About Loraine Van Tuyl, PhD, CHT

MY JOURNEY

I was 35 years old when I first learned about energetic boundaries from a psychic. This is what she said:

"You have a very large heart. . . A sense of open-heartedness, a great sense of compassionate wisdom. You're very psychic on an empathic level, meaning you pick up other people's energies and sometimes those energies make inroads into your auras. I know you know boundaries on a mental and physical level, but on an energetic level, my sense is that you need to make the boundaries stronger."

I bet you can relate.

The psychic said what I'd known for decades on an intuitive level but couldn't articulate. Lots of childhood struggles started to make sense that day, like:

being sent to the principal's office for crying at the drop of a hat

my mother threatening me with a reason to cry if I didn't give her one

My porous boundaries had caused confusion, conflict, shame, and self-blame in almost all my relationships. The only place where I felt safe and strong enough to resist was in nature. It made me want to write a book for grown-ups.

These moments of refuge didn't last. I swung from being selectively mute in middle school after living for years under a military dictatorship and censored terror in Suriname to pushing myself to join the frontlines of my high school's popular drillteam, all the while lost, scared, and desperately trying to please and belong.

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At the tender age of 17, I was like a leaf in the wind.

I was vulnerable, ungrounded, impressionable, and acting out. Remorseful, I decided to change my ways in my senior year of high school and buried my nose in my studies, immune to seniorities and partying. My many accolades made it appear to others that I was doing better, but the truth was, I’d become a better chameleon.

When I was interviewed for a prestigious award in college and asked about past hardship, I COULDN'T HOLD BACK THE TEARS ANY LONGER AND COULDN'T STOP CRYING.

I'd pleased my parents by being a good student in college to make up for the pain I'd caused them in high school. Similarly, I'd tried to fit in with the rebels in high school to make up for being called goody-two-shoes in middle school and a crybaby in elementary school. I'd lost myself and didn't how to do things purely for me.

I didn't have a clue how to care for myself without
carrying and being influenced by unresolved pain.

How I found my center

I enrolled in a rigorous clinical psychology program, determined to get back on track. I ended up learning more how to overpathologize vs heal from trauma.

Too afraid to reveal my objections, I once again hid behind a mask.

My anxiety peaked into a spontaneous shamanic initiation, brought on by repetitive drumming from my African ancestors that sounded like a song on replay in my head.

I grokked that both the rainforest and my sacred feminine sensitivity were in danger. This was a key turning point along my journey.

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How I found my center

I enrolled in a rigorous clinical psychology program, hopeful that I'd get on the right track. I ended up learning more how to pathologize myself than how to heal from trauma. Too afraid to reveal my fears, inner conflicts, and objections, I once again hid behind a mask.

My anxiety eventually peaked into a spontaneous shamanic initiation. I heard repetitive drumming from my African ancestors, like a stuck song in your head. I grokked that both the rainforest and my soul were in danger. This was a key turning point along my labyrinth journey.

I finally realized that I was responsible for protecting myself

and my energy, and was not doing a good job.

Rekindling my connection to nature spirits and ancestral guides helped me to strengthen my energetic boundaries and build an inner sanctuary that mimicked what the protective safe haven and beloved rainforest of Suriname provided me during my formative years.

I COULD FINALLY BREATHE AGAIN!

I COULD HEAR MY OWN VOICE AND STAND MY GROUND.

I COULD ALCHEMIZE PAST TRAUMA INTO WISDOM AND GROWTH

I had energy to tend to my biggest soul mission: write a spiritual memoir and a how-to book that now empower other spiritual empaths and sensitive experts with tools and skills to become the SOUL AUTHORITY of their lives and missions.

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If interested in learning to set energetic boundaries and reclaim your life like I did, look no further.

You deserve a turn to pursue your passions and fullest potential – feeling confident, restored, and resourced.

I've empowered hundreds of spiritual and and professional empaths and experts with intuitive tools that cater to their intuitive strengths.

I'd love to show you how to care more and carry less so you too can enjoy devoting more time and energy on what feeds your soul.

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About Loraine Van Tuyl, PhD, CHT

MY JOURNEY

I was 35 years old when I first learned about energetic boundaries from a psychic. This is what she said:

I bet you can relate.

The psychic said what I'd known for decades on an intuitive level but couldn't articulate. Lots of childhood struggles started to make sense that day, like:

being sent to the principal's office for crying at the drop of a hat

my mother threatening me with a reason to cry if I didn't give her one

My porous boundaries had caused confusion, conflict, shame, and self-blame in almost all my relationships. The only place where I felt safe and strong enough to resist was in nature. It made me want to write a book for grown-ups.

At the tender age of 17, I was like a leaf in the wind.

When I was interviewed for a prestigious award in college and asked about past hardship, I COULDN'T HOLD BACK THE TEARS ANY LONGER AND COULDN'T STOP CRYING.

I didn't have a clue how to care for myself without
carrying and being influenced by unresolved pain.

How I found my center

I enrolled in a rigorous clinical psychology program, determined to get back on track. I ended up learning more how to overpathologize vs heal from trauma.

Too afraid to reveal my objections, I once again hid behind a mask.

My anxiety peaked into a spontaneous shamanic initiation, brought on by repetitive drumming from my African ancestors that sounded like a song on replay in my head.

