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04/02/2026

SAVE THE DATE 🌄
I’m excited to bring my Auricular Acu-Technician (AAT) Training to Grand Junction this summer!

📍 Grand Junction, CO
📅 June 5–7, 2026
⏰ 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
💰 Cost: $350 total
👉 $50 of your fee goes directly toward your POCA membership

This 3-day experiential training teaches the trauma-informed 5-point ear acupuncture protocol—a gentle, accessible somatic tool that supports nervous system regulation, addiction recovery, and community healing.

Perfect for clinicians, peer specialists, recovery professionals, and helpers serving rural and Four Corners communities.

We’ll integrate POCA, trauma-informed care, polyvagal-informed approaches, and real-world clinical application—because regulation comes before processing. 💛

👉 Register here:
https://www.darlenebrace.com/event-details/auricular-acu-technician-aat-training-grand-junction-co

Space is limited, and I’d love to see some of my Western Colorado community there.

Support nervous system healing in a whole new way. Become an AAT and bring grounding to every space you serve.

04/01/2026

Super excited to say hello San Antonio!!!

I'm also very honored to be presenting at this conference. This conference is near and dear to my heart and I am so glad to be going!.

03/21/2026

03/05/2026

🌸 Spring Equinox Workshop at the Cortez Recreation Center 🌸
The Spring Equinox is a time of renewal, balance, and new beginnings. Join me for a gentle morning of movement, r hieflection, and deep relaxation as we welcome the energy of spring together.
✨ What we’ll explore:
• Yoga to awaken the body
• Guided meditation + journaling for intention setting
• Sound healing for nervous system restoration
This workshop is designed to help you reset, reconnect with yourself, and align with the fresh energy of the season.
🗓 Saturday, March 21
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Cortez Recreation Center
💲 $30 Members
💲 $35 Non-Members
📞 Call 970-564-4080 to reserve your spot.
Bring a journal, comfortable clothes, and an open heart. I’d love to welcome you into this beautiful seasonal transition. 🌱

03/04/2026

🌿 FREE Acuwellness (Acudetox) Break – Volunteers Welcome 🌿
Life got you down? Take 30 minutes for you.
We’re inviting community volunteers to receive a FREE Acuwellness (Acudetox) session while our trained professionals complete the final hours of their certification.
Acuwellness uses a simple 5-point ear acupuncture protocol developed over 40 years ago to support recovery, nervous system regulation, and overall wellbeing.
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Many people experience benefits such as:
✨ Stress & anxiety reduction
✨ Emotional regulation
✨ Improved sleep
✨ Support for trauma recovery
✨ Relief from burnout & overwhelm
✨ Support for addiction recovery & cravings
✨ Mental clarity & grounding
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🗓 March 15, 2026
⏰ 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 The Residences of Durango
21382 US Hwy 160
Sessions take about 30–50 minutes, and you’re welcome to drop in anytime during the event—no appointment necessary.
Adults, elders, caregivers, and anyone needing a little nervous system support are welcome. No previous acupuncture experience is needed.

This is a wonderful opportunity to:
✔ Support practitioners completing certification
✔ Give yourself a moment of calm
✔ Experience a gentle, evidence-based wellness practice

03/03/2026

Early Bird ends tomorrow 💛
If you’ve been feeling the nudge to deepen your trauma work with the nervous system — this is it.
Trauma & Polyvagal-Informed Breathwork for Psychotherapy is designed for clinicians who want more than techniques. This training helps you understand why breath shifts state, how to use it safely with trauma, and how to integrate it ethically into your existing modalities (EMDR, IFS, MI, somatic work, and beyond).
We’ll explore:
✨ Regulation before processing
✨ Titration vs. overwhelm
✨ Working with dorsal collapse and sympathetic charge
✨ Experiential practice you can actually bring into session

Time & Location
Mar 20, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
FLC Innovation Center, 835 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301

Early Bird pricing closes tomorrow — and once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Secure your spot here:
https://www.darlenebrace.com/event-details/trauma-polyvagal-informed-breathwork-for-psychotherapy
Come learn how to work with the nervous system instead of against it. Your clients (and your own body) will thank you.

