What is going on in your world?
Start by asking yourself what brought you here? I encourage you to reflect on what is fueling that curiosity, that desire for support; what is going on in your world that is keeping you from fully standing in your power and embracing yourself?
What does it mean to heal?
I view healing as the following:
Having the willingness to identify and face any behaviors, habits, beliefs, and patterns, which you learned in the past, that are no longer serving you. It then becomes a process of unlearning and reteaching; replacing those outdated and unhealthy tendencies, with healthier and more nourishing ones; equipping yourself with tools and skills that will empower you as you move forward.
To move away from categorizing feelings as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ because every feeling is valid. When we demonize a feeling, we actively reject the part of ourselves that is experiencing that feeling, which only fragments us further. When we allow ourselves to feel, we can explore that feeling and find what it can teach us about ourselves.
Holding space for challenging feelings such as pain, grief, and anger, and allowing yourself to face them long enough to identify the root cause of that feeling.
Embracing all of your story. Facing challenging truths such as trauma or loss that you have experienced and naming how those experiences impacted your life and how they may still affect you today.
Building up your toolbox with tools and skills that work for you. The purpose of your toolbox is to ensure that you have access to those tools/skills when the need arises, and then to choose which to implement accordingly.
The art of reframing; accepting what is and looking to find what can be gained or learned from any situation, no matter how seemingly dark or painful or tragic or infuriating it may be. “In each loss there is a gain, as in every gain there is a loss, and with each ending comes a new beginning.” - Buddhist Proverb
Surrendering control of all that is not within your control. The only thing within your control is you, so focusing your energy accordingly and being intentional as you navigate through life.
Being curious about who you are and asking yourself reflective and meaningful questions. Exploring yourself creatively and getting to know what it means to be you!
What do you need in order to heal?
Willingness. You have to be willing to look within, to face yourself, to take accountability, to do the work, to take the steps, to take ownership of your life and reclaim your power. I can’t heal you, only you can heal you; what an empowering truth! As long as you are willing, the rest will follow and fall into place.