About Dianna

While I love learning about myself, and figuring out the mystery that is me,
it wasn’t always that way. There were many years of silent struggling and quiet desperation
as I searched for the answers to my on-going mysterious physical illnesses and repeated life patterns.

I began my healing journey age 23 and by 48 finally felt happy and confident
because I could maintain my emotional balance and easily lift myself
out of sadness, confusion, and negativity. But I was continued to be physically sick with a rare blood disorder.
Then at 52, I learned how my beliefs about my health were holding me back.

Understanding epigenetics and learning how to change my beliefs and mindset was the final key
to healing my body. Now at age 58 my health issues are resolved.

These past thirty five years have been a long and winding road. I have learned
that it takes patience, determination, courage, and
self-love to cross the bridge from where you are now to where you want to be.

There are many ways to cross the healing journey bridge and modalities to experience along the way.
In general, they are all good and the best ones are those that resonate and feel right to you.

Over the years I have followed my intuition to experience countless modalities of eastern, western,
traditional and non-traditional practices that have helped me. I continue to try new ones.
I encourage everyone to say ‘yes’ and try techniques that might seem out of their comfort zone,
as long as the technique and the facilitator feels ‘right’.

Use your gut feeling and don’t be convinced because you are desperate to heal - instead,
let your body guide you along with your intuitive ‘spidey senses’.
If it doesn’t feel right, say “no thank you” and walk away, especially if the other person is trying
to convince you. When you set intention to be open to all healing opportunities that are in your
highest and greatest good, you will be guided to the right ones.

It has been said that healing takes place like layers of an onion, and I have found that to be true.
Each technique you try and each experience you have will heal
what is ready and needed in that moment.
It takes time, energy, and effort ~ and the rewards are worth it.

A good start to your journey
is to learn the self-limiting beliefs that are underneath your thoughts and self-sabotaging behaviours.

Common limiting beliefs are:
I am not good enough, worthy, valuable, lovable, important, don’t belong…
which means it’s not safe to be me.

To survive as children, many of us women got really good at behaviour patterns of:
perfectionism, people pleasing, and the need to control. These are often developed out of survival needs from the environment we grew up in: family, community, culture, religion.
The human need to be loved and cared for by or parents/caregivers/community can often
create co-dependent behaviours in which we behave in self-defeating behaviours to be accepted.

We don’t realize we are creating self-sabotaging behaviours which are hard to break
because we often don’t realize we have them - it’s our blind spot.
However, when you can see and notice how these beliefs and behaviours
show up for you, the healing goes quicker.

My healing journey began as a mix of formal education in Psychology with informal learning of
self-study, as well as weekend retreats and groups that focused on Adult Children of Alcoholics
and overcoming childhood wounds.

I highly recommend
workshops, courses, and retreats in which you are supported on your learning journey.
Knowing you are not alone in your thoughts, beliefs, behaviours is very helpful.

I also recommend
reading the many self-help books available or resources on-line.
Take advantage of the experts and podcasts that are free.
When I started learning and practicing new ways of being in the 1980’s it was before
the internet and my main resources were books - here is a list of some of my favourites.
Many of the authors share their childhood lived experiences which is really helpful to see how
they crossed their healing bridge. Learning the stories of others can help ease our pain
and know we are not alone (or crazy).

Emotional pain from childhood knows no boundaries of age, gender, or economic status.
Unresolved childhood wounds often leads to co-dependency and sabotaging behaviours based
on fear and not knowing how to act and respond in emotionally healthy ways.

Unhealthy examples are:
roller coaster emotions such as anger, depression, anxiety; numbing behaviours and addictions;
self isolation; needing to be in a relationship because anxious of being alone,
lacking boundaries, or people pleasing.

There is much value to understanding the reasons behind why you feel and act the way you do.
The more I learned about myself the easier my life became. Perhaps like me, your increased
self-awareness will open the roots of understanding to your shame and self-blame
so you will be ready to let go and re-write your story when the time is right.

​Through my 20+ years working in human services with youth at-risk and women
recovering from domestic and sexual violence, my journey also included
intensive training and deep insights into how big “T” and little “t” trauma affects us all.

I learned how our mind and body are connected and constantly influence each other.
And how our life is a reflection of what we subconsciously believe
(either positive or negative) about ourselves.

Our beliefs become our thoughts, which become our feelings, which become our behaviours,
which lead to our actions/choices and the life we currently live.

This is an important understanding because if we want to change our lives and become who
we want to be, we need to understand who we are ‘now’ - and link back to when the beliefs began,
and how they were reinforced as we grew up.
Then we can figure out what we want instead and make the choice to find ways to change
our beliefs, practice new thoughts, and see our sabotaging repetitive behaviours.
Admitting and owning up to our choices and behaviours can be a challenge when we are
stuck in a negative mindset and feel resistant to change.

My healing journey led me to quite a few techniques that helped me emotionally
and energetically overcome my resistance.
There are 3 somatic (mind-body) modalities that helped me leaps and bounds.
These are the ones I trained in so I could help others feel the dramatic effects I have experienced:
PSYCH-K®
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT tapping)
Somatic Experiencing®

I continue to use these techniques on myself when my highly sensitive nature is challenged
by situations in life. Otherwise, I do my best to live a holistic lifestyle by connecting my body,
mind and spirit in daily habits that lead to a manifesting mindset.

All my efforts have paid off and I am now the healthiest, happiest, and most resilient version of myself.

As I reflect on my long journey I know that everything has unfolded the way it needed to be -
however if I had one wish, it would be to have had a mentor/coach relationship with
someone who knew the fastest way to heal.

A person who was supportive, safe, and knowledgeable about what was happening to me and
could explain the process. I bet it would have saved me 20 years of personal struggle.

And so,
I offer myself to you along with my experience, training, and knowledge.

My hope is that I can be the bridge of healing where you find your self-love and acceptance
as fast as possible, yet in the perfect time that is needed.

I know that in each of us we carry the ability to heal ourselves.
And that the journey is faster and more comforting when we have support and guidance
with someone who is willing to walk beside us.
A guide who shines the light to avoid the potholes and knows the best places to rest and be nourished.

Please connect for a chat if feels right for you.