Raquel Dubois Embody Consciousness

27/05/2026

Nervous system healing is not really about practices at all.

If you’re a therapist or energy healer and you want to expand your toolkit to include somatic techniques (that include - but are not limited to - tools and practices), I offer mentoring for professional healers. 

I've 40 years of specialist somatic training under my belt (I started young!)

If you want holistic, multi-modal mentoring that is teaches you how to look at client problems from all angles, as well support you in your own healing work, then book a complimentary chat (link in bio).

www.raquelembodyconsciousness.as.me/chat

Tuesdays are my 'office hours' days. If that clashes with your client day, send me a DM.

I have just TWO mentoring spots left.

26/05/2026

“Done is better than perfect.”

How many times have you heard that? How often have you been told that?

How did it land for you?

For many ADHD women, cognitive interventions aren't nearly as effective as tracking what’s happening in their body. Our connection to our body is clearer and cleaner than our connection to our thoughts - which, let's be honest - can take us all over the place and in every direction all at once.

No wonder we need shortcuts.

No wonder we take the short-term pain if it gets the damn thing finished!

But when you pay attention to your nervous system, and play according to its rules, there's no more pushing or striving. There’s no need to override the mind because the mind takes a back seat and only comes forward when you ask.

It's a lot like wrestling with a crocodile (or trying to get ChatGPT to follow instructions precisely). The mind can - and usually will - 'go rogue'. The body however, is brutally honest. The body doesn’t lie.

Don't mistake me here: There’s nothing wrong with mindset tools. There’s also nothing wrong with using aphorisms as a way to motivate you and help you get something finished, especially when that’s what you’re struggling with.

But there are ways to move beyond something without pushing. And it's not to push a little bit and then stop.

Hi! I'm a nervous system mentor trained in dozens of therapeutic modalities.

🧬 Somatic Experiencing (SE): I've done the full 3-year Somatic Experiencing training and studied with Peter Levine himself! I went to California to take his advanced training in altered states of consciousness and recovery from surgical trauma. I completed SE postgraduate trainings in touch skills for C-PTSD in the US.

🎯 Brainspotting: Certified therapist (similar to EMDR, but safer for complex trauma) and Masterclasses with the founder in Barcelona.

🫁 Polyvagal Theory: Advanced course with Deb Dana in Spain.

🧘 Other Somatic Modalities: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Hakomi Psychotherapy, Core Energetics and Bioenergetics.

🎻 Other Strings to My Bow: Attachment psychotherapy, Family systems theory, Psychodynamic psychotherapy and Psychedelic-assisted therapy.

24/05/2026

To anyone looking for tools - please hear this.

Tools are great when you function well, but they won’t help if you have been living in a heightened stress state for years. If you want to heal you need to rewire how you function daily.

The first step is to realise you have been over functioning and trying to fix yourself the wrong way. I lived like this for over 40 years.

Yes, I still get triggered (I'm human!) but I don’t react like I used to. I don’t feel exhausted all the time. I take care of myself in meaningful ways beyond self care rituals. I'm kind to myself. Most of all, I don’t hold out on myself - I give myself what I need.

Recently, a client told me she was ready to start finishing things. She had been holding off for YEARS because she believed she didn’t deserve to start her day with a clear slate.

It's amazing how clever our unconscious programming is! We sabotage our personal peace by believing something is wrong with us... and until that's fixed, we can't have what we need. So we stop giving ourselves things that bring quiet satisfaction.

If you're searching for the confidence to be yourself, you need to break people-pleasing and self-abandonment patterns. If you want a new relationship with productivity, you need to give up old programs of self-denial.

If you need to get out of your own way and escape past tools that never really worked - reach out - I can help.

You don’t need a lot:

You need to learn where your nervous system is at, and how it's running you.

You need to uncover the unconscious programs that keep you stuck.

You need to understand that somatic quick-fixes won’t take you to the depths of your soul.

I've walked a long, hard road to find what works. If you know anything about Human Design, I have the 3 line. I am built to figure things out through experimentation and making colossal mistakes until I succeed—and then show others the way. You can skip the trial and error and learn directly from someone who has already done the hard work.

Most importantly, I walk my talk. I have healed my trauma by supporting my body to move safely into deeper connection with the earth, with others, and with myself.

All my love,
Raquel ❤️

24/02/2026

Question (for coaches, practitioners and transformation facilitators)...

Did your training emphasise the importance of helping your client feel successful and noticing their small 'wins'?

My trauma training sure did!

But when a client is stuck, most practitioners either:

1. Give up, and declare the client is "uncoachable", OR
2. Start over-functioning by doing their client’s work for them.

The first response makes you sub-consciously doubt yourself - especially your skills as a facilitator.

