Last month, I had the good fortune and pleasure of speaking with Lee Harris during his Next Level Healer course. I was invited to have a one-on-one conversation with him during one of the course sessions, and it turned out to be even more special than I’d imagined. It has sparked some major up-levelling for me, and I’m extremely grateful.
In case you’re not familiar, Lee Harris is a globally acclaimed Intuitive Healer, Channeler, Author, and Musician. His monthly energy updates have supported thousands of people around the world for many years, helping us navigate these unprecedented times. While he accesses the high spiritual realms, he is also wonderfully down to earth, very present, and an all-round lovely person.
I’d love to share a few reflections from the experience. While much of Lee’s guidance was personal to me, it hit the spot for many others too, and throughout the course there were universal themes that resonated deeply with many of us participating from around the world. What I share here may resonate most with those in the helping professions but they’re also insights for anyone on a growth path.
What if balance might come from leaning away from your natural tendencies?
Keeping balance in life is probably one of the most common human challenges, so this piece of guidance Lee had for me is one I imagine will resonate with many of you. It’s a little counter-intuitive, but very wise!
Lee reflected that I’ve had many lifetimes of service – some of them lives of sheer drudgery – and that this time around, my life in service to others is a happy, fulfilling one. Nicely in alignment; I’ve crafted it that way. But even when service feels good and comes from the heart, it’s still easy to lose balance when it’s hard-wired into you. And when balance slips, so can your health (as I discovered with burnout and illness back in 2013/15), and your passion and joy for what you do, even when you truly LOVE it.
This isn’t just about having a strong work ethic. Another deeply ingrained tendency can be feeling uber responsible for others or for situations, or being hyper-diligent. Some of the most common patterns I help clients untangle are people-pleasing, over-giving, and being hyper-available. We can be responsible to the point where it works against us.
Lee’s point was that when a strong sense of responsibility is part of your very wiring, you sometimes need to work against that wiring in order to find balance. It feels so natural to keep leaning into it – but that’s the trap.
You might think, “I need to be responsible” or “I want to be of service” but you already are. When something is innate, it’s not an area you need to double-down on. In fact, real balance often comes from NOT leaning further into what is already second nature.
It’s an important distinction – one I still check in with regularly. Leave the “I need to be responsible” mindset to those who genuinely need to cultivate it, and put your focus on what will serve you. What will help you flourish? What will allow you to live with joy? That’s where your energy belongs.
What will help you flourish? What will allow you to live with joy?
We are multi-dimensional
While some still believe that we are only flesh and bone, even science (sometimes reluctantly!) is beginning to accept there’s much more to us than that. One of the great quests – the “holy grail” – of modern science is to understand consciousness. As Steven Covey famously said, we are “spiritual beings having a human experience”. Which means we are far more than just our physical self or personality – we are, as Lee describes it, multi-dimensional.
This is a subject worthy of its own series of articles (watch this space), but at its heart it’s about recognising the full scope of our true nature – the part of us that extends far beyond the mind and body. We have an electromagnetic field that interacts with the world around us. We have a soul – a spirit – that offers higher guidance every moment of every day and night. Sometimes that guidance shows up quietly, like when a friend calls you at the exact moment you were thinking of them. We might smile, maybe shrug it off, but these small moments are reminders that we’re connected to so much more.
When I work with clients, they often discover – or deepen into – their intuitive self, their inner knowing, and their connection to the Divine. In practical terms, this can feel deeply steadying. It often shows up as solid confidence, being more centred and grounded, and having a greater sense of personal power to take meaningful action in the world.
The more we embrace the whole of who we are (the seen and the unseen) the more we become all that we are.
Trust your intuition and nudges
Knowing we are so much more than our mind and body helps us claim our intuitive superpowers. We all get little ‘nudges’ from time to time, or even throughout the day, that hint at the easiest way to do something, what might be good for us, or where a new opportunity might lie. One of Lee’s pieces of guidance for me was to move my body more, especially in the evenings or before bed. It seemed like a small thing, but interestingly, I’d been having the same thought for several weeks leading up to that moment. A lightbulb went on as I realised I’d already been receiving nudges about this – I just hadn’t fully registered them.
