S4 Ep. 6: Covert Emotional Incest: The Hidden Sexual Abuse
Transforming Trauma S2 Ep. 5: Allies in Healing
S4 Ep. 5: The 4 Key Elements in Living a ReConnected Life
Transforming Trauma S2 Ep. 4: Self-Blame & Shame, Triggers, and Sexual Assault Awareness Month
S4 Ep. 4: "Prosecuted But Not Silenced": Courtroom Reform for Sexually Abused Children and Women in Domestic Violence Relationships
Transforming Trauma S2 Ep. 3: It's Okay to Put Yourself First: Self-Compassion
S4 Ep. 3: A Beyond Survivor's Story: Dealing with Shame
Transforming Trauma S2 Ep. 2: Trust & Vulnerability: It's Possible for All of Us
S4 Ep. 2: A Right Mindset for Finding Love
Transforming Trauma S2 Ep. 1: Unlearning & Relearning Intimacy in Relationships
S4 Ep. 1: Allowing Your True Nature to Shine!
Transforming Trauma S1 Ep. 5: Letting Go In the New Year and Creating Space for Refuge
S3 Ep. 12: Overcome Abuse & Live a Life of Purpose
Transforming Trauma S1 Ep. 4: Surviving Turkey Day Tips
S3 Ep. 11: Conscious Coupling & Conscious Uncoupling
Transforming Trauma S1 Ep. 3: Using Spoken Word to Heal
S3 Ep. 10: Conversation with an Insecurity Addict
Transforming Trauma S1 Ep 2: Survivor Sisterhood: The Stars Illuminating Our Healing
S3 Ep. 9: Soaring Above the Ashes: The Hero's Journey to Thriving Beyond Childhood Sexual Abuse
Transforming Trauma S1 Ep. 1: When Trauma in the World Overwhelms Your Being
S3 Ep. 8: How Art and Service Saved My Life
S3 Ep. 7: Unlock the Door: Finding Your Voice
S3 Ep. 6: The Wounded Child's Journey: From Victim to Self-Love
S3 Ep. 5: Fighting Atrocities and Healing Souls Through Original Music
S3 Ep. 4: Behind Closed Doors: A Therapist and Her Former Client Speak Openly
S3 Ep. 3: Miss America By Day: The Story of An Incest Survivor
S3 Ep. 2: Hope and Healing for the Hurting
S3 Ep. 1: 3 Steps to Saying Good-bye and Good Riddance to Trauma
S2 Ep. 12: End Emotional Eating & Enjoy the Holidays Without Sacrificing Your Waistline
S2 Ep. 11: Breaking Through the Pain
S2 Ep. 10: Walking 10,000 Miles to End Child Sexual Abuse
S2 Ep. 9: Healing Trauma with Yoga
S2 Ep. 8: Sharing Your Maleness with Honor, Dignity and Respect
S2 Ep. 7: Walking Away from Codependency
S2 Ep. 6: Overcoming Food & Weight Obsession - Part 2
S2 Ep. 5: Overcoming Food & Weight Obsession - Part 1
S2 Ep. 4: 4 Mistakes We Make When Searching for the One
S2 Ep. 3: Do I Have to Remember Everything in Order to Heal?
S2 Ep. 2: A Path to Healing Yourself & Your Relationships
S2 Ep. 1: It's Time to Take Back Your Sex Life
S1 Ep. 13: Finding Your Purpose as an Adult Survivor
S1 Ep. 12: Understanding & Healing PTSD
S1 Ep. 10: Why I Tell My Story to Beyond Surviving (Part One)
S1 Ep. 11: Why I Tell My Story to Beyond Surviving (Part Two)
S1 Ep. 9: The Impact of Focus & Perception
S1 Ep. 8: Communicating Powerfully (Part Two)
S1 Ep. 7: Communicating Powerfully (Part One)
S1 Ep. 6: Learning to Trust Yourself and Others
S1 Ep. 5: The Three Stages of Recovery from Sexual Abuse
S1 Ep. 4: "Rewiring" Negative Patterns of Thought and Behavior (Part Two)
S1 Ep. 3: "Rewiring" Negative Patterns of Thought and Behavior (Part One)
S1 Ep. 2: Restoring Integrity and Boundaries
S1 Ep. 1: Building a Strong Foundation for Recovery