I grokked that both the rainforest and my sacred feminine sensitivity were in danger. This was a key turning point along my journey.

How I found my center

I enrolled in a rigorous clinical psychology program, hopeful that I'd get on the right track. I ended up learning more how to pathologize myself than how to heal from trauma. Too afraid to reveal my fears, inner conflicts, and objections, I once again hid behind a mask.

My anxiety eventually peaked into a spontaneous shamanic initiation. I heard repetitive drumming from my African ancestors, like a stuck song in your head. I grokked that both the rainforest and my soul were in danger. This was a key turning point along my labyrinth journey.

I finally realized that I was responsible for protecting myself

and my energy, and was not doing a good job.

Rekindling my connection to nature spirits and ancestral guides helped me to strengthen my energetic boundaries and build an inner sanctuary that mimicked what the protective safe haven and beloved rainforest of Suriname provided me during my formative years.

I COULD FINALLY BREATHE AGAIN!

I COULD HEAR MY OWN VOICE AND STAND MY GROUND.

I COULD ALCHEMIZE PAST TRAUMA INTO WISDOM AND GROWTH

I had energy to tend to my biggest soul mission: write a spiritual memoir and a how-to book that now empower other spiritual empaths and sensitive experts with tools and skills to become the SOUL AUTHORITY of their lives and missions.

If interested in learning to set energetic boundaries and reclaim your life like I did, look no further.

You deserve a turn to pursue your passions and fullest potential – feeling confident, restored, and resourced.

I've empowered hundreds of spiritual and and professional empaths and experts with intuitive tools that cater to their intuitive strengths.

I'd love to show you how to care more and carry less so you too can enjoy devoting more time and energy on what feeds your soul.

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Set up an inner soul sanctuary with the help of a diagram and a meditation read from my book. Master emotional overwhelm by balancing your mind, body, and spirit with an As Above - So Below tree guide.

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About Loraine Van Tuyl, PhD, CHT

MY JOURNEY

I was 35 years old when I first learned about energetic boundaries from a psychic. This is what she said:

I bet you can relate.

The psychic said what I'd known for decades on an intuitive level but couldn't articulate. Lots of childhood struggles started to make sense that day, like:

being sent to the principal's office for crying at the drop of a hat

my mother threatening me with a reason to cry if I didn't give her one

My porous boundaries had caused confusion, conflict, shame, and self-blame in almost all my relationships. The only place where I felt safe and strong enough to resist was in nature. It made me want to write a book for grown-ups.

At the tender age of 17, I was like a leaf in the wind.

When I was interviewed for a prestigious award in college and asked about past hardship, I COULDN'T HOLD BACK THE TEARS ANY LONGER AND COULDN'T STOP CRYING.

I didn't have a clue how to care for myself without carrying and being influenced by unresolved pain.

How I found my center

I enrolled in a rigorous clinical psychology program, determined to get back on track. I ended up learning more how to overpathologize vs heal from trauma.

Too afraid to reveal my objections, I once again hid behind a mask.

My anxiety peaked into a spontaneous shamanic initiation, brought on by repetitive drumming from my African ancestors that sounded like a song on replay in my head.

I grokked that both the rainforest and my sacred feminine sensitivity were in danger. This was a key turning point along my journey.

How I found my center

I enrolled in a rigorous clinical psychology program, hopeful that I'd get on the right track. I ended up learning more how to pathologize myself than how to heal from trauma. Too afraid to reveal my fears, inner conflicts, and objections, I once again hid behind a mask.

My anxiety eventually peaked into a spontaneous shamanic initiation. I heard repetitive drumming from my African ancestors, like a stuck song in your head. I grokked that both the rainforest and my soul were in danger. This was a key turning point along my labyrinth journey.

I finally realized that I was responsible for protecting myself

and my energy, and was not doing a good job.

Rekindling my connection to nature spirits and ancestral guides helped me to strengthen my energetic boundaries and build an inner sanctuary that mimicked what the protective safe haven and beloved rainforest of Suriname provided me during my formative years.

I COULD FINALLY BREATHE AGAIN!

I COULD HEAR MY OWN VOICE AND STAND MY GROUND.

I COULD ALCHEMIZE PAST TRAUMA INTO WISDOM AND GROWTH

I had energy to tend to my biggest soul mission: write a spiritual memoir and a how-to book that now empower other spiritual empaths and sensitive experts with tools and skills to become the SOUL AUTHORITY of their lives and missions.

If interested in learning to set energetic boundaries and reclaim your life like I did, look no further.

You deserve a turn to pursue your passions and fullest potential – feeling confident, restored, and resourced.

I've empowered hundreds of spiritual and and professional empaths and experts with intuitive tools that cater to their intuitive strengths.

I'd love to show you how to care more and carry less so you too can enjoy devoting more time and energy on what feeds your soul.

Re-TREE-T© in a Soul Sanctuary.

Set up an inner soul sanctuary with the help of a diagram and a meditation read from my book. Master emotional overwhelm by balancing your mind, body, and spirit with an As Above - So Below tree guide.

Join Our Free Trial

I didn't have a clue how to care for myself without
carrying and being influenced by unresolved pain.