What type of healer are you?

As a healer's healer, I get really curious about what brings people to their healing path. That makes sense - the more I can understand what motivates people on their healing paths, the easier it is for me to determine whether I can help them, and how.I started thinking about these categories of healer while studying with business coach and Ayurveda wiz Cate Stillman. At first, I didn't think too much about them. But as my role as space-holder, facilitator, and healer for healers has become more obvious, I've started to get more granular on the topic.Regardless of categorization, if you think you're a healer, you are one. The illustration above is just a model. I imagine I'll add more types to it over time. Models are helpful because they make vague concepts more concrete. When we have a more solid way of viewing ourselves and the world around us, we are better able to make an impact in it.And that's what being a healer is all about: It’s about transmuting painful change into impact. When we learn to accept painful change that’s occurred, we get to flip the script on all kinds of trauma. Ultimately being any kind of healer is about seeking out and embracing our agency - our ability to create change in the present, and envision how this vibrates into our future, and the lives of future generations. No pressure or anything. So. If you're not clear on what type of healer you are, or if you're just curious to see which paths you resonate, here's a breakdown of these four categories: family healers, professional healers, social healers, and self-healers. (PS: none of them are mutually exclusive - I resonate with all four).Family healers.This one is about changing the current of intergenerational trauma & patterns. These healers do their work in romantic relationships, as parents of children (adopted & bio), and as stewards of animals. They may operate in the context of their families or origin, adopted families, and/or chosen families.Professional healers.These are the massage therapists, social workers, nurses, doctors, medical techs, yoga guides, musicians, teachers, artists, therapists, and so many more. People who are called to make healing their profession. They tend to be better at giving than receiving until they make this skill a habit.Social healers. These healers are about the big picture here on our earth-plane. These are the people who are committed to social & ecological justice: the activists, agitators, feelers, and thinkers devoted to transforming the ugly madness in our world. The sheer magnitude of what these healers are called to do might make this the most daunting individual healing path.Self-healers. This one's more or less an umbrella category for the other three. Think spiritual big picture: these folks return again and again to their dharmic path, however challenging. They're dedicated to clearing karma that may be more relevant to past lives than to their direct family history. I don't know many pro, social, or family healers worth their salt who don't also identify as self-healers.Annnnd that's a wrap! For now, anyways. If you're curious about being supported in your healing work, please reach out - I'd love to talk with you and hear more about your journey.