S2E7: Unconventional Healing: Dana Childs on Spiritual Growth, Energy Healing, and Plant Medicine

📺 Watch & Subscribe on YouTubeIn this episode of I’ll Meet You There, host Paige Nolan sits down with Dana Childs, an intuitive energy healer and author, to explore her remarkable journey from a career in corporate finance to a life devoted to spiritual healing. Dana shares her transformative experiences with plant medicine, including MDMA and psychedelics, and how these powerful tools awakened her intuitive gifts and reshaped her path.The conversation highlights the importance of self-awareness in cultivating intuition and the profound impact of integrating plant medicine insights into daily life. Dana challenges traditional ideas of spiritual hierarchies and the labels of old or young souls, inviting a more inclusive and compassionate perspective on spiritual growth.This episode offers an inspiring look at the rising interest in alternative healing modalities and the potential for plant medicine to help heal deep-seated traumas, reconnect us to ourselves, and foster genuine connection in an increasingly disconnected world.What We Explored This Episode05:35 Trusting intuition for major life changes12:19 Defining spirituality and spiritual seeking24:44 Dana's work with energy healing and intuition32:19 Tapping into your own intuition35:32 Evolution of Dana's healing practice over time43:50 Importance of integration after plant medicine experiences52:02 Why plant medicine is gaining popularity now55:20 Self-care practices for healers and practitioners57:24 How Dana's views on spirituality have evolved59:36 Closing reflections on healing and intuitionMemorable Quotes"Spirit tends to be really clear when you set clear intention. And so if you start going down the path where you're using the plant medicine to escape something or to get away from something, it usually will not be a pleasant journey.""So when you're on that kind of journey and you know you're looking for something else, I think the tip I would give here would really be pay attention to what you're pulled to and attracted to. And don't go in the mind to judge it and make sense of it. Just open."Connect with DanaFacebook: @danachildsintuitiveInstagram: @danachildsintuitiveLinkedIn:@danachildsTwitter/X: @danachildsintuitive Website: www.danachildsintuitive.com Connect with PaigeWebsite - https://paigenolan.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paigenolanwriteFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/paigenolanwriterLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paige-nolan-0932751/🎙️Music by Boyd McDonnellCover art photography by Innis CaseyPodcast production & marketing by North Node Podcast NetworkMentioned in this episode:LFH Promo 2025Apr19