Little Bird Healing & Wellness

03/06/2024

I placed this sign out in front of my neighbors house with his permission. Every damn day someone knocks this sign down…just flattens it to the ground. Every day I go back out there and set that sign back up with pride. The wind is not blowing that hard on the corner of 3rd and Cali St. friends. It just boggles my mind that someone would be so against the nurses at St. Pat’s and what we are fighting for, or nurses in general quite frankly, union or not.

At first it made me angry and then I noticed the metaphor. Every day we go into work as nurses and many days we get taken to the ground mentally, physically, emotionally and even perhaps spiritually. Then the next day it’s time to go back in we get our s**t together, regroup, and head back in to do it all over again with a smile on our face, kindness, compassion, and grace…until we cannot.

Of course we all hope to never need to utilize the emergency department, operating rooms, or a bed on a hospital floor, however, one never knows when that day may come. If you ever find yourself requiring time in the hospital, believe me when I say that you want the nurses taking care of you to have safe staffing ratios in place which result in high quality, safe patient care and better patient outcomes. Additionally, you want nurses that are highly competent. We don’t graduate from nursing school with all the knowledge needed to do our jobs, much of that learning happens in our specialty areas and is taught by our peers that hopefully have much more experience.

The nurses at St. Pat’s want to be able to stay in Missoula and care for their tight knit community, but in order to do so we must be able to afford to. With such high cost of living it has become an arduous task to recruit and retain nurses which then compromises the safety of the patients.

Did you know that many nurses in school during COVID didn’t get clinical experience? People were graduating without ever having placed hands on a patient. Not all hospitals offer nursing fellowships and orientation is likely 12-16 weeks. It takes a lot of effort and patience to train nurses whether new to the field in general or new to a specialty area and many preceptors are getting burnt out because turnover rates are so high.

I know this is not a problem isolated to Missoula, nurses are fighting across the country right now for many of the same things. People are requiring more care than ever before and we need nurses more than ever!

St. Patrick’s hospital has many accolades and truly provides exceptional patient care. I am proud to work with all the amazing clinicians and staff that we have, and I sincerely hope to be able to continue to. As single woman with a kid in college at the U of M it is nearly impossible. Here’s hoping we can ratify a contract to meet our needs, retain our nurses and keep them local. Drop a heart to show your support.

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08/02/2023

Making my favorite summer sun tea blend! Hibiscus, chamomile, and lemon balm. It’s cooling, calming, and overall just delightful. What tea have you been enjoying so far this summer?

07/18/2023

Hello friends! I took the month of June off to recalibrate myself, and I am feeling amazing. I spent a week adventuring in beautiful Wyoming and allowed myself the space for some clarity. That being said, I am going to be updating my website and making some changes to my offerings and ways you can work with me. Be on the lookout for info on when those changes are made. If you should have a gift certificate from me I will be honoring them through the end of August so please schedule an appointment before then. I’m really excited about things on the horizon and cannot wait to connect with more of you! Wishing you well on this fine Tuesday, May you find a little slice of joy today and hold that feeling tight. Much love!

05/31/2023

Hills, valleys and perspective. Even after a long hard winter the arrowleaf balsam root pushes to the surface to bloom beautifully again and we can too. Sending love today to anyone that may need it. I hope that you can see the many beautiful things in your life even amongst chaos and difficult times. You are powerful.

03/05/2023

I’m Leia, Wellness Facilitator and Owner of Little Bird Healing & Wellness. Let me tell you about my healing journey.

I’ve always believed in something bigger than myself and had the capacity to interact with the energy around me. Sometimes this looked like communicating with spirits since past on, synchronicities appearing in the form of repeating numbers or experiences, or the ability to know things before they happened through visions or use of my other senses. These senses have been a part of my experience from a very young age, but over time they became shut down because I wasn’t nurturing these gifts and many people find these senses to be untrue.

It wasn’t until a friend introduced me to Reiki that I learned more about interacting with the energies that surround us. Through the use of a modality called Energy Channeling Healing I learned how to more specifically transmute energy as well. Once I started balancing my own energy field and releasing the trauma that was stored in my physical body, my abilities and interaction with the divine became even more obvious. (Post to follow about this specifically).

This work allowed me to set boundaries to keep my energy field intact not allowing the energy of others to affect me unless I chose to tap into it. I learned that by being a more clear vessel there was less distortion in my existence and my mental and physical health improved. I experienced the magic of coming from a place of truth and honesty once I transcended the old learned patterns that had been keeping me “safe” previously.

