Meet Stephanie

Hi beautiful humans,

Welcome to my new blog, She Claimed Herself! My name is Stephanie Carroll, and I’m so glad you’re here. I’m excited to finally go down this path of accepting everything that I am. Part of this journey is healing my visibility wound—the fear of being truly seen. This blog is my place where I show up as I am and let go of perfection. I’m not quite sure how this path will be forged, but that’s ok. I believe my path will keep naturally unfolding with every step I take. What matters is simply beginning. 

Meet Stephanie…. me!

So, who am I? Well, I’m 38 years old and have been actively healing my childhood trauma of adoption and being raised by emotionally unavailable parents. Eight years ago, I left my new career as a therapist to pursue my own trauma therapy, which set me on a new trajectory of healing and creating a life I love and could truly flourish. I began with EMDR therapy and was eventually led into functional medicine, somatic work, and energy and sound healing. Along the way, I discovered the importance of creativity in healing. I’m a dancer, aerialist, and writer—expressing myself deeply through movement, music, and art. 

I’ve been obsessed with healing & self-mastery for my entire life, long before I had the words to describe them. My adversities became teachers, helping me better understand humans as a whole, and to see through the lens of compassion and grace rather than pain, anger, and keeping score. 

I’m all about claiming the darkness & the light—validating where we’ve been, while also taking ownership of your lives now. Allowing beauty to come from the pain and allowing wisdom to come from radical self-compassion. When we truly see ourselves, we begin to see others more clearly. Strengthening our relationship to ourselves inevitably strengthens our relationships we have to those around us and with the world. 

Here’s a snapshot of the lens through which I’ve experienced life and healing:

• Premature birth
• Adopted at birth
• Raised in an emotionally neglectful family
• Only child in the household
• Parents who were two generations above me 
• Thyroid levels corrected with meds
• Vitamin Deficiencies 
• Adrenal Fatigue
• Gut health struggles
• Past abusive relationship
• Symptoms of Complex PTSD 
• Complicated grief
• Limited support system

What you will find here 

• Using a poetic, unique voice to explore the emotional depths and lessons of healing
• Offering insights from my professional lens of a former therapist and forever student healing the relationship to Self
• Sharing practical tips along the way 
• Providing new perspectives within the healing realm 
• Offering Inspiration and validation for your own journey 
• Encouraging creativity as a tool for transformation  
• Sharing a blueprint of my healing path & illuminating possibilities for yours 
• Bringing compassion and reflection to help you understand how your experiences have shaped you and what’s next.

Inside The Blog!

• Focused content on adoption & emotional childhood neglect
• Personal reflection intertwined with practical takeaways
• Creative expression tips for transforming pain into grace and darkness into beauty. 
• Book reflections and recommendations
• Updates on offerings like retreats and my expressive dance program—designed to help heal inner wounds & transform how you show up in the world

Who This Blog Is For

She Claimed Herself is for you if…

• You’re healing from adoption, relinquishment, or childhood neglect
• You’ve struggled with self-abandonment in order to survive or belong
• You’ve felt unseen, silenced, or disconnected from yourself
• You’re curious about creative ways to heal—through writing, dance, or art
• You’re a creative who transforms pain into art and silence into expression
• You value both the science of healing and the art of self-expression
• You’re ready to claim both your darkness and your light
• You’re obsessed with self-mastery and breaking every generational chain you’ve carried
• You long to come home to yourself through dance, art, and creativity

I’m so happy you are here!

If you are ready to go down the rabbit hole with me, then I invite you into the world of She Claimed Herself.

Stephanie