I’m Kim McLaughlin, a shamanic practitioner offering shamanic healing treatments and trauma-informed counselling. I practice mostly in Canada and Scotland, and my clients come from all four corners of the globe. My goal is to help others reduce stress and anxiety and feel more peaceful and grounded in their lives, but it’s taken me 20…
Every day can’t be an initiation, and thank goodness for that I had a friend ask me this question recently, and it’s a common one for those who’ve been on a spiritual path for some time… Remember how it feels to spiritually wake up? For some, it can be downright dramatic. The dreams, the…
Power Animal Retrievals for Children (This is a transcript of a podcast you can no longer find online, but I wanted to keep the transcript since I get this question quite a bit) Hi everyone, my name is Kim McLaughlin. I am a shamanic practitioner living in practicing in North Ayrshire, Scotland. My business is…
How can we ensure spiritual protection? This blog is long overdue. A few years ago, I saw an ad for a one-day workshop on spiritual protection and how to protect ourselves from spiritual attacks – or something along those lines. While protection is not something to take lightly, and any practitioner worth their salt will…
Having a ghost in your home is never good for you. Here’s how to get rid of a ghost, once and for all… How many times have you been out with friends and the topic of conversation turns to the ghostly realm? Who doesn’t love to share these morbidly fascinating stories and experiences? There’s often…
I believe, I really do, or at least I want to… most of the time When I was a kid, my best friend and I got pulled into using a Ouija board at a sleepover party. We took the board home the next day and promptly became addicted to it over the course of the…
Why would someone steal your soul? (From a Reformed Soul Stealer) We live in a society where soul stealing is endemic, and nobody is immune. We all soul-steal, and we’ve all had portions of our soul stolen, some worse than others. It’s kind of like having the common cold in that it’s super common,…
We don’t often connect stress relief with shamanism – I’m always getting asked does shamanism help with stress and anxiety, and the answer is YES! Absolutely. Shamanism is a great way to deal with your stress and anxiety, and might be the missing puzzle piece in your stress management program. We all deal with stress…
Why Your Expectations and Shamanic Healing Experiences Rarely Match Up
What is a power animal? What is a power animal and other questions answered… (This is a lightly-edited transcription of the above podcast) Hi, everyone, welcome to shaman soup. My name is Kim McLaughlin, and I am a shamanic practitioner practicing in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Today, I want to talk to you about power animals!…