23 – Scared to Offer Healing Sessions? Here’s What’s Really Holding You Back
Scared to Offer Healing Sessions? Here’s What’s Really Holding You Back
If you’ve ever felt called to healing work but found yourself frozen at the edge of actually offering sessions—this episode is for you. You’re not lazy, you’re not broken, and it’s not that you need more certifications. It’s because you care so much that you freeze. Let’s untangle that fear with love, clarity, and truth, so you can start practicing the sacred work you came here to do.
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Today’s Block
I’m scared to offer healing sessions.
Listen If…
🔹 You’ve trained in a healing modality but haven’t started seeing clients.
🔹 You feel guilt, dread, or confusion when thinking about starting your practice.
🔹 You want to feel confident in offering your gifts, but don’t know where to begin.
Three Takeaways
1️⃣ Fear often shows up when we care deeply—it’s not a stop sign, it’s a signpost.
2️⃣ Clarity comes after action, not before.
3️⃣ Your unique healing style can only emerge through real-world practice.
Today’s Key Action
Invite one person for a healing session. Let it be an experiment. Let it be art. Just start.
Going Deeper
Why You’re Scared to Offer Healing Sessions (And Why That’s Normal)
You’ve taken the course. You’ve done the case studies. Maybe you even got your Reiki II. And yet, when it comes time to actually offer a session, your whole system locks up.
You delay. You tweak your website. You spiral into “maybe I need another certification.”
But underneath all of that?
It’s not a lack of preparation.
It’s the tenderness of being called to something sacred.
The Real Fear Beneath the Surface
Being scared to offer sessions isn’t about laziness. It’s about love. The fear might be:
“What if I bring my mess into their healing?”
“What if it doesn’t work?”
“What if it works too well and I can’t handle the demand?”
These are deeply human fears. You’re not avoiding because you’re flaky. You’re avoiding because your soul knows this will change your life.
Your Mind Will Want to Think—But You Need to Practice
Your mind, in its sweet attempt to protect you, will try to overanalyze your next step.
Who should I work with?
What container makes sense?
How do I know I’m ready?
But you won’t find the answers in your head. You’ll find them in your hands.
Healing work is an embodied practice—you learn it by doing.
Confidence Comes After, Not Before
The healers who feel calm and confident? They’ve just done it more times.
They’ve done sessions when they were tired.
They’ve made mistakes.
They’ve discovered what feels nourishing and what doesn’t.
You can’t build confidence by waiting. You build it by beginning.
You Don’t Need to Be Perfect—You Just Need to Be Honest
Start small. Let your first sessions be messy. Let them be full of learning.
Make them free, or barter-based, or donation-based.
Your soul is asking you to walk, not to sprint.
And if you crave structure, mentorship, or community—reach out. That’s what Healer: Embodied is for. It’s not just about learning to hold space for others. It’s about becoming the kind of healer who trusts herself to show up.
Where we go this episode
00:00 Believing in ourselves as healers
01:30 Inge’s relationship to the word “healer”
01:56 What is a healer?
03:21 What it really means to claim your healer identity
04:51 Claiming Your Identity as a Healer
08:29 What it looks like when natural healers hold back their calling
11:54 If you’re doing it already, why not REALLY do it?
15:08 Recognizing your value as a healer
16:43 All the ways to be a healer in this world
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What resonated most from today’s episode?
1. You freeze because you care.
2. Your longing isn’t going away for a reason.
3. Confidence comes from practice, not perfection.
4. Your art will eat you alive if you don’t do it.
5. The pain of not doing it is starting to hurt more than the fear.
The time to do it all on our own is over.
This journey isn’t meant to be walked alone.
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