ABOUT
Jacqy Stewart
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I was born awake with a strong knowing that there was something out there bigger and more powerful than myself. I had experiences that were different from my peers. As a child, my Dad always used to tell me I was “wise beyond my years” which made absolutely no sense to me then. I thought he was just trying to make me feel better about the fact that I never seemed to really fit in with the kids at school. I was picked on for being different. I saw and understood things that others my age didn’t.
I learned to stay quiet, not to draw attention to myself, to shy away from the light and live in the shadows of those people around me. It seemed easier this way. I compartmentalized my life. I was one person in public and a completely different person in private. At home, I could be my uniquely weird and crazy self. In the world, I did everything I could to blend in and be what I felt everyone else wanted me to be, so that I could belong. I hid.
By age 16, I was diagnosed with depression and began seeing a psychologist. By 3rd year university, I had plummeted to a place where a bottle of pills seemed like a better option than facing my day to day. Thankfully, I was taught it was okay to reach out for help and I did just that. But, traditional counselling and medication couldn’t change my intuitive world.
To the outside world, I was a fantastic friend, loving daughter, successful and respected teacher. I was described as gregarious, outgoing, fun-loving, adventurous and brave. My inside world was a place of self-doubt, never feeling good enough, worthy enough, deserving enough to take up space, or stand up for myself or ask for what I needed. It was always about keeping everyone around me happy, because then life was calm and I could manage my empathic abilities.
At the age of 34, I had a complete breakdown. I finally met a man who I thought was going to be it. He wasn’t. And all the pent up emotions finally poured out. Literally. After months of crying, I knew something had to give.
One day, I looked up to the ceiling and asked for the universe to provide me with a counsellor who could help me, not just with the mental/emotional stuff but someone who could also help guide me on my spiritual path. I had denied that part of me for so long and I needed to do something differently! I finally surrendered.
“This woman had something to teach you.”
I was born awake with a strong knowing that there was something out there bigger and more powerful than myself. I had experiences that were different from my peers. As a child, my Dad always used to tell me I was “wise beyond my years” which made absolutely no sense to me then. I thought he was just trying to make me feel better about the fact that I never seemed to really fit in with the kids at school. I was picked on for being different. I saw and understood things that others my age didn’t.
I learned to stay quiet, not to draw attention to myself, to shy away from the light and live in the shadows of those people around me. It seemed easier this way. I compartmentalized my life. I was one person in public and a completely different person in private. At home, I could be my uniquely weird and crazy self. In the world, I did everything I could to blend in and be what I felt everyone else wanted me to be, so that I could belong. I hid.
By age 16, I was diagnosed with depression and began seeing a psychologist. By 3rd year university, I had plummeted to a place where a bottle of pills seemed like a better option than facing my day to day. Thankfully, I was taught it was okay to reach out for help and I did just that. But, traditional counselling and medication couldn’t change my intuitive world.
To the outside world, I was a fantastic friend, loving daughter, successful and respected teacher. I was described as gregarious, outgoing, fun-loving, adventurous and brave. My inside world was a place of self-doubt, never feeling good enough, worthy enough, deserving enough to take up space, or stand up for myself or ask for what I needed. It was always about keeping everyone around me happy, because then life was calm and I could manage my empathic abilities.
At the age of 34, I had a complete breakdown. I finally met a man who I thought was going to be it. He wasn’t. And all the pent up emotions finally poured out. Literally. After months of crying, I knew something had to give.
One day, I looked up to the ceiling and asked for the universe to provide me with a counsellor who could help me, not just with the mental/emotional stuff but someone who could also help guide me on my spiritual path. I had denied that part of me for so long and I needed to do something differently! I finally surrendered.
“This woman had something to teach you.”
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Would you believe the Quantum Universe works through Google? LOL I found teachers who taught me mindfulness, meditation, journaling and most importantly how to acknowledge and begin to learn from my emotions. I started attending retreats, engaging with workshops, trusting my intuition more than I ever had before and slowly, step by step, I walked out of the darkness and back into My Light.
Yet…I knew there was more. And the Universe listened.
I ended up attending a chakra retreat being facilitated by my spiritual mentor. There was a workshop on boundaries being led by her co-facilitator and the moment she started to speak, I heard clear as day “This woman had something to teach you.” By this point, I had learned to follow the breadcrumbs that appeared in front of me and jumped at the opportunity to work with her. At the age of 36, no one had ever spoken to me about boundaries or asked me what I needed or wanted in my life. My world was blown wide open and I finally stepped whole-heartedly into exploring my world within so I could lead without.
My new coach guided me on a journey further into myself than I had ever gone before. Within a few sessions with her, I had released a series of negative emotions and my entire world shifted. I was different, so the world was different.
I wanted to learn how to do that too. I became the Head of an International Institute in NLP and Hypnosis and a Master Results Coach under the mentorship of Dr. Kim Redman. And, I am still learning.
So who am I? I am a woman with a huge heart, a Healer, Teacher and Guide. I am a woman who walks the path of transformation and empowerment, who strives to shine my light so I can guide others to do the same. I am silly, quirky, gregarious and kind. I am a seeker of knowledge and enlightenment. I am learning to become more comfortable with being uncomfortable, because that means I am growing. I am on a mission to bring more love, light and laughter to my own world and the world of those around me. I empower others to take the journey into their own power. And I’d love to see if we can journey together.