How Heidi Blackie Chose to Believe in Healing

One question shifted everything: What am I believing about my ability to heal?

Author

Matt Gilhooly
October 15, 2025

Heidi Blackie spent years chasing perfection and pushing through chronic illness until she hit rock bottom. In one raw moment, she asked herself a life-changing question: What am I believing about my ability to heal? That vow to believe reshaped her body, her choices, and her life.

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Her story is a reminder that sometimes the shift begins not with a treatment plan or a checklist, but with a belief. Here are a few takeaways from Heidi’s journey that might help you look at your own patterns in a new way.

3 Things to Think About

  1. Belief is a starting point: we often can’t move forward if we don’t believe we can.

  2. Perfectionism can look like success, but it can also keep us from healing.

  3. Acceptance isn’t giving up—it’s the doorway to deeper connection with ourselves.

2 Things to Ask Yourself

  1. What patterns am I repeating that might be holding me back instead of helping me?

  2. How do I talk to myself when I’m struggling—like a critic or like a friend?

1 Thing to Try This Week

Write down one limiting belief you hold about yourself. Replace it with a simple, compassionate phrase of belief and place it somewhere visible. Repeat it daily for 7 days.

Heidi’s story is one of resilience, presence, and learning to trust her own body. I’d love for you to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full conversation here: www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com/s4e210

Or just hit reply and let me know—what’s one belief you’re working on shifting right now?

Matt

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