Trauma, Soul Loss, and the Path to Wholeness
How shamanic healing helps reclaim what was never truly gone
Trauma doesn’t just wound the body or mind—it leaves a mark on the soul. In shamanic understanding, the spiritual impact of trauma is often what goes unseen. And yet, it’s what so many of us are carrying: a feeling that something vital has gone missing.
You may not have the words for it. You may just feel… off. Not fully here. Like something changed after that thing happened—the accident, the betrayal, the surgery, the grief, the fear.
This is what we call soul loss.
What Is Soul Loss?
Soul loss occurs when a part of your spiritual essence leaves the body in order to survive an overwhelming experience. It’s a natural, protective response. The healthy part of you—the one filled with energy, clarity, or innocence—steps out so the full impact of pain doesn’t destroy you.
This happens in moments of:
* Abuse or neglect (especially in childhood)
* Accidents or surgeries
* Loss of a loved one
* Emotional or psychological violence
* Witnessing something frightening
* Any moment of deep shame, fear, or shock
The part that leaves is not broken—it’s intact. It’s just been waiting for the right time, the right guide, the right welcome… to come home.
How Soul Retrieval Helps
Soul retrieval is the sacred process of bringing these lost or protective soul essences back. It’s not metaphorical. It’s spiritual, energetic, and real. As a shamanic practitioner, I enter non-ordinary reality on your behalf, find what’s ready to return, and reintegrate those vital parts into your energy field.
People often experience:
* A sense of emotional relief or renewed calm
*New energy or motivation after a long period of stagnation
* Clarity in relationships or life path
* A deepening of self-trust, self-love, or inner peace
It’s not dramatic. It’s real. Quiet. Potent. Like breathing your own breath for the first time in a long while.
Power Animal Retrieval: A Spiritual Ally for Protection
Often, during trauma, we lose not just parts of ourselves—but connection to the protective spirits that walk with us. In shamanic tradition, this is where a power animal retrieval becomes just as essential.
Your power animal is not a symbol—it is a spirit ally who offers:
* Energetic strength
* Emotional protection
* Guidance through challenges
* Deep loyalty across time and space
Reuniting with your power animal helps restore the protection you may not have had in childhood—or during moments when no one stepped in to keep you safe.
Healing Is Possible
You don’t have to relive the trauma. You don’t even have to name it. The soul knows what it’s ready to retrieve.
Whether you’ve been carrying the pain of something long ago—or only recently noticed that something feels missing—soul retrieval and power animal retrieval can help you come home to yourself. Safely. Gently. With reverence.
If you’re ready to explore this sacred work, I invite you to reach out.