Grief and Rebirth: Finding the Joy in Life

As a plane crash widow, Jenny Brandemuehl offers a deeply moving exploration of resilience following the devastating accident that forever changed her life. Drawing from her memoir, Forever Fly Free: One Woman’s Story of Resilience and the Power of Hope and Love, Jenny opens up about the grueling journey of caregiving, the heartbreak of loss, and the long road of grief and healing. This conversati...

Join me for a heartfelt conversation with Jenny Brandemuehl, author of Forever Fly Free . After a tragic plane crash changed her family’s life forever, Jenny became her husband’s caregiver through years of recovery—until his passing in 2019. In this episode, we explore grief, healing, and how reconnecting with purpose can help us rebuild after loss. A powerful conversation on love, resilience, and...

Society is generally bad at dealing with grief in general. How difficult it would be if you are dealing with a uniquely different kind of sadness, such as friend loss? Irene Weinberg is joined by writer, podcaster, and certified grief educator Hannah Rumsey , who sheds light on why losing a friend is widely considered disenfranchised grief. She explains how the death of her beloved friend Lauren i...

Losing a friend can feel deeply isolating and often overlooked. In this forthcoming episode, grief educator Hannah Rumsey shares her personal journey through friend loss, why this form of grief is so misunderstood, and how healing begins through validation and community. --- ✨ Grief & Rebirth: Healing Resources & Tools ✨ 🎧 Irene's Books (Including a Free Audiobook!)They Serve Bagels in...

Healing trauma can be experienced even in the most supernatural ways that go beyond the traditional concepts of science.  Irene Weinberg is joined by Inna Segal, a pioneer in the field of energy medicine and human consciousness, to explore the profound connection between emotions, life experiences, and physical well-being. Looking back on how she overcame psoriasis, childhood trauma, and profound...

Stillbirth, grief, and heartbreak led Ina Siegel to a profound spiritual awakening. In this episode, the international best-selling author of The Secret Language of Your Body shares her journey through chronic illness, emotional pain, ancestral trauma, and loss—and how she discovered her healing gifts, intuition, and energy medicine. A raw, inspiring conversation about transformation, resilience,...

Did you know that hypnotherapy can help manage your suppressed emotions and unlock a soul-level transformation? Join Irene for an inspiring conversation with Joseph Drumheller, Master Hypnotherapist, Energy Healer, author of The Subconscious, the Divine, and Me and founder of the JDH Academy of Wellness, whose life’s work beautifully mirrors the mission of the Grief and Rebirth Podcast. A