TRANSFORMATION
How I
TRANSFORMED DEPRESSION
WORDS JANET McGEEVER
I
t was 1999 and it was about 6am. I had been awake for hours, crying uncontrollably and for no specific reason. Life was good, it seemed. But there was a deep despair in me that I could not shake. Could it be that loss of identity when we sold our business a year before? Could it be that I was parenting a teenager at the time? Could it be that despite a seemingly loving relationship, there was still something missing? In the end, I could not lay claim on any of these outside factors. I knew somehow the source was internal. There was some calling in my soul that I could not contact, no matter what I did. In desperation, after about a year of this, for a short time, I began a course of antidepressants, which helped me feel somehow sane again but it flat-lined ALL feelings, not just the sad ones. That summer, I opened a magazine
and read about ‘The Journey’. The article was speaking specifically about depression and my eyes widened. I turned the page and saw Brandon Bays’ photo in the ad and got an immediate rush through my body – I knew I had to go… and… it was on that weekend in Brisbane – her very first Journey Intensive in Australia; a twoday workshop that gave real tools for emotional healing. The process is about gently getting in touch with the source of the emotion, the cell memory associated with that and healing through a dialogue with those associated with the memory resulting in ultimate forgiveness. It’s deep work. And it takes courage. But that weekend changed my life. I waited seven months, as I knew that depression could come and go until I finally declared that I was depression free. I went on to become a practitioner of the
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work and I still offer this process some 17 years later. Without clearing the deeper blocks, I could not have gotten in touch with the deeper woman within. This took me on a path of healing the inner feminine and my work is deeply informed by this approach. As a practitioner in psychotherapy, if I cannot meet these deeper places then I cannot authentically hold the space for others in my sessions and retreats. This has allowed me to offer work with women and couples that speaks to the heart and soul of each person – it completely transformed my world and I will be forever grateful. JANET is presenter of The Making Love Retreat for couples in Australia, is facilitator of The Journey Process and holds transformational workshops and retreats for women. She is co-author of the upcoming book, Tantric Sex and Menopause. www.janetmcgeever.com
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