In My Sister’s Shoes

Back in 2017, I asked my sister to contribute to a piece I was writing for Reiki News Magazine.. Here is what she had to say:  “Healing yourself is the most loving thing you can do for those around you because you have the ability to be more compassionate, caring, and loving. We become...

Taming Our Triggers

Last week my older son brought up the fact that I don't yell and scream at him like I did when he was younger. I explained that my screaming and yelling was the way that my nervous system reacted when my trauma was triggered. It was an attempt to regain control. His response? “It's...

Rediscovering Our Passion. Living Our Purpose.

When he was little, my husband loved to read and learn about history. He read encyclopedias and re-enacted famous battles with his tinker toys. His mother was an art professor, so he decided that when he grew up, he’d be a history professor. But his older sister went to law school, and his dad...

Healing for the Healers

I'm collaborating with professors and practitioners in the Wilmington community to design a self-care course for social work students at UNCW. When we sent a needs assessment to students, the data highlighted Issues with boundaries, healing childhood trauma, and navigating relationships. We are sending people into the field without the tools to heal their...

Shifting the Paradigm

Shifting the Paradigm towards integrative wellness. Many clients and students who come to energy healing do so because they are looking for a holistic way to manage their physical health after a diagnosis. I had a client last spring who came to me because she had recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. She had...

The Foundations of Energy Healing

We are energetic beings. Everything within and around our body carries an electrical charge. From the tiny structures in our cells known as atoms to our tissues, organs, and the human energy field known as the aura that surrounds our body, it all vibrates and produces an electrical frequency. As we go through life...