Welcome! Here’s a little bit about my mind, body, soul, and actions:
My life practices are anti-racism, decolonization, childhood trauma recovery, climate justice, healing justice, land rematriation, and transformational storytelling. I grew up in the Midwest, attended high school and college (UCLA) in California, and until COVID, lived in New York City. I currently reside on the unceded lands of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, known now as Santa Barbara, CA. I was born into a white, cis, able female body with Western and Eastern European ancestry. I am a preverbal childhood trauma survivor and my healing journey through that experience informs how I show up in the world now. I am an independent mother (fka single mother by choice) to my son and practice secure attachment, polyvagal theory, and IFS-informed parenting for both of us. We like to spend our time connecting to our Earth Mother through trees, walking on the beach, collecting sea glass, playing outside, and singing songs.
How I came to my life practices is a varied and privileged path across many incredible teachers and modalities. I have participated in the WOMB Lab with Dr. Joan Ball at St. John’s University, Elevate Live with Kate Purmal and Lee Epting, the Remarkable Women’s Journey with Lynne Twist and the Soul of Money Institute, The Pachamama Alliance’s Game Changer Intensive, Irene Lyon’s 12-week nervous system healing program, SmartBody SmartMind, and a master class intensive with ancient Andean wisdom holder, Arkan Lushwala, on his latest book, The Spirit of the Glacier Speaks. I heal the preverbal complex trauma that affected my mind, body, and spirit through multiple modalities including Internal Family Systems (IFS) and NeuroAffective Touch (NAT) therapies.
After twenty-one years of my career in digital strategy and media, I left my role as a corporate executive and realigned my work to reflect the change I want to see in the world. I have completed an IFS Level I training, published articles in the IFS journal, Parts & Self, and will launch Special Forces EQ (emotional intelligence) consulting services for individuals, teams, and organizations in 2025. I guide individuals in a 1:1 structure using my IFS, trauma-informed healing, and global wisdom trainings. I serve as co-conspirator with Hersiliency, a healing justice community organization, and look forward to supporting the work of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians near my home in 2025.
Erin Elizabeth Rech 