Amanda Bracaj 

Welcome to My Warm, Loving Sanctuary Of Safeguarded Bliss & Maximum Holistic Wellness:

I am Amanda Bracaj, a tremendously compassionate soul, offering you coaching/counselling mind-body-energy services toward wholesome healing! I am also the known and proud founder of my electrifying health company "bloom". This is where interconnection meets evolutionary growth and collective empathy in metamorphosis.

With an understanding that surpasses mere words, I stand in solidarity as a trauma-informed counsellor and life coach, dedicating my healing practices to empowering individuals from all walks of life, especially honouring the resilience of those from marginalized communities who have been historically silenced, erased, or excluded. I acknowledge and am educated on the sickening wealth of historical trauma and the ongoing struggles that still remain to be fully acknowledged.

I am always striving and moving to improve my services in terms of their cultural competence, sensitivity, and humility, a life-long thriving effort I am proud to keep upscaling and current in this ongoing journey. This is an endless process. I firmly commit to creating the safest, all-inclusive, and utmost sensitive space for every individual, a haven that specifically acknowledges our individual and interconnected needs for all personal and collective experiences.I happily construct a place where we embrace the fruitful richness of our vast diversity.

Much Needed Dove Letters of Acknowledgement:

Additionally, I feel greatly called to highlight and mention further examples of my specialties, extending to:

1. All things mind health, body/somatic health, and energetic/spiritual health;

2. Mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, (MDD), anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), a subtype under the obsessive-compulsive disorder spectrum, borderline personality disorder (BPD), and many other conditions;

3. Neurodivergent individuals, including all with developmental, intellectual, neurological, and/or physical divergence; you all shine so brightly with unique perspectives;

4. Individuals courageously overcoming and/or battling substance-use disorder and/or addiction, regardless of gender identity, expression, or sexual orientation; your strength inspires;

5. Immense empathy and compassionate, all-inclusive care to guide others in their extreme, unsupported struggles associated to their genetic predisposition, environmental concerns, substance-use disorder (SUD), misuse, and/or abuse surrounding addiction);

6. Our radiant 2SLGBTQIA+ community, including but not limited to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and all other identities within the community; we honour and celebrate your authentic selves, acknowledging the beauty and validity of your self-formed identities. We recognize and respect the diversity of human experience and the richness of your collective voices.

7. Indigenous Peoples of Canada (First Nations, Metis, Inuit, Indigenous Peoples, and all Treaty Nations and Indigenous Communities), extending to all further globally, including Native American, Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islander communities; we acknowledge the land that is yours, your rich heritage, and how it beautifully benefits mankind. You are more than appreciated with maximum love, gratitude, and ultimate respect;

8. Marginalized ethnicities, including but absolutely not limited to, Black, African, Asian, Latinx, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern communities, and all others that have been inhumanely overshadowed; we see you, hear you, and celebrate your diversity with love and beauty;

9. Women, non-binary individuals, and gender-nonconforming individuals facing gender-based challenges, violence, and bias in healthcare settings, including discriminatory practices, domestic and/or familial violence,over-sexualization, gender-specific symptom dismissal, etc.

10. All individuals facing intersectional discrimination, including but not limited to racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and classism; we stand in solidarity with you, amplifying your voices and stories;

11. Individuals and families surrounding schizophrenia and experiencing extreme stigma, lack of support, and misunderstanding;

12. Individuals and families surrounding divorce and experiencing extreme stigma, lack of support, and misunderstanding;

13. Those experiencing grief, bereavement, and abandonment;

14. Those experiencing PTSD, and/or somatic-targeting therapies;

15. All individuals on the OCD spectrum, who may be lacking a proper diagnosis and/or tailored personalized plan. They are also at high risk of experiencing inadequate care and/or physician's judgment bias. This is commonly and more increasingly understood in practice and/or used by a vast population of innovative, reliable clinicians, practitioners, etc. This disorder and its sub-types are not listed in the DSM-5-TR currently.

1. Contamination OCD

2. Relationship OCD

3. Scrupulosity (pathological guilt, moral issues)

4. Harm OCD (intrusive thoughts of inflicting violence onto others/oneself, such as violent or aggressive thoughts, rape, molestation, pedophilia, etc.)

