Have you ever sat in a counselling room and walked out feeling smaller than when you walked in? Labels, tick-boxes, and clinical language can leave many women, especially First Nations women, feeling unseen. I hear it all the time. “Maybe I’m broken.” “Maybe nothing will change.” “Maybe healing just isn’t for me.”

But here’s the truth: you are not broken. You are not too much. You are not a problem to be fixed. Let’s break down three myths that keep women stuck in Western models of healing, and why stepping into healing on your own terms is the way forward.

Myth 1: You need to be “fixed”

Western systems often approach people like they’re broken machines needing repair. Women are labelled with diagnoses, but not listened to. Trauma is pathologised instead of resilience honoured.

The reality? You don’t need fixing. Your experiences, even the painful ones, are part of your story. They don’t make you broken, they make you human. In Indigenous ways of knowing, we hold that you already carry your own medicine. Healing comes when you are given the space to reconnect with it.

Myth 2: Healing only happens in a clinic

For too long, healing has been tied to fluorescent lights, sterile offices, and rigid 50-minute sessions. While therapy has its place, it can feel disconnected, especially for women carrying cultural knowledge and generational stories.

True healing happens in connection. It can be found on Country, sitting with the trees. In a deep yarn with someone who truly listens. Or even standing quietly with a horse who senses your truth.

Healing is not confined to four walls. It belongs in circles, in community, in reciprocity.

Myth 3: You have to do it alone

So many women believe strength means carrying it all in silence. “I don’t want to burden anyone.” “I’ll be fine.” “I have to be strong for everyone else.”

But healing isn’t meant to be walked in isolation. In Indigenous cultures, we embrace gudu-guduwa (coming together). Healing is a collective process, where reciprocity and community hold you when you can’t hold yourself.

The truth is: asking for help is not weakness. It is the bravest step toward empowerment.

The Way Forward

When women like Marra step into personal coaching at Warida, they discover that:
→ They don’t need fixing; they need honouring.
→ Healing can be grounded in Country, culture, and authenticity.
→ They are not alone, their story belongs in a circle of reciprocity.

You hold your own answers. Sometimes you just need a safe, culturally grounded space to remember them.

If any of these myths have kept you stuck, know this: you’re not broken, you’re not alone, and your fire has not gone out.

Are you ready to step into healing on your own terms? Book a session with Warida today and reconnect with your inner fire.