My Neck Was Broken — How Energy Changed My Recovery with Stacy Noel
What happens when your life changes in an instant… and your healing becomes your teacher?
In this powerful episode of The Energy Healing Podcast, host Leila Briggs sits down with Stacy Noel—a nurse practitioner, holistic nurse coach, Reiki Master, and Healing Touch Certified Practitioner & Instructor—who shares the deeply personal story of recovering from a devastating car accident that left her neck broken and her arm temporarily unusable.
Stacy opens up about how energy medicine found her through an unexpected moment of grief on her hospital unit, how she fast-tracked through Healing Touch training, and how Healing Touch became a daily lifeline during her recovery—through self-care, mindset, and the support of a healing community.
This is a heartfelt conversation about resilience, spiritual timing, self-healing, and the quiet power of returning to balance - one breath at a time.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode
- How Healing Touch entered Stacy’s life through a hospital grief moment
- The pull of energy medicine—and the signs she couldn’t ignore
- What it means to be a healer “from AM to PM”
- A powerful recovery story: broken neck, nerve damage, and rebuilding
- How self-care techniques supported the nervous system and mindset
- Why healing isn’t about fixing what’s broken—it’s remembering wholeness
- How community care accelerates resilience and restores hope
⏱ Episode Chapters & Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction & meet Stacy Noel
00:40 – How energy healing “found” Stacy through a hospital loss
01:30 – The MindBody Spirit Expo & first Reiki session
03:10 – Two flyers later: why Healing Touch kept calling
04:10 – Walking into Level 1 and instantly feeling aligned
05:00 – Fast-tracking Level 1–4 in four months
06:10 – Realizing she was “meant” to heal
07:40 – The car accident: “my neck was broken”
08:15 – Healing Touch as daily self-care during recovery
09:00 – The Healing Touch community showing up weekly
09:40 – Leila reflects on Stacy’s mindset and determination
10:30 – Did energy healing speed recovery and ease the emotional process?
11:20 – How recovery created space for instructor training
11:50 – What Healing Touch self-care looks like day-to-day
12:10 – Grounding & centering to reduce overwhelm
12:55 – Self Chakra Connection and meditation as a morning ritual
13:30 – Simple techniques for pain, anxiety, and resets
14:05 – Scudder + self mind clearing for energetic hygiene
14:45 – Doing techniques physically vs through visualization
16:00 – Words of wisdom for those who feel lost or disconnected
18:40 – Volunteering and assisting classes to reconnect
19:10 – Closing & gratitude
About Our Guest: Stacy Noel
Stacy Noel, MSN, FNP-BC, HWNC-BC, HTCP/I, is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Holistic Nurse Coach, Reiki Master, and Healing Touch Certified Practitioner and Instructor. With 30 years of nursing experience and 15 years practicing Healing Touch, Stacy discovered this work during her own healing journey—and it transformed both her life and her approach to care. Healing Touch provided profound tools for self-healing and a deeply meaningful way to support patients, caregivers, and colleagues. Today, she is honored to teach, practice, and share this work, continuing to witness its ability to restore balance, resilience, and hope.
🔗 Website: StacyNoel.com
📩 Email: HappyStacy1@gmail.com
About Your Host: Leila Briggs
Leila Briggs is the host of The Energy Healing Podcast: Exploring Stories, Practices & Science, presented by the Healing Touch Program. A Healing Touch Certified Practitioner since 2015, Leila brings a lifetime of intuitive experience into grounded, heart-centered conversations about energy healing, healing spaces, and lived spiritual practice.
Her work focuses on creating safe, ethical, and supportive spaces for individuals and families—especially those raising intuitive children. Leila is currently studying to become a Healing Touch Mentor, offers intuitive sessions by appointment, and has been featured on A Mother’s Intuition podcast. Alongside her mother, Healing Touch Certified Practitioner Instructor Patricia Briggs, Leila co-owns TriLia LLC.
About This Podcast
The Energy Healing Podcast is where science meets the heart—sharing real stories, expert insights, and practical tools to help you explore Healing Touch, energy medicine, and holistic care in everyday life.
If you’re seeking healing, learning to heal, or simply curious about energy, you’re in the right place.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this video is provided only as general information and for educational purposes only. It does not offer medical advice and is not intended to be a substitute or replacement for qualified medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please take responsibility for your own health.
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