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The Grounded Therapist

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Join my FREE private Facebook Group Uncage - with Rachel and liberate yourself from doubt!

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Here’s what you get when you join:

  • FB lives with weekly expert guest speakers to help you move from procrastination to action
  • Weekly meditations to reduce anxiety and bolster self-confidence
  • Strategies to manage imposter syndrome and overcome self-doubt and fear
  • Access to a supportive community and licensed clinical social worker and life coach where you can share your experiences, get individualized feedback, and feel empowered, validated, and heard.
  • Yoga flows that you can do at home to build physical AND mental strength + confidence
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About Rachel Dash-Dougherty

Hey! I’m Rachel - aka the Grounded Therapist. I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and 200 hour yoga teacher. I specialize in helping women manage and move beyond imposter syndrome and realize their power and self-worth through science backed strategies to improve mental AND physical strength.

I’ve been featured on Listen to Your Body with Steph Gaudreau, as well as Psychology Today and Bustle. When I’m not leading meditations and yoga classes to help you discover your inner badass, you can find me making cookie dough balls or running with my dog.

Ready to do this?

 

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Remembering to set boundaries with unhealthy famil Remembering to set boundaries with unhealthy family/friends. Be kind to yourself around food choices and don’t play the comparison game.

One of my fav designs by @jessieunicornmoore
We see it everyday at the ground therapy offices. We see it everyday at the ground therapy offices. It’s not just you.

Ready to get off the endless hamster wheel?
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It’s ‘emotionally prep for the holidays’ tim It’s ‘emotionally prep for the holidays’ time again.

How do you cope with the stress?
It took a while but after a month of slow work, I It took a while but after a month of slow work, I finished the purse!! It will head to our first Halloween party tomorrow. 🎃
As a therapist who supports clients in times of gr As a therapist who supports clients in times of grief, loss and tragedy - I see the result of the pain we inflict upon each other. This is messy, painful and complex.  We are all grieving this violence together and possibly trying to heal together.

If you need support right now, text the
@mentalhealthcoalition 741-741 or call 988
Rachel is headed to a conference this weekend for Rachel is headed to a conference this weekend for the EMDR International Association. What is EMDR, you ask? 

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) refers to an interactive psychotherapy technique which aims to reduce symptoms of trauma by changing how memories are stored in your brain. 

Rachel is proud to be trained in this technique and excited to attend training opportunities like this to help further enhance the tools available in her work with clients!
Had to share this great explanation of #polyvagalt Had to share this great explanation of #polyvagaltheory from @thefeelingexpert 😩😫😖What is polyvagal theory of stress?

Basically, it’s how we store stress.  So how does it impact you? Poly means many and vagal refers to the vagus nerve. It is a key nerve to restore heath in our nervous system. 

The vagus nerve goes through your body, so the theory addresses how the body processes stress.

The Polyvagal Theory focus on these three neural circuits for regulation of the nervous system.
* Ventral Vagal: Social Engagement. This is when you are in a state of safety and connection.
* Sympathetic: Fight or Flight. This is when your body readies for action.
* Dorsal Vagal: Freeze. The body just shuts down in response to a perceived threat.

The fundamentals of Polyvagal, is that humans want the feeling of safety. Often the cues we are getting operate under our awareness of what triggers us into stress. Being able to identify the state of your own nervous system helps you to recognize where you are on the map and get back to connection and safety.
A tale of 2 mornings. First, I arrived to my offic A tale of 2 mornings. First, I arrived to my office to find my @serenitysaltsoaks waiting for me along with a happy spider plant. Then I look down to find (swipe) my coffee has leaked down the armpit  of my shirt.  Is there a better example of rolling with resistance and acceptance?
Let’s play bingo! How many rows of mindfulness Let’s play bingo!

How many rows of mindfulness activities can you fill this week? 

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The Grounded Therapy team got to hang and throw/ch The Grounded Therapy team got to hang and throw/chuck/drop some axes @superchargedct The therapists who work here are incredible, talented, brilliant and hilarious.  Some us were even good at throwing an ax.  Now back to work!
🛑 Stop. 🛑 Notice what’s going on in your 🛑 Stop. 🛑 

Notice what’s going on in your body. 

Release tension and breathe. 🌬

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