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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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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 187 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 147 min read


Somatic Trauma Therapy: What Is It
What is somatic therapy? What is trauma therapy? How can they help you?
Raina LaGrand
Jan 146 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


What Does a Healthy Interracial Relationship Look Like?
Many couples come to me because they want to build healthier relationships than they saw in their families or communities growing up....
Raina LaGrand
Sep 19, 20233 min read


Five Components of Embodiment for Mixed People
Mixed race people are more common than ever, but that doesn’t make being mixed any easier. Discussions about the mixed experience are...
Raina LaGrand
Sep 5, 20235 min read


Rejection sensitivity, social anxiety, and trauma: which is it for mixed people?
Rejection sensitivity is often linked to neurodivergence. But could it be applicable to mixed people too?
Raina LaGrand
Jul 13, 20232 min read


Six ways you might struggle with social anxiety if you're mixed
Social anxiety manifests differently in mixed people. Here are six ways it might show up in your life.
Raina LaGrand
Jul 5, 20233 min read


Extended Family Conflict in Multiracial Families
Multiracial families experience conflict unique to the multiracial family experience
Raina LaGrand
Jun 20, 20233 min read


Why Private Pay for Therapy Instead of Insurance? And How to Use Your Out-of-Network Benefits
Why do many therapists run a private pay practice for psychotherapy? And how to use your out-of-network insurance benefits.
Raina LaGrand
May 26, 20232 min read


Navigating Skin Tone Differences in Multiracial Families
Being a parent is hard. Being the parent of a child who has a different or more complicated racial identity than yourself brings additional
Raina LaGrand
May 16, 20233 min read


6 Ways Movement & Exercise Support Your Emotional Health
Exercise is not about looking fit. It's about feeling good. Here are six ways movement and exercise can support your emotional health.
Raina LaGrand
May 2, 20233 min read
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