Healing is everywhere—but are we actually growing?

Retreats. Somatic workshops. Breath work. Full moon circles. Cold plunges. Infrared saunas. Self-growth has become part of mainstream culture. But here’s the thing no one wants to admit: healing can become another performance. Another identity. Another form of pressure.

In this week’s episode of Unbox The Podcast, I ask a necessary question: are you truly healing—or just following the crowd? I open Episode 33 by spotlighting the pressure many feel to “keep up” in the wellness world. As retreats and wellness centres boom globally—especially in places like Bali, Portugal, and the UAE—there’s a subtle message behind many offerings: if you’re not doing this, you’re falling behind.

Healing is not a performance

The fear of missing out has seeped into healing. Instead of connecting with our inner truth, we often chase the next technique, the next guru, or the next spiritual trend. And when this happens, healing becomes performance.

I share a story of a client who believed her regular retreats made her more spiritual than her husband—who never attended. But I gently challenged this idea by asking whether kindness, presence, and quiet support might also be spiritual. Real growth doesn’t always look like what’s trending.

The rise of retreats, wellness clinics, and fear-based messaging

From luxury retreats to cutting-edge wellness treatments, today’s healing market often preys on insecurity. Many people feel that unless they’re constantly investing in new modalities, they’re not growing.

This fear-based messaging suggests that if you’re not doing it all—you’re doing nothing. But that isn’t true.

Growth isn’t about appearances or validation. It’s about your ability to pause, tune in, and respond to what’s real for you—not what’s trending.

Healing is real transformation 

I introduce listeners to the BEMA™ Methodology—my signature framework for realignment. It’s based on the Four Dimensions of Change: Body, Emotions, Mind, and Accountability to Action.

Instead of constantly jumping to the next trend, I invite you to ask:

• What is my body really asking for?
• What emotions am I ignoring or bypassing?
• What beliefs am I still living out from someone else’s story?
• What one action would truly move me forward today?

Midway through the episode, I recommend the free BEMA Alignment WIP List™—a simple but powerful self-check-in tool to help you come back to the real you.

Stop following the crowd—come back to your truth

You don’t need a guru to evolve.
You don’t need to travel far to find your answers.
You don’t need to post your healing to prove it’s real.

Sometimes, the most spiritual thing you can do is say no to a trend—and yes to your truth.

Tune in to Episode 33: When Self-Growth Becomes a Trend: Are You Healing or Just Following the Crowd? on your favourite podcast platform.

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