04/18/2026
This. What if I don’t want to help you “heal” what if I helped you reconnect?
Many years ago, back when I was deep in my early mystical studies, I came across something that completely shifted how I understand what we call “mental illness.”
In a lot of indigenous traditions, it wasn’t seen as a disorder at all. It was understood as a loss of balance—between a person and their spirit, their community, and the natural world. So instead of isolating someone the way we often do today, they would draw them in closer. Surround them with ritual, with nature, with a sense of belonging.
In some cases, those experiences were even seen as a sign that someone was touched by spirit—and they were guided and trained to become healers, medicine people for their community.
It really makes you pause and wonder… what would healing look like if the goal wasn’t to fix you, but to help you reconnect? ✨🌿✨
