I was too damaged to help anyone else.

Or so I believed.

After working for over a decade in hospice and homelessness services, I was powering my way through debilitating burnout and anxiety every day. I navigated years of frightening relationship dynamics that left me frozen and disconnected from my body. I experienced numerous sexual violations over a period of fifteen years, been threatened with lawsuits for speaking out, and felt incredibly isolated and depressed.

I tried everything.

Suppressing, ignoring, pretending. Therapy, tarot, psychic readings, Brainspotting, somatic release, singing. Nature, yoga, being with loved ones, cooking. Not one thing was the thing. Little by little, I’d gain insight, I’d feel better, I’d fall back into a hole of pity and rage, and then I’d emerge again with new knowledge about myself.

Intuition provideD the click i was looking for.

When I discovered I could talk to anything with energy, my life opened up. The connection with myself deepened. My existence made sense. My purpose felt clearer. And I now feel equipped to support myself when I’m going through a tough life moment.

And that’s the thing about you and your healing process. I won’t pretend that you’ll never feel angry, depressed, or anxious again, that hard things will never happen to you.