It was a timely reminder to pay closer attention to those inner promptings, and to not underestimate their value. In the busy-ness of daily life, with so many demands on our attention, it’s easy to shrug them off. That’s one of many reasons why meditation – or simply sitting in stillness for a few minutes each day – is so helpful. It gives those subtle messages a chance to get a word in edgewise!
We can apply this wisdom to small everyday matters, but it was when I actively started tapping into this inner guidance for my life path and bigger life decisions that I realised just what depth of insight is there for us. Sometimes the answer comes in those small nudges. I’ve also heard people say they heard the booming voice of God telling them what to do next. We only have to be open and to ask.
A foot in both camps: the dance between daily life and the Divine
One of the biggest dynamics I’ve been living with over the past couple of years is the dance between two realms: the physical, day-to-day world of being human, and the deeper, more expansive space of my spiritual life and soul calling. For anyone on a spiritual path, finding a way to move smoothly between these two can take time. Lee calls this synthesising the two worlds.
I’ve had stretches where most of my time outside of client work has been spent in meditation, reading, writing, or exploring other realms (yes, including the galactic ones). Then I pop back into the ‘real world’ to see clients, buy groceries, or hang out with my niece. Then, off I go again. That shift can feel like a lot sometimes. And I’ll admit, there are moments when I wish I could just stay in the ethers, soaking in the sublime, loving light of the Divine.
But as Carolyn Myss puts it, we are “mystics out of the monastery”. We’re here to live in this modern world and walk our path of evolution. This is the era of The Householder – no longer sitting alone on a mountaintop with just a sari and a bowl, we’re living in the world, running a home and perhaps even a business, with everyday responsibilities, all the while growing and evolving.
It takes practice to keep a foot in both worlds. Yet there’s a place for each. Staying grounded in the physical is essential – the body is the vessel for the soul, and without it, you can’t be here. The equation is simple: Body + Soul = Human life. The moment the soul leaves, the body begins to decay. And without a body, the soul can’t live here in human form.
Both are precious. Both are sacred. The magic is in learning to honour them equally and relish the joys of both, so we can live fulsome lives.
A final word to healers
One of the most insightful messages Lee and his guides, the Z’s, shared during Next Level Healer was this: it is vital for those in the healing professions to “include yourself in your life”.
As empaths and natural listeners, we often become the go-to person for others when they need to share or offload. Being in ‘listener mode’ comes so naturally to many healers – it’s not just what we do, it’s who we are. But this can lead to a life where we don’t take up much space ourselves, or don’t have enough opportunity to share what’s going on in our lives.
The message was clear: Include yourself in your life. Reclaim your full self beyond your role as a healer. If we’re in relationships where the dynamic depends on us staying in healer mode, it may be time to shift that dynamic (which doesn’t always mean ending the relationship, but it might). The invitation is to claim and cultivate relationships that are truly reciprocal. In a healthy, reciprocal relationship, both people have space to express themselves, be themselves, and support one another in ways that ebb and flow naturally.
If you’re highly sensitive and/or empathic, chances are you’re picking up on others’ emotions often. Add to that the tendency to be the one others turn to when they’re upset or triggered, and it’s no surprise you might feel drained. Lee and the Z’s explained that when you automatically slip into ‘auto-healer mode’, people can end up feeding on your energy – especially if they’re not seeking resolution, but simply want to retell their story (again). You’re not obliged to be the sounding board for that.
Instead, it might be time to gently train yourself out of responding automatically – especially when it’s not the right time or place. This goes beyond simply setting good boundaries. It speaks to being all that you are and living fully, and allowing the healer part of you to be one beautiful facet in a much richer experience of life.
With love,
Karen x