What to do when self-care becomes a burden

By Joanna BartlettSeptember 30, 2019September 30, 2019 Healing, Personal growth personal development, personal growth, self-care

Two years ago, I decided to embark on a year of self-love and radical self-care. I made a New Year’s resolution: to be kind to my body and to make friends with it. The plan was to chronicle my efforts and self-care journey all year long. It seemed like a good idea. I lasted until…

Want to heal from your past? Learn the 5 myths of forgiveness

By Joanna BartlettSeptember 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Grief recovery, Healing, Personal growth

Forgiveness. It’s a loaded word and often a misunderstood one. Forgiveness is also an incredible gift. It’s one you give to yourself, not to the person who hurt you. That’s one of the myths of forgiveness, the widely believed falsehoods that might be keeping you from doing this important work to free yourself from the…

My healing journey: learning new tools to release old pain

By Joanna BartlettJune 20, 2019June 20, 2019 Healing, Personal growth healing, trauma

Just over two years ago, I decided to start telling people the truth when they asked me how I was doing. When they’d say, “How are you?” rather than issuing the standard response of, “I’m fine,” I’d tell them, “I’m having a full human experience.” I thought I was being clever, but it turns out…

Intellect, intuition and emotion: how they work together for an authentic life

By Joanna BartlettJune 5, 2019June 5, 2019 Healing, Intuition

The connection between healing from loss and developing your intuition may not seem to exist at first glance. Let alone developing your mediumship abilities to connect with loved ones in Spirit. Yet these are the things I teach and they’re incredibly and beautifully connected. The truth is, your heart, head and higher self are meant…

Book review: Where did you go – connecting to your loved ones who’ve died

By Joanna BartlettMay 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Healing, Spiritual development communicating with Spirit, healing from loss, losing a loved one, loved ones

My mum and I had one of those strangely close but often dysfunctional relationships. She loved me intensely, but didn’t have good boundaries, didn’t protect me from predators and, throughout my adolescence, treated me too much like a friend and not enough like a child. Despite all that, I feel emotionally complete about my relationship…

Book review: Writing As a Way of Healing

By Joanna BartlettMay 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Healing expressive writing, healing from loss, journaling

I didn’t mean to become a writer. It wasn’t what I pictured for myself as a career when I was a kid. There were signs though. Like the life story I kept attempting to write. I’d get 3 or 4 pages in and give up, over and over again, unable to continue. It usually started,…

The hidden dangers of positive thinking

By Joanna BartlettMay 7, 2019May 7, 2019 Healing, Personal growth, Spiritual development personal development, personal growth, positive thinking, spiritual development

Sometimes, thinking positively can hurt you. I know, it doesn’t sound like the kind of thing you expect me to say. I teach people how to raise their vibration and connect with their inner self, after all. But I also I teach people how to look, with emotional honesty, at the losses they’ve endured and…

Book review: Expressive writing as a way of healing

By Joanna BartlettApril 26, 2019April 26, 2019 Healing, Spiritual development expressive writing, healing from loss, personal development, personal growth

A year ago I was in a very different place with my health than I am now. I weighed 30 lbs more than I do now. I was exhausted, recovering from things my health team couldn’t quite nail down but decided was a combination of adrenal fatigue, post viral syndrome, a reactivation of Epstein Barr…

Signs you’re probably dealing with unresolved grief

By Joanna BartlettFebruary 12, 2019February 8, 2019 Grief recovery, Healing grief recovery method, healing from loss, signs of grief, unresolved grief

How do you know if you’ve experienced loss? It may seem like a silly question, but we often discount and minimize the real impact of our losses. We’re taught to do this by society and our family. It’s ingrained in us to get over and get on with things, which means we usually don’t give…

Book recommendation: When Things Fall Apart – how to heal when life seems dark

By Joanna BartlettNovember 27, 2018December 13, 2018 Healing, Resources, Spiritual development book reviews, Buddhism, healing, mindfulness, spiritual healing

I believe in synchronicity. I believe that when you put out a sincere request for help, the universe answers you. It may not always answer in the way you expect. The trick is to be open to what you receive and notice if it matches up in some way with what you need. I’ve had…