There are many tools that can help us along this path to achieve clarity. I do know that my experience doing this work on myself and others has been absolutely transformative. I went from having chronic daily migraines, atrocious depression, and a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis with a whole list of debilitating symptoms and prescription drugs to treat them to having the capacity to work 30-40 hours a week as a bedside nurse again without all the meds that weren’t helping me anyway.

Our bodies have an amazing capacity to heal when returned to a state of balance. What do you want to work on?

02/14/2023

The Grand Opening Tea Party was a smashing success. So grateful to everyone that joined us both in person and virtually and all the people that shared about it, leading new friends our way. Stay tuned for the very first tea blend that we will be offering, appropriately named: A Grand Opening. ✨💗✨ It’s a beauty in taste, energetics, and supportive properties.

02/14/2023

Little Bird Healing & Wellness offers several services. One that every client has found particularly transformative is Reiki. It is a perfect compliment to other healing modalities. Interested to find out more about it? Check it out! Any questions? Send me a message. This post is not to be used as medical advice, for educational purposes only.

02/12/2023

Just a little reminder…🫶…feeling this tonight on the eve of our GRAND OPENING tea party! Health, according to the World Health Organization, is “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.” It is something that is earned through consistent care being taken of oneself…physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Join us tomorrow for some tea, group reiki, and community. Promise you’ll feel better after. Link in bio to register and get the deets!

02/10/2023

Do you ever have those days when you feel like you just can’t get out of bed, but maybe you have to? We all find ourselves in these situations, some of us more often than others. The important question here is: Do you ever allow yourself the time to catch back up? I encourage you to make that time, friend. 😴

There are a lot of regenerative processes that happen during the time when our bodies are asleep at night and if we aren’t getting what we need, we start to see the fallout. To live a healthy balanced life and have our bodies functioning optimally, proper sleep is a necessity. Once we are in a sleep deficit our brains struggle to function at the capacity we need, we become emotionally volatile, our immune system becomes challenged, and we experience more physical pain…our bodies are under a great amount of stress. What does stress cause? Inflammation. So what? Inflammation is a contributing factor to many chronic disease states. I’ll save the energetics of this for another post. 🧐

Of course there are things we can do to push through at times, and sometimes we have to do that, but that whole “sleep when your dead” thing never quite resonated with me and it probably shouldn’t with you either.

I remember laying down in the snow to make this snow angel and thinking, “I could just sleep right here.” That was a signal for me, so after decent hike and a good soak in the hot spring that day, I made sure I didn’t have an alarm set and I slept as much as my body needed. How often do you allow yourself that freedom? Stay well and take care. 💗 PS- Let that inner child play. 😉

02/05/2023

One more week! Kindly register at link in comments. 💗

✨EEK! The time has finally come! I am so excited to announce our grand opening tea party!✨

So much unwavering dedication, hard work, time and energy has gone into making this vision a reality. I absolutely cannot wait to share my space and some good vibes with you all. Over the last year Missoula has become an incredibly special place to me and I've never felt like I've belonged anywhere more. It is an honor to be able to host this group reiki session and tea ceremony. Everyone is welcome here.

This event will be offered both in person and virtually, though in person space is limited. Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions.

💗Link below to register - Hope to see you there💗

With love,

Leia
Your Wellness Facilitator

02/05/2023

One more week, friends! Kindly register at link in comments. 💗

✨EEK! The time has finally come! I am so excited to announce our grand opening tea party!✨

So much unwavering dedication, hard work, time and energy has gone into making this vision a reality. I absolutely cannot wait to share my space and some good vibes with you all. Over the last year Missoula has become an incredibly special place to me and I've never felt like I've belonged anywhere more. It is an honor to be able to host this group reiki session and tea ceremony. Everyone is welcome here.

This event will be offered both in person and virtually, though in person space is limited. Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions.

💗Link below to register - Hope to see you there💗

With love,

Leia
Your Wellness Facilitator

02/03/2023

Everyone's experience while receiving Reiki is unique, though so far "life changing" seems to be a common theme amongst my clients. I am so grateful to be able to facilitate you along your healing journey. Curious about Reiki? Our Grand Opening Tea Party is a great place to start to experience a group Reiki session! I am always incredibly thankful when clients are willing to share their experiences. 🙏🏼 Hope to see you soon!