Healing… Sorry, What?

If that title caught your attention, I can completely relate to you.

About nine years ago, I was just as unfamiliar with the world of healing. To me, the word healing simply meant fixing something that was broken. Little did I know how much deeper the meaning actually goes.

At that time, I had been dealing with some traumatic experiences from my past. My parents and my best friend knew about it, but none of us really knew how to deal with it. My parents chose to keep the issue quietly “under the rug,” believing that time would eventually make things better. And I, on the outside, pretended that I had moved on.

But my body had a very different story to tell.

Slowly, my health started deteriorating. My digestion became completely disturbed. I developed severe pain in my knee, and my menstrual cycle became irregular. My stomach issues were the worst. I could barely keep anything down — food or even water. My body was clearly asking for help, even though my mind kept pretending everything was fine.

Looking back now, I sometimes feel the universe must have heard my silent cries.

Around that time, I happened to meet someone who identified as a healer and therapist. What started as a casual conversation slowly turned into a deeper discussion about what I was going through. They suggested that I try a healing therapy session.

At that point, I thought, Why not?
Nothing else seemed to be working anyway.

However, I must admit that the idea of therapy felt uncomfortable at the time. The fact that I was seeking therapy was kept completely hush-hush. I didn’t want anyone thinking that something was “wrong” with me or that I had somehow gone insane. Unfortunately, that stigma still exists around emotional and mental healing.

When the day of the session arrived, I was extremely nervous. I had no idea what to expect.

As the session began, the therapist guided me through what felt like an inward journey — almost like exploring different parts of my own body and emotions. One of the first places my attention was drawn to was my stomach.

What I experienced was shocking to me.

In my mind’s eye, I could see the walls of my stomach covered with painful blisters, almost as if they were raw and bleeding. I know this may sound unbelievable, but that was the imagery that appeared during the session.

As we explored further, the traumatic experience from my past surfaced again. This time, however, instead of suppressing it, I was encouraged to acknowledge the emotions that had remained unspoken for so long. Feelings that I had buried deep inside — fear, hurt, anger — finally found a way to be expressed.

Along with this emotional release, the therapist introduced tools such as communication, courage, and acceptance. As those emotions were processed, something remarkable happened.

The painful imagery in my stomach began to change.

Almost as if by magic, that wounded space started to heal. But more than the imagery, what surprised me most was what happened physically. I felt an immediate sense of relief in my stomach.

Within two days, I was able to eat normally again. After weeks of struggling with food, I suddenly found myself enjoying meals again. Touch wood, that severe stomach issue has never returned since then.

Of course, it wasn’t just one session that fixed everything. There were follow-up sessions and practices that supported the healing process. But that first experience was the turning point that introduced me to the world of healing.

There were other health challenges as well — my knee pain, hormonal issues, and deeper emotional patterns — and each of them had their own healing journey. I will share more about those experiences in future write-ups.

That first experience completely changed my understanding of what healing really means.

Healing is not just about repairing something that is physically broken. Often, it is about addressing the emotions, memories, and experiences we have suppressed over time. The ones we avoid because they are uncomfortable, painful, or even considered “shameful” by societal standards.

Many of us grow up believing that questioning certain behaviors or speaking about painful experiences is wrong — especially when those experiences involve elders or people in respected positions. Sometimes we silence ourselves out of fear, duty, or cultural conditioning.

But even when the mind tries to forget, the body remembers.

And when those unprocessed emotions accumulate for too long, the body eventually begins to speak. It may show up as unexplained pain, recurring illness, slow recovery, or persistent health issues that seem to have no clear medical cause.

The body whispers first.
If we still don’t listen, it starts to shout.

So if you ever find yourself facing the same health issues repeatedly, feeling unwell without a clear explanation, or sensing that something deeper is asking for attention — it may be your body asking for healing.

Sometimes I wonder about the words heal and health. They share the same root.

Maybe that’s not a coincidence.

Perhaps true health begins the moment we allow ourselves to heal.

Remember, if your health is seeking attention, probably it is time to heal.

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