What happens when the identity you have spent your life protecting no longer fits the person you are becoming?
In this episode of *Ego Was Here*, Mandy Concepcion, Reiki practitioner, energy healer, and wellness guide, shares the experience that transformed the way she understands strength, purpose, and healing.
After one of the most challenging periods of her life, Mandy found herself questioning everything she thought she knew about herself, her strength, and the identity she had built around always being the strong one. That experience led her to Reiki, a deeper connection with herself, and a new sense of purpose.
Together, we explore why so many people unknowingly live in survival mode, how early experiences and outside expectations shape the person we believe we have to become, and what it means to unlearn those patterns and reconnect with who we truly are beneath the roles we play.
Mandy also explains Reiki in a grounded and accessible way, sharing how it became a tool for emotional healing, self-awareness, nervous system regulation, forgiveness, resilience, and learning to trust herself again.
This conversation is not about becoming someone new. It is about creating space to rediscover who you have always been.