I Didn’t Believe in This Either — How a Skeptic Became a Healer with Susan Oates
What starts as curiosity—and even skepticism—becomes a series of undeniable experiences that change everything.
In this episode of The Energy Healing Podcast, host Leila Briggs sits down with healer and yoga teacher Susan Oates to share her deeply personal journey from doubt to direct experience with energy, healing, and spirit.
Susan didn’t set out to become a healer. Through unexpected encounters, physical healing experiences, and profound spiritual moments, she found herself repeatedly brought back to the same truth: there is more happening beneath the surface than we can explain.
From acupuncture that felt like “dental flossing the spine,” to spontaneous emotional releases, to moments of grace that transformed her life, Susan shares the path that slowly—and powerfully—shifted her understanding of healing.
Together, Leila and Susan explore what it means to trust the process, step into the role of a healer, and allow something greater to move through you.
This is a moving and deeply human conversation about trust, surrender, and discovering that healing is often happening—even before we believe in it.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode
- What it feels like to experience energy before believing in it
- How physical healing can shift your perception of reality
- The role of emotional release in healing
- A powerful spiritual experience that changed everything
- Why healing often finds you before you seek it
- The transition from receiver to practitioner
- What it really means to be a “channel” in healing work
- Healing loved ones during pain, illness, and transition
- Why skepticism can be part of the healing journey
- The importance of trust, practice, and surrender
⏱ Episode Chapters & Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction: Meet Susan Oates
01:30 – First experience with energy: acupuncture & “energy flow”
03:30 – Early encounters with healing (but not yet following the path)
04:00 – Karate, focus, and understanding energy in the body
06:30 – A moment of grace: healing a broken heart
09:30 – Spontaneous physical healing & medical validation
11:00 – Finding yoga, church, and spiritual alignment
12:30 – Discovering alternative healing through writing
13:30 – Emotional release after intuitive healing session
15:00 – Synchronicities guiding her path
15:30 – Healing a torn shoulder without surgery
17:00 – Repeated evidence of the body’s ability to heal
18:00 – Becoming a healer: doubt, trust, and practice
19:30 – Healing family members: presence, pain relief & peace
22:30 – A profound experience around her father’s passing
24:30 – Being held in a healing community
25:30 – Advice for beginners: suspend disbelief
27:00 – Trusting the process & getting out of the way
28:30 – Closing reflections
About Our Guest: Susan Oates
Susan Oates is a Healing Touch practitioner and yoga teacher whose path into energy healing was shaped by lived experience rather than belief. Through a series of personal healing events—both physical and spiritual—Susan developed a deep trust in the body’s ability to heal and the role of energy in that process.
Known for her grounded presence and intuitive awareness, Susan approaches healing as a collaborative and humble practice—serving as a clear channel for the body, spirit, and higher guidance to do their work.
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. She co-owns TriLia LLC and offers intuitive sessions and healing work by appointment.
About the Podcast
The Energy Healing Podcast is where science meets the heart—sharing real stories, expert insights, and practical tools to explore Healing Touch and energy medicine 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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