We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Jessica Garet a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Jessica , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. We’d love to hear about the things you feel your parents did right and how those things have impacted your career and life.

I am a first-generation American; my ancestors were gypsies types, people who moved when a move was needed. They picked up their lives and whatever they could carry and started over, again and again.

My parents inherited this cellular imprint; at a young age, they understood that nothing was permanent and that everything could change quickly. They excelled at adaptation and resilient restructuring. They never saw an obstacle as a fixed barrier; they always accepted the challenge.

My father and mother arrived in the United States with few resources but clear intentions. This would be home now, and they would need to embody bravery and learn everything they could to make a new life. My parents had to learn a new language and work their way into a new system.

My dad became a master of maps, grids, and networks; his early jobs were all in infrastructure, learning the behind-the-scenes work that helped operations and people function. He worked in the airline industry, loading food into airplanes, was an inspector of construction in high-rise NYC buildings in the 70s, and then moved into driving a yellow taxi for many years of his young life. New York City, its people and streets, the buildings and backgrounds quickly became part of his internal identity. Eventually, his natural leadership, charm, and curiosity led him to open his auto mechanic business, which he ran for many years until he retired. Even in his older years, he continues to demonstrate with his playful curiosity how life is an adventure waiting for our exploration.

My mother is a master of reinvention and reimagining. She curates spaces wherever she goes and never takes no for an answer. Our tiny little Astoria, New York apartment was a velvet wallpapered, shag-rugged, lush landscape. She took great care to make our home feel warm and worldly. She understood quickly that she would need to take risks if she was going to succeed here. She took copious mental notes about how other successful people, mainly people she worked for, manifested their dreams and began venturing forth with determination. She was the engine behind my father’s business, driving him to believe in himself and seeing how being self-employed was the only way to achieving one’s desires. She opened many businesses of her own and knew quickly when it was time to sell and move on. She continues to show me how to use imagination and desire to make impossible things possible.

My parents taught me that anything was possible, but it would require believing in oneself, working hard, taking risks, and never becoming too attached to the external world. They taught me how to work with my strengths, connect with people, learn how structures work, and create my map of success and authentic expression.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers?

I am creative at heart, always seeking new ways of connecting with myself and others. My professional identity has changed over time as I have evolved into more of my gifts and how I share them. I am a licensed clinical social worker, an embodiment coach, a somatic intuitive, and a breathwork facilitator. I am also a wife and mother of two beautiful children, a puppy owner, an avid gardener, a qigong student, a vocalist, a writer, and an embodied woman.

I have worked online only since Covid and have many offerings. My work centers on offering experiential healing practices to anyone seeking to remember their gifts, tune into their intuition, and re-access their creative pleasure potential.

Other than training/knowledge, what do you think is most helpful for succeeding in your field?

In my field, I have learned the most through my dedication to my healing. Learning practices and embodying what I offer is the only way to be authentic and centered in this work. Additionally, the people I have met along the way who have become heart partners, mentors, colleagues, and inspirational resources are essential for my success. We are misled when we imagine doing this work in isolation; community is everything.

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?

March 2020, when Covid began to shut down my part of the world, everything changed for everyone. For me, it resulted in a complete life overhaul. I had two offices that, over time, I had to close. All my work moved online, and I had to balance being a working mom with two kids, all of us at home for the first time.

I began working more, partly because the demand was high, and I had convinced myself that I could because now I didn’t have to commute. I learned quickly over the next few months that this would have to change. I began to lose a sense of myself and felt the weight of giving too much of myself away.

This pace and the lack of space resulted in our family making a significant change. We decided that if this is how life would need to be, we would have to meet it differently. We took a big break, re-evaluated, and decided to pick up our life and move. We needed more space, time, and slowness. I needed to take better care of myself.

This led to the life we have now, in Florida, by the beach. I began meditating and writing. I started reading and trusting my evolution. I began listening to my intuition and offering more of the experiential practices that my soul had benefited from. I began recognizing that people were looking for something more soul-enriching, and I knew I could create a space that offered this type of experience. As a result, my practice changed because I had changed.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.airehealing.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicagaret_airehealing/