Are you meant to be a spiritual mentor?

Have you ever felt like your purpose goes beyond the traditional paths, calling you to guide others on their spiritual journeys? You’ve looked into becoming a therapist or a life coach, but those don’t seem quite right either. Have you considered spiritual mentoring? This is a path that integrates the best of psychology with spiritual practices and principles. As a spiritual mentor, you’ll see where you can use your life experiences and a deep understanding of how societal systems and trauma impact people to help others on their healing path.

In this blog, you’ll learn the top 5 signs you are meant to be a spiritual mentor. 

Sign #1: You have a natural ability to hold space for others. 

Are you the friend everyone goes to when they need someone to listen? Maybe you’re also the person that everyone feels like they can share their life story to when standing in line at the grocery store. 
You might not know when you developed it, but you have a skill in making people feel comfortable enough to truly open up. With your attentive listening and compassionate responses, you naturally create a safe space for people to be seen and heard. 
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Being able to hold space like this is a must for spiritual mentors. You have to create a sacred container for deep introspection and for your client to feel safe enough when you need to challenge them a bit.

Sign #2: You're passionate about personal and spiritual growth. 

Be honest- how many self-help books are on your to-be-read list? I’m assuming that any event that includes words like self-care, spirituality, and transformation instantly interests you? Each month there’s a different avenue for understanding yourself that you are excited to explore. Astrology! Human Design! Enneagram! Anything that gives you a better understanding of who you are and how you love yourself is your jam. 

​One of the reasons you’ve been drawn to all of these tools and theories is that you’re meant to use them to help others. The way that you find an understanding of who you are through your birth chart, energy type, etc. is the same understanding that you can guide others toward. As a spiritual mentor, you can apply any of these beliefs, practices, etc. to your work.

Sign #3: You're intuitive and empathetic.

Intuition and empathy can support someone in feeling seen and understood in a way that a psychotherapy technique can’t. You can have all the skills in your toolbox, but the way you can understand a person without them saying a word is what sets the tone for a transformative experience. 
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As a spiritual mentor, your ability to balance your intuition with an education in trauma, systemic issues, etc. will help your clients grow in a way that they didn’t expect. You might be able to address problems they’ve been having way quicker because you trusted where your intuition was leading you.

Sign #4: You've overcome personal challenges and feel called to share your wisdom. 

It’s not uncommon for the path of a spiritual mentor to look something like this: 
-Has a traumatic or intense life experience that triggers a spiritual awakening.
-Try every healing modality possible.
-Realize that it’s not one healing modality that is the answer, but an integration of many.
-Find the balance of modalities, beliefs, and practices that make a true difference.
-Feel called to share that unique blend with others who may benefit. ​

While what worked for you might not work for everyone, a spiritual mentor will practice what they preach. Telling someone to practice self-care while you aren’t practicing self-care yourself is ineffective. When you share your story of how you overcame a challenge through your spiritual practice, people will feel it. Having an authentic connection to what you are sharing makes all the difference. ​

Sign #5: You feel a strong pull toward a higher purpose. 

You are here to make a difference. I know you’ve been wondering how. You see the world the way it is and know that there could be such a happier, more peaceful, more loving way of being. When you think about spending your time in a way that doesn’t feel like contributing to the world, you feel drained and defeated. 

The universe has been trying to get your attention. You’re seeing repeating numbers everywhere. Being guided to read this blog even feels like a sign (it is). 
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A spiritual mentor isn’t doing this work for themselves. They know this work is a part of their divine mission to better the world. If you’ve been wanting to fulfill your purpose in a way that honors your alignment and commitment to the collective, spiritual mentoring is the path.

Are you ready to use your natural compassion, empathy, and space holding to make a difference for others? Ready for all of the hardships you’ve experienced to have meant something? It’s time to stop ignoring that strong call to be a part of something bigger. It’s time to become the spiritual mentor you were always meant to be. 
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Start with me. As a former therapist with three degrees and over a decade of experience, I will teach you the mentoring skills, intuitive development, business building, and self-care practices that you need to become a spiritual mentor. You can learn more about here: Become A Spiritual Mentor 

The world needs you. Let’s do this. What sign did you resonate with the strongest?