Healing Isn’t Linear—And That’s a Good Thing

We all want healing to look like a straight line.

One breakthrough → more energy → better habits → radiant glow-up.

But here’s the truth no one talks about enough:

Healing is rarely a straight path. It’s a spiral. A dance. A wave. A deep remembering.

You make progress.

You fall back into an old pattern.

You gain clarity.

You grieve something unexpected.

You start again—this time, with more awareness and capacity.

This isn’t failure.

This is the nature of real, embodied healing.

Our culture trains us to ask: “What’s wrong with me?”

But healing asks:

“What needs to be seen, felt or supported right now?”

Here’s What I Tell My Clients

There’s no “arrival point” where everything is perfect. That’s the myth of “being fixed.”

There is only deepening into trust, into tools, into your body’s wisdom.

  • A flare-up doesn’t mean you’ve lost progress—it means something new is being revealed.

  • Slower seasons are often your body’s way of integrating something big.

  • You’re not going in circles. You’re moving in spirals—returning to old places with new insight.

You’re Not Broken. You’re Becoming.

If you’re doing the work but still feel stuck, discouraged, or like you’re “doing it wrong,”please hear this:

You’re not doing it wrong. You’re doing it real.

And real healing isn’t linear.

It’s layered. It’s sacred. And it’s worth staying with.

Want support with the next layer of your healing?

My work blends body-based therapy, nervous system regulation, and energy alignment to meet you exactly where you are—and help you move forward with more ease, clarity, and capacity. 

 If you’re ready to stop chasing symptoms and start healing at the root—I’m here for that.

Don’t Do Self-care

Self-care (a.k.a. soul-care or self-love) isn’t always about carving out time to DO something (spa visit, lengthy meditation, quiet bubble bath, visit to your yoga studio, etc). These are all lovey examples of action-oriented ways we can care for ourselves. Notice that each of these examples require extra time, planning and coordinating. The very three reasons many of us neglect to make self-care a regular practice in our lives. 

Self-care is much more than an action we DO. 

Self-care is also about BEING. Being is often overlooked or discounted as insufficient because it is judged as a form of non-action. This is completely false. 

Being in the moment is presence. 

Presence invites connection. 

Connection welcomes fulfillment and generates the feeling sense of being cared for. 

Have you ever sat with an elder, maybe a grandparent? 

I’ve spent a lot of time sitting with my elders. Sometimes I would hold my Gram’s hand or rub her back. Sometimes we would laugh about stories of our past or I would catch her up on my life. But what struck me the deepest was how nourishing it felt just to sit with her in complete silence. To BE present in the moment; with my Gram..and with myself. 

Being present to the moment or to yourself doesn’t take extra time, it’s not an additional item on your never ending to-do list. Presence can be captured in the N.E.T. - No Extra Time. 

I’ve been scoring highly on *Uses Time Wisely* since I was in grade school so I’m your gal on this one. 🤓

Here’s a few more ways I apply N.E.T. to self-care, making it a life practice:

Create an Inviting Atmosphere and Environment

I light candles, incense, or my diffuser. During the day I open the blinds to let in as much natural light as possible. 

I keep my spaces tidy so I can feel peaceful and settled into whatever project I am currently working on without distractions and guilt getting the best of me. 

Whistle While You Work (head nod to the Seven Dwarfs)

I play music while I do my chores, sometimes I play it extra loud in honor of my inner rebellious teenager. Fun isn’t an event. Fun is an attitude you bring to what you do.

Fun isn’t an event. Fun is an attitude you bring to what you do.

Infuse Your Food with Love

I enjoy good, healthy homemade food. It is very important to me that I infuse all my dishes with love, my not-so-secret primary ingredient. 

I often watch a light-hearted funny program while I do food prep or cleanup. 

Learn On-the-Go

I am a HUGE audiobook fan. I take advantage of my time commuting by listening to a good audiobook. If the book is really good I will find myself listening to it while I get ready for my day or for bed. I love to listen to my books when I am out on a long walk. 


