It may sound a little dramatic to say that I started living once I got a multiple sclerosis diagnosis, but there is a lot of truth in that statement for me. What appeared to be a diagnosis of an incurable disease was actually an invitation to awaken to more of who I was on the inside. My healing journey evolved into an adventure into curiosity, compassion and building a healing community.
While in the emergency room waiting for a diagnosis, I had a weird excitement running through me. As I sat in the oncology department getting my fourth steroid transfusion, there it was again, that weird tingle of importance and anticipation coursing through my veins. I was actually looking forward to telling people that I just got a big diagnosis. I was inspired to show people the new face of MS and what a very good patient I was, beating all the odds. Strange, I know, but let me explain.
When the fear of ending up in a wheelchair and seeing the pity on everyone’s face hit me harder than the actual diagnosis I started to feel the bigger fears: the fear of living outside the norms and comfort zones I had created for myself, the fear of feeling…deeply feeling. I was a stressed out mama of three, a wife that was trying to fit the traditional mold, and a woman that was sick for her seventh Christmas in a row.
I began to look for the answers outside myself to do anything not to feel the fear of having the diagnosis and also not following the only protocol western medicine said would work. I stepped into the journey that would result in someone or something fixing me. So the healing journey began, and so many amazing people and modalities showed up one after another in my life and started to challenge how I saw everything!
After many ups and downs and disappointments from putting expectations on healers, I began to wonder two questions:…What if the answers I was searching for were already inside? What if I was never broken in the first place and my body never turned against me, but rather, was trying to help me? It wasn’t until I began to explore and believe in the power of my body, mind and spirit connection that I began to dive inside and find possibilities. I felt more and more alive each day and everything was changing at an accelerated pace.
I found myself surrounded by the most inspiring “WE”. I was arising everyday with the mantra, “Today’s a new day and I’m a new me!” I found myself starting to feel there was way more to me and my journey than the labels I had practiced my whole life. The healing journey started to morph into a spiritual journey where gratitude and feeling emotions would be far more powerful than the fear that once numbed my body. I am grateful each day for the wake up through the diagnosis. I want to continue to surround myself with new possibilities through community and explore the reasons that the words Live Everything Mindful came through me. I don’t believe that my definition of mindfulness will ever fit into the mainstream meanings. But, I do know that I am able to look through a new lens of how life is happening for me, not to me.
Join Kathy and Amy for an abstract discussion about the hot topic of self care and ALL its meanings! They will put together what they consider their own necessities with a virtual self care kit and then provide thought provoking chatter to prompt you to create your very own! (see worksheet below!) This time of year many people feel BUSY! It is time to slow down and find deeper meaning and self care time!
Have you always wanted to journal but just can’t seem to stick with a practice or a style? Here is the second installment of these beautiful printable writing prompts! Kathy designed these to help us enjoy the writing experience. Create a fun binder to house all the prompts you will collect.
It is very rewarding both for my personal journey and when I see my patients have light bulb moments, or at least help them find words to describe what they feel.”
Enjoy the conversation with Kathy and Melanie as the explore the root chakra.
And enjoy the video where Melanie take you through how to sit and stand more engaged and mindfully. Gain insights on muscle up training to get activation of the pelvic floor which therefore opens up your root.
Kathy’s self care control panel analogy is something she has been processing for some time and it is the perfect way to “tune in” to your own awareness. Here she and Amy chat about it over tea.
Please enjoy Kathy’s self care control panel visual! Kathy has been visualizing this for some time and it is the perfect way to “tune in” to your own awareness. She guides us through the analogy and how to use the tool in the video. Download and print the PDF to create your own!
Please enjoy a sneak peek of Kathy’s self-care control panel visual. She uses this analogy to turn into her own awareness and invites you to as well! Want to hear more? Become A Member to see the inspirational video from Kathy and how she uses the control panel, as well as a worksheet to create your own!
Family. Brothers. Sisters. Siblings. In many families there is an implied closeness. Are you seeking new connection with your siblings? Are you interested in growing together as you evolve through life? Kathy brings her unique perspective on growing together with family and truly connecting.
It is time to go beyond the perfect shot, the curated photo, and learn Kathy’s tools for keeping it real! During this hour long workshop Kathy shares action steps to play with selfies and transform yourself in the process! See printable PDF below to challenge your selfie!
Kathy’s intimate processing, like a blog post about her own healing journey with MS. She gives some tools that have helped her through the process.
Kathy and Amy sit down for tea and chat about their human design profiles! Amy is 3/5 and Kathy is 1/3. They discuss that trial and error line 3 and how it shows up in their lives differently and the same!
Our dearest mentor Maria from Brazil taught Kathy and Amy about the oldest form of Enneagram. This varies from the current 21st century version a bit but remains a wonderful system to help find compassion, tolerance, and acceptance for ourselves and others. The version taught here is that developed by wiseman Claudio Naranjo, a Chilean psychiatrist exposed to the Enneagram through Ichazo and then brought the Enneagram into the modern psychological tradition.