Rachel Grant
M.A. Counseling Psychology
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Trauma Recovery Coach Expert
Rachel Grant Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Relationships, Communication, Trauma Recovery, Sexual Abuse
- Career Focus
- Author, Business Owner, Speaker
- Affiliation
- SF Coaches, International Coaching Federation
Rachel Grant is the owner and founder of Rachel Grant Coaching and is a Trauma Recovery Coach. She is also the author of Beyond Surviving: The Final Stage in Recovery from Sexual Abuse.
Rachel brings to the table a passionate belief that her clients do not have to remain trapped or confronted daily by the thoughts or behaviors that result from abuse. Through her own journey of recovery from sexual abuse, she has also gained insight and understanding about what it takes to overcome abuse. This makes it possible for her to relate to and appreciate her clients' struggles intimately.
Based on her desire to foster community, intimacy, and connection, Rachel has dedicated much of her time to understanding relationships and communication and how they are impacted by abuse. For her, how we are relating to others is crucial to improving the overall quality of our lives. In addition to the lessons she's learned along the way, she has attended various lectures and trainings to further hone her skills.
Her program, Beyond Surviving, has been specifically designed to change the way we think about and heal from abuse. Based on her educational training and lessons learned from her own journey, she has successfully been helping clients since 2007 to break free from the past and return to their genuine self.
Rachel holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology. She provides a compassionate and challenging approach for her clients while using coaching as opposed to therapeutic models. She is a member of the International Coach Federation & San Francisco Coaches.
Free Articles & Book Excerpts
Excerpt of Beyond Surviving: The Final Stage in Recovery from Sexual Abuse
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It's Just My Personality: Exploring & Explaining the Myers-Briggs Personality Types
http://www.rachelgrantcoaching.com/media/its-just-my-personality.pdf
Free Audio & Video Samples
Building Bridges to, and Communicating from Authentic Self
http://rachelgrantcoaching.com/media/building-bridges/01-intro.mp3
4 Mistakes We Make When Searching for "The One"
http://rachelgrantcoaching.com/media/finding-the-one.mp3
"Re-wiring" Negative Patterns of Thought & Behavior
http://rachelgrantcoaching.com/media/rewiring.mp3
My Jou ey to Beyond Surviving
http://rachelgrantcoaching.com/media/SCAN-radio-6-2012.mp3
The Impact of Focus & Perception
http://rachelgrantcoaching.com/media/focus-and-perception.mp3
Learning to Trust Yourself & Others
http://rachelgrantcoaching.com/media/trust.mp3
Finding Your Purpose as an Adult Survivor
http://rachelgrantcoaching.com/media/finding-your-purpose.mp4
Rachel Grant Books
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What's the Meaning of This!?
“We are all meaning making machines” I first heard this description of how we humans work six years ago at a workshop I was attending. Today, when I Googled it, I got over 5 million results! Clearly this is an idea that has been floating around and changing the way people interact with each other and frame their experiences for some time. This certainly was the case for me, so let’s break it down and figure out exactly what being a “meaning making machine” means.
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False Beliefs - Part 1 - It's My Fault!
Today, as we explore some of the false beliefs or stories that result from trauma, bad experiences or abuse, we need to pay particular attention to two of the most common stories that often show up. These particular false beliefs provided, in the moment, protection and helped us survive the experience, but like in-laws who stay for too long in the guest room, they have outlived their welcome. In order to break out of meaning making (http://bit.ly/qu4ZJd), you must address and challenge these false beliefs. Let's start with a real biggie... It’s My Fault
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False Beliefs - Part 2 - There Must Be Something Wrong With Me!
Just a quick reminder before we get into it today: TODAY is the last day for Early Bird Registration for POWERHOUSEWOMEN: The World Needs You! I strongly encourage you to participate in this four day teleseminar. On Day 3, I will be working with participants to: • Identify & breakthrough the negative self-communication that keeps you isolated • Learn how to connect with others through & ask for what we really need • Discover the roadblocks to communicatio Go here - http://www.powerhousewomen.us - to learn more! Now, onto today's topic! ---r
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What Do You Want to Prove?
"One fact of nature is that people have a 'negativity bias': we react to the bad more strongly and persistently than to the comparable good ... One consequence of the negativity bias is that when people's minds are unoccupied, they tend to drift to anxious or angry thoughts. And rumination - dwelling on slights, unpleasant encounters, and sad events - leads to bad feelings. In fact, one reason that women are more susceptible to depression than men may be their greater tendency to ruminate; men are more likely to distract themselves with an activity.
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What Are the Payoffs & Costs of Who You Are Being?
Recently I wrote about the many false beliefs that we have and how these shape our expectations which then set us out to prove particular things about ourselves, others, relationships, the world. I want to now take a look at how we are showing up in the world as a result.
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Shame vs. Guilt
Recently, I wrote about how we each take on ways of being, which become a way of engaging, showing up, or behaving in the world and relationships. Two very specific ways of being I’d like to talk about today are “the guilty one” and “the shameful one”. SHAME “Shame is the feeling of humiliating disgrace of having been violated. Shame tells you that you are bad.” (from Shelter from the Storm)
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Who You Is & Who You Ain't
"Between the ages of twenty & forty we are engaged in the process of discovering who we are, which involves learning the difference between accidental limitations which it is our duty to outgrow and the necessary limitations of our nature beyond which we cannot trespass with impunity" ~W.H. Auden
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If You Can't Say Something Nice...
Have you ever heard of "spontaneous trait transference"? Essentially, studies show that, because of this psychological phenomenon, people unintentionally transfer to you the traits that you ascribe to other people. So, if I tell Nathan that Mark is arrogant and unreliable, Nathan associates that quality with me! On the other hand, if I say that Mark is funny and intelligent, I'm linked to those qualities.
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The Power of Negative Thinking
"One fact of nature is that people have a 'negativity bias': we react to the bad more strongly and persistently than to the comparable good ... One consequence of the negativity bias is that when people's minds are unoccupied, they tend to drift to anxious or angry thoughts. And rumination - dwelling on slights, unpleasant encounters, and sad events - leads to bad feelings. In fact, one reason that women are more susceptible to depression than men may be their greater tendency to ruminate; men are more likely to distract themselves with an activity.
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