I Was Struggling, Then This Changed Everything with Lisa Goodman
What begins as a moment of personal struggle becomes a lifelong calling to heal, teach, and transform healthcare from the inside out.
In this episode of The Energy Healing Podcast, host Leila Briggs sits down with Lisa Goodman—a Healing Touch Practitioner, instructor, and integrative healing leader—to share how one class during a difficult time changed the entire trajectory of her life.
Lisa’s journey moves from heartbreak and introversion to leadership, teaching, and building a hospital-based integrative healing program that has impacted patients, caregivers, and entire systems of care.
Lisa reflects on:
Finding Healing Touch during a deeply challenging personal period
Building an integrative healing program within hospice and hospital systems
Overcoming shyness to step into teaching and leadership
Supporting empaths and highly sensitive individuals in healthcare
Creating safe, grounded spaces for learning—even in uncomfortable conversations
Together, Leila and Lisa explore how healing isn’t just personal—it ripples outward into families, workplaces, and entire communities.
This is a powerful conversation about resilience, sensitivity as a strength, and what becomes possible when you keep going—even through the hardest parts.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode
- How Healing Touch became a turning point during personal struggle
- Building integrative healing programs inside healthcare systems
- Why sensitivity and empathy are strengths—not weaknesses
- The importance of boundaries for healers and caregivers
- How to teach and practice energy work in grounded, accessible ways
- Why discomfort is often the doorway to transformation
- How healing work creates ripple effects across entire communities
⏱ Episode Chapters & Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction: Meet Lisa Goodman
01:00 – Finding Healing Touch during a difficult life transition
03:30 – “It felt like a warm hug”: first impressions of Healing Touch
05:00 – Bringing Healing Touch into hospice care
07:00 – From introvert to leader: building a hospital program
09:00 – Expanding into hospital-wide integrative healing
11:00 – Teaching with grounding, safety, and compassion
13:00 – Supporting empaths and highly sensitive students
15:00 – Overcoming dyslexia and teaching for all learning styles
17:00 – Navigating spirituality in Level 3 safely
19:00 – “It’s okay to be uncomfortable” in learning and growth
21:00 – Empathy, boundaries, and self-care in healthcare
23:30 – Sensitivity, childhood, and personal transformation
26:30 – Mentorship, legacy, and future vision
30:00 – Final advice: don’t stop when it gets hard
About Our Guest: Lisa Goodman
Lisa Goodman brings over 30 years of experience in healthcare, with more than two decades devoted to holistic and integrative healing.
She is a certified Healing Touch Practitioner and Instructor (Levels 1–3), mentoring Level 4 students and guiding healthcare professionals, caregivers, and individuals in meaningful self-care and healing practices.
Lisa is also certified in guided imagery, clinical aromatherapy, sound healing, and journaling. Based in San Diego, California, she is passionate about creating safe, reflective healing spaces where people can reconnect with themselves.
Her work is rooted in a simple belief: healing unfolds when we slow down, listen inward, and create space with intention and kindness.
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 and lived spiritual practice.
She co-owns TriLia LLC with her mother, Patricia Briggs, and is dedicated to supporting intuitive individuals and families through education, sessions, and community.
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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