5. Symmetry and order OCD (compulsions to create order/symmetry)

6. Checking OCD (washing, cleaning, etc., in excessive amounts)

7. Hoarding OCD (fear of discarding items, difficulty in parting, etc.)

8. Existential OCD (fear of existential meanings, accompanied by extreme discomfort, compulsions, and frequency),

9. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD); and many more...

16. All individuals experiencing C-PTSD, who may be lacking a proper diagnosis and/or tailored personalized plan. They are also at high risk of experiencing inadequate care and/or physician's judgment bias. This is commonly and more increasingly understood in practice and/or used by a vast population of innovative, reliable clinicians, practitioners, etc. This disorder and its sub-types are not listed in the DSM-5-TR currently.

17. All individuals with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) types (inattentive, hyperactive, and combined), who face immense stigma in societal and physician misinformation, due to the three symptoms being included within all three subtypes - and the subtypes being named after each of the three symptoms. At bloom, we recognize various accredited and backed subtypes not particularly mentioned in the DSM-5, such as: Classic ADHD, Temporal Lobe ADHD, Limbic ADHD, etc. Change is coming, and you are valued and seen individually for your uniquely gifted mind.

18. Specifically, all individuals falling under the DSM-5-TR's condensed 'umbrella' term, being 'Autism Spectrum Disorder' (ASD); this is inclusive of the following - you are valued and seen individually for your uniquely gifted mind:

1. Autism disorder;

2. Asperger's syndrome;

3. Childhood disintegrative disorder;

4. Pervasive developmental disorder - not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS);

5. Rett syndrome;

6. Kanner's syndrome;

7. Childhood-specific autism;

8. Atypical autism;

9. Hyperlexia;

10. Pathological demand avoidance (PDA);

11. Social communication disorder;

12. Semantic-pragmatic disorder; and others not mentioned.

I live in advocacy for the rights of all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, or background; I advocate against all forms of bigotry, and wish for a coming world where every person receives an abundance in understanding, love, empathy, and unity.

I am here for you, even though we may not know each other yet. I recognize you all, both in individual and collective form.

I can see, hear, and feel your struggles in adversity very, very clearly. adversity. The pain of the collective and/or any one other person is a pain to me. This is why I am here; resolutely devoted to advocating for and helping others heal from the knotty, multifaceted dimensions unique to each of our individual developments and unique existences. I hold ethereal talent and giftedness, allowing me to ethereally understand the subtle correlations and intangible links that underlie each of our minds, bodies, and energies/spirits.

The synergistic confluence of these aspects precipitates revelatory insights and wisdom, which may remain latent, hidden, and/or eclipsed in our subconscious if they are not approached correctly (being from all corners where we find ourselves at, with kindness and grace). I am ever so elegant and balanced in my discernment, tact, warmth, and devotion to understanding with boundless validation.

Comprehensive Therapeutic Services: Inclusive Support For Whole-Person Wellbeing:

a. Trauma-Informed Care in Approach (T-ICA), realizing the widespread impact of trauma from prenatal development to one's present state (in the womb/childhood/adolescence/adulthood). This approach wholly understands that there are numerous variants and potential paths to recovery, especially particular to one's distinct reality. T-ICA'S influence is crucial, as it boosts cultural competence and humility, identifying all signs, symptomatology, and gaps present, clasping the impacts of trauma and how they greatly alter one's mind-body-energy/spirit-community health (all at once, transcending time).

c. Awareness-Attitude-Knowledge-Skills (AAKS) model that calls for committing to ever-enhancing cultural quality of services. This is a lifelong personal and collective requirement in order for any of my clients, alongside I, to reach ultimate happiness long-term. AAKS's Model not only helps us closely examine the beliefs of others and/or our clients, but also keeps us as practitioners aligned with our own personal beliefs, cultural identity, defining our purpose, and determining what it means to be honestly and authentically "me".

