Can your ancestral wounds become your greatest source of healing?
In this soulful episode, Luam speaks with spiritual teacher and documentarian Liv Wheeler, who shares how her spiritual path began after her grandmother passed and began communicating with her. Liv explains how these early messages ignited a lifelong journey of ancestral healing and deep ceremony. Together, they explore why fear and unresolved trauma often block our connection to inner wisdom and ancestral support.
Liv Wheeler is a spiritual teacher, ceremonialist, and documentarian dedicated to ancestral healing and Earth-honoring practices. She is the founder of Earth’s Amulet and spent eight years studying under elder Malidoma Somé of the Dagara tribe in Burkina Faso. Through ritual, intuitive work, and cross-cultural wisdom, Liv helps others reconnect with their inner guidance and lineage.
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Episode highlights:
(0:00) Intro
(3:57) Learning to trust inner signals
(11:19) Why we fear our ancestors
(15:45) Healing trauma to receive gifts
(20:26) Ripple effects of ancestral healing
(25:31) Building trust in yourself
(29:20) Wisdom from Liv’s mentor Malidoma Somé
(35:01) Offerings, gratitude, and sacred connection
(37:40) A simple ancestral healing practice
(44:10) Staying grounded on your path
(49:02) Bridging spiritual and everyday life
(53:31) Healing is messy—but worth it
(59:10) Challenges as spiritual diagnostics
(1:01:25) What it means to be a priestess
(1:07:29) Science and spirit are connecting
(1:14:21) Ceremony transcends time and space
(1:22:48) Outro