A Childhood Disrupted: The Move That Changed Everything

Throughout my early life, I experienced many challenges, but the most significant was moving from the USA to Canada when I was 12. Although it was only a five-hour drive from Cleveland, Ohio to Toronto, Ontario, the cultural gap felt enormous.

My Midwest accent became a target for teasing, and just as I was beginning to adjust, my parents divorced in a deeply painful and divisive way. By the age of 16, I was living on my own and financially supporting myself.

Losing My Trust in God

Although I grew up in an active Catholic household, my faith was shaky at best. I questioned if God truly cared about me—if He even existed. I felt completely abandoned and alienated from my family through my teenage and early adult years.

A Turning Point: Divorce and a Cross-Country Move

In my mid-thirties, after going through a painful divorce and relocating from Toronto to Los Angeles, I began to open my heart to the possibility of a relationship with God.

Still, the idea of surrender felt foreign and frightening. I believed I could only rely on myself—and trusting God felt like giving up control, something that made me anxious and fearful.

Healing Through Prayer, Intuition, and Shamanic Work

Through daily prayer, talking to God, and connecting with my Guardian Angel, I began to sense divine guidance through my intuition. I also embraced Spiritual Shamanic Healing as part of my wellness practice—supporting not just my body and mind, but also my spirit.

I realized that even when life didn’t go my way, hindsight often revealed that things unfolded better than I could have planned.

When Surrender Feels Impossible

I didn’t want my marriage to end. I fought hard against the divorce and clung to the belief that I would only be okay if things went my way.

But I learned that resistance made everything harder. I was in denial. And I didn’t trust that God could have something better for me.

The Lesson: God Is Always for Me

Through this and many other experiences, I learned that life becomes lighter when I surrender—not just my circumstances, but also my will—to God.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” — Jeremiah 29:11

Tested by Fire: A Year of Setbacks and Growth

Since July 2024, I’ve faced several unexpected setbacks, even as I’ve grown into my calling as an Advanced Healer and Teacher.

• A stolen tax refund due to fraud
• My Google business profile disabled due to an address change
• A sudden lease cancellation just before a holiday trip

My first response? “Thank you God for this opportunity. I trust that something better is coming.”

I allowed myself to feel the full range of emotions—but I stayed grounded in faith and trust.

A New Chapter: Rooted in Faith, Blooming in Purpose

Today, my partner and I are blessed to own a beautiful home in Corona, California, where I hold in-person healing sessions and video sessions anywhere in the world in a cozy studio and offer traditional shamanic healing in our private backyard during the summer.

It’s taken years of inner work to get to this place—where my default response to adversity is surrender, not resistance.

I share this because if you’re facing a challenge, know that you are not alone. There is something greater waiting for you on the other side of surrender.

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