e. A Practical Compassionate Approach (Individual Happiness = Collective Happiness), endorsing our interconnected need to empathetically and understandingly appreciate participating in deep, routine introspection (an egoless acknowledgment followed by genuine change in relevance to our intuitive self-evaluation and -critique. In this, we learn to navigate our minds, neuroplastic abilities, and all other things required, in order to find genuine bliss in healing endlessly.

f. A multi-dimensional preparation in self-enhancement healing models for every individual (there is no normal or generalized approach).

g. A strength-based open-minded approach and thorough needs assessment related to your core's historical and present state, determining resilience vs. empathy, coaching timing and when to use either (this history assessment tends to one's current and past ancestral lives).

h. A detailed assessment process and personalized-focus using the wisdom of the GxE equation, a nature vs. nurture criticality in sustaining healing post-development.

Client History of Success in Services:

a. All things holistic, energetic, and spiritually healing

b. Neurodivergent Personal and School-Based Guidance/Therapies

c. Neurodivergent Personal and Social Integration Guidance/Therapies

d. Depression Therapies (BPSS Model)

e. Anxiety Therapies (BPSS Model)

f. Anxiety & Depression Therapies (BPSS Model)

g. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Therapies

h. Bipolar I & II Therapies

i. Therapies for Individuals & Families Surrounding Schizophrenia

j. Therapies for Individuals & Families Surrounding Divorce

k. Grief, Bereavement, & Abandonment Therapies (BPSS Model)

l. Substance-Use, Misuse, & Abuse in Addiction Therapies

m. C-PTSD, PTSD, Somatic-Targeting Therapies

n. OCD Spectrum Therapies

o. Specific Services Specialized to Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, I/C/H) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

p. Therapies for Experienced Pathological Trauma in Prenatal, Post-Birth, and/or Childhood Abuse and/or Neglect (6m - 11y)

q. Therapies for Individuals Experiencing/Overcoming Domestic Abuse (mental, emotional, psychological, and/or physical).

r. Specific services here are tailored to cater all identifying females, 2SLGBTQIA+ members, and identifying males when serviced.

The 20 Core Values at the Heart of Bloom:

• Open-Mindedness

• Practical Compassion

• Growth in Vitality

• Healthy Resilience

• Multidimensional Healing

• Collective Development

• Mind-Body-Energy Oneness

• Trauma-Informed Healing

• Personalized Warmth

• Reliable Validity

• Empathy

• Authenticity

• Balance

• Interdependence

• Purpose

• Creativity

• Kindness

• Alignment

• Purpose

• Development

Now, Bloom:

Allow me to be your guide! I am always looking to help more moonflowers shine. This journey will be one of beauty, self-empowerment, and rejuvenation in metamorphosis. I'm eager for us to cannon-ball into the dark, deep sea together (don't worry, you're safe with me). I do have a boat, so we can sail rather than swim if you'd like.

Then, we can watch the horizon of our destination to boundless self-discovery, empathy, resilience, and encouraged autonomy arises... An arrival that comes much quicker than you'd initially think. Still, hand-in-hand, we'll enjoy the time we have, exploring the uncharted territories you may have not noticed otherwise, those of your inner world.

I am extremely electrified to uncover as many of these hidden treasures as possible, so that we can reveal the brimming light of your highest, most authentic, smile in joy, one that widens each step of the way as you get closer to reaching your greatest potential.

With compassionate courage, let us:

a. Confront the fears that you may be holding back;

b. Go ahead and reveal which core values require and deserve tending to;

c. Rewire those mean, negative thoughts and projections of others that surface in your mind, replacing them with positive, uplifting knowings of enlightenment;

d. Tenderly nurture your inner child and help them feel seen, heard, and loved in all present states;

e. Reignite your spark and fan the flames of your passion and purpose;

f. Create a life that is authentic, meaningful, and fulfilling, one that makes your dreams a reality (personally, socially, professionally, etc.);

g. Heal all of the versions of oneself;

h. Tie all significant details to see the broad, full perspective, note your current narrative and story, and change the descriptions where we find it is needed for your highest good.

Cheers to you for taking the steps to land on this page!

You did that on your own.

You should be so incredibly proud of yourself!

I know I already am.

See you all so very soon!

I can't wait to finally meet you, TO WATCH YOU BLOOM