Free Spirit Academy is a safe pasture for the black sheep. These courses are here to support your healing, growth, and the freedom to be fully you.
Who are the black sheep? We’re the highly sensitive. The ones who always felt a little different. The ones who could never quite make what was “normal” work for us. Some of us are queer (myself included) or neurodivergent (also me) or have left behind a high-control religion for a more true and free existence (raises hand.) Some of us carry complex trauma from early life. Some of us are artists at heart, learning to let go of the need to make sense to anyone else. Some of us are activists, trying to stay well while striving for a world that’s better for all of us.
You want to be free to be you - not some optimized bot, disembodied brain, or perfected before-and-after story. You want to feel real. Whole. Expressive. Alive.
But maybe what you feel more often is…
- Numb and hopeless, cycling through the same compulsive patterns.
- Anxious and overwhelmed, absorbing the pain of the world on an endless scroll.
- Reactive or shut down, unable to express healthy anger or boundaries.
Maybe “freedom” or “aliveness” sound…trite. Silly.
Because you're so used to mindless scrolling, eating, performing, or insert-your-most-entrancing-distraction-here.
Because how can there be peace in a world this painful - this full of racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and and more 'isms than fit in a reasonable sentence?
And because maybe your quiet longings - for awe, wonder, or joy - have gotten buried underneath all the ways you’ve learned to cope.
Testimonials:
"Rande, I always felt that one day I would die. I would kill myself. That’s how I saw my life ending. 100 percent. That one day it would all be too much. I don’t think that anymore. In fact I know that won’t happen. Because I have skills now, skills you’ve taught me and practiced with me with no judgement and With patience. I knew I’d never make it. I’ve been through years, YEARS of therapy. DBT, emdr, cbt and whatever else they could come up with. What I needed- all this time, is to connect to me. Come back to me. Learn myself and processes my experiences in a safe way."
"Over the past few weeks, I have regained my confidence in my body which has allowed me to show up more vibrantly as myself in life; this was a surprise side effect that came with addressing the root cause of my binge eating! I've found that I have more energy to do the things I love now that I'm not spending a large amount of my energy avoiding my anger or my sadness or the way a comment made me feel unworthy or abandoned. Rande's expanded what I believe is possible for myself"
Imagine a world where we all felt safe inside ourselves.
Where we understood our needs and could get them met.
Where we could feel our emotions without being overwhelmed.
Where we could take a breath and know we were enough.
It’s a world that would change the way we relate to ourselves and each other -
and yes, it would shake the foundations of systems like capitalism that profit from our self-doubt.
A world where curiosity comes before judgment.
Where we celebrate each other’s differences — neurodivergence, queerness, sensitivity, softness, depth.
Yes, systemic change is essential.
And I believe that if there’s a world we want to see, we begin within ourselves.
I want you to feel more free and less anxious.
More alive and less on autopilot.
More you — and less of the masked, managed version you’ve outgrown.
Sound good? I’d be so happy to have you.
Free Spirit Academy is a steady ground to stand on. A place to reconnect with yourself and find the foundation you need -whether you’re healing old wounds or growing into new ways of being.
What’s Included in the Membership
When you join, you get access to all self-paced courses (and everything new that’s added) for $25/month.
👉 What you start with depends on what you need. Here's what’s included:
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Coming Home to Your Body
Reclaim your body as a safe place, befriend your nervous system, and find home inside yourself.
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Binge Freedom
A grounded path to peace with food - for binge, emotional, and compulsive eaters.
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Liberated
A guide to intuitive eating, body trust, and reclaiming your aliveness.
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Reimagining the Body
Reimagine your body image beyond shame, stories, and shoulds.
Coming soon: The Anxiety, Grief, Anger, and Boundaries Libraries.
Read more about each of the courses available in the membership:
Testimonial
"Before working with Rande, I had been in the "self-development corner" for almost 5 years. I have even been trained as a coach myself, and still, with certain topics, I just couldn't get any further. It seemed like I knew and understood a lot but my body didn't come along at all. I knew a little about trauma and the nervous system but I had no idea how to "use" that knowledge. Whenever I wanted to go for those bigger challenges that I was longing for, and every time I tried to just "go for it" and take action, my body felt...awful. She constricted, felt tense, my brain got foggy and I didn't understand why. Since wanting to take action felt so awful, I procrastinated and procrastinated (which of course made me feel even more awful). I felt like I had been working on myself for so long and with such intensity, and still I didn't feel any closer to my heart's goals. After so many years of trying so hard, just listening to or reading her words made my body breathe a sigh of relief. For a moment, I'd feel more at home in my body, as if she'd been waiting for this kind of compassion. This step was and still is one of the best decisions I have ever made for myself, and my connection with my body and nervous system. I'm now able to feel at home in myself and in my body and this is the best feeling ever. "
Hi, I'm Rande.
I’ve been doing this work with clients for over 13 years. I’m a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Eating Psychology Coach, and Breathwork Facilitator.
I also run Free Spirit Academy. To me, a “free spirit” is feeling safe to be you - and often, that means first unearthing conditioning and trauma from our early years, culture, religion, education systems, and beyond.
I support clients in coming home to their bodies, tending to their trauma, and nurturing their truth.
Why is Free Spirit Academy different?
Maybe you’ve tried guidance like:
“Just change your thoughts!” “Forgive and move on!” “Raise your vibration!”
Maybe you’ve even blamed yourself when those things didn’t work.
But when deeper wounds are running the show, mindset tricks don’t go deep enough.
You need something that includes your body, your trauma, and your human-ness.
That’s what Free Spirit Academy is for.
Not to fix you, but to help you come home to yourself.
FAQ:
Once I join the membership, do I have to commit for a certain amount of time?
...nope! You're welcome to join in either January or July, and cancel whenever you'd like. I've designed the courses to be 30-days, so you can at least do one full course in a month.
Can I purchase the courses individually?
...yes! The downloadable courses are available year-round individually for $200. These courses are yours to keep.
Can I work with you one-on-one while I'm going through the courses?
...yes! If I have room in my practice, I love to work with folks while they're going through the courses. Secret bonus: new clients that sign up for at least a month of one-on-one support get access to the membership anytime for free. Email me at [email protected] to chat more about this option.