79 year old Woman Experiences Profound Healing!
I love working with children. They change so rapidly, shifting the trajectory of their lives in a single session. They haven't spent decades reinforcing patterns, habits, and limiting beliefs the way adults have. Children simply allow healing to happen.
Or so I thought.
Recently, I met a 79-year-old woman who completely expanded my understanding of what is possible. Rapid, life-changing transformation doesn't belong only to the young.
Her name is Lucy, and witnessing her profound healing has been one of the greatest privileges of my life.
When Lucy first came to see me in mid-April, simply getting to my office was an accomplishment. My office is on the second floor, requiring her to climb twenty steps. Supported by her husband, it took nearly fifteen minutes, but she was determined to make it up the stairs.
Lucy believed she was in the final chapter of her life.
She was living in constant pain. She had completed chemotherapy and radiation treatments for bladder cancer, and was left with a weak bladder. She had severe abdominal pain near the spleen that was excruciating from any movement or light touch. Sciatica radiated down both legs. Her feet were numb. She struggled to walk, couldn't drive, and depended on others for nearly everything.
Her health history was extensive: frequent urinary tract infections leading to a kidney infection, decades of severe constipation, fibromyalgia, diverticulitis, SIBO, celiac disease, a heart murmur, dizziness, removal of the gallbladder, appendix, uterus, and ovaries. Chronic pain had become her daily reality.
Emotionally, she was equally burdened.
Lucy had endured fifty years in a verbally and physically abusive household, leaving her feeling powerless and hopeless. She carried guilt for not protecting her children from the abuse. She couldn't sleep because of pain and constant trips to the bathroom. After decades of learning that speaking up only made things worse, she had stopped standing up for herself altogether.
Yet underneath all of that, there was still a spark. I saw determination in her eyes. She wanted to heal. She wanted to live.
Lucy stretched and moved every day despite the pain because she refused to give up on herself. That willingness matters.
As always, my role is simply to offer healing energy. What a client does with that energy is entirely their own.
And Lucy absolutely knocked my socks off.
Pregnant Woman Repositions Baby!
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or certified health care practitioner. I have not been trained in prenatal health. Contact your doctor or medical professional with any symptoms or questions.
This week, I was honored to work with a woman in her 32nd week of pregnancy.
Her first child was breech from 12 weeks of pregnancy until birth, never moving into the head-down position. Labor and delivery were traumatic, ultimately ending with a cesarean section.
Her second child was born through a successful VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), an experience that she hoped to repeat.
As she approached the final weeks of her third pregnancy, anxiety around deliver had begun to grow. Baby #3 had been transverse in the womb for months. Physically, the pregnancy had become increasingly uncomfortable, with baby’s feet pressing the spleen, pancreas, and large intestine. Mom was experiencing significant tailbone pain for weeks.
The anxiety was fueled by both discomfort and uncertainty.
What if baby doesn't turn into the head-down position?
What if another C-section is unavoidable?
Her doctors had recommended an ECV (External Cephalic Version) for the following week. During this procedure, mom is medicated with muscle relaxers and pain killers. Practitioners manually apply pressure to the womb in an attempt to guide baby into a head-down position. My client was worried about the process being painful for her and baby.
This was our first session together. We met remotely on Zoom, as this client lives in a different time zone.
Her intentions centered on emotional balance. She wanted to enjoy pregnancy more, feel less overwhelmed, and be less reactive to the daily antics of her children. While supporting these intentions, I also wondered if we could energetically support the baby in finding a more comfortable position. It was an interesting consideration to include in the session.
Man Experiencing Neuropathy
Man experiencing Neuropathy
Disclaimer: I am not a certified health care provider. Consult your doctor with any health questions and concerns.
In the last year, a tremendous number of clients age 45-85 have come in with neuropathy symptoms: nerve damage causing pain, numbness, tingling, and/or weakness. Many experience a tingling sensation in their feet and toes, and have found minimal relief despite consulting doctors. Causes range from the side effects of chemotherapy to infection to unknown sources.
In March, a client reached out with alarming news. As a 50 year-old man in excellent health, he was shocked to find his body debilitated and non-functional. In just a few days, he went from highly active to unable to walk.
Tingling pins and needles from the knees and elbows down
Numbness
Double vision
Orbital headaches
Dizziness
Fatigue
Doctors stated that the myelin sheaths on his nerves were degenerating due to a recent infection. After nearly a week in the hospital, he was released with no treatment protocol other than rest. They expected basic functions to return in 8 weeks and a full recovery in 6 months.
He was in a state of shock and despair. 'Waiting" to feel better went against his nature.