A New Way to Grit Through with Victoria Mexcur [episode 121]

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I’m honored to welcome Victoria Mexcur to the podcast!

Victoria and I have met in person and deepened our connection online (major shoutout to our friend Jenna for connecting us)! This conversation felt like one of those meant-to-happen ones.

Victoria’s path into therapy was shaped by a lifelong desire to work with veterans, and that passion naturally evolved into deep, meaningful work with trauma. Though she now lives in North Carolina, Nebraska still holds a special place in her heart, because it shaped how she understands and serves rural & agricultural communities.

In today’s episode, we’re talking about a new way to grit through. Trauma is often treated as a singular, heavy label, but it’s much more nuanced. It’s an experience that impacts the nervous system, creates mental loops, and can disconnect the mind and body in very individual ways.

Victoria’s work centers on helping clients gently step out of those loops through somatic experiencing and EMDR, supporting the nervous system so it can protect you (what it’s meant to do).

We also dive into breaking stigma, repair, and why mental health is just as foundational as the land and animals we care so deeply for.

What I love most about Victoria’s approach is how deeply it honors rural life. She works outside of traditional therapy models, offering flexible, accessible support for farmers, ranchers, and rural families. This conversation is grounding, honest, and incredibly needed; I know it will meet you right where you are!

Meet Victoria:

Victoria Mexcur is a licensed mental health therapist practicing in Nebraska and North Carolina. She works with traumas of all kinds, including high performer anxiety, men’s health, and rural health issues. Victoria uses equine inclusion, experiential, and somatic experiencing practices to support nervous system regulation. She offers in-person and virtual individual sessions, and is a hype up, straight-forward, down-to-earth therapist. Victoria believes you have the ability to withstand and recover from within by creating simplicity in the chaos.

In this episode, A New Way to Grit Through with Victoria Mexcur, we cover:

Victoria’s path into therapy + why she chose trauma work
What trauma actually is + why it looks different for everyone
A reframe of “gritting through” that works WITH the body (instead of overriding it)
How somatic experiencing & EMDR support nervous system regulation
Key lessons from animals + Peter Levine’s work
Why traditional talk therapy isn’t always the right fit for rural & ag folks
How flexible, accessible therapy better supports rural life during busy seasons
Using grit + a “get-er-done” mindset to reach out for support instead of going it alone
Simple starting tools for nervous system regulation
Why mental health is foundational to sustaining families, operations & long-term well-being

Resources & Links:

In An Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter Levine
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Check out my merch shop
Join the waitlist for the Good Movement Collective
Good Movement music by: Aaron Espe
Podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

Connect with Victoria:

Follow on Instagram @tread_deepcounseling
Check out her website
Send her an email at treaddeepcounseling@gmail.com
Reach out to her at (402) 403-9561

Connect with Terryn:

Follow on Instagram @terryn.drieling
Check out my website
Send me an email at terryn@terryndrieling.com

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In stockmanship (the art and science of handling cattle in a safe, effective, low-stress manner), we have this phrase . . . good movement draws good movement.

It’s this thing that happens when we ask a small group of cattle, maybe a cow or a pair, to move out in a certain direction, and their movement draws the whole herd into moving in the same direction.

Good movement happens when we approach the cattle with a positive attitude, read and really listen to what they’re telling us, and communicate accordingly.

We don’t approach the aware, flighty cattle the same as we do the tame, docile cattle. We adjust ourselves, our energy, and our approach, and we communicate with each other differently.

These adjustments help us effectively draw good movement from each, which then draws good movement from the herd. But it starts with us.

The same is true for humans. Good movement starts with us.

Welcome to Good Movement Draws Good Movement, the podcast where farmers, ranchers, and rural folks can grow relationally through awareness, understanding, and effective communication.

Hey, it’s me – T. I’m your host, and I, along with my guests, will be covering topics related to drawing good movement – things like self and social awareness, brain science, positive psychology, extending grace, and so much more.

We’ll share tools that can help you understand why you are the way you are, why others are the way they are, and how you can use that to step out of self-told lies with grace and compassion to draw good movement in conversations, relationships, and life in rural America.

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