I grew up walking on eggshells around my mother — the kind of childhood that lodges a quiet, chronic tension deep in your being, let alone your body.
Always wondering, How will she react this time?
When you start life in a nervous system shaped by fear, you naturally (and unconsciously) recreate situations that keep you in that familiar state. It becomes your baseline. Your normal.
I’m so grateful I eventually found a spiritual healing path and learned how to calm my system, meditate, process my emotions without the drama, and — most importantly — stop worrying.
I’ll never forget the first time someone told me that worrying doesn’t help anyone. In fact, it drains everyone involved. Energetically, worrying is simply calling in — hello, Law of Attraction — the very thing you’re terrified of. So many people confuse worrying with caring.
They are not the same.
And honestly? Worrying is exhausting. When it gets bad, it can even create physical symptoms.
Over the years, with practice, I’ve worried less and relaxed more. My inner landscape is different now.
After three years of long Covid, my body and brain have only recently started functioning properly again. I’ve felt more energized, more myself, more alive than I have in years — but I also knew I needed to address the deeper roots of whatever had been lingering in my system.
With winter flu season approaching, the idea of getting sick again terrified me. So I booked an appointment with an acupuncturist.
And I am so glad I did.
It amazes me how much he could tell just by reading my pulses and looking at my tongue.
He said my energy was low.
Really? I’d hate to see what it looked like last year.
He told me I needed more “water energy” and that we needed to clear out the “empty fire.” Balance. Harmony. Restoration.
Everything he said resonated deeply. As I lay there trying to relax while being poked with needles, I remembered how 15 years ago — when menopause hit like a hurricane — acupuncture helped me tremendously.
The thing is, I don’t feel tense or worried anymore. I don’t even feel low-energy right now. But he explained that what he was sensing wasn’t about today. It was about a lifetime of living that way. Our energy follows the patterns it learned early on.
Stressful birth. Sick for the first six months of life. A stressed-out mother.
The dots connect easily.
I’m grateful I listened to my intuition and went to find out what was happening beneath the surface — so I can truly return to feeling like “Wonder Woman” again, not just in appearance, but energetically, emotionally, and at the deepest levels…although I am keeping my red and white boots!
Healing is deep work. To truly heal, we must return to the roots of our becoming. There are so many layers.
And even though I feel the best I have in three years, I know there is more to uncover.
If you want to reach your full potential, it’s an inside job. You must start with yourself, and you must start at the beginning.
This is the work I do with my clients every single day.
And when you’re feeling better than ever?
Then you can take your beautifully restored inner canvas to a Chinese acupuncturist to discover what’s still hiding underneath.
I’ve changed the name of the mind-shift calls to Compass Calls – Mind Shift Session to help you find your “true North”

