Trigger warning: This episode includes discussions of sexual assault. Please take care of yourself and skip this one if it feels triggering.

How do you begin to heal when you can no longer hide from a truth you’ve buried for years?

This week, I’m joined by Lurinda Vollmer, a Somatic Shadow Work Coach and creator of the Surrender Retreat, an immersive healing experience guiding women from survival mode into self-trust, embodiment, and feminine reconnection.

As a support coach for the Shadow Work Alchemy Certification, she brings a trauma-informed, nervous system-led approach to trauma healing, helping women safely meet and integrate suppressed parts of themselves. Blending personal experience, intuitive facilitation, and somatic practices, Lurinda creates transformative spaces where women feel seen, safe, and empowered in their truth.

Today, Lurinda shares a story she has never spoken about on a platform like this before. She opens up about facing the reality of sexual assault after years of denial, and the resilience it takes to heal in a culture that often silences survivors. From navigating the long-term effects of trauma and shame to finding her voice and using it to support others.

In this episode, we explore:

• The moment Lurinda acknowledged her assaults after years of suppression
• How trauma and shame resurface over time, and their impact on mental health
• Her healing journey through retreats, somatic shadow work, and coaching
• What somatic shadow work is and how it supports deep emotional healing
• The importance of supportive networks, therapy, and safe spaces for women
• Why so many women are silenced, and what we can do to change that

Lurinda doesn’t just tell her story, she speaks for those who haven’t yet found their voice.

If you’ve ever felt unseen, unheard, or unsupported in your healing journey, this episode is a reminder, you are not alone, and your voice matters.

Her journey is both powerful and inspiring, carrying a key message, your truth is yours, and no one can take it away.

Connect with Lurinda:

Instagram: @perspectivebylurinda

Website: https://www.perspectivebylurinda.com/

Welcome to Surrender Retreat: https://www.perspectivebylurinda.com/surrenderretreat

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