My Journey with Healing

Discover the transformative journey of Saged Soul Healing, where personal transformation stories unfold through the power of Kambo and holistic healing. Embrace a path of self-discovery and emotional growth, as Kelly's experiences inspire and guide you toward a renewed sense of balance and purpose. Begin your healing journey today.

For most of my life, I lived in chaos, wearing success as a mask. I started drinking when I was 13. By the time I hit my 20s and 30s, I had what looked like a party girl, dream life on the outside – high-performing career, financial success, travelling the World. But behind the scenes? I was lost and searching, I just didn’t know what for.

Numbing out with alcohol and drugs, chasing validation, and living in a storm of toxic relationships, drama, and deep inner pain.

The Carnage Behind Closed Doors

I woke up most mornings after drinking, filled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing – constantly asking, “What the fuck have I done?”

I proved my worth through career achievements because I had no idea who I was without them. In my private life I ended up becoming a full time single mother, I carried that pregnancy alone and raised my son alone. But for the first 3 years of his life, I drank most nights to numb the pain and reality of the situation all the while, somehow, functioning well at work. When lockdown hit, the walls closed in and I realised the severity of the situation - I was alone with a child and really I had nothing without work, partying and socialising.

One night, I had a near fatal accident on the stairs (drunk). That could have been the end for me. The very next night, I had a spiritual awakening while lying beside my son, I heard it loud and clear:

“You will be dead in a few years if you keep going. That boy will have no parents.”

The next day – May 7th, 2021 – I called AA and poured my last bottle of wine down the sink. I’ve been sober ever since.

The Wake Up Call

Then one night, I nearly fell down the stairs holding my son. That could have been the end for both of us. The next night, I had a spiritual awakening while lying beside him. I heard it loud and clear:

“You will be dead in a few years if you keep going. That boy will have no parents.”

The next day – May 7th, 2021 – I called AA and poured my last bottle of wine down the sink. I’ve been sober ever since.

Sobriety: The Beginning, Not the End

But sobriety was just the beginning.
Without alcohol, I had to face myself.

I didn’t know who I was. I had a soul-deep hole I used to fill with alcohol and substances, a real unease within my soul. Therapy felt like too big of a mountain to climb. I needed something deeper.

Answering the Call of Ayahuasca

That’s when I discovered ayahuasca. I felt called to it instantly. I found a retreat in Ireland, left my son with my parents for the first time ever, and drove 3.5 hours into the unknown. I didn’t care if I lived or died – I just knew I couldn’t keep living in my head the way it was, especially not sober.

That weekend saved my life.
Ayahuasca cracked me open.

I met myself. I met my inner child. I felt love – for myself – maybe for the first time. I faced trauma, shame, pain, and finally let it go. I forgave. I healed. I awakened.

I returned to ceremony every 3 months for a year. Each journey peeled back more layers of pain. And with each one, I became a better mother, friend, woman, and human.

answering my Calling

Meeting Kambo

At one of those retreats, I was introduced to Kambo – a powerful frog medicine. At first, I thought, no way! The idea of being burned and vomiting into a bucket terrified me more than six hours of ayahuasca. But eventually, I said yes.

That first session changed everything again. Kambo was like hitting a reset button – without needing to relive every traumatic moment. It cleared me. It grounded me. After that session, I gave up cocaine for good.

I knew then this was part of my purpose.

Stepping Into My Calling

In February 2023, I trained as a Kambo practitioner, and I’ve been serving this powerful medicine ever since – helping hundreds of people shed pain, trauma, and limiting beliefs. I’ve also stepped fully into guiding others through their own plant medicine journeys – supporting them as they meet themselves, face their truth, and begin to transform their lives.