🌾 Back to the Lodge – Full Circle Healing 🌾

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🌾 Back to the Lodge – Full Circle Healing 🌾

By Christine | @healthyniishways

Sometimes, you have to go back to the place that once held your broken pieces — just to see how beautifully you’ve put yourself back together.

The last time I stood at the Dan Pine Healing Lodge in Garden River First Nation was in 2009. I was a young mother, exhausted and carrying more pain than words could hold. Life had broken me open — the kind of heartbreak that forces you to face yourself, ready or not.

I remember walking up to that Lodge, angry and lost, searching for something I couldn’t name.
I prayed. I cried. I sat with my ancestors in silence, and I sweated out the pain in that sacred circle.

That’s also where I received my Native name — Woman Who Walks with White Feathers.
In Ojibwe (ceremonial form), I carry it as Ikwe Waabishkigaabo Bineshiiyens.
I hold this name with pride and humility as a member of the Makwa (Bear) Clan — the healers, protectors, and guardians of our people.
It reminds me to walk with truth and gentleness, to move with both strength and softness, and to protect the light I carry — for myself, my family, and my community.

That moment marked the beginning of my healing. It didn’t happen overnight — it happened slowly, like spring thaw, softening one layer at a time.

💚 Returning in 2025

After sixteen years, I returned. Stepping out and seeing the Lodge again, something stirred deep in my spirit.
It was quiet — peaceful — like the land had been waiting for me.

I didn’t see the woman who was broken anymore. I saw the woman who rose.
The woman who kept showing up, even when no one believed she could.
The woman who raised three daughters on faith, courage, and sheer will.

There were days I didn’t think I’d make it. But I woke up anyway. I showed up anyway.
I made sure my girls were loved, fed, and safe, even when my own heart felt empty.
I didn’t have a perfect plan — I had trust.
Trust in the Creator. Trust that every struggle had a reason.
And somehow, life unfolded exactly as it was meant to.

🌿 The Peace of Coming Home

Standing on that same ground, peace washed over me like a wave.
The same land that once held my pain now witnessed my strength — and that brought tears to my eyes.

I’m no longer trying to survive; I’m learning to live — to move with intention, speak with truth, and love without fear.
Healing isn’t about forgetting the pain; it’s about transforming it.
It’s walking back into the same place and realizing you are no longer the same person.

I am proud of the woman I’ve become.
I am grateful for every storm that shaped me.
And I am thankful for the sacred reminder:
Healing isn’t about going back — it’s about remembering how far you’ve come. 💚

💫 Closing Thoughts

If this story speaks to your heart, share it — healing grows stronger when it’s shared.
We all carry a bundle of experiences, lessons, and love — and every time we tell our story, we add light to someone else’s path.

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