About Crysalyn

My true spiritual awakening was not an easy one and I denied my gifts for a very long time. Although I always had “paranormal” experiences my whole life and had been attuned as a reiki practitioner for awhile, I rarely shared these experiences and gifts with others out of fear. On the rare occasion that I did mention a story or experience, very few people seemed to engage in those conversations and beliefs. So, from a young age I learned to keep what I knew and my experiences to myself.

In 2018, I was on my way home from a job that I hated, exhausted and thinking about a million things I had to do… Then bang! My car was hit from behind, while I was waiting at a stoplight, pushing my car into another. The offending driver had hit the gas instead of the brake, accelerating at a high speed right into my car.

I sustained multiple injuries and a traumatic brain injury, resulting in several orthopedic surgeries, and lots of therapy. I had to learn to slow down, experience the whole process, and rely on others. I was at the lowest point in my life.

Unfortunately, I didn’t learn my lesson and I continued on in my “rush to get things done” fashion. Two major surgeries and rehab left me in constant pain, while still pushing through a job I loathed. 

I felt completely out of control of my mind and body, which was exacerbated by continuing to work at the job that didn’t feed my soul. I pushed myself back to work before I was fully healed, and was experiencing debilitating nerve pain, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, and chronic claustrophobia. I had told myself that I was lucky to have this job and was determined to push myself to stay.

While sitting at my desk one day I had a moment of clarity, realizing that this misery was a sign that I needed to make some changes in my life, but I didn’t know where to start. I sat quietly with that thought for a moment, then decided to jump up quickly to get the rest of my daily tasks done. I got up from my desk in a hurry and tripped, blowing out my recently reconstructed knee…again.

Long story short, the universe brought me down to my knees to wake me up, because I didn’t get the lesson the first time. It was a divine message loud and clear. The fall resulted in another surgery. This time around the surgery took longer to get scheduled and the recovery took a lot longer with more setbacks. Only three short weeks after the second reconstruction I fell ill with Covid.

I was the very first patient in my area to have this new mystery virus. I ended up getting sick enough to go to the hospital, where I was a Covid guinea pig and put into isolation for 52 days. I was scared and alone, and couldn’t see my family. I wasn’t sure if I was even going to make it. After everything I had been through, I felt completely defeated.

I made a conscious decision then that I was going to not only live, but I was going to live for myself and step into my power. There were times when I got so low that I didn’t think I could go on. I just didn’t want to live anymore, and I felt like no one cared. I started to pray a lot, calling in my angels and ancestors to help me to get through this tough time. 

To pass the time, I started to have distant reiki and healings virtually with healers and spiritual teachers to help pass the time. (I was already an attuned reiki practitioner before the accident but had not entirely engaged in the practice yet.) Then it just started to click that this was really helping me and was part of my life’s purpose.

For the first time I felt supported and could finally talk freely with people who were like me. The minute I started to embrace my spiritual side my gifts just flowed naturally. I realized that I was a natural healer and spiritual intuitive all along. I was even practicing light language unintentionally. I had been doing it but didn’t even know it. It took some great mentors to point that out to me. 

Although this time in my life was very challenging, I am so grateful for all the lessons and blessings that came out of it. I dare to say that I am a survivor and I know many of you have your own survivor story or going through your survivor journey now. I am so grateful for the mentors and healers that helped me through that difficult time and that have continued to support me through my spiritual journey. Let me be that person for you!