My healing journey.
Sometimes you don’t realize you are on a journey until you are half-way there.
This is my story of how I became a healer, a BodyTalk practitioner, and a specialist in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.
I was enjoying my life, the calm and uneventful way it was unfolding.
Was I really? I don’t know anymore.
At first I was pretty upset with what happened, at how my life got ripped apart without my consent. Now that I look back, I knew this needed to happen. I am here to be an energy healer. As an Aries, the subtle hints I was receiving were not enough, so the universe took a big old 2×4 and knocked me on the head.
This is not a journey of sadness. While I do expose my vulnerable underbelly (something I do NOT do readily), it is to help others have hope. When you have hope, you have the courage to attempt change. I hoped. I found my courage. Now I’m going forth with humble confidence. Please join me.
A beautiful summer day on a river turned tragic. Numerous people were affected by this incident, and my heart goes out to them all.
The never-ending ‘movie’ was the start of my PTSD symptoms, but not the end. Ride along as I describe what it was like to live with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Yes, I did find help. Yeah! Finally. Thankfully. But this is not the end of my story.
Read how I have come full circle, and the remarkable moment when I knew I was meant to be a healer.
Alisen Dopf 
Thank you for reading and liking posts in my blog. I welcome you. As you could see, I write very short posts. I guess it’s due to my age and laziness that I do not read very many long posts. I used to. Anyway I have been scanning some of your material. I respect that you want to turn negative experiences into positive results for others. All good.
Hello!
Welcome to you, too. I appreciate the short posts, even though I seem unable to write them myself 😂
Yes, I do like to learn from a negative experience, so that it was not a waste of my time. Every experience is valuable and contains a nugget of wisdom, if only I’d listen.
Take care, and thanks for stopping by.
Alisen
Doesn’t the Apostle Paul give that as one reason for suffering – so that we share the same comfort as the Lord shares with us. I think something like that. Blessings.
Thank you. And blessings to you too!
Well, to be honest, I did see this post a couple of years back when I started reading your blog, yet I avoided it due to the description of the section “The River” .. Today, I gathered the courage to go through all the sub-sections and try to understand what you went through.. All I can say is that I am floored by your immense courage and impressed by the path you undertook to heal yourself and transform yourself from a vulnerable fluid magma to a solid basalt rock to support your family.. More power to you and your family who have supported you when you were sad.. I am speechless, is all I can say.. I am truly honoured to have met you and hopefully will have the rare privilege of meeting and learning from you.. Thank you for your courage and indomitable spirit..!!
Thank YOU for being brave enough to read this part of my journey. I can readily appreciate why you’d wish to avoid it – I would too.
Writing about that experience has helped me process and put it behind me.
It also helped with future trauma. A friend and I recently had an accident while skiing. She was hurt 14 km from the trail head, and I had to treat and transport her back. Once back in the car, I immediately started using my PTSD skills to help my friend (and me) work through this traumatic situation as quickly and healthily as possible.
I’ve written about that accident, but haven’t posted it yet. Maybe soon.
I love your analogy of magma to basalt ❤️ You truly understand the transformation. Very perceptive of you, my friend.
Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts. I always appreciate hearing from you.
With sincere appreciation,
Alisen
I am truly amazed by your spirit of helping people during their need.. Salute to you for all your efforts..!!
I can’t take credit for being “brave” enough to read it, when the person deserving all the applause is YOU for being there, healing yourself and later, helping people.. As I said, it’s an honour to know you and will be a privilege to meet you in person.. 🙂
The analogy comes from some reading on Science and Geology, which amazes me always and given this context, is apt on you.. 🙂 🙂 Thank you as always for your praises.. 🙂
Best wishes to you always for your good health, safety and happiness.. 🙂