From Engineer to Energy Alchemist: Rewiring Anxiety into Authority with Michall J Medina

What do you do when your mind betrays you, your body shuts down, and your entire identity shatters into a million questions?

In this raw and radiant episode of Communication Queen, I sit down with spiritual coach and former electrical engineer Michall J Medina, who traded algorithms for alchemy after anxiety hijacked her life. From religious conformity in Texas to energetic liberation in Israel, Michall takes us on a jaw-dropping journey through social anxiety, suicidal ideation, trauma therapy, failed prescriptions—and the powerful pivot that cracked open her healing.

But this isn’t just about the pain. It’s about the perspective shift that changed everything.

Michall breaks down her signature methodology for emotional alchemy—rooted in somatic healing, self-inquiry, and energetic transformation. We dive into the exact moment she stopped seeing herself as broken and started treating her anxiety as a wounded part that needed love, not fixing.

You’ll learn how to shift your story, stop looping in healing cycles, and embody the future version of you who’s already free. Plus, I coach Michall live on how to craft her story for maximum impact, positioning, and podcast guest power.

Warning: This episode might just catalyze your next spiritual evolution.

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Connect with Michall J Medina

Website: https://www.michalljmedina.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michallmedina/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michalljmedina/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MichallJMedina

Twitter: https://x.com/michalljmedina

Enjoy, sovereigns!

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What You’ll Learn in this Episode:

1. Your Pain Doesn’t Disqualify You—It Positions You

Michall’s story dismantles the lie that you need to “have it all together” before using your voice. Her journey—from sudden social anxiety to suicidal ideation, through therapy, meds, energy healing, and ultimately self-reclamation—is proof that your darkest chapters can become the source of your deepest impact.

Takeaway: Stop waiting to be "healed" before speaking up. Your story is powerful because it’s real.

2. The Healing Loop Is Real—And There’s a Way Out

This episode uncovers why so many spiritual seekers and high-achieving women get stuck in endless cycles of healing without real breakthroughs. The culprit? Seeing yourself as a problem to fix rather than a human to love.

Takeaway: You don’t need another method—you need a new perspective.

3. Emotional Alchemy Is a Learnable Practice

Michall shares the 3-part methodology she developed:

• Identify the emotional trigger
  
  


• Tune into your future self (who’s already free)
  
  


• Ask: Am I actually ready to become her?
  
  

She then shows how to lovingly shift resistance, instead of pushing through it.

Takeaway: Healing isn’t about “doing the work”—it’s about becoming the version of you who no longer needs it.

4. Transformational Storytelling = Embodied Authority

Kimberly coaches Michall in real time on how to:

• Open with expert positioning
  
  


• Use referential index shifts (an NLP technique)
  
  


• Turn personal pain into powerful podcast content
  
  

Takeaway: You don’t need a new strategy. You need to tell your story in a way that positions your magic from the start.

5. The Right Story Told the Right Way Attracts the Right People

The episode isn't just healing—it’s a masterclass in magnetizing your audience through voice, vulnerability, and vision. It proves that the more honest and embodied you are, the more aligned clients show up.

Takeaway: If you want to stand out, don’t hide the hard parts. Lead with them—strategically.

🎧 TL;DR: Why You Must Listen to This Episode

If you’ve ever felt like you’ve done everything right in your healing or business journey—but still aren’t “there yet”—this episode is your mirror, your permission slip, and your energetic mic drop.

✨ You’re not broken.
✨ You’re becoming.

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Moments of Note:

00:00 – Opening Reflections on Storytelling
Kimberly reflects on the power of painting emotional pictures through story and sets the stage for Michall’s journey.

00:59 – The Onset of Social Anxiety and Isolation
Michall shares the sudden shift from being outgoing to frozen by social anxiety, and how it led her to withdraw and question everything.

02:26 – Building a Coaching Practice and Sharing the Methodology
Early seeds of her coaching work emerge as Michall begins exploring new modalities and seeing herself not just as a survivor—but a guide.

06:06 – The Onset of Social Anxiety and Isolation (cont.)
Deeper dive into her quarter-life crisis, medication challenges, and the emotional rock bottom that forced a reset.

08:14 – The Onset of Social Anxiety and Isolation (cont.)
Discussing the pressures of religious community and decision to move to Israel for personal healing and freedom.

09:56 – Discovering Energy Healing and Spiritual Exploration
Michall explores energy healing for the first time and begins experiencing tangible emotional shifts.

10:31 – Discovering Energy Healing and Spiritual Exploration (cont.)
She dives deeper into energy modalities, certifications, and somatic awareness practices.

13:44 – Discovering Energy Healing and Spiritual Exploration (cont.)
Kimberly highlights Michall’s subconscious mastery using NLP techniques like referential index shifts.

14:17 – Discovering Energy Healing and Spiritual Exploration (cont.)
The story shifts toward spiritual mentorship, consciousness expansion, and moving from “fixing” to validating.

19:54 – The Onset of Social Anxiety and Isolation (return)
Kimberly guides Michall to refine her story for maximum resonance and client attraction.

21:30 – Building a Coaching Practice and Sharing the Methodology
Michall shares how she started her business and her first experiences coaching others using her own breakthroughs.

26:22 – Building a Coaching Practice and Sharing the Methodology (cont.)
She outlines her 3-step method for emotional alchemy and talks about embodying your future self.

28:06 – Building a Coaching Practice and Sharing the Methodology (cont.)
Kimberly spotlights how Michall demonstrates authority through storytelling without even realizing it.

31:44 – The Onset of Social Anxiety and Isolation (return)
Reflections on her past self, identity shifts, and how she integrated those versions into wholeness.

33:11 – Discovering Energy Healing and Spiritual Exploration (return)
Discussing the energetic connection to emotions and how anxiety is not the enemy—but the messenger.

34:39 – Building a Coaching Practice and Sharing the Methodology (return)
Kimberly and Michall discuss flocking, rejection, and the biological fear of leaving the tribe.

42:40 – Building a Coaching Practice and Sharing the Methodology (cont.)
Talk of ideal clients, spiritual entrepreneurs, and supporting people stuck in the healing loop.

42:43 – Building a Coaching Practice and Sharing the Methodology (cont.)
Kimberly breaks down storytelling strategy with case studies and emotional anchoring.

43:09 – Building a Coaching Practice and Sharing the Methodology (cont.)
Reinforcing the power of perspective shifts and how to embed social proof inside personal story.

48:04 – Building a Coaching Practice and Sharing the Methodology (closing)
Final reflections on embodiment, transformation, and calling in aligned clients.

48:33 – Building a Coaching Practice and Sharing the Methodology (outro)
Kimberly wraps with a powerful call to stand out and be heard.

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