Our essential life force, or soul essence, can be impacted by life events. Psychologists call this dissociation or fragmentation, and in shamanic practice this is called soul loss.
It can be triggered by experiences that we perceive as shocking, though they don’t need to be traumatic. A soul part can disappear without us realising it, or with a soul-tearing pain.
However it happened, it can lead to a general sense of something missing, feeling lost, tiredness and exhaustion, inertia, depression or illness. Our psyche tries to continue functioning, putting survival strategies in place to keep us safe. Over time, the reality of loss of wholeness can (mis)shape our essential nature into a shadow of our true potential.
The good news is that you can call this essence home to you. If this resonates, I can perform a soul retrieval healing ceremony for you to call back what you lost.