Healing is rarely a solitary journey. Sometimes, the most profound transformations happen when we take a step together—when we allow healing to ripple through generations, breaking cycles and creating space for deeper connection. This is the story of Sofia and her mother, Elena, who came to a Love Into Wholeness™ Dual Retreat seeking healing, not knowing it would change their lives forever.
The Intention: A Retreat for Her Mother
Sofia arrived with one goal in mind: to dedicate the weekend to her mother’s healing. It wasn’t about her; it was about providing a safe space for Elena to release what she had held inside for so long. Sofia had always felt a weight on her shoulders, an unspoken burden carried through years of inherited pain. She was constantly over-giving—at work, in relationships, in life—yet always feeling unseen and unappreciated. This retreat, she hoped, would be the moment when that weight could finally be lifted.
A Difficult History: The Burden of Perfectionism
Elena had always been a perfectionist. Nothing Sofia did ever seemed to be good enough. It wasn’t because Elena didn’t love her, but because she had spent her entire life trying to be the perfect everything—a perfect wife, a perfect mother, a perfect woman. She had learned this from her own upbringing in an overly critical family, where love was conditional, and mistakes were not tolerated.
Now, after 27 years of marriage, Elena and her husband were contemplating divorce. She was in crisis, realizing how much her need to control everything had shaped not only her marriage but also her relationship with her daughter. As the retreat progressed, Elena confronted a painful truth: her relentless perfectionism and over-giving were deeply rooted in her own childhood trauma. She had been severely abused and neglected by her stepmother and ignored by her father. In response, she had spent her life compensating—by doing, by giving, by proving her worth over and over again. Yet, no matter how much she gave, it never felt like enough.
A Deep Awakening: Realizing the Power of Release
As the retreat unfolded, something remarkable happened. Sofia didn’t need to know the details of her mother’s private sessions. Just knowing that Elena was in a safe space—where she could express her emotions freely, cry, and finally release what had been unspoken for years—was enough to bring an unexpected relief.
For the first time, Sofia saw clearly how many of her own struggles were reflections of her mother’s. They were not just hers; they had been passed down, carried forward, unintentionally inherited. But then came the moment that changed everything: Elena acknowledged it. She admitted that some of Sofia’s struggles were echoes of her own. And in that moment of recognition, something shifted.
Breaking the Cycle: A Shamanic Healing Session of Liberation
One of the most profound moments of the retreat happened during a joint shamanic healing session. As I guided Elena through releasing the deeply ingrained belief that she was never enough, something extraordinary occurred—she was able to pass that healing directly to Sofia.
In a powerful act of love, Elena did for her daughter the same healing work that I had just guided her through. She spoke to her daughter words of release, words of recognition, words of love. Sofia felt the shift immediately—her mother, for the first time, was not just seeing her but freeing her. It was a moment of deep liberation, one that neither of them could have imagined when they first arrived at the retreat.
The Outcome: A Relationship Renewed
Leaving the retreat, Sofia and Elena’s relationship felt different. It felt lighter, closer—yet not suffocating. It hadn’t been about fixing or forcing change; it had been about understanding. The healing wasn’t only in the mother’s release—it was also in the daughter’s finally feeling seen, heard, and understood.
This journey was never about one person. It was always about a lineage of pain, love, and the decision to end cycles that no longer serve. It was about finding healing together.
Why a Dual Retreat?
Healing takes time, and sometimes an hour-long session isn’t enough. The retreat provided Sofia and Elena the space to go deeper, to move through layers without rushing the process. It allowed their emotions to unfold naturally, leading to a depth of understanding that might have taken them years to reach otherwise.
Would Sofia recommend a Love Into Wholeness™ Dual Retreat to others? She says, "Absolutely. The retreat gave my mother and me the space to heal in a way we never could have on our own. Sometimes, the healing we seek for our loved ones becomes the very healing we need for ourselves."
If you’re feeling weighed down by wounds that you may have inherited from a previous generation in your family. If you have unresolved emotions, or disconnection with a loved one, a Love Into Wholeness™ Dual Retreat may be the transformative experience you need. Healing happens not in isolation—healing happens in connection, healing happens in love, and brings wholeness.
Schedule a free call today. Explore how a retreat can support you on your healing journey: email: loveintowholeness@gmail.com
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