The Spark that Starts a Healing Journey

A sobering moment of recognition that the current self has played its role.

In an ideal world, a healing journey begins from a desire to evolve, to become healthier on all levels, to acquire a deeper connection with oneself, more peace in life, more wisdom, and better relationships.

In reality, I doubt this is ever - consciously at least - the case.

I have never met someone who starts a sustained, sincere healing process (purely) from the mature longing to become a better person (not speaking about occasional sessions to clear a block or gain insight). More often, it begins when one or more areas of life stop ‘working’, when what is wanted feels out of reach, and the version of self one is operating from no longer produces needed or desired outcomes. In essence, they stop respecting the version they are and want to be someone different because they are not getting what they want.

What sparks a healing journey is the sobering moment of recognition that the current version of self has played its role, and there is nothing of value left to experience from staying the same. If something different is wanted, becoming someone different is needed.

There is courage in this foundational step: admitting that while one may not be responsible for how they were raised or for what happened to them, they are responsible for what to do next with their life. No one else can extract them from where they are, and, in that sense, the only way out is transforming oneself, because the life one is trying to reach requires someone they are not yet (fully) being.

If you feel you’d like support with that process, you can reach out to me. I work as a shamanic energy healer and help people overcome deep patterns in a direct, experiential way.