Dying, Coming Back, and Discovering What Cannot Be Destroyed 💥 Meet The Double Phoenix Kristin Dwan

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What remains when everything you know is taken away?

In this deeply moving episode of Awakening with Natalie Namaste, Natalie is joined by Kristin Dwan—a Certified Hypnotherapist, Reiki Master and Teacher, author, speaker, and founder of The Healing Woods.

Kristin’s spiritual awakening began after a devastating house fire left her with third-degree burns over 30% of her body. During surgery, her heart stopped, and she experienced a near-death experience that profoundly changed her relationship with life, healing, and purpose.

Decades later, Kristin faced fire once again when the 2025 Altadena wildfire destroyed her home and community. Only two months later, she also lost her mother. Through overwhelming grief and loss, Kristin returned to the practices that had carried her through before: Reiki, hypnosis, ritual, nature, ancestral connection, and the healing power of the elements.

In this powerful conversation, Natalie and Kristin explore:

• What Kristin experienced during her near-death experience
• How energy healing supported her physical recovery
• Why Reiki and hypnotherapy can complement Western medicine
• How subconscious beliefs formed in childhood shape our lives
• Why affirmations may not work when the subconscious mind feels unsafe
• How ritual can become medicine during grief and transformation
• The spiritual meaning of fire, earth, water, air, and spirit
• How to find peace without disconnecting from the world
• The difference between intuition and fear-based urgency
• How to transform pain, darkness, and loss into strength
• Why accepting the shadow is essential to authentic healing
• The guidance of the High Priestess for humanity’s awakening

Kristin reminds us that even when our possessions, identities, or external sources of safety disappear, our connection to Spirit remains. As she shares in this episode, the one thing the fire could not take was her connection to Reiki, her ancestors, the elements, and the healing wisdom within.

Natalie and Kristin are also co-authors of The Way of the Initiate, a collection of transformational stories about awakening, remembrance, and becoming the new human.

CONNECT WITH KRISTIN DWAN:

The Healing Woods:
https://www.thehealingwoods.com/

Receive Kristin’s free hypnosis recording for finding peace during chaotic times:
https://the-healing-woods.kit.com/profile

Discover Kristin’s book, Baptism by Flame:
https://www.amazon.com/Baptism-Flame-Steps-Ignite-Within/dp/0998838004

The Way of the Initiate is available now: https://mybook.to/TheWayoftheInitiate