Healing Isn’t About Perfection—It’s About Reclaiming Your Power

I used to think healing was about doing everything right. Follow the perfect diet, take the perfect supplements, crush the perfect morning routine—and voilà, healed.

But here’s what I’ve learned: healing doesn’t look like a flawless checklist or a neatly packaged journey. It’s messy. It’s confusing. Sometimes it’s frustrating. And sometimes, it’s so transformative that you look in the mirror and hardly recognize the version of you from before.

In this week’s episode of Glow Social Hour, I unpacked what healing really looks like—especially as women navigating burnout, bloating, hormone chaos, and that ever-present survival mode. And I want to share the heart of that conversation with you here, because this message is too important to keep inside the podcast.

The Myth of the “Perfect” Healing Plan

We’re constantly bombarded with messages that tell us what we should do to feel better.

Eat plant-based. No, wait—go carnivore. Cut out dairy. No, just try fasting. Or juicing. Or celery juice on an empty stomach while standing on your head under a full moon.

It’s exhausting.

Here’s the truth: your body doesn’t need perfection. It needs connection.

Your body is always communicating with you. Symptoms like fatigue, anxiety, bloating, acne—those aren’t glitches. They’re messages. When we stop seeing symptoms as problems and start treating them as signals, something incredible happens.

You stop outsourcing your power. You stop scrolling for answers. You start listening inward—and that’s where real healing begins.

Your Body Is Not Broken

I can't tell you how often women come to me convinced that their body is failing them. They're overwhelmed, tired, irritable, and bloated—and they're doing everything the wellness world told them to do.

But when I ask them to rate their stress levels, the response is almost always: “I don’t know. I don’t feel stressed… am I stressed?”

This disconnection is everywhere. We’re so used to pushing through, ignoring how we feel, and performing productivity that we forget to check in with our own body.

Let me be clear: your body is not broken. It is always working for you. It’s constantly trying to bring you back to balance. But if we’re too disconnected to hear the signals, we miss the chance to partner with it.

Healing Is a Rhythm, Not a Race

Here’s what I see in my clients—and in my own journey: healing is not a linear path. It’s a rhythm.

There are moments when you feel like you’re flying: your skin is clear, your energy is up, your cycles are smooth. And then—boom—you feel bloated again. Or you snap at your partner. Or you just feel off.

That doesn’t mean you’ve failed. That means you’re human.

Healing happens when you stop reacting to your symptoms and start building rhythm into your life. You create a foundation—structure, routines, and rituals—that brings you back to center when things feel chaotic. That’s where your nervous system starts to feel safe again. And safety is where healing thrives.

The Three Shifts That Change Everything

If you take nothing else away from this post, let it be this: you don’t need more supplements, more rules, or more restriction.

You need three things:

1. Clarity over Chaos

When you understand what your body is asking for, the noise fades. You’re no longer guessing or reacting. You’re responding with intention.

2. Structure over Guesswork

You don’t need to overhaul your entire life overnight. You need aligned actions that support your unique body. Maybe that’s journaling for five minutes in the morning. Maybe it’s a specific digestive enzyme. Maybe it’s getting outside between meetings. Small steps. Big shifts.

3. Regulation over Resolution

We’re trained to chase resolutions—fix the problem, get rid of the symptom, check the box. But when you focus on regulating your nervous system instead, your body stops bracing for survival. You feel safe. And when you feel safe, your body can finally let go and heal.

The “Other Side” of Healing

You know you’re healing when you stop outsourcing your decisions. You trust your own wisdom. You build rhythms that anchor you. You respond to your needs instead of reacting to symptoms.

I’ve seen it happen again and again.

Clients come to me frazzled, anxious, and overwhelmed. A few months later, they speak slower. They breathe deeper. They don’t panic when a symptom flares up—they pause, assess, and respond.

One client recently said, “I feel like a completely different person. My energy is steady. I’m not snapping at my kids. I feel… calm.”

That’s the kind of healing we’re after. Not just the physical transformation, but the energetic one. The version of you who leads her life with clarity, confidence, and conviction.

You Don’t Have to Do This Alone

This is why I teach a root cause framework in my practice. Because you deserve answers. You deserve to know why you feel the way you do—and how to support yourself with targeted, sustainable solutions.

Whether it’s personalized wellness plans, functional labs, or just the space to breathe and ask better questions, you don’t have to keep spinning in circles.

Healing is available to you. Right now. And I promise—it won’t make you perfect.

It’ll make you powerful.

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