When the Land Lets Go: How Ancestral Displacement Still Shapes Our Lives

Why do so many people feel lost, overburdened, or strangely out of place — even when their lives look “successful” on paper? Shamanic practitioner Jane Burns says these feelings often trace back to something much older than we realize: the loss of ancestral sovereignty.Through her work with helping spirits, Jane explores how displacement from ancestral lands creates a fracture in identity — one that ripples down through DNA, manifesting as anxiety, depression, or a quiet ache of unbelonging.You’ll discover:* How the land once anchored identity, purpose, and belonging* Modern science now recognizes inherited trauma in our DNA* How losing ancestral homelands can translate into today’s emotional struggles* Why shamanic practice helps “metabolize” unhealed lineage woundsJane reminds us that the ache we feel for meaning or home may not be personal failure — it may be ancestral memory, calling us back into relationship with the land itself. Healing begins when we remember that the Earth still holds our story.Visit Jane’s website at journeystothesoul.com.Lisa Bonnice is an award-winning author, podcaster, and former stand-up comic whose work blends humor, heart, and spiritual depth. Her latest novel, Castle Gate, is a historical fiction saga rooted in ancestral trauma and the 1924 Castle Gate Mine Disaster, available in hardcover, paperback, ebook and audiobook. Her book Fear of Our Father, co-authored with Stacey M. Kananen, was recently made into a Lifetime movie, Monster in the Family.Learn more at lisabonnice.com and castlegatebook.com.This interview is part of the Ancestral Healing Summit 2019, a free online event. This recording is a copyright of The Shift Network, used with permission. All rights reserved.Subscribe free or paid — same content, but your support helps keep the magic flowing. Get full access to Lisa Bonnice: Post-Woo Oracle at lisabonnice.substack.com/subscribe