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Breath By Design Blog

Whether you’re curious about breaking generational trauma, learning how breathwork can shift your nervous system, or seeking guidance on self-care and personal growth, this is your space to explore, reflect, and connect. We invite you to follow along, engage with the stories, and use the tools we share to step into your fullest, most empowered self.

When “Not Enough” Became the Story, And How We Rewrite It

A therapist-led by Dr. Rachel Sims, LPC, reflection on overcoming the “not enough” belief, healing self-worth wounds, and reconnecting with the truth that you are already enough through nervous system healing, subconscious reprogramming, and compassionate self-love.

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A New Year, An Energy Shift

A New Year, An Energy Shift, And A Look Behind the Scenes at Breath by Design | Breath By Design | Dr. Rachel Sims |

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Needing A Full Nervous System Reset?

Discover how chronic stress impacts the nervous system and learn therapist-led tools, breathwork practices, and somatic strategies that help your body return to regulation, safety, and balance. Written by therapist Dr. Rachel Sims, LPC, author of Are You Love Smart or Love Stupid, Owner of Breath By Design & Uncomplicated Therapy.

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The Origin: Who Are You, Really?

Explore identity beyond conditioning and discover how trauma, environment, and subconscious beliefs shape who we believe we are, and how healing helps you reconnect to your authentic self. Written by therapist Dr. Rachel Sims, LPC, author of Are You Love Smart or Love Stupid, Owner of Breath By Design & Uncomplicated Therapy.

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Healing the Little One Inside You 💛

Inner child healing allows you to reconnect with unmet emotional needs, repair attachment wounds, and create deeper emotional safety within yourself. Written by therapist Dr. Rachel Sims, LPC, author of Are You Love Smart or Love Stupid, Owner of Breath By Design & Uncomplicated Therapy.

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Happy One Year Anniversary Breath By Design

A reflection on Breath by Design’s first year, the community built, lives transformed, and the mission to expand therapist-led breathwork healing worldwide. Written by therapist Dr. Rachel Sims, LPC, author of Are You Love Smart or Love Stupid, Owner of Breath By Design & Uncomplicated Therapy.

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🌍 World Mental Health Day

Mental health awareness begins with daily regulation, community support, and healing practices that help individuals restore emotional balance and resilience. Written by therapist Dr. Rachel Sims, LPC, author of Are You Love Smart or Love Stupid, Owner of Breath By Design & Uncomplicated Therapy.

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Why Community Is Medicine For The Soul

Healing happens faster in safe communities. Learn how connection, belonging, and supportive environments accelerate emotional and nervous system healing. Written by therapist Dr. Rachel Sims, LPC, author of Are You Love Smart or Love Stupid, Owner of Breath By Design & Uncomplicated Therapy.

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The Awakening

Awakening is the process of remembering who you are beneath survival patterns, conditioning, and fear, and stepping into conscious healing and growth. Written by therapist Dr. Rachel Sims, LPC, author of Are You Love Smart or Love Stupid, Owner of Breath By Design & Uncomplicated Therapy.

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Ayahuasca Retreat & Arkana Spiritual Center

Discover what makes the Arkana Spiritual Center retreat experience unique and how therapist-led integration supports deeper transformation after plant medicine ceremonies. Written by therapist Dr. Rachel Sims, LPC, author of Are You Love Smart or Love Stupid, Owner of Breath By Design & Uncomplicated Therapy.

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The Body Remembers: Grief, Loss, and the Path Back to Self

Grief lives in the nervous system as much as the heart. Learn how somatic healing and breathwork help process loss and restore emotional balance. Written by therapist Dr. Rachel Sims, LPC, author of Are You Love Smart or Love Stupid, Owner of Breath By Design & Uncomplicated Therapy.

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Breaking Generational Trauma

Generational trauma shapes beliefs, emotional patterns, and relationship dynamics. Learn how healing practices help individuals break inherited cycles. Written by therapist Dr. Rachel Sims, LPC, author of Are You Love Smart or Love Stupid, Owner of Breath By Design & Uncomplicated Therapy.

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Finding Light Through Vulnerability & Authenticity

Vulnerability is not weakness, it is the gateway to authentic connection, emotional healing, and personal growth. Written by therapist Dr. Rachel Sims, LPC, author of Are You Love Smart or Love Stupid, Owner of Breath By Design & Uncomplicated Therapy.

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