For as long as I can remember, I have been interested in topics of a more new age, paranamoral and spiritual nature. As a kid, I was fascinated by ghosts, aliens and bigfoot for example.
I was also extremely drawn to topics such as astrology, tarot cards, crystals, energy healing and numerology.
And the main thing I wanted to do with my life was help people, so my younger self was drawn to a degree in Psychology. I was determined to be a support for others in the way that would have been helpful for me when I was younger – and I was able to for a long time after completing my Master’s degree and working as a licensed mental health therapist.
However, without fully exploring the depths of my own needs when it came to healing inner wounds, I eventually began to experience burnout and in some ways I feel like I actually unintentionally did more harm than good when it came to sessions with my clients. I could feel myself burning out and needing to face my issues, but I saw this is a failure so I refused to acknowledge the burnout and stopped going to therapy for myself and focused instead on my roles of mom, wife, etc….Basically, I just kept myself really busy. Too busy to feel.
When I stepped away from my job as a mental health therapist, I always logically thought I would go back to that job at some point….I spent thousands of dollars and years of my life educating myself for that career, of course I would go back….
Except in my bones there was a whisper of knowing that I wouldn’t….at least not in the same way I had before.
And if I was going to be able to do what I was envisioning for the future, I would need to acknowledge that my career as a mental health therapist was the catalyst to the next part of my journey……the one where I heal the hurt parts of myself first, and transparently to others, so that I can more authentically show up for others and assist them through the massive shifts that are coming on this planet…Shifts that are going to require us to look at ourselves dead on, in ways we might do everything to avoid even though deep down we know it is necessary for the next part of the journey.
So, while I have wanted to go back into my field and get a job helping again it just has not felt right. I think part of me has always known I would not go back to the field within the old system – it was the system that felt outdated and the thought of having to do a treatment plan and all of that stuff literally made me shudder.
In true universe fashion, years later when I wouldn’t listen to the signs and take the cues that it was time to make some changes, the universe made them for me. My life was uprooted because I needed time to really deal with some things that I had been avoiding for far too long.
I would not be able to progress any farther in my journey to help others until I did that for myself, I was shown this very clearly in early 2023 and I have been intentionally and intensely doing my work since then. Before then, I had not really been intentional with healing my inner wounds and I also had not been honest with myself about the fact that I was really operating from a wounded mindset.
Today, as I write this in March of 2025, I am finally in the space where I am ready to be more “out there” sharing my journey and more openly offering my services to help others on their awakening, spiritual and healing journeys. Thank you for being here, I am excited for what is to come.
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