The second response caps your client numbers.

If you take away just one thing from this post, know this:

Over-functioning is a direct result of practitioner people-pleasing and the unconscious belief that you are responsible for your client outcomes.

Interested to know more about how somatic mentoring overcomes practitioner behaviours like people pleasing and over-functioning?

Message me to book your free, no obligation call to discuss how I can help you uncap your client numbers and get better results.

* I promise, the somatic mentoring approach will give you more time to do whatever is most important to you... like snuggling with dogs and cats (in my case!).

22/02/2026

Everyone is angry right now. And rightfully so. Sexual abuse dressed up as spiritual enlightenment is far from pretty.

Few of us learned how to move anger through our bodies without hurting ourselves.

In my latest Substack, I discuss how to metabolise anger and avoid getting stuck on a hamster wheel you can't get off.

It's juicy!

https://raqueldubois.substack.com/p/venting-feels-good-but-it-keeps-you

13/02/2026

If you’re a coach or practitioner who genuinely cares about your clients' outcomes, you’ve probably spent a lot of time thinking about how to help them — especially the stuck ones.

I truly believe no one is uncoachable. You just haven’t identified the dynamic in play.

Picture this.

You show up for the session.
They show up.
You deliver the tools.
They nod. They comply.
But nothing really shifts.

You try harder.
They stall again.

The cycle caps your energy — and your client numbers.

Most people will tell you this client is uncoachable.
But what if we removed blame entirely?
Not theirs.
Not yours.

Imagine for a moment that you truly understood in your bones that the issue isn’t resistance or lack of motivation, but the relational dynamic you’re both unconsciously participating in?

What if their nervous system expects the same old “fixes” they’ve already tried… and your nervous system is subtly colluding with those expectations?

That’s where my mentoring comes in.

I teach coaches how to:
• Assess the nervous system in real time
• Map the invisible relational dance holding patterns in place
• Design and implement personalised somatic practices that fit that client’s system — not scripts, not generic exercises

Practices that increase buy-in, build momentum, and create real movement — without you over-functioning or burning out.

If you care deeply about your clients but feel you’ve hit the ceiling of your current toolkit, this is how you expand your range.
Stop repeating protocols. Start designing precision.

If this resonates, send me a message about my somatic mentoring sessions and get $50 off for a limited time. Let’s build a sustainable practice you love, while strengthening your confidence to work with any client who walks through your door.

09/02/2026

Hi Bravehearts!

I've opened up some free calls to chat about somatic mentoring and nervous system support for ADHD and ASD women going through peri/menopause.

There IS a pattern to all the stuff you're dealing with and it's usually linked to neurodivergence.

Even if you don't identify as ADHD or ASD, I can help you unravel the complexity and find out the root cause.

You don't have to figure it out or manage it alone.

Let's have a chat and see if I can help

09/01/2026

QUESTION:

Is it possible to change our attachment style?
..When I started my psychology degree (almost 20 years ago), I Googled, "Can you change childhood attachment style in adulthood?"

Even though 'attachment' had been researched and written about in depth since the 1950s, I discovered there was very little information on the topic of changing attachment patterns. (As usual, I was ahead of my time). Fast forward to 2026, and we know some more about attachment, human behaviour, and change. But how much do we know about FACILITATING change? That's the root of my question.

Is it actually possible to change our childhood attachment style?

05/12/2025

A new article, based on research undertaken at Queen Mary University London, looks at how a warm hug - even air temperature - influences how strongly we experience our bodies as “our own.”

Somatic applications abound - similar interventions are already employed in somatic psychotherapy to support connection to an expanded self - and therefore, an expanded sense of self.

KEY FINDINGS -
Temperature signals directly shape bodily self-awareness and emotional grounding.

Disturbed thermal perception is tied to altered body ownership in several mental health and neurological conditions.

THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL -
May guide sensory-based interventions, prosthetic design, and rehabilitation.

SUMMARY -
The findings expand the neuroscience of bodily self-awareness to include temperature and reveal a previously overlooked pathway through which the body communicates with the brain.

The researchers propose that the link between thermoception and body temperature regulation contributes not only to survival and comfort, but also touches on emotion, identity, and mental health.

Changes in skin temperature play a key role in how strongly we experience our bodies as our own.

18/09/2025

I'm being shamanically initiated at the moment - not for the first time.

This is an even bigger letting go and stripping away than before. Though I feel I'm navigating it better - the last time it was this intense, I lost EVERYTHING, including home, car and friendships. This time, it's just 'home'.

I've a series of articles coming about this initiation experience - to catch all of my updates, please consider subscribing. I write these articles to help you.

https://open.substack.com/pub/raqueldubois/p/knowing-the-ending?r=1qs7lo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true