On August 10th, I was diagnosed with invasive squamous cell carcinoma. A PET scan a week later revealed the cancer had spread into the local and regional lymph nodes, and potentially into the distant nodes, indicating a diagnosis of stage 4. I would need a biopsy of the distant nodes to confirm, but if...
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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...
The Four Layers of Healing
In the foundations course, students learn how to tap into the quantum field for energetic self care, including how to ground their energy with the tree of life, connect to their higher selves through the rainbow bridge, shield and clear their energy with ultraviolet fire, as well as how to raise their vibration and anchor...
Lean into Love
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the people I feel safest with. When I look at what all of the safe people have in common, it's knowing that in their presence, I will never be judged. They accept my flaws and don't feel a need to point them out to me. And, even though they...
Leaning into the Light
As a coach, healer, and therapist in training, I have come to understand that being ambivalent about change is human. Being afraid to look at our wounds, our brokenness, our darkness, is normal. Why would we want to? We want to live in the light. Right? David Allison is an Intuitive Coach, Hypnotherapist, and...
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...
Empowerment and Boundaries
Empowerment and Boundaries with Evolution Energetics by Jessica Gammell-Bennett A few weeks ago, my former student texted me with a new dream. This time the dream was about her mother. In the dream, she was in her 30s (still a few years away for her). Her children were older, and she had managed...
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...
More Joy, Flow, and Peace
At the root of our emotions is energy, and energy has a frequency. We can think of this as vibrational frequency. Every moment of every day, we are broadcasting our frequency out into the world, and we are picking up on others’ frequency. We’ve all heard someone say “they give off good vibes” or...