MY STORY
We are all different, and what is a traumatic experience for one person may not even rate for another.
I have come very close to dying on several occasions, experienced childhood sexual abuse, been subjected to mental abuse, and suffered personal losses. This led to suicidal ideation, and self-destructive behaviours. All by the time I finished high school.
In a way I was lucky – I’ve been able to spend over 30 years working on myself.
My healing began in my early 20’s – not that I knew it at the time. I was introduced to books such as Way Of The Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. This was the beginning of an interest in spirituality, and self-help techniques that enabled me to acknowledge the dark parts of my being.
Over time, more teachers came into my life, and more lessons were learnt – usually via the hard way of direct experience. I allowed life to get in the way, and would make some progress, but then plateau for a (long) while before resuming my education.
It has only been since I turned 50 that I got serious about letting go of the baggage I had been carrying for so long. The same baggage that had me self-sabotaging, had a detrimental effect on close relationships, and kept me on a merry-go-round of negative life patterns.
Finally, after doing things the hard way for over 30 years, I came to learn the benefits of Energy healing, really appreciate the benefits of Meditation, and eventually discovered how easy it is to let go of limiting beliefs through Root Cause Therapy™. It is so much easier than physically reliving traumatic experiences, or revisiting traumatic relationships, as an adult, in order to clear the emotional baggage.
Paradoxically, while going through my healing journey, I was also often called on by others to be a source of strength and comfort. I now recognise that a part of my healing journey was helping others along their healing journey.
It is only now that I am able to look back and be grateful for the experiences I have had. They have made me who I am, helped to develop a sense of compassion and empathy, and instilled a desire to see others break free and succeed.