When Family Isn’t Safe or Known: Finding Ancestors Who Can Help You
From NOW with Lisa Bonnice by Lisa Bonnice
November 28, 2025 · 8 min
About this episode
Lisa Bonnice and Evelyn Rysdyk discuss the complexities of ancestral healing and the support available from loving ancestors.
In this compassionate, eye-opening episode, Lisa and shamanic teacher Evelyn Rysdyk explore one of the most common — and often unspoken — barriers to ancestral healing: What if you don’t know your ancestors… or you do, and you want nothing to do with them?Evelyn offers a powerful reframe: your lineage is far bigger than the handful of relatives who may have caused harm. The ancestral field contains thousands of supportive beings — and you can choose who you work with.Together they explore:* Why you can safely “skip” harmful generations and connect only with loving, well ancestors* How to call in a spirit mother or spirit father from your wider lineage when your real parents failed you* How these ancestral beings can repair the wounds of a childhood that lacked nurture, protection, or belonging* Why not knowing your biological family doesn’t block you from receiving lineage support — the ancestors can still find you* How trauma, estrangement, and displacement create a tear in the fabric of identity — and the rituals that help reweave it* The surprising emotional legitimacy that emerges when you connect with the “bigger family” watching over youThis conversation is especially…
People in this episode
Host: Lisa Bonnice
Guest: Evelyn Rysdyk
Topics covered
- ancestral healing
- family relationships
- spiritual support
- trauma
- identity
- adoption
Keywords
- ancestry
- healing
- spirituality
- family tree
- supportive ancestors
- trauma recovery
- identity issues
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: spiritpassages.com
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