From Science to Self-Healing: Patricia Briggs on Healing Touch, Trauma, and Transformation
From Science to Self-Healing: Patricia Briggs on Healing Touch, Trauma, and Transformation
A nurse, chemist, and mother’s journey into energy healing
In this episode, host Leila Briggs speaks with her mother, Patricia “Trish” Briggs, about her journey from science-based healthcare into energy healing.
Patricia shares how Healing Touch became a foundation for both professional practice and personal recovery after a life-altering injury, and how it helped her bridge intuition, self-healing, and trauma with grounded, evidence-informed care.
Together, they explore Healing Touch as a pathway to balance, resilience, and deeper self-understanding.
Episode Chapters & Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction: Meet Trish Briggs & why this story matters
00:50 – Finding Healing Touch “just for the CEUs”
01:40 – The moment it became real: seeing gold light in the photos
02:40 – From skeptic to practitioner: bringing Healing Touch into the hospital
03:20 – The fall, neck surgery & losing her identity as a nurse
04:20 – Healing Touch as a path to self-healing and recovery
05:00 – Bridging science and intuition: left brain, right brain, and balance
06:10 – Identity crisis, intuition, and rediscovering the self
08:20 – Healing together: Leila and Trish’s shared journey
09:40 – How healing accelerates when you’re not alone
10:30 – Chakras, teaching, and evolving spiritual education
14:40 – Energy responsibility, boundaries, and awareness
16:00 – Reading energy as a nurse before realizing what it was
17:50 – The stress of healing: why growth can be exhausting
19:10 – Preventing healer burnout with energetic hygiene
20:10 – The hand-washing energy clearing practice in hospitals
23:50 – A hospital story: helping an anxious heart patient heal faster
25:50 – The deepest personal healing: recovering childhood memories
27:10 – Closing reflections: validation, energy, and the healing journey
What You’ll Hear in This Episode
- Why Trish first took Healing Touch “just for CEUs”
- The moment everything changed when she saw the energy
- How Healing Touch entered the hospital system
- Healing after trauma and rebuilding identity
- The difference between healing others vs healing yourself
- Why intuition is really about understanding energy
- The hidden cause of healer burnout - and how to prevent it
- Why self-healing is a lifelong journey, not a destination
About Our Guest
Patricia (Trish) Briggs, RN, MSN, HTCP is a retired nurse with over 30 years of experience in open-heart care and research and a Healing Touch Certified Practitioner. She blends her deep understanding of the chakra system, tarot, and energy medicine into her healing work, helping clients find clarity, direction, and deeper healing.
She is co-owner of TriLia LLC with her daughter Leila.
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About Your Host
Leila Briggs, HTCP is a Healing Touch Certified Practitioner and host of The Energy Healing Podcast. She brings a lifetime of intuitive experience into grounded, ethical, heart-centered conversations about healing and energy medicine.
About the Podcast
The Energy Healing Podcast, presented by the Healing Touch Program, is where science meets heart—sharing real stories, expert insights, and practical tools to explore Healing Touch and energy medicine in everyday life.
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