3-hour experiential training designed to help clinicians safely and effectively use breathwork to regulate the nervous system through a trauma-informed, polyvagal lens. Learn practical, state-specific techniques you can immediately integrate into individual, couples, and somatic psychotherapy.

02/25/2026

I’m honored to be presenting at the 2026 MINT Virtual Forum this spring 🌿

Day 1 – April 6, 2026
✨ Guiding Novice Practitioners in Evoking Strengths from Tales of Adversity
✨ MI with Polarized Clients: Reaching for Humanity

These interactive 90-minute workshops are designed for clinicians, peer specialists, supervisors, and helping professionals who want to deepen their Motivational Interviewing skills in a compassionate, trauma-informed way. We’ll explore strength-focused listening, working with polarization, and building real human connection—skills I weave into my work with EMDR, polyvagal-informed care, addiction recovery, and community healing here in Colorado and beyond.

If you’re a therapist, social worker, peer coach, or student who wants practical tools you can use the very next day in session, I’d love to see you there 💜

🔗 Register here:

The 2026 Virtual MINT Forum, held April 6, 8, and 10, 2026 UTC. Three days, 12 member-led workshops—each 90 minutes—focused on deepening skills and advancing motivational interviewing worldwide.

02/23/2026

🌿 Paid Clinical Internship Opportunity – Colorado (Telehealth) 🌿
Authentic Healing LLC is currently accepting applications for a paid clinical intern — and we are also accepting one intern to begin in Fall 2026.

If you are a graduate-level or post-graduate clinician seeking supervised hours in a trauma-informed, integrative, and culturally responsive private practice setting, this may be a beautiful fit.

✨ What makes this internship unique?

✔ Paid position
✔ Weekly individual supervision
✔ Access to consultation group
✔ Training in diagnosis & treatment planning
✔ Hands-on experience building a caseload
✔ Real-world private practice skills (insurance, marketing, systems)
✔ Complimentary access to Authentic Healing LLC trainings

Planned trainings this year include:
• POCA/NADA 5-Point Ear Acupuncture (Acu-Detox)
• Motivational Interviewing Skills
• EMDR Basic Training pathway
• Somatic & polyvagal-informed breathwork
• Animal-Assisted Therapy integration
• Holistic and complementary modalities in psychotherapy

We especially welcome bilingual Spanish-English clinicians and those passionate about serving rural and underserved Colorado communities.

This internship is designed not only to support licensure hours, but to prepare you to confidently transition into your own private practice or long-term integrative clinical career.

Eligible Programs May Include:
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MA / MS / MEd)
Master’s-level Psychology programs
Addiction Counseling programs (CAC/LAC track)

Applicants must be enrolled in or graduated from an accredited program and eligible to register in Colorado under appropriate supervision.

📍 Telehealth | Colorado
📅 Accepting one intern now + one Fall 2026 start
📩 Details + application info available at https://www.darlenebrace.com/applynow

Please share with graduate students, supervisees, and colleagues who may be interested 💛

Authentic Healing LLC is a trauma-informed, integrative mental health and wellness practice based in Colorado. I provide psychotherapy, clinical supervision, EMDR consultation, professional trainings, yoga-informed workshops, and creative healing experiences for clinicians and helping professionals.

02/20/2026

🏔️✨ A Little Piece of Colorado, in Card Form ✨🏔️
I’m a multi-generation Coloradan and local social worker, and I recently wrote and illustrated a very special project — a Colorado Oracle Deck inspired by the landscapes, history, and spirit of this beautiful state we call home.
Each card reflects: 🌄 iconic mountain and desert places
🌿 the feeling of river valleys and open skies
🦬 stories and history that make Colorado… Colorado
✨ words for reflection, inspiration, and guidance
You can use the deck however feels right for you: • morning inspiration
• journaling prompts
• meaningful conversation starters
• a unique Colorado keepsake
• a thoughtful gift for someone who loves the mountains
It’s available locally in Durango at:
📍 https://www.darlenebrace.com/product-page/the-colorado-oracle-deck

Created here. Inspired here. Rooted in this land.
If Colorado holds a special place in your heart, I’d love for you to check it out 💙