Healing Through A Body Cast: The Spiritual Lessons I Learned Before I Could Walk

Most people wouldn’t associate hip dysplasia, body casts, and medical traction with joy—but I do. I was just two years old when I had surgery for hip dysplasia. I spent six weeks in a full-body cast and another six weeks in traction, lying down for 23 hours a day. While that sounds like the beginning of a painful story, for me, it was the beginning of a powerful spiritual lesson.

I actually loved the whole experience.

There was a bar between my legs, and I loved to hang upside down with it. I was too heavy to carry, so my family pulled me around in a wagon—and I absolutely loved it. In a Crystal Dreaming session I remember the feeling of being stuck when I first woke up in the cast, and being absolutely terrified, but I adapted quickly. That deep discomfort—of being physically unable to move—left an imprint on my soul. I hated feeling stuck. And to this day, I absolutely cannot stand it.

But spiritually? It was so much more than just a physical challenge. It was an initiation. An initiation to my superpowers.