Ep 8 - 8 Fuck these Crutches
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What if your illness isn't something you have, but something you're working through?
In this thought-provoking episode of Psychics Not Saints, Bryan Grijalva and Ainslie MacLeod explore the deep spiritual and psychological ties between identity and illness. They challenge the common tendency to define ourselves by our ailments, whether it's cancer, asthma, or chronic pain, and invite listeners to reconsider how they speak about their own health.
Ainslie shares a powerful story of a wheelchair-bound patient whose real issue wasn't physical, but a soul-level challenge of self-destruction rooted in a past life. Bryan recounts his own experiences with clients whose bodies have become so accustomed to their limitations that healing feels threatening, including a woman who, after a sudden physical breakthrough, reacted not with gratitude, but with anger.
The episode also tackles the "phobia of sickness," a past-life fear that can cause the soul to overreact to physical symptoms, and clarifies the misconception that illness is punishment for past-life wrongs. As Ainslie explains, karma isn't about retribution; it's about memory, pattern, and choice.
Ultimately, the message is one of empowerment: you are not your illness. You are a soul navigating a human experience. And sometimes, the most healing thing you can do is simply shift the language from "I am sick" to "I am working through this."
A must-listen for anyone ready to reframe their relationship with their body, their past, and their potential.
Key Takeaways
Identifying with illness reinforces it; say "working through X," not "my X."
Chronic illness can serve an unconscious purpose, like attention.
The body's relationship to illness isn't conscious, it's somatic.
Letting go of an illness identity can feel frightening.
Phobia of sickness can stem from a past-life death.
Illness isn't punishment for a past life; karma doesn't work that way.
The body carries memories, not forced "lessons."
The lesson is what you take from an experience, not the illness itself.
Healing can happen fast once the root cause is addressed.
In This Episode:
[00:00] Introduction
[00:53] Today's topic: illness and identifying with ailments
[01:14] The client stuck in a wheelchair
[02:32] Self-destruction, denied love, and self-worth
[04:20] Phobia of sickness explained
[06:41] How the soul can overreact and cause autoimmune issues
[07:57] Ainslie's experience with celiac disease
[09:08] Bryan's take: illness as unconscious attention-seeking
[10:35] Somatic therapies and the body's neurochemistry
[13:15] The frozen shoulder story
[16:14] Ainslie's aunt and the migraines
[17:23] The "Fuck These Crutches" story
[20:36] Brené Brown's 50/50 rule
[21:20] Grounded or Garbage: is illness punishment from a past life?
[25:04] What did we learn today?
About the Hosts
Ainslie MacLeod is a past-life psychic with over 27 years of professional experience. He uses his abilities to explore past lives, resolve fears and phobias, and help people align with their soul’s intended path. His work began unexpectedly when his deceased uncle appeared to him in Hawaii, a moment that turned a lifelong atheist into a working psychic.
Bryan Grijalva is a medical intuitive and healer with more than 22 years of practice and extensive certifications in various healing modalities. Raised in a psychic Mexican household, he learned early that feeling others’ pain was normal and later mastered the discernment to use that gift for healing. He works extensively with professional athletes, physicians, and everyday people.
Together, they’ve been friends and collaborators for over 15 years.
Ainslie MacLeod
Bryan Grijalva
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