Hi, I’m Stacy (She/Her)
I am a certified bodymind coach, recovery mentor, educator, and community organizer who guides people in trauma-informed and resilience-based approaches to transformation, neuroplastic and somatic healing, liberatory rest, cyclical living, and addiction recovery.
I came into this work after living with the effects of complex trauma and severe chronic illness, including burnout, fatigue, anxiety, depression, autoimmune disease, dysautonomia, pain, IBS, insomnia, long Covid, and a host of other debilitating and largely invisible mental and physical symptoms over many years.
My process lives in the intersection of science and soul, weaving together the latest research and ancient wisdom. I bring my whole self to this work, including my professional training and my lived experience as a 12-step community member with long-term recovery and parent of two young children.
I believe nothing happens in isolation. Everything is connected. When we heal ourselves, we heal the collective, and when we heal the collective, we heal ourselves. All of my offerings seek to decolonize our minds-bodies-spirits, dismantle systems of inequity and oppression, and help us restore a just and loving relationship with our sacred home, the Earth.
My professional training and personal lineage includes, but is not limited to:
Mindbody Coaching Certification (The Embody Lab)
Recovery Mentor/Peer Support Specialist Certification (Mental Health and Addiction Certification Board of Oregon)
Somatic IFS Therapy (Richard Schwartz)
TMS and Pain Reprocessing Therapy (John Sarno, Howard Schubiner, Alan Gordon, Nicole Sachs, and others)
Polyvagal Theory (Stephen Porges, Deb Dana, Polyvagal Institute)
Somatic Experiencing (Peter Levine)
The Resilience Toolkit (Nkem Ndefo, Lumos Transforms)
TRE (Trauma and Tension Release Exercises)
12-Step and other recovery communities (AA, OA, ACA, WA, IFS 12 Steps/PATH, Al-Anon, SMART Recovery)
Tricia Hersey (Rest is Resistance/Nap Ministry)
Cassandra Lam (Collective Rest)
Gabor Maté (The Myth of Normal, When the Body Says No)
Elizabeth Stanley (MMFT, Widen the Window)
adrienne maree brown (Emergent Strategy, Loving Corrections)
Sonya Renee Taylor (The Body Is Not an Apology)
Prentis Hemphill (What It Takes To Heal, The Embodiment Institute)
DNRS (Dynamic Neural Retraining System)
Heal/Somia (formerly CFS School)
Red School (Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer)
Maisie Hill (The Flow Collective, Period Power)
Stacy Carleton CBMC, CRM, MEd
Certified Bodymind Coach
Certified Recovery Mentor
Master of Education
What people are saying
I notice my community recognizing how rest creates abundance. It is a step outside of the cult of accomplishment and transactional relationships. Stacy models the practices of rest as a way of life, creating awareness of all the opportunity there is to see the world and daily experiences through a new lens: the body. I notice a different plane of existence when my mind is less active and I long to be there in my community more. I have more care for myself and thoughtfulness towards others. I recommend Stacy to spread restful wellness to your (hopefully very large) community. The earth needs us to meet on her plane.
—Cheryl L.
Stacy provides strong, gentle, and inviting leadership. She is an inspiring gift to us!
—Nancy P.
This autumn, I was feeling more than the usual stresses. Some came from the terrible news from all quarters and some was due to my habits of thinking I always need to take on more tasks or responsibilities. I could see I wasn't letting myself have time to be quiet and simply sit. When I came to one of Stacy’s community rest sessions, I quickly felt connected to her and to the others there. Stacy created a relaxing and restful atmosphere. I was inspired and felt more hopeful when I left, as well as more relaxed, less tense. I appreciate Stacy’s presence, which I find warm, friendly, and supportive. One thing that is unique to Stacy’s offerings is that she creates a setting in which I can let go of my own mindless momentum and slip into a slower, more emotionally evocative flow. I recommend Stacy to people who are open to the world - who haven't retreated into media consumption, the Internet, or other pursuits in order to buffer themselves from life and its complications.
—Tom C.
As someone who has lived a life of hyper vigilance and hustling to “earn my spot,” Community Rest offerings, and the deep foundational shift that it is supporting for me, feels like the home I have finally found to embody true and deep healing— after trying many other fast and fleeting solutions that did not work and did not have longevity. Stacy’s Rest sessions have been a big part of that. Our time of practicing sacred presence together in session is spiritual food and personal ground-building work for me, and something that I carry with me out into all parts of my life. I feel different in my body on account of this work: slower, deeper, tempered, less frenzied— and for me, that means everything.
Stacy is a witness, the kind you hope still exists in the world. She is curious and warm. She stays actively engaged in our sessions. Her ability to compassionately sit with me as I experience and explore the personal act of slowing down and noticing, is the solid ground that each session rests on. She works to make the container she shares with you a safe and collaborative one. Her knowledge and experience is expansive but it is the fusion of that with the heart and soul that Stacy brings to her work, that make the possibilities in session abundant. I have never felt self-conscious in my sessions with Stacy, and I have a deep history of anxious behavior and self-doubt about bringing my authentic self to any table. Stacy makes you feel like all of you is welcome in the room, and that you have permission to come as you are. For someone with anxiety, PTSD, and a person recovering from trauma, that in itself is invaluable.
Stacy is both emotional and cerebral. The cerebral part of her equips her to create sessions that are experiential and active— for example, she is deeply skilled at incorporating the healing power of music: ancestral hues, ritual, song, and dance into our sessions. And, her emotional side makes her a deep noticer and a feeler. Time with Stacy feels like both a joyful gathering of dance where everyone is welcome, as well as a quiet, holy, and sacred chapel hall. With Stacy, those two are practically the same thing. There is space for both joy and grief here, and sometimes they get to happen at the same time.
Stacy attunes herself to you when in session and does not rush you through the process. I have seen her shift and take a side-road in session because it was what I was calling out for with my nervous system, and she heard that, and responded to the moment, and to me. I felt so safe in our container, and that is largely because of the love she radiates out that guides her work.
I would recommend Rest offerings or Stacy’s Mind/Body Coaching offerings to anyone who wants accountability in the work of recovering from a life of people-pleasing, anyone who is trying to allow themselves to take up space and choose themselves and their needs for possibly the first time, someone who lives with chronic illness and is trying to settle back into their body after seasons of medical unrest and frenzy, and anyone who wants/needs a gentle and honest invitation to finding communion with themselves again, as well as a reminder of the healing power of community, while they’re at it. This work reminds me that both self-regulation and co-regulation are essential to this path of healing.
—Ana B.
Working with Stacy has helped me tune into what my body is telling me, and trusting that information when making decisions for my well being. I’m someone that deals with chronic illness, and this was a profound shift for me to bring self compassion and mindfulness to the forefront instead of continuing down the burnout treadmill. She brings a clarity and gentle witnessing that makes room for radical honesty and this has led to some profound changes in my personal and professional life. Her rest sessions bring people together for authentic connection, rest and play. She is doing incredible spiritual community building work and I highly recommend working with her. You’ll be very glad you did!