When your nervous system is overloaded, when your body feels untethered, and your thoughts start to spiral—you don’t always need more information.
You need something steady.
You need something alive.
You need an anchor.
That’s what this free guide was created to offer.
🌱 Grounding in the Real World
As a trauma therapist, I spend a lot of time helping people regulate their nervous systems—whether they’re managing anxiety, recovering from trauma, or simply trying to function in a world that feels too fast and too full.
For some, that regulation happens in a quiet therapy office.
For others, it happens on a back porch, beside a field, or in the five-minute pause between responsibilities.
I live and work in rural West Texas—where the land stretches out flat, the sky goes on forever, and the wind never really stops moving. Here, grounding looks a little different. It’s hands in the dirt. Bare feet in dry grass. A sunset that slows your breath without asking.
But whether you live in the high plains, a bustling city, or somewhere in between—the earth is still underneath you. And it still wants to help.
🌾 What’s Inside the Free Guide
The Earth is Your Anchor is a simple, therapist-created guide designed to help you return to your body, your senses, and the natural world—even in moments of overwhelm.
You don’t need a forest retreat or a fancy practice space.
You just need a moment. A patch of sky. A little bit of intention.
Here’s what you’ll find inside:
- ✅ A nature-based sensory grounding ritual (touch, sight, sound, smell)
- ✅ A short, trauma-informed script to reconnect with your body and breath
- ✅ A gentle reflection space (no pressure to journal—just notice)
- ✅ A visual “research snapshot” showing how nature supports nervous system regulation
Whether you’re walking a pasture, tending a garden, or sitting beside a city window, this guide can help you feel more rooted—more here.
🌀 Who This Is For
This guide is for anyone who:
- Feels anxious, overstimulated, or emotionally disconnected
- Wants a grounding practice that doesn’t involve screens or performance
- Lives in a rural area where resources feel far away—or in an urban one where stillness is hard to find
- Needs small, consistent tools to support trauma recovery
- Craves calm that doesn’t require perfection
And it’s especially for anyone who’s trying to heal while holding a lot—kids, work, community, generations of expectation.
💠 Created by a Therapist, Not a Nature Guru
Hi, I’m Erin Evanson-Lass, LCSW-S. I’m a trauma therapist, EMDR clinician, and the founder of Waypoints Counseling—based in rural West Texas, and serving clients throughout the state.
I created this guide as a small act of rebellion against burnout, disconnection, and pressure to heal perfectly.
Because sometimes what we really need is just to pause and remember that the ground is still holding us. That we are still here.
This guide is part of a growing collection of resources I’m building to support nervous system healing—whether you’re in therapy, on a personal journey, or just trying to make it through one more day.
📥 Download The Earth is Your Anchor (Free)
Ready to reconnect?
Step outside.
Place your hand on something real.
Let the wind, or the warmth, or the stillness remind you:
You don’t have to carry everything alone.
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