Taryn Rachel

About Me

Hi, I'm Taryn and I’m so glad you’re here! I’m a community activator, Jesus-following, latte-loving, relationship coach! I specialize in coaching people, like you, to take bold steps toward life on purpose. Lay down hustling or striving for your worth. Pick up these truths: relationships can be hard but also LIFE-GIVING, your presence does influence each person in your circle, your relationships can have the depth you crave. I won’t lead where I haven’t been. It’s my passion to propel YOU into deeper awareness where barriers become conquerable and relational desires seem achievable.

The most common phrases I hear from my clients about feeling stuck in their current circumstance sound like:
"I have trouble communicating with my partner"
"I'm afraid of relationships"
"my past patterns keep showing up in my relationships"
"we have the same fights over and over again"
"I just don't feel loved in our relationship anymore"
"my partner and I don't share the deep stuff"
"it's hard for me to get close to people"

We all crave depth. To be known and to know those around us. AKA intimacy. Somewhere along the way, it can be hard to know how to actually foster significant connection.

My passion is reconnecting you to your story. Your patterns, quirks, the things that make you feel loved (and unloved)-- they all come together to create your unique blueprint. With this forefront, we will work toward your desires for the relationships in your life while uprooting barriers along the way.

When I say relationships, I mean all of them: friendships, family, with kids, your partner(s), etc. Your presence has influence over each person you come into contact with.

M Y  S W E E T S P O T S  +  Y O U R  N E E D S
Become equipped with how to 'do conflict' differently
Learning to trust again after *trauma (or how to deepen trust)
Building action, emotion and thought awareness to understand yourself better
Phrases to try can shift dynamics in your relationship
Identify and learn to navigate your personal triggers
Forgiveness and the reality of that journey in a relationship
Easy-to-use strategies to foster intimacy through healing
Learning YOUR needs and your partners needs for the purpose of communicating better

T H E  C O S T  O F  D O I N G  N O T H I N G
The cost, simply put, is closeness. Intimacy. Deeper friendships. Healthy parenting. The ugly truth is that our undealt with pain transfers onto those we love. Taking your first step towards a heathier you is a decision toward loving those around you more fully.
 
Your relationships can be vibrant, FUN, and deeply connected.
What is your vision for the relationships in your life?
Let's go there, together!
 
*P A S T  T R A U M A
The truth is that no one can heal alone. Allowing someone else to hear our stories is one of the most difficult yet bravest things we can do. I’d be grateful to hold compassionate space for your story and listen with the tenderness it deserves. Validating your experience can be powerful — it was for me. So if even 1% of you is asking if your experience is valid, bring the doubt for discussion. I use trauma informed strategies for navigating triggers as they are often a major topic with past trauma.

Coaching with me

How I like to coach

During our time you will be:

• fully listened to with compassion
• asked questions to produce further self-insight
• validated and encouraged
• challenged to think from different perspectives
  I won't try and 'fix' you or offer advice. Sometimes our answers get buried and just need someone else to dig it up. Strategies for coping and healing will be offered only if you are interested. I'm confident you will experience hope, healing & clarity.

Offerings

Coaching

• 1 on 1 coaching through zoom video or over the phone

Courses

Have you ever thought, “Past sexual trauma may be impacting my relationship."

Me too. You're not alone in that wondering. 

Let's be real. Due to sexual trauma's impact you may...

Experience 

Uncomfortable body sensations or I feel stuck in a fog (dissociative) 
Being tentative around sex for fear of becoming triggered OR hypersexual 
Turbulence in my relationship related to trust 
I waver between feeling secure and then fear flares up and I overthink the security
 
Feel

Shame. I struggle with blaming myself and validating this experience for what it was. 
Frustrated, like I’m stuck in the same patterns and spirals that prevent connection but don’t know what to do different
Lonely in my experience. Seriously, how come no one talks about the impact of sexual trauma/abuse?
 

Think

“Maybe this wouldn’t have happened if…” 
“I feel like a burden bringing it up or they think they’re doing something wrong.”
“I’m terrified the same things are going to happen again.”
“I wish I had someone to talk to that just gets it.”
 
This is exactly where I found myself in my new relationship after trauma resurfaced – unable to trust my judgment & anxiously stuck in my head.
 

With the Overcoming Intimacy Barriers After Assault course, together we'll dive into practical tools for increasing body and thought awareness, new communication strategies, and actionable and proven ways for moving through your sexual trauma toward deeper freedom.

Peek at what’s inside:

• ‍ Interrupting the Shame Spiral 
•  Your Personal Healing Roadmap 
•  A NEW Vision of Trust & Intimacy 
•  Starting Low-risk 
•  Identifying Triggers for Intimacy’s Sake 
•  Voicing Your Value: Communicating Triggers 
•  Discovering Purpose in the Pain 
•  +more!

You will:

After each session, you’ll feel equipped with practical steps to immediately put into action that will strengthen intimacy in your relationship through greater body awareness & communication.

Interwoven into the course are my experience and tips from being a relationship coach.  Everything I'm sharing with you I've tried in my own relationship! You will...

• Confidently learn to validate yourself as you build (or rebuild) self-trust
• Explore your personal fears to intimacy and setting a new vision
• Identify YOUR sexual trauma responses
• Build trust around touch
• Practice ways to increase both in-moment awareness and communication of triggers.
• Give grace for how your story impacts your relationships
• Discover purpose in the pain

Experience, Certifications & Training

Certifications and Degrees

• Communication Degree
• Conflict Resolution

Training and development

• ICF Training
• Trauma Informed
• Strategies for Healing

Professional and life experience

My background is what ultimately led me to coaching.

• I've had no understanding of myself > deep diving into self-awareness and triggers


• Sexual assault is part of my story > I've found deep healing in big and small moments (and learned to navigate this journey with my partner)


• Parenting reveals your best and worst > I've put the work in so I can show up my best as a parent

I'm thankful to always have had mentors willing to pour lavishly into my life. I credit a lot of who I am not only to who they are but to the way they brought beauty out of me. I'd love to do the same for you!

Fee description

• Insurance is not accepted for payment
• Book a free 30-minute consult!
• From here, single sessions don't allow for consistent practice and growth needed for lasting results. That said, the minimum amount of sessions for purchase is 3 (1 hour sessions) at $150.
• Two sessions a month for six months is recommended to foster long-term, self-sustaining impact. The cost of the 12-session package is $550 (one-free session included)!