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Trauma, Addiction & Power Loss: How does a victim become the perpetrator?

Trauma, Addiction & Power Loss: How does a victim become the perpetrator?

Update: 2025-10-11
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Every victim does not become the perpetrator but…nearly every perpetrator has been the victim.

How does one go from being a victim, from being the recipient of horrendous pain, to then inflicting that same brand of pain upon another?

How does this happen?

In shamanism, it’s starts with Power Loss.

And in this episode of The Sober Shaman Podcast, we'll examine how and why this happens, what are the results, and then, what we can do about it to regain our power back and heal.

Here’s the breakdown:

The 3 kinds of shamanic illness

  • Power Loss
  • Soul Loss
  • Spiritual Intrusion


TAHL: Trauma, Abuse, Heartbreak & Loss

Abuse that can cause Power Loss:

  • Sexual
  • Physical
  • Verbal


How do we get it back?

  • There’s a bad way…”The same way it was taken from me!”
  • We’ll talk about this and why it doesn't work.


  • And a good way…”Re-connection and a place to put my gift.”
  • We’ll talk about this.


I love how shamanism can take important, powerful and deeply painful forms of illness, and create clear and simple-languaged ways of explaining the healing path ahead.


With blessings,

Randal


To learn more about this subject, check out Lesson #21 on The Path: https://www.randallyons.com/the-path


As always, please subscribe to the podcast, the newsletter, and send me any questions you may have: https://www.thesobershaman.com/


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Trauma, Addiction & Power Loss: How does a victim become the perpetrator?

Trauma, Addiction & Power Loss: How does a victim become the perpetrator?