67. Did God Call You to Something You Walked Away From? Moving Forward When God's Calling Feels Overwhelming with NOELLE LEONHARDT

📖 Episode Summary This is The Energy to Heal, your resource for all things Splankna, the faith-based inner healing modality that will help you achieve emotional freedom. In this episode, Laura Milliken sits down with Splankna practitioner Noelle Leonhardt to talk about what happens when you feel called to something—and then walk away from it. Noelle's story begins long before Splankna. After coming to faith at 19 with no church background, she found herself drawn into Bible college, missions, and ministry. A life-changing mission trip to Romania helped her recognize a deep calling to care for the brokenhearted, a theme that would continue to follow her through eight years of missions, massage therapy, prayer ministry, and hospital crisis care. Eventually, Noelle discovered Splankna and attended CORE training in 2023. She came home excited and ready to begin—but then the overwhelm set in. The practice hours felt daunting. Life was busy. Fear and inadequacy began creeping in. Eventually, the Splankna materials ended up packed away in the garage, and years began to pass. But God wasn't finished with the story. In this conversation, Noelle shares what eventually made her return to Splankna, why she chose to attend CORE training a second time, and the simple advice that changed everything: Build momentum. One safe practice session became five. Five became more. Confidence grew. Clients appeared. And somewhere along the way, Noelle realized that she didn't have to carry the pressure of producing someone's breakthrough. Her job was simply to show up. Together, Laura and Noelle talk honestly about calling, fear, overwhelm, inadequacy, business pressure, and the temptation to make ourselves responsible for work that ultimately belongs to Jesus. Noelle's story is a reminder that setting something down doesn't necessarily mean the story is over. Sometimes God brings us back when we're finally ready to approach the calling differently—not through striving, but through surrender. 🎟️ Want To Become a Practitioner? Want To Become a Practitioner? You don't need a background in any certain field to be trained 🎟️ Use promo code: PODCAST when you register for training to get a discount on your training cost at Splankna.com. (This discount is only applicable for the CORE training.) 🌟 About the Host Laura Milliken is the host of The Energy to Heal and a Master's Certified Splankna Practitioner. She is a registered nurse, a mom of five, and a passionate advocate for emotional freedom, healthy relationships, and faith-based personal growth. Learn more about Laura, Splankna and all things podcast here: www.LauraMilliken.com You can also find Laura's featured practitioners there—trusted Master's Certified practitioners Laura personally knows and confidently recommends. 📧 TheEnergyToHeal@gmail.com 🤍 Support the Podcast on Patreon Up until this point, Laura has carried the majority of the costs of producing this podcast on her own — and that is no longer financially sustainable. If The Energy to Heal has encouraged you, helped you grow, or supported you in your journey, consider joining the community and helping support the continued production of the show. https://www.patreon.com/c/LauraMilliken Patreon members receive: Behind-the-scenes content Opportunities to vote on future episode topics Monthly Zoom Calls with Laura and the Inner-Circle Members  🎙️ About the Guest — Noelle Leonhardt Noelle Leonhardt is a Splankna practitioner whose journey into emotional freedom and ministry began when she became a Christian at 19 years old. After Bible college and a formative mission trip to Romania, Noelle spent eight years serving in missions before eventually moving into massage therapy and hospital ministry involving prayer and crisis care. She first attended Splankna CORE training in 2023 but stepped away when the process of completing her practice hours began to feel overwhelming. Years later, a renewed sense of calling brought her back to CORE training and eventually into Advanced training. Today, Noelle approaches her work with a radically different perspective: releasing the pressure to create the outcome herself and instead trusting Jesus with the process. As she puts it: "I am a watcher of miracles." ▶️ The Energy to Heal is on YouTube!