Entertained While Trained

I like to put on a good movie and get on the floor to do my mobility exercises and fascia care. I will roll my feet with YogaTuneup therapy balls, roll on a foam roll and stretch. I keep a therapy ball under my desk so I can roll my feet while attending Zoom call meetings. 

There are endless ways to to maximize your self-care inside the time you have while accomplishing the tasks you have before you. 

One more critical component..

It’s also about the energy and attitude you bring to whatever it is you are doing.

There is a difference between completing a task on your to-do list from the energy of DOING simply to complete it versus approaching a task from the energy of BEING as an act of self-love/self-care. DOING feels productive, but that prideful feeling scatters when the job is done. BEING nourishes your soul..and the box gets ticked. 

Next time you find yourself overloaded by your to-do list. Pause. Breathe. Ah! Yeah. Take a few more deep, slow centering breaths. 

Deep breathing is a powerful N.E.T. practice. 

Once you are centered, take another look at your list.

How can you infuse your life with more joy?

Where could you invite in some fun and laughter?

How can you make the environment more welcoming and restorative?

Shift from DOING self-care to BEING someone who cares for yourself in the smallest, simplest ways to the most lavish manner.

Here’s what I know for certain from my own journey (personally and as a wellness expert):

Someone who cares for themselves as a regular practice of self-love welcomes the opportunity to go for the spa date with their bestie or receive that foot rub from their mate.

Why? 

Because they have the capacity and presence to soak in all that goodness. 

Good Girl No More

I sat on the sidelines, being the “good girl,” terrified I might offend someone with what I shared. 

Sisters, you gotta know, I have been sitting there my whole bloody life. 

When COVID hit and I realized the narrative was about driving fear and false information, I felt this call to rise up. It was as if I was made for it, as if I had trained my whole life for it. Humanity needed to be empowered to take full responsibility for their own health and well-being. Our communities were desperate for direction and guidance. 

A robust immunity is the answer. This is my zone of genius.

So this longtime “good girl” led with caution and planning..

I sent my mama an email. I wanted to let her know what her “sweet girl” was up to, so she wouldn’t be caught off guard..

..and so I couldn’t be talked back down into silence.

Dear mom, 
I will no longer be the “good girl” sitting silently on the sidelines.
I will however, speak my Truth with kindness and grace. 

(And that’s when I took on my moniker)
Love you,
Peaceful Warrior Goddess

Dear mom, 

I will no longer be the “good girl” sitting silently on the sidelines.

I will however, speak my Truth with kindness and grace. 

(And that’s when I took on my moniker)

Love you,

Peaceful Warrior Goddess

(And then I adopted an icon); the golden heart - a symbol to remind me to let the love and Truth in my heart shine.💛

I am so proud of myself for having the courage..

to stand for..

to speak up..

to honor that calling.

When I drop into the fear, “what will people think?” “Look at me, too big for my britches,” PSD* anyone?!😜

I think to myself, whomever is offended by my burning desire to help lift the veil for one-and-all, doesn’t deserve my friendship! 

I’ll still lace up my boots for you, stinkin’ naysayers, but your words can’t travel from the cheap seats to the arena, where yours truly, the Peaceful Warrior Goddess is speaking her Truth, so kindly buzz off!

It takes great courage to lead from lovingkindness with an open heart. 

There is no force greater than LOVE.

There is no force greater than LOVE.💛


Who has traded bench time with the good girls for pioneering the possible? I want to connect. I want to know you. I want a sisterhood of Warrior Goddesses.


Artwork by Trey Ratcliff

*PSD - Patriarchy Stress Disorder, game-changing book by Dr. Valerie Rein

Pumped Up Lemon Water

I have been hearing a lot of requests from my clients that are following my 3-Day Vital Cleanse ebook and program, to share my morning beverage. 

Every morning I drink a big 32 ounce ball jar filled with the most delicious, life-giving, IMMUNE boosting concoction. 

Pumped Up Lemon Water

1 Dropper Kick Ass Immune (not going to lie - I originally bought this product last Spring in Boulder, Colorado because of the name, the ingredients are awesome too, and it works)!

1/2 teaspoon Trace by Activation. This trace mineral product gives me energy and gives me necessary minerals the body needs.

1 Organic lemon, juiced. There are 150 healing properties in a single lemon. No it’s not acidic in the body, it is alkaline. Please don’t use “lemon juice” from those plastic lemons in your mama’s fridge!🧐

32 ounce glass vessel. I choose blue because it is beautiful and my mother always said drinking from beautiful glasses make everything taste better. She’s fancy. 

Water - PURIFIED meaning not tap, ideally not from plastic. I have Reverse Osmosis filtration. I also add about a cup of sparkling water that has been chilled. It gives my water a lift. Sparkling water is “Trish champagne.” 

Hydrate. Alkaline. Build a robust immune system. Keep your body healthy. 

Tastes great too! Give it a try and let me know what you notice - more energy, less pain, more radiant skin, etc.

P.S. I also highly recommend Ease by Activation. A magnesium spray that will help you get quality sleep, recover from workouts, and so much more! 

Cheers to your optimal health!

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Living with an Open Heart

It takes great courage and discipline to live with an open heart.

It takes great courage and discipline to live with an open heart.

We all need to feel more joy in our lives, in our hearts in a time in history where there are so many unknowns, so much aloneness in isolation, so much divide, so many verbal attacks on each other, so many lies, so much Truth being uncovered, so much fear. And so many of us frozen in that fear.

Let’s face it, it is a hell of a lot easier to close ourselves down when we disagree with someone, when we have been hurt or disappointed, when we can’t make sense of what is happening all around us.

It takes great courage and discipline to live with an open heart. I have a life practice of “being” with myself through whatever comes my way. I choose to stay present - present with myself; present to what is.

I choose to not turn to something or someone to numb out - this means, I don’t drink, drug, eat, Netflix, or rage at; to change my state of mind.

I choose to self-soothe in non-destructive ways. Over the years, I have discovered a ton of great ways, my tried-and-true.

Read until the end to find out my secret.

Here’s my four pillars for living with an open heart...

Lean in to the hard stuff.

Do you got YOU?

Stop leaving your health, your well-being, your happiness, your joy to something outside of you - another person, institution, a future event.

Trust YOU first, and most.

Trust in a source greater than you. For some, this is God, Great Spirit, Universe, higher self. What you call out to isn’t as important as, that you call out - ask for help, guidance, reassurance. Then listen and watch and graciously receive. Give thanks, and ask some more.

Seek to understand.

Do you listen with your heart or your ego?

Stop working up a rebuttal.

Stop judging.

Listen to connect. Deeply listen. It is safe for you to simply listen. Close lips. Surrender your ego. Open ears, heart and mind. Deeply listen.

Free yourself from your self-imposed prison.

Do you vacillate between stuffing and unleashing your pent up emotions?

Stop the madness.

Stop hurting yourself and others with toxicity.

All your emotions are welcome. Reserve a place for them. They bring forth powerful messages.

Speak with a coach or therapist. Ask for help.

Use those feelings and emotions, the anger, shame, etc., as a catalyst for your betterment.

Make joy your permanent residence.

Do you know the difference between happiness and joy?

Stop chasing happiness. Happiness is fleeting, based on outward situations, circumstances and things.

Turn inward and cultivate joy.

Joy can be present when there is deep sadness. It’s referred to as mourning in joy, it is a heartbreaking-open experience. I personally experienced this sitting in the church during my Gram’s funeral service.

Joy is our North Star. Joy breeds deep peace, even in times of uncertainty.

I literally wrote a book on J-O-Y.

It is a 28-day guide to fuel your joy. It’s free on my website. It’s my message in a bottle - my gift to humanity.

Like I said, it’s FREE. I made it for you because here’s the sacred truth and magic of joy; joy shared is doubled.

My life purpose is to scatter joy. Have you discovered what your soul came here to share?

Grab your copy, it's on my homepage. Fuel Your Joy.

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