About AM Authentically me
My name is Cassandra and I will share my journey with creating AM Authentically Me…
I am a mother to two beautiful girls, and I want to be the best version of myself for them, as well as teach them how to be the best version of themselves. I want them to understand that everyone has their own unique life journey. With that being said, here is a peak into mine.
From an early age I knew I wanted to help people. My education and professional experience has been the mental health field. I have been in this field about a decade. I have also personally experienced mental health struggles sucha as depression, anxiety, trauma, life changing transitions, burnout, abuse, and more. Both in my professional career and personal life experiences, clients and myself have run into two common questions:
1- What else is out there to help heal besides going to medical professional and being given a medication?
2- What happens when talk therapy isn’t an option, or a feeling of hitting a plateau occurs?
In 2020, this was a crossroads for me in my life and professional career. These questions kept coming up and I wondered - what is out there that doesn’t involve medication and can also help heal on the inside; mind, body, and spirit? What are more natural options? I know the body has an innate ability to heal itself, but how? If the goal was to heal, get to the root of the cause, and find a new “normal”, there has to be alternative health and healing options out there available to all.
Now, this is my own personal journey. I want to make it clear that if you are taking medications and they help you in any way on your healing journey, that is great! I am not here to judge or pass on my own preferences. Be authentically YOU! This is just my story, me being authentically me.
In order to find some answers, I took it upon myself to look into holistic healing methods such as breathwork, yoga, meditation, naturopathy, essential oils, energy work - like reiki and sound healing. I dove into research, obtained certifications, and got advice from friends in the medical field who were on this same journey about herbs, vitamins, plants, sources from nature that could help with the ailments myself and my clients were experiencing. I was shocked by all the possibilities out there for natural healing… for the mind, body, and spirit! Yet, why are these not more accessible and what can I do to make them more accessible?
I knew I needed to do the hard work, the research, the trial and error. So, I enrolled in a graduate program for Holistic Health Studies to learn even more about alternative healing and how to help people gain access and knowledge to those forms of healing. Along this journey I found my purpose: to help educate and create access for others who are asking the same questions myself and my clients are, who want more options for their own unique healing journeys.
And so… AM Authentically Me was created. It’s my way to change the approach to mental health and healing. To give YOU the opportunity to take control of your own healing journey and experience healing in a more holistic way.
Client Testimonials:
“When I first contacted Cassandra, I was stuck in a rut and overwhelmed. I wasn’t sure what my next step in life should be, I had no idea how to prioritize myself. Cassandra lit up the path, and guided me through my obstacles - she helped me find myself. Since then, I have blossomed as a person and landed the career of my dreams!”
— MK
“I came to Cassandra for sound healing. I had heard about it but I had never had a sound healing experience before. I chose a Chakra Balancing Experience for my first time. Cassandra sat down with me and got to know me more before our session. We talked about current stress, any pain I was having in my body, and goals for healing I had. I could feel Cassandra’s passion for her healing work as she explained how a session goes, letting me know to speak up during if I needed to adjust myself or felt uncomfortable. She started with some Reiki, which I had never had before as well, and then she used the sound bowls and tuning forks! Wow - sound healing is incredible! My favorite part would have to be the tuning forks she used on my body. I could feel the vibrations throughout my body and a sense of calm and relaxation. After the session I felt less heavy, happier, and way more relaxed. Before I left, Cassandra went over after care with me which is not very different than after care from a massage. I booked another session with her before I left. It was an amazing experience that I would recommend to anyone!”
— JH
“I recently had an interest in learning about alternative ways to heal my mind and my body due to negative experiences with going to see a therapist. I came across a post of Cassandra’s on social media that really stuck with me and decided to see what she offered. I had heard about chakras but didn’t know much about what they are and was skeptical to be honest. During my initial phone conversation with Cassandra, she explained chakras to me in a way I could understand, and I decided to give chakra healing a go. I have been working with Cassandra for a month now and so much has changed in my physical body as well as my mind and my thoughts. She uses a mix of education, things I can do at home on a daily basis, and sound healing to open and balance my chakras. It’s crazy to say, but I feel like so many new opportunities have come to me since starting to heal my chakras! People at work have even told me I seem different, in a good way. To say my confidence has increased is an understatement. This was what I needed, and I am so glad I got the courage to try something new.”
— AD