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Drop the mental baggage. Work with your body In Psychology and many other methods there is a huge misconception and disconnection between mind/body/emotions.  I agree that cognitive approaches, sense-making and rewriting narratives

Yara Grant 17/08/2023 Yara Grant 17/08/2023

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Respect and gratitude for your body’s defences (a message for pre & perinatal + developmental trauma survivors) We hear so much about fight/flight/freeze/shutdown/fawn responses. We are shown how to “overcome” these responses and how

Yara Grant 14/08/2023 Yara Grant 14/08/2023

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Overthinking as a survival strategy The mind is designed to make sense of things, to fill in the gap, to create meaning.  And there is nothing inherently wrong with this.  The issue arises when there is incomplete survival res

Yara Grant 09/08/2023 Yara Grant 09/08/2023

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You have been lied to about trauma healing For decades I was told a could be healed of everything and that if I haven’t healed yet it’s because of my limiting beliefs, my mindset and my unwillingness to manifest a better life for myself.

Yara Grant 07/08/2023 Yara Grant 07/08/2023

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Survival strategies Survival strategies come in all shapes and forms.  They can be something like a full blown “unhealthy addiction” to drugs, alcohol or “healthy addictions” such as obsession with clean diet, exercising etc...&nbsp

Yara Grant 04/08/2023 Yara Grant 04/08/2023

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Procrastination is a physiological phenomenon How many of us have tried to overcome bad habits and unhelpful patterns just to fall back into them all over again, after trying so many different strategies to change? We procrastinate beca

Yara Grant 20/07/2023 Yara Grant 20/07/2023

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Am I safe? Your nervous system is constantly asking the question: “Am I safe”? When you feel safe your nervous system promotes connection, good cognition and healthy physiological function. When you feel unsafe fight/flight/freeze/shut

Yara Grant 19/07/2023 Yara Grant 19/07/2023

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What’s all the fuss about nervous system regulation? I hear you. It seems like everyone on Instagram is talking about nervous system dysregulation as a source of our mental, emotional and physical problems.  It’s true that nervous

Yara Grant 14/07/2023 Yara Grant 14/07/2023

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Co-regulation is key to healing Co-regulation = your nervous system can link-up to the nervous system of someone who is safe and who is fairly regulated themselves.  It can work both ways. You can also link-up with others who are d

Yara Grant 06/07/2023 Yara Grant 06/07/2023

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One of the biggest mistakes in trauma and somatic healing journey Social media is the perfect place for learning innovative ways to heal. We follow lots of great practitioners and therapists.  We apply a few exercises.  We may

Yara Grant 28/06/2023 Yara Grant 28/06/2023

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You can’t control what life throws at you. But you can… But you can learn:  🔸To pinpoint your triggers.  🔸To recognise your unhelpful patterns and how they uniquely show up in your own life.  🔸To hold space for diffi

Yara Grant 27/06/2023 Yara Grant 27/06/2023

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A simple solution for difficult times When it comes to real “progress” in the healing path . The most important thing, apart from taking self-responsibility, is to accept life for what it is. Pragmatically acceptance of reality, plus wor

Yara Grant 26/06/2023 Yara Grant 26/06/2023

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A somatic exercise to add to your toolbox for when you feel unsafe Sharing a 3-step exercise for periods when your system is feeling unsettled.  🤔 Think of a time when someone was kind to you. It can be a recent or old occurrence.

Yara Grant 25/06/2023 Yara Grant 25/06/2023

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Healing begins when you get out of your head and get back into your body “Living in the head” is one of the most common survival strategies. After decades of talk therapy, coaching and energy healing methods I had given up trying. I had

Yara Grant 23/06/2023 Yara Grant 23/06/2023

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Stillness and silence can feel overwhelming for a nervous system that has been living in a state of survival Give yourself a couple minutes to pause every day. This can be literally 5-15 minutes spread throughout your whole day. You can

Yara Grant 21/06/2023 Yara Grant 21/06/2023

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How can I feel my emotions without overwhelm? Feeling intense emotions can be terrifying. This is because some of our strong emotions have the potential to take us back into a place of trauma or retraumatization. And for this reason our

Yara Grant 20/06/2023 Yara Grant 20/06/2023

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Breathwork, trauma integration & SE It’s a well known fact that intentional breathing can directly influence the autonomic nervous system. But we are often not taught that long breathwork sessions can lead some people to experience

Yara Grant 19/06/2023 Yara Grant 19/06/2023

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The best way to support yourself in moments of irrational fears The body and nervous system understand showing, not telling.  When visceral fear responses are activated, it's imperative to show your body that you are safe in the en

Yara Grant 16/06/2023 Yara Grant 16/06/2023

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What are the results of somatic healing work? 🌿 It shows you, in your own body, what a felt sense of safety is like.  🌿 It helps create capacity, resilience and flexibility in your autonomic nervous system.  🌿 It helps you

Yara Grant 14/06/2023 Yara Grant 14/06/2023

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Years of dealing with inconsistency. How to build capacity in the nervous system? One of the best ways to start is to build a relationship with your own body and nervous system. Use the rhetorical questions below as a guide for observat

Yara Grant 13/06/2023 Yara Grant 13/06/2023

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