I Was Conceived in R*pe: How I Healed Generational Trauma With Sanne Van Rossen

About this episode

Sanne Van Rossen shares her journey of healing from adoption trauma and generational trauma through various methods including plant medicine.

From Adoption Trauma to Root Healing - Sanne's Extraordinary Journey This episode is absolutely raw and it's one you need to listen to if you're exploring what's really underneath your pain. I sit down with Sanne, a physiotherapist turned Root Coaching founder, who was adopted from Sri Lanka as a baby and spent decades not knowing her story. Her journey took her from numbing with drugs and unsafe relationships, to meeting her biological mother, to using plant medicine (ayahuasca) to access the deepest layers of her trauma, to now helping others heal their inner child and access their roots. This is not a light conversation. It's deep, it's real, and it's about understanding that everything that happened before you were even born is living in your nervous system. This episode is for you if: • You've experienced adoption trauma or identity confusion • You're using substances or behaviours to numb overwhelming feelings • You want to understand what plant medicine actually does for healing • You believe trauma needs to be FELT to be healed (not bypassed) • You're interested in inner child work that goes beyond talking therapy • You're ready to go to the root instead of managing…

People in this episode

Host: Victoria Kleinsman

Guest: Sanne Van Rossen

Topics covered

• adoption trauma
• generational trauma
• inner child work
• plant medicine
• healing
• nervous system

Keywords

• adoption
• trauma healing
• ayahuasca
• nervous system
• inner child
• substance use
• identity confusion

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Sri Lanka

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