I came to Margaret Schwanzer some twenty two years ago purely by default. The animal behaviourist we consulted with, for our two new pups suggested Margaret do a session to get some info from the one pup who suddenly started having frequent seizures. Wendy, the behaviourist would be the surrogate. All they needed was a photo of our cutie pie and a snip of her hair in an envelope, untouched by human hands! I was a very practical person, meaning I had to be able to see, hear and touch things. I had virtually no understanding of the spiritual world and alternate medicine and healing was completely foreign to me! Nevertheless, I was willing to give it a try as I was desperate for help. My late husband, on the other hand, was not at all keen and paid no credence to what he called “this uger buger stuff”…..until the process started!
After the first session, Wendy reported back to us with some very interesting and accurate information that neither she nor Margaret could have known. And so my journey with Margaret began, as did my spiritual journey. After the third session that Wendy acted as the surrogate, it came out that each appointment was 2 hours long. I had no idea and then felt that it was not right for us to keep imposing on her. My husband, Nate and I decided to continue the process, travelling quite a distance once a month to help heal our precious pup. We were guided to a homeopathic vet who managed to get the seizures under control and so there was no need for us to continue with the appointments at Margaret.
Some six years later, out of the blue, I received an email from Margaret in which she said that I’d been in her thoughts and asked if I was ok? How could she know that just a couple of months earlier my dear Nate, the one and only love of my life had passed away? I’d waited twelve years for him until the time was right for us to marry. And just like that, in a blink of an eye, not even ten years later, he was snatched from me. I was a broken person! Shattered! Unable to function! But, I had to! So, I didn’t allow myself to feel and began operating in survival mode. Margaret, compassionately offered to help me, even knowing I was struggling financially.
Most of the beginning of my healing is a blurr. However, over the years, I do remember Margaret using a variety of techniques as I made progress. I do remember always feeling safe and calm whenever I visited her. And, so the time went on. I started to feel less desperate and slowly, slowly more able to manage my life.
Margaret has seen me through the loss of my darling mother, just a few months after Nate left me. She has seen me through the loss of four of my precious fur babies, two of them at the exact same time. Without judgment, she has worked through silly relationships with me. She has assisted me when all my family emigrated, leaving me completely on my own! Margaret has assisted me in changing jobs – one of them causing me extreme stress and unhappiness. She has helped me build my confidence and self worth over the years and continues to do so each time I see her.
Margaret is now guiding me in dealing with staff as I have recently been promoted to a management position.
It is 10 years on, and I still visit Margaret, albeit less frequently. Why? Because now we also laugh together!
– Suzi