Things I’ve Changed My Mind About in Healing

Over the years I’ve changed my mind about a lot of things in healing work. I don’t believe that my approaches in the past were wrong, just lacking as much information as I have today. After more years putting these ideas through my own life, working with other people, and paying attention to what actually creates change that can be lived and embodied, I’ve changed my mind about some things. In this episode, I share some of the things I approach differently now than I did when I first began this work. I talk about why I no longer use Akashic Records as a standalone healing modality, why I now begin with the body before moving into deeper spiritual or soul work, and why I’ve stopped thinking in terms of finding a single “root cause.” I also talk about the tension between healing and the desire to understand every variable, and how I’ve learned to recognize when there may be more to explore versus when the body is telling us that something has already become integrated enough to live with. Some of the things I explore: • Why I believe the body needs to come first in healing work• Why I no longer think there is always one root cause underneath what we’re experiencing• Why healing doesn’t have a finish line• Why more information, readings, books, or spiritual knowledge don’t necessarily create more freedom• What I mean by the body being able to “digest” healing• Why embodiment matters more to me now than accumulating knowledge• How I think about past experiences and the stories we continue to carry from them• Why spiritual work needs to have an impact on how we actually live our lives• How my own healing philosophy and practice have changed over the years At the heart of all of this is a question I keep coming back to: Is the work we’re doing actually helping us become more present and more available for our lives? For me, healing isn’t about reaching a point where nothing ever hurts, nothing ever activates us, or nothing else ever needs our attention. It’s about developing a relationship with ourselves that allows us to meet what arises without constantly searching for the next thing that needs to be fixed. And increasingly, that begins with the body. I’d love to hear what lands for you. Was there something in this episode that you strongly agree with? Something you don’t agree with? Something that made you curious or uncomfortable? Share your reflections with me in the comments on Substack. I genuinely want to hear them. Sometimes another person’s perspective gives us access to a doorway inside ourselves that we hadn’t found yet. Thanks for being here! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shannonamrein.substack.com