My whole life has been one big party, alcohol and drugs were my escape, they made me feel amazing and confident, I could pretend to be whoever I wanted to be. I worked full-time just to pay for my weekends of fun. In 2005 I moved from New Zealand to Australia to try and move away from my party lifestyle, but I just fell into the same old traps and found friends who loved to party too. I also got into an emotionally abusive relationship with a Man who loved to party and gamble, he won $63k on a slot machine. Before we partied it all away, we decided to buy a house, not long after this the abuse became physical, this only happened once as I fought back. I felt like I was at rock bottom, how did this happen, my worst nightmare had come true, I was totally lost.
At this time, I found out I couldn’t have children naturally, which devastated me. Our relationship ended, I decided I needed to change the type of men I was attracting into my life, so I wrote down the ideal partner I wanted. Six months later I had a Reiki session with a workmates husband. I felt amazing afterwards, so light and aligned, he said he could feel a lot going on in my womb space. After this I decided I needed to change my life, I gave up smoking, drugs and cut back massively on my drinking. An amazing Man came into my life who didn’t really drink, he has kept me on the straight and narrow for 11yrs now and we have 2 beautiful children together, Lilly and Demi, our little miracles. Alternative healing, health and wellness has changed so much for me.
In 2017, our world turned upside down when I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. After having a mammogram, ultrasound, and biopsy the results came back normal, my amazing GP referred me to the Breast specialists at Robina Hospital on the Gold Coast. My first appointment there they weren’t happy with the results and sent me for an MRI, a week later I received the life changing results.
Sitting in the doctor’s room hearing ‘it’s cancer’ is unexplainable, so many emotions and thoughts run through your mind all at once, I felt numb. I had my little cry and then I was focused, my comment to my doctor was, ok so what do I do now? I was given the options of a lumpectomy, which would mean chemo and radiation or a mastectomy with reconstruction, he gave me a week to make my decision. I just wanted someone to tell me what to do; I wasn’t in the mindset to make any decisions. That week was a lot of sleepless nights crying wondering if I was going to be ok, what if I can’t work anymore, what if I died from this, what would happen to my children, who were only 1.5 and 3.5.
I was leaning towards a lumpectomy, but something changed as soon as I got to the next appointment, I asked what the chances were of having a double mastectomy and reconstruction, my partner was a bit shocked, my surgeon said yes, we can do that, that was my decision, I did not want to go through this again. Within a month I was having surgery to have my breasts fully removed. 6 days in hospital and 2 weeks off work. Only 6 months prior I had started a new job after 3.5 years off to have the kids, I barely had any sick leave. Work is what kept me focused and positive, I had something else to think about apart from Cancer. I consider myself as one of the extremely lucky people, my cancer was in its early stages and I didn’t have to do chemo or radiation, however I had weekly hospital appointments for quite some time. With the reconstruction they put expanders in which are like pillows that get filled up with saline solution to slowly stretch the skin to then fit the implants.
At this time my spiritual gifts completely disappeared, I needed to take this time to heal myself and focus on making it through.
In 2020 my spiritual gifts came back to me like a ton of bricks, I truly believe this all happened to wake me up and put me on the path I am meant to be on. I have been put on this earth to heal people. One night I was scrolling through Facebook and came across a post from a beautiful lady who does Reiki attunements on the Gold Coast, as I was reading her post I had the most incredible feeling around the back of my head, almost like my head was being pushed forward a little, my guides telling me to do this, I booked then and there. As soon as I had my first attunement, Reiki was all I wanted to do, I wanted to heal the world, I had found my calling. I am now a Reiki Master.
I get to work in my magic and be completely aligned every day, I love making my clients feel amazing. I have met some truly incredible people since I have been on my spiritual journey, it is not something we do alone, we are part of a collective and when you find the right people there is so much magic, love and support.
I am Karen, I am an energy healer who helps women heal their childhood traumas and rid themselves of anxiety, through Reiki and sound, so that they can live a life more authentic to themselves.