Finding Empowerment And HEALING After Childhood Sexual Abuse with Rachel Grant

Trigger Warning:

This episode of Happiness On Tap contains discussions about childhood sexual abuse and trauma recovery. While our conversation is focused on healing, empowerment, and hope, some content may be triggering for listeners. Please take care of yourself and prioritize your well-being. If you need support, consider pausing the episode and reaching out to a trusted professional or support network.Today, we’re diving into a powerful and transformative conversation. Our guest is the incredible Rachel Grant, a disruptor of traditional modes of healing, creator of the Beyond Surviving program, international speaker, podcast host, and Sexual Abuse Recovery Coach. Rachel holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology and is the author of Beyond Surviving: The Final Stage in Recovery from Sexual Abuse.

Since 2007, Rachel has helped countless survivors of childhood sexual abuse who feel broken and unfixable reclaim their lives and break free from the pain of their past.

We discussed:

Greetings and introduction of Rachel Grant

The Journey to Beyond Surviving: Rachel's personal journey and what led her to create the Beyond Surviving program.

The Neuroscience of Trauma: Abuse is an injury to the brain and nervous system, injuries can be healed, trauma is not a life sentence.

The Power of Hope. Hope and belief in change allows us to move forward.

The importance of working on the nervous system first.

Breaking the Stigma: How Rachel disrupts conventional models and why it's so important for survivors.

Breaking the Generational Trauma Chain: Beyond Survivors all over the world, learning and teaching their children the tools and breaking the generational trauma chain.

The Role of Neuroscience: How understanding the brain and its responses to trauma can empower survivors to heal.

Shifting from Surviving to Thriving: For people who might feel stuck in their pain, Rachel recommends steps to start the shift to moving beyond surviving to truly thriving.

Dispelling the Myth of Being “Broken": How Rachel helps people dismantle the belief that they are 'broken and unfixable' begin to see themselves as whole.

Choice: Your life is in your hands, and while you didn't have a choice about what happened to you, you have a choice about how you react and that you can create a life you love.

"Everyone can heal, but not everyone will." There is accessibility to people, resources, community and support.

The Legacy of Beyond Surviving: The most rewarding parts of her journey helping people stop surviving and start thriving.

How people can work with Rachel, the programs she offers, and her free resources.

Abuse is not a life sentence, you have so much freedom to create a life that you really want to live.

Episode Resources:

Rachel Grant Coaching

Website: https://rachelgrantcoaching.com

Book: Beyond Surviving: The Final Stage in Recovery from Sexual Abuse

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