Beyond Surviving with Rachel Grant

In this month's podcast, Eve inspires you with highlights from some of her favorite books: The Body Keeps Score and Radical Acceptance. She reflects on big questions about safety and worthiness, introduces the Adverse Childhood Experiences study and the public health epidemic that is child abuse. As if that weren't enough for this mini-podcast, Eve reminds us to accept ourselves as we are, in this...

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed with emotions that you can't even describe? Do you constantly feel like something is wrong with you? Do you feel trapped in feelings of self-hate and feel like you are beyond help because of what happened to you? If this is you in any way, you will not want to miss this episode where Paula Jauch shares her personal story of all she had to overcome to become the...

Eve shares practical grounding strategies that will help her get through what she anticipates will be a tough Thanksgiving holiday with family. She offers helpful reminders about how to protect oneself and how to take control over what the holiday means to you this year. Eve brainstorms a wide range of methods to express gratitude, whether it's volunteering, writing thank you cards, making a gifts...

In this episode, Terry Cranford will be sharing with us about an empowered way to experience the beginning and end of a relationship. Support our show ! If you’d like to make a donation in support of the podcast, go to http://bit.ly/beyondsurvivingpodcastdonation - all contributions will be applied towards funding scholarships, the running of donation based & free programs, & making sure t...

Eve is back out in the world fighting for her tender heart's healing. She finds herself in a Rock Club of all places on a Tuesday evening. Normally, in bed by 9:30PM, Eve winds up taking a stab at her own spoken word poetry when she gets home late after the performance with Andrea Gibson and Sarah Kay. Listen in to hear about how this artistic form has helped Eve on her healing journey. She challe...

You are not garbage. You never were. It was always a lie. This episode, we learn how a CSA survivor learned to let go of her own self hatred and guilt, overcome the debilitating shame, break free of self-harm, and regulate her own insecurity addiction. The listener will learn: • Why insecurity is a behavioral addiction • Persistent repetition is the key to success • How to recognize ingrained habi...

Eve gives us a taste of the power of survivor support groups and how they support her in healing. She reflects on the people she meets and the commonalities they discover. Eve also admits how hard it can be to connect when she's not feeling her best. While only 5 months into joining this local community of survivors, Eve's healing journey has been defined by connecting with incredible survivor-men...

Have you said to yourself I should be happy but you are not? In a project based on face-to-face interviews and photographs with a diverse group men and women from around the country, Emily Samuelson describes the heroic journey these men and women have traveled - from the wounds of sexual abuse to traversing a rocky road that ultimately led to thriving. She describes what it took for some of these...

For Eve's first podcast, she will introduce a topic that's very alive in her healing journey: getting triggered by the news & social media. She struggles to stay engaged and connected to important issues and activism while knowing when to turn it off and tune inwards. Eve provides concrete tools and suggestions that are sure to resonate and inspire anyone struggling. The clip may also be usefu...

Have you said to yourself I should be happy but you are not? Do you feel no one knows the real you? (If they did they would go running for the hills!) Have you been in talk therapy forever and you are just surviving and not thriving? Are you ready to make peace with your past and stand in your power? This month’s guest, Rae Luskin can relate. After 12 years of talk therapy, she felt like she hit a...

In this episode, I talk with Deb Maybury, author of “Unlock the Door-Beyond Sexual Abuse”. She will be sharing with us a bit of her own story as well as helping us to understand how coping strategies that may have kept us alive at one point but are no longer serving us. We also explore how survivors can reconnect with their voice and break the silence. Support our show ! If you’d like to make a do...

In this month's episode, I will be talking with Woody Haiken, founder of Wounded Child Coaching. Woody will be sharing with us his journey to healing and some of the important steps survivors can take to go from being a wounded child to finding healing through self-love. Some of the things you'll learn are: * The pathway to healing called, “The Wounded Child’s Journey” * How our beliefs keep us fr...

Have you ever have been in an abusive relationship, lived in bondage, been trafficked, or thought that you will just never add up? In this month's Beyond Surviving Podcast, you will learn how Anthony Mossburg is using experiences from his own life and the lives of those close to him to write songs to bring light, understanding, comfort, and healing to those who are suffering in any...

Have you ever wondered what goes on between a client and her therapist behind closed doors? Have you been afraid to find out? This candid interview between a former client and therapist after co-authoring their book, Healing from Incest: Intimate Conversations with My Therapist, reveals the relationship of deep mutual trust, connection, and support that creates an emotional environment for therape...

This episode, I welcome a very special guest, Marilyn VanDerber, former Miss America, author, and survivor of incest. Marilyn will be sharing her story of being "outed" by a newspaper reporter and the amazing journey that followed. Support our show ! If you’d like to make a donation in support of the podcast, go to http://bit.ly/beyondsurvivingpodcastdonation - all contributions will be applied to...

Do you feel lost, unloved, misunderstood, broken, alone and rejected. Are you tired of the prison in your mind that prevents you from experiencing joy and peace. Do you desire freedom, wholeness, restoration and contentment and healthy relationships? If you are ready to get beyond your past, move forward into your future and enjoy the journey in your present. Gewanda Parker will help you to find h...

Rapidly developing technologies and intensely focused research are removing the shroud of mystery that, for thousands of years, has surrounded the brain. The myth that the brain, once developed, does not change has been disproved. The brain can and does change throughout our lives due to experiences, learning, thoughts, feelings and actions. Traumas lead to brain changes and to the development of...

Do you feel out of control around food? Do you eat when you feel stressed, sad, or disappointed in yourself? You already know all the things you “should” to be doing. You say them to yourself almost every day: …“I know I should be eating better”… …“I know I should exercise more”… …“I know I need to make more time for myself”… And in the end, it all comes down to this: “I know what to do, I’m just...

Rob Young joins us to share his story of severe abuse at the hands of his father. More importantly though, he brings a message of hope and healing and shares with us how we can break through the barriers, overcome the pain, and bring healing to not just our lives, but others as well. And he certainly knows how to do just this, having run a marathon every day for 100 days! Support our show ! If you...

As survivors of childhood sexual abuse we can often feel powerless. Our experiences can lead us to believe that the world is dark place and there’s nothing we can do to change it. My uncle once told me not to tell anyone, so I later decided I was going to tell 500 million people. By walking 10,000 miles to every capital city in the European Union, I was broadcast to millions across my continent an...

The trauma we experience is stored deep within our bodies, showing up in patterns of tension and stress responses in the nervous system. In addition to talk therapy, acupuncture, EMDR, reiki, art therapy, and many other healing modalities, yoga has been shown to reduce symptoms of trauma, healing both mind and body. In this podcast, you will learn how and why yoga serves to enforce resilience and...

Are you seeking a deeper sense of purpose in your life while being genuine, authentic and a real man with yourself and those you interact with daily? Do you want to be able to accept your imperfections and continue towards positive growth in your life? Would you like to make choices and choose options in your life that would bring success to your passions? Does bringing success to others bring ent...

My guest, Andrea Burnett, shares her story of healing from and overcoming codependency. Support our show ! If you’d like to make a donation in support of the podcast, go to http://bit.ly/beyondsurvivingpodcastdonation - all contributions will be applied towards funding scholarships, the running of donation based & free programs, & making sure that those reaching out for support get what th...

In Part 2 of this interview, Anne shares with us the final steps we can take to totally transform our relationship with food and overcome our obsession with weight. Support our show ! If you’d like to make a donation in support of the podcast, go to http://bit.ly/beyondsurvivingpodcastdonation - all contributions will be applied towards funding scholarships, the running of donation based & fre...

Do you feel like you spend way too much of your time thinking about food and worrying about your weight? Do you find yourself in front of the fridge, looking for the next quick fix, knowing you're not really hungry or convincing yourself that you are? If you focus too much of your time on food and your hated-body parts, you are taking away from what's really important in your life. You are essenti...