About this episode

Kathleen Ahern discusses her journey from nursing to becoming a Reiki guide, focusing on the impact of chronic stress and the healing power of self-trust.

Feeling stretched thin and strangely numb at the same time? We sit down with nurse, coach, and Reiki practitioner Kathleen Ahern to explore what happens when caregiving collides with chronic stress—and how a return to caring science and somatic awareness can reset the system. Kathleen shares how burnout showed up as literal pain, why a five-minute Reiki tune-up changed her trajectory, and what trusting herself did for her work, relationships, and daily calm. We dig into myths around Reiki wi...

People in this episode

Host: Tracy Searight

Guest: Kathleen Ahern

Topics covered

• Reiki
• burnout
• chronic stress
• caregiving
• somatic awareness
• healing

Keywords

• Reiki
• burnout
• chronic stress
• healing
• self-trust
• caregiving
• somatic awareness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reiki, nurse, coach

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