Alyssa Vincent - Nurturing Roots Holistic Health

03/15/2026

Trauma recovery isn't about "fixing" yourself. It's about caring for yourself in ways you never experienced & were never taught. "Fixing" is a simplistic, degrading frame for recovery.

You don't need to be fixed. You need to be loved— first & most consistently from the inside.

03/13/2026

Why Brainspotting? Why now?

At DTTI, we train clinicians in Brainspotting because trauma isn’t only something we think about—it’s something the body carries.

Brainspotting works by helping people access deeper areas of the brain where experiences are stored beyond words. Using specific eye positions, clinicians can help clients connect with the places where emotional pain, stress, or trauma have been held—often outside of conscious awareness.

Why is it so effective?

• It works with the brain and body together, not just the thinking mind.
• It helps access non-verbal trauma, where many experiences are stored.
• It allows the nervous system to process at its own pace, without forcing the story.
• It can reach experiences that feel vague, diffuse, or hard to describe.
• It often leads to deep, lasting shifts rather than temporary relief.

At DTTI, we believe clinicians need tools that honor the depth and complexity of human experience.

Brainspotting is one of them.

When we learn to listen to the brain and body together, new pathways for healing become possible.

💡Interested? Upcoming Phase 1 Brainspotting Trainings:
March 20-22, 2026 - Witchita, KS
April 24-26, 2026 -Minneapolis, MN
May 1-3, 2026 -Bozeman, MT
June 5-7, 2026 -Rapid Cit, SD
💡Register, Link to upcoming trainings in bio

03/12/2026

This short film available on the FREE Plum Village App ➛ https://link.plumvillage.app/jwIs is part of a series of videos inspired by the spiritual teachings ...

03/12/2026

It's not actually about them.
And it makes sense, when that person is taking up so much of your mental real estate — because your brain is trying to protect you.
Trying to "figure it out" so it won't happen again.

But you can't "figure it out."
Understanding them doesn't solve anything.

What does help you move on is a few different things —
one is actually allowing yourself to process your feelings about what happened. Your hurt, your disappointment, your sadness.
Shifting the focus from them to you and letting yourself feel deeply without judgment. Space to let it move.
And sometimes this requires finding the link between the modern day hurt and an older hurt this situation reminds you of.

Second is mentally putting them into a different category.
Instead of as a dangerous, terrible person you have to be on the lookout for —
they just become someone you don't align with.
When you process the deeper feelings, you can begin to allow them to become background noise instead of something you have to be on guard against.

And third, get clear on what you DO want.
Boundaries significantly help with number two.
Identify what works for you and focus on walking toward that, instead of making the focus self-protection or what you don't want.
Again, this is only possible when you really process your feelings about the hurt.

How do these land in your body?

Are you in Portland or the PNW?
I'm holding an in-person Regulate + Relate Workshop on March 21st from 5-7pm in the Pearl.
Come practice settling in the body and getting to know other folks in the EQ community.
There are about 10 spots left.
https://theeqschool.co/regulate-and-relate

03/11/2026

"Happiness depends first of all on having the deep desire for happiness, and then on having a spiritual path to follow. Every day, do some little thing on that path, and you will be happy. Don’t try to do big things. Do small things to make yourself happier, to make your friends happier. When you cook a dish or clear the table, do it beautifully, for yourself and for the people around you. You can start right away."
-Thich Nhat Hanh (Fidelity)

03/11/2026

03/04/2026

As much as life gives us things to fear, we can meet them with love and compassion. When we turn towards our fears with this kind of nobility and presence, what once made us run and hide now dissolves in the light of our love. And from this place of dignity, true positive change and transformation of yourself and the world can happen. ❤️‍🔥

03/03/2026

Childhood trauma can lead to self-rejection.

Not by choice—but by necessity.

Learn how to help clients heal those traumatized parts in Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors with Janina Fisher, PhD.

Sign up for 50% off today! ➡️ https://www.nicabm.com/program/trauma-attachment-fisher/?del=3.3.2026FBPost3

03/03/2026

I will be hosting a small 6-week Qigong group practice starting April 1st. If you are interested in Qigong or looking to have a group to practice let me know either by message or email!

03/02/2026