What happens when your feet touch the soil your ancestors left behind — willingly or not?

In Part 5 of this intimate conversation, Jane Burns speaks to the soul-recognition that happens when we return to ancestral land, and how the land itself “knows its children.” Lisa shares her own emotional journey tracing her Scottish lineage, and together they explore how healing the wounds of displacement begins within.

Jane then offers a powerful invitation: tending your own inner landscape — gently, compassionately, without judgment — doesn’t just heal you. It heals your lineage in both directions.

* The land recognizes us even generations later — and often responds with emotion, memory, and guidance.

* Returning to ancestral places can feel profoundly visceral, often beyond words.

* Inner healing is ancestral healing: the “battle within” is part of restoring wholeness to the lineage.

* Your inner landscape is sacred land — tended with the same devotion the ancients gave the earth.

* The soul’s inner compass (your personal Lia Fáil) is never wrong and always reveals the next right step.

Healing your lineage doesn’t always begin with a pilgrimage — sometimes it starts with the quiet vow to become as whole as you can in this lifetime. As Jane reminds us, every moment of self-honesty, compassion, and inner tending ripples backward and forward through time. The land remembers us — and when we remember ourselves, we bring the lineage home.

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.

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What if your ancestors didn’t mean to pass down pain — but simply couldn’t finish their healing in time?

In part 4 of this conversation, Jane Burns reframes ancestral healing as an act of compassion: listening to the deeper intentions behind what was left unresolved and carrying those stories forward in love instead of shame.

* Reclaim your roots through DNA exploration, travel, or shamanic journeying.

* Create a sacred space in your home to honor and converse with your ancestors.

* Ask the deeper question: “What legacy did they want to leave?”

* Carry forward their gifts — wisdom, creativity, and courage that still live in your bones.

* Restore belonging through ritual, storytelling, and remembrance.

Jane reminds us that healing our lineage isn’t about judgment or blame — it’s about partnership across time. When we live with awareness of their regrets, we give them peace and give ourselves freedom.

Each act of remembrance becomes a prayer of forgiveness — theirs and ours. When we walk in awareness, we don’t just heal the past; we fulfill its promise.

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.

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What if the loss of our ancestral homeland affects not just our identity, but our health and vitality?

In Part 3 of the conversation, Jane Burns explains how the Celtic Medicine Wheel helps restore inner balance by guiding us through life’s sacred directions:

* East — Prosperity: Aligning with your destiny as the most generous act of the soul

* South — Music: Singing your life’s song as a creative offering to the world

* West — Knowledge: Transforming self-awareness into wisdom

* North — Battle: Confronting inner and outer fears that guard your potential

* Center — Sovereignty: Marrying your destiny—the vow to live as your truest self

Through these timeless teachings, Jane shows that healing ancestral wounds begins with living in right relationship to both land and self. At the heart of the Celtic wheel lies sovereignty—the union of spirit and earth. When we vow to “marry our destiny,” we honor our ancestors by finishing what they began: remembering who we are and bringing our full song to the world.

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.

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Beneath Ireland’s beauty lies an ancient grief — the trauma of famine, colonization, and disconnection from the sacred land once regarded as a living being. In this powerful conversation, Celtic shamanism practitioner Jane Burns reveals how those wounds still echo in the collective Celtic psyche … and how remembering our original relationship with the land can begin to heal them.

In Part 2 of this conversation, we explore:

* The story of the Tuatha Dé Danann and the Lia Fáil — the Stone of Destiny that “cried out” for the rightful king.

* The ancient ceremony of “marrying the land,” where rulers vowed complete service to the Earth’s well-being.

* How Amergin’s poetic invocation calmed the sea and opened Ireland’s shores through devotion, not conquest.

* The ancestral trauma carried through generations after British rule and the Great Famine.

* How reconnecting with Goddess Sovereignty helps us restore balance between people and planet today.

Jane reminds us that mythology is memory — not metaphor — and that the land itself still remembers its covenants. To honor those memories is to awaken the part of us that knows how to live in right relationship once again.

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.

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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 wounds

Jane 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.

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Why are the women in our family trees so hard to find—and what happens when we finally remember them?

In this powerful conversation genealogist, medium and author Sharon DeBartolo Carmack shares tools for uncovering the stories of our mothers’ mothers’ mothers—and explains why remembering them is an act of healing that ripples through generations.

You’ll hear:

* How to uncover traces of female ancestors even when official records are missing

* Why divorce petitions, letters, and samplers can reveal more than birth certificates

* The emotional power of walking where your ancestors lived and touching their handwriting

* How mitochondrial DNA links us physically to generations of women before us

* Why simply remembering our forgotten foremothers sends healing through time

As Sharon reminds us, “Nobody wants to be forgotten. Through our research and writing, we remember them—and we honor them.”

A moving exploration of lineage, love, and the women who carried us here.

Here’s a link to the essay that Sharon quoted:Healing the Wounds of Your Ancestors: Dr. Judith Rich

Visit Sharon’s website at sharondcarmack.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 2023, a free online event. This recording is a copyright of The Shift Network, used with permission. All rights reserved.

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Do you have to be a medium to heal ancestral wounds? Not at all, says genealogist and spiritual author Sharon DeBartolo Carmack. In this beautifully grounded conversation, Sharon returns to share a simple, heart-based practice for sending love, forgiveness, and gratitude to those who came before—and why that act alone can ripple across time.

You’ll hear:

* How intention—not psychic ability—fuels ancestral healing

* A short HeartMath-inspired meditation you can do in minutes

* Why judging our ancestors’ choices (or their photos!) can block connection

* How empathy and historical context unlock true generational healing

* The surprising reason so many old portraits show unsmiling faces

An easy-peasy reminder that healing doesn’t require perfection—just presence, compassion, and curiosity about where we came from.

Visit Sharon’s website at sharondcarmack.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 2023, a free online event. This recording is a copyright of The Shift Network, used with permission. All rights reserved.

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When ancestral wounds echo through generations, how do you finally set them free? In this riveting conversation, genealogist and medium Sharon DeBartolo Carmack shares a powerful true story of spiritual healing that began with sleep paralysis and ended with a miraculous sign—a peacock perched on her fence.

You’ll hear:

* How a shamanic “journey” revealed a chain of trauma passed down through fifteen generations of women

* The simple altar ritual Sharon used to send healing energy through her maternal line

* The extraordinary synchronicity that confirmed the healing—in both Utah and Hawaii, two women from the same family were shown the same sign on the same day: a live peacock

* What sleep paralysis, spirit visitations, and ancestral inheritance might have in common

* How psychic awareness transforms genealogy into a living conversation with the past

In Sharon’s words, “It gives me goosebumps—it’s been healed backwards and forwards.”

This is ancestral healing in action: part mystery, part miracle, and a reminder that sometimes, our bodies carry the stories our ancestors couldn’t finish.

Visit Sharon’s website at sharondcarmack.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 2023, a free online event. This recording is a copyright of The Shift Network, used with permission. All rights reserved.

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When genealogist and medium Sharon DeBartolo Carmack set out to heal the rocky relationship she’d had with her mother, she didn’t expect that the reconciliation would happen after her mother’s death. In this intimate and eye-opening conversation, Sharon shares how her journey into mediumship, spiritual healing, and genealogy opened a new doorway to forgiveness—and to a deeper understanding of the ancestors who came before us.

You’ll hear:

* How Sharon healed lifelong mother–daughter wounds through post-death communication

* Why messages received through other mediums can sometimes feel more validating than personal ones

* What happens when ancestors don’t want to be found—and why compassion might be the key to unlocking their stories

* How social and historical context transforms “family scandal” into empathy and healing

* The surprising ways genealogy and mediumship combine to deepen ancestral connection

Through laughter, goosebumps, and heartfelt wisdom, Sharon reveals that healing doesn’t end when life does… it simply changes form.

Listen in and discover how your own family stories might be waiting to heal, too.

Visit Sharon’s website at sharondcarmack.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 2023, a free online event. This recording is a copyright of The Shift Network, used with permission. All rights reserved.

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What if the anxiety, depression, or startle response you carry isn’t really yours? In Part 1 of this illuminating conversation with Dawson Church, we explore the hard science of epigenetics — how emotional experiences and survival instincts are chemically “tagged” onto your genes and inherited by future generations.

Dawson Church, PhD, is the award-winning author of Bliss Brain: The Neuroscience of Remodeling Your Brain for Creativity, Resilience, and Joy... Mind to Matter: The Astonishing Science of How Your Brain Creates Material Reality... and The Genie in Your Genes: Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention — which reviewers hailed as a breakthrough in our understanding of the link between emotions and genetics.

You’ll learn:

* The groundbreaking study where mice passed down fear of cherry blossoms for seven generations.

* How depression, anxiety, and quick-startle responses can show up in grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

* Why our brains evolved to focus on “tigers in the grass” — and how that survival wiring now drives chronic stress.

* The surprising link between high cortisol and premature aging, memory loss, and weakened immunity.

* Practical tools — from meditation to energy therapies — proven to rewire the brain and create lasting calm.

As Dawson explains, you are not doomed by your genetic inheritance. By calming the brain’s default mode network and practicing simple, research-backed techniques, you can release ancestral patterns and create new epigenetic legacies — changing not only your life, but the lives of generations to come.

Visit Dawson’s website at eftuniverse.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. 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.

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