Episode 10 - Why Healing Should Feel Like Play: Inner Child, Masks, & Coming Back to Joy

We've made healing feel way too heavy — and this episode is the permission slip to change that.Lisa and Desi get into one of the most important (and most overlooked) parts of the healing journey: play. Not as a reward for doing the work, but as the work itself. Because somewhere between growing up and getting responsible, most of us stopped doing the things that made us feel most alive — and our inner child is still waiting for us to come back.In this episode:Why healing isn't just shadow work and therapy — it's joy, laughter, and getting on the swingsWhat your inner child actually is (hint: it's not just your five-year-old self)The masks we started wearing at 7-9 years old — and how they're still running the show todayPeople pleasing, perfectionism, overachieving, "I don't care" — which one is yours?How to reparent yourself without blaming your parentsReal talk: what happens when your inner child gets triggered at work in real timeSimple, intentional ways to bring play back into your actual lifeJournal prompts from this episode:What brings me genuine joy?When was the last time I played just for fun?What masks from childhood am I still wearing?At some point, healing becomes less about fixing yourself and more about fully living your life. This episode is that reminder.Sign up for Sacred Return - Desi's free event that is going on right now!! Hang out and follow us on IG!Leave a review, screenshot & DM us on IG - Enter to win a 30 min session with Desi (Akashic reading) and Lisa (Oracle Card or Birth Chart Reading)