Is it Five years of healing? Ten years? Longer? However long it takes is exactly how long it needed to take. You're not behind. You're uncovering protection mechanisms built over a lifetime. Give yourself the grace you'd give anyone on this profound journey. Some days you'll feel strong. Other days you'll discover a new wound you didn't know existed. Both are part of healing. The difference now? You're not fragile anymore. You're resilient enough to look at what you once had to bury to survive.

Modern healers need grounded energetic practices to realize the potential of their gifts. So it's vital to take good care of yourself in all ways - mental, pshysical, emotional and spiritual that will support you and the work of healing you bring. That's why I always emphasize boundaries, sovereignty, authority as foundational pieces fo healers. When we absorb other people's energy and don't know how to release it - that's a problem. If you're doubting your sacred power - that's a problem But awareness is a first step to deal with these areas like lack of boundaries, energetic leaks, self doubt, etc. When we use the shaman's journey to connect with that spiritual support of our power animals, spirit teachers and other beings in non ordinary reality, we access something that is timeless, intelligent and fully supportive of who you are. You don't need to be a traditional shaman to benefit from shamanic practices. More to come on this topic.

Let me be honest about something I see all around: So much of modern spirituality is designed to make you feel better temporarily without actually transforming anything. That's a problem. Affirmations repeated without shadow work. Manifesting chants without addressing your trauma. Calling yourself a lightworker while your ancestral wounds still run the show behind the scenes. That's a problem. And in my view - This isn't healing. It's spiritual bypassing with better marketing. If you're an empath or healer who's tried everything — you got the meditations, the courses, the certifications — but are still blocked, drained, or unable to fully step into your gifts, there's probably a reason. You can't think your way into energetic sovereignty. You get there by revealing the underlying blocks and letting them go. Modern cognitive approaches work with the conscious mind. They're valuable, they have their place as a tool - but they can't and do not touch the deeper layers where your real blocks live — in the ancestral patterns, in the soul fragments lost to trauma, in the energetic cords draining your power. Shamanic practice plus spiritual and energetic cleansing goes where psychology can't reach. It works with the spiritual roots of problems, not just the mental symptoms. Questions and comments as you feel called. This is about your healing, your healing gifts and where you go next.

Weekly Practice Feb 22-28 This week's practice is what I call Name It and Claim It. Practice this simple affirmation in the morning and the evening and throughout the day as you need it It goes like this Place one hand on your heart place the other hand on your solar plexus or over your belly button My name is (your name) I am a Healer. I claim my healing gift. I humbly give thanks to (spirit/creator/the Divine/the light) for the opportunity to walk this path in this life. And so it is. Repeat throughout the day as needed Please make a comment on this thread each day this week that simply says “I Claim It”

Pick one or both of these energetic hygiene practices and try them out for one week. You can adjust as needed and you can do these throughout the day as needed. 1. Morning Reset (3–5 minutes) - Sit upright in a chair and breathe in and out - Place one hand on your chest, one hand on your belly over your bellybutton. - Say to yourself - "I Welcome All of my Energy to Me" - Visualize and feel your energy returning gently inside your body. - Breathe in and breathe out - You can repeat this several times as needed The purpose is to stop unconscious energy leakage before the day begins, and restore yourself first thing in the morning 2. Physical Grounding Check-In - Stand with your feet hip width apart, and feel your feet. - Take a deep breath in, and as you exhale ask yourself "Am I fully in my body?" - Feel what you feel. Breathe in and out to fully contain your energy body inside of you - Ask yourself again "Am I fully in my body" - When you get a Yes. Take a final deep breath in and out and sense the completion in your body The purpose is to make sure your a fully in your body as you go about your day. Healers and Empaths leave the body first. This brings you back. Try these energy hygiene practices out and comment as you feel called 💜