There is a saying often attributed to Jim Rohn: “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Over the years I have come to understand something truer: you become the energy you consistently welcome into your inner world.
What “Mentorship” Really Means on a Healing Path
In holistic healing, mentorship often unfolds long before you ever meet someone—if you ever meet them at all. It can be the book that arrives when your heart is ready, the podcast episode that echoes in your bones, or a movement practice that becomes a lifeline. Teachings become companions; practices become lifelines; voices become inner guides. Mentorship is not about hierarchy—it’s about resonance.
The five mentors in this series are not simply names on a page. They are threads woven into the fabric of my life: teachers who softened, steadied, challenged, and ultimately helped me remember who I am beneath conditioning, illness, and loss.
The Five Mentors Who Continue to Shape Me
Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride — Healing the Body at the Roots
I first found Dr. Natasha’s work in 2004, long before “gut health” was a household phrase. Her GAPS framework helped me read my body’s distress signals—migraines, thyroid imbalance, leaky gut, metal toxicity—and showed a path back to wholeness. Becoming a Certified GAPS Practitioner in 2011 changed not only my work, but the way I live.
She taught me: When you heal the gut, you open the door for the rest of you to heal.
Michael A. Singer — The Art of Letting Life Flow
I arrived in Flagstaff with The Untethered Soul in my bag and found a book club reading the same book—a small, tender invitation to practice letting go. Michael’s simple, persistent teachings on allowing and watching the mind became an internal anchor while I navigated big life shifts.
He taught me: Freedom comes from within, one surrendered moment at a time.
HeatherAsh Amara — Cycles, Ceremony & Remembering My Sacredness
In 2019 I answered a longing for emotional and energetic support and found the Journey of the Nine Moons. HeatherAsh’s work invited me into cyclical living, ritual, and the reclamation of parts of myself I had long ignored.
She taught me: Healing is cyclical, not linear—and every part of us is worthy of being honored.
Deanna Hansen — Melting Frozen Trauma Through Fascia
Block Therapy found me at the right time and opened a door inside my body I did not know existed. Through fascia work I released patterns I had once accepted as “normal,” and learned how breath and presence soften long-held pain.
She taught me: The body remembers everything—and it can also release everything.
Nature | Gaia — The Original Mentor
Long before books and programs there was the Earth. Trees, wind, water, soil—these were my earliest teachers. Nature grounds me, restores me, and reminds me of belonging; she is the quiet, patient mentor who always speaks truth.
She teaches me: When you slow down, the Earth speaks—and she always speaks truth.
How These Five Wove Together
- Body healing opened the door to emotional clarity.
- Emotional release made space for energetic expansion.
- Energetic expansion deepened my spiritual connection.
- Spiritual connection grounded me back into the Earth.
- Earth connection brought me back into my body in a whole new way.
They guided me toward joy—true joy that rises from honoring every layer of myself.
What to Expect From This Series
In the weeks ahead I’ll dive into each mentor—when they entered my life, the practices that shifted everything, and how their teachings live in my daily routines and my work. Each post will include stories, practical practices, and gentle prompts for your own reflection.
A Question for Your Heart
As you begin this series with me, I invite you to reflect:
Who are the five influences shaping your inner world—and are they aligned with who you are becoming?
When you choose your mentors with intention—whether they live next door, across the world, or inside a book—you choose your future self. That choice is powerful. If you’d like to go deeper with me, the next post will explore Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride and the work that healed my gut—and opened the rest of me to heal.
