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When Healing is Energy: Inside the Practice of Reiki & IFS with Elizabeth Scott
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Episode 94: Self-Energy, Skeptic Parts & Practical Alchemy
Today Caitlan is joined by Elizabeth Scott an IFS Level 1–trained psychotherapist, Reiki Master Practitioner, astrologer, certified nature-informed therapist, and Safe & Sound Protocol provider. Elizabeth blends Internal Family Systems, nervous system support, and intuitive modalities to help clients access their own inner wisdom and whole-brain healing. We get into self-energy (and why Maggie Rogers’ “Alaska” might be its anthem), how Reiki actually supports ventral vagal states, using astrology without the “higher/lower” moralism (hello burdened vs. unburdened expressions), legacy burdens, & more!
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- What Reiki is (in plain English) and how it tangibly supports your nervous system.
- How IFS, Reiki, and astrology weave together to create more access to Self.
- “Burdened vs. unburdened” expressions in astrology
- How legacy burdens show up—and a gentle path to unburdening.
- Practical ways to build a morning practice that actually fits your design and life
Chapters:
03:05 Elizabeth finds IFS: from psychodynamic & EMDR to parts work
05:26 Self as tuning fork: the ripple effect in families & relationship
18:44 What is Reiki?
22:50 Talking to skeptical parts + research notes for the left brain
24:45 Reiki as right-brain on-ramp to IFS (wonder, imagination, intuition)
26:16 Why Elizabeth added Reiki & astrology (and how it changed her work)
29:36 Charts as parts-maps: instant unblending through seeing
32:01 How IFS + Reiki + astrology integrate in session
34:32 Polyvagal lens: why nervous system regulation comes first
37:38 “Burdened vs. unburdened” expressions (credit: Sarah Temel)
41:40 What a session with Elizabeth looks like (therapy vs. coaching)
47:17 Elizabeth’s return-to-Self practice (30-minute morning meditation)
49:20 Tailoring practices to your Moon and nervous system
50:04 Return+ bonus: guided Reiki meditation (8–10 minutes)
50:35 How to work with Elizabeth + free “Reclaim Your Calm” meditation
Links & Resources:
- Connect with Elizabeth Scott:
- Return+ Bonus
- 🎧 Elizabeth’s Guided Reiki Meditation (8–10 min) — available for Return+ members
If this conversation helped you exhale and remember what’s already inside you, share it with a friend who needs a gentle nudge back to Self. Subscribe/follow Return, and if you want the guided Reiki meditation from Elizabeth plus deeper, behind-the-scenes episodes, join Return+ on Substack.
Produced by Caitlan Siegenthaler
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That is a beautiful energetic exchange for Caitlan creating the show.
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