Rachel Bilski is a qualified Yoga Therapist, Senior Operations & Development Manager of the UK’s national PTSD charity, supervisor to yoga therapists in training and philosophy lecturer for The Minded Institute, one of the world’s leading yoga therapy training oragnizations.

Rachel’s adventures with yoga have led her to host retreats in Europe & Asia, manage a a yoga studio in Vietnam and facilitate the retreat program at an internationally renowned integral yoga & meditation retreat center in Cambodia. She he shared her wisdom for years as a writer for Yogapedia, and taught over 1,000 hours of studio classes, workshops, retreats and yoga festivals before turning to yoga therapy.

As a yoga therapist, Rachel specializes in working with trauma, stress, depression, anxiety and chronic pain, but is experienced in offering tools to work with a wide range of physical and mental health conditions.

Topics addressed in this episode include:

• Rachel's healing journey with C-PTSD
• Fundraising trek to Everest Base Camp
• Misconceptions about trauma & the nervous system
• What it really means to be "trauma-informed"
• Building capacity to be with discomfort
• Learning to be responsive rather than reactive

Links to connect with Rachel & explore resources mentioned in this episode:

Rachel's Website: https://www.downtoearthyogatherapy.com/

Upcoming Events:

https://themindedinstitute.com/product/yoga-therapy-for-c-ptsd-polyvagal-insight-embodied-practice/

https://themindedinstitute.com/product/online-cpd-yoga-therapy-for-ptsd-c-ptsd/

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We just announced our 2026 Hiking Retreat for Sober & Sober Curious Women in Banff! Find out more here: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com/banff/

Access a free mindfulness meditation guided by Mary Tilson to help manage cravings and regulate emotions: https://pages.sunandmoonsoberliving.com/easemeditation

Follow along on Instagram: @sunandmoon.soberliving

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

We just announced our 2026 Hiking Retreat for Sober & Sober Curious Women in Banff! Find out more here: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com/banff/

Access a free mindfulness meditation guided by Mary Tilson to help manage cravings and regulate emotions: https://pages.sunandmoonsoberliving.com/easemeditation

Follow along on Instagram: @sunandmoon.soberliving

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Dr. Jennifer R. Levin is a workplace trauma expert and licensed therapist who specializes in grief after sudden or traumatic loss. She is one of fewer than 300 mental health professionals worldwide credentialed as a Fellow in Thanatology, the top distinction in the field of death, dying, and bereavement. Through her consulting firm, Traumatic Grief Solutions, she trains organizations to respond to traumatic loss with compassion and structure. Her new book, “The Traumatic Loss Workbook: Powerful Skills for Navigating the Grief Caused by a Sudden or Unexpected Death," and online course, “A Guided Path to Healing,” provide practical tools to help readers cope with grief, process trauma, and find meaning again. She developed these resources over a decade of working with clients in Therapy Heals, Inc., her private therapy practice supporting individuals living with sudden or unexpected loss. She hosts the podcast “Untethered: Healing the Pain From a Sudden Death.”

Learn more at TraumaticGriefSolutions.com.

Topics explored in this episode include:

• The different forms of grief
• Traumatic loss & grief
• The impact of grief
• How to support a grieving person
• Grief in the workplace
• A child's grieving process
• How to restore a sense safety after traumatic loss
• Coping strategies & resources

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

We just announced our 2026 Hiking Retreat for Sober & Sober Curious Women in Banff! Find out more here: https://sunandmoonsoberliving.com/banff/

Access a free mindfulness meditation guided by Mary Tilson to help manage cravings and regulate emotions: https://pages.sunandmoonsoberliving.com/easemeditation

Follow along on Instagram: @sunandmoon.soberliving

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Topics covered in this episode with Sophie Gervais include:

• Eating disorder recovery
• The impact of diet culture
• Misconceptions about fitness
• Why women should lift weights
• Detaching exercise from weight loss
• Embracing challenges as part of growth
• How discipline creates freedom

Sophie is a Gut and Hormone Health Specialist & Personal Trainer who has been guiding her clients to their goals for nearly five years. She is passionate about helping young girls and women overcome an unhealthy relationship with food after spending years of her own life stuck in the mental prison that is disordered eating. Her education in the field began in her undergraduate years at Vanderbilt University, where she studied eating psychology and nutrition. During that time, she was also certified in the National Eating Disorder Awareness foundation’s Body Project certification program to support women’s relationships with their bodies.

Her interests progressed into physique and performance evidence-based training and nutrition while maintaining a positive relationship with food and one’s body (certifications through NASM). Her coaching centers on getting women out of the rut of under-fueling and over-training, out of the yo-yo cycle, and out of the mystery of how to fuel one’s body (blocking out all the noise out there!) while building a positive outlook towards nutrition.

Sophie also supports her clients who are interested in gut and hormone health. Her interest in this field started from her own experience with IBS, acne, and painful/irregular periods that she wanted to support holistically. Her approach to hormonal support and gut health focuses heavily on evidence-based lifestyle and nutrition approaches rather than excessive supplementation and overly restrictive methods. Some conditions Sophie works with include: IBS, IBD, bloating/indigestion, dysmenorrhea, PCOS, PMS, low thyroid, and chronic stress/fatigue. Please note, Sophie is not a medical professional and provides holistic support for these conditions within her scope of practice; please consult a medical professional for these conditions first.

Outside of coaching, Sophie is an animal-lover and enjoys spending her free time riding her horse and hiking with her pup. She has traveled and lived abroad extensively and loves getting to enjoy cuisines from all over the world. She loves spending time getting stronger in the gym, giving it her all at trivia nights, and exploring her home base in Nashville.

See links below to follow Sophie and learn more about working with her:

https://biolayne.com/coach/sophie-gervais/

IG @asophiesticatedlife

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.