The Belief That Changed My Life and Why It Matters for Yours
- Oct 3
- 3 min read
By Patricia (Trish) Heitz
What single mindset shift changed my life or career? It wasn’t just one; it was a series of “aha” moments, each one revealing another layer of untruth I had buried about who I thought I was. But if I had to trace it back to one it was this:
I began to question the beliefs I had about myself; not the ones I consciously accepted, but the ones hiding in my subconscious, formed in childhood, buried under trauma, and silently steering my life.
In 2002, during a routine GYN checkup, I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. I had no symptoms, no warning, just a terrifying reality. My children were still young, and the fear of leaving them shook me. After surgery to remove my right kidney, I was told the tumor had been “encapsulated.” It hadn’t spread. My left kidney had fully taken over. Still, I was warned I could never be fully cured; any rogue cancer cell could lie dormant, waiting to be triggered.
This news was miraculous… but I soon discovered the physical healing was just the beginning.
While home recovering, I read Louise Hay’s You Can Heal Your Life. One question stopped me cold: Why do you need this illness in your life?
The answer hit like a thunderclap: I had never released the rage, fear, and shame I carried from growing up in an alcoholic home. I had learned to survive, but at the cost of burying emotions, abandoning myself, and judging myself before others could.
That moment was a turning point.
I realized that suppressed emotional energy had become toxic; mentally, emotionally, and physically. And if it could contribute to disease, what might be possible if I created new energy rooted in self-love?
Over the next 15 years, I devoted myself to healing the beliefs I’d unconsciously carried since childhood: I’m not enough. I’m alone. My needs don’t matter. One by one, I challenged, healed, and released them. In doing so, I uncovered my authentic self, not the version I thought I had to be.
In 2017, at my annual exam, my doctor said, “You’re cured.” He explained that after 15 years with no recurrence, this was as close to a cure as we could get.
But I already knew.
I had changed everything, not just in body, but in belief and identity. I no longer carried the energy that created the illness. I had created an energy of self-love; an energy allowing me to thrive.
Healing Others Begins with Remembering Myself
As a Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, I now guide others to question their own hidden beliefs, gently, and compassionately. My D.A.R.E. Your Beliefs™ method helps people discover, assess, recreate, and expand their belief systems so they can finally live aligned with their truth, not their trauma.
What keeps me grounded is: I remember who I used to be. I see the old version of me in my clients, and I understand their pain. That empathy keeps my work rooted in love. I’m not here to fix them; I’m here to help them discover the magnificence of who they authentically are.
The Rise of Conscious Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship today is becoming no longer just about profit or productivity, but about purpose. Entrepreneurs following the pull of their authenticity are showing up more aligned, conscious, and magnetic, becoming a movement.
When you clear old beliefs blocking you from aligning with your worth, you stop chasing validation and start allowing your vision. That kind of entrepreneur can change our world.
Because when you change your beliefs, you don’t just change your life. You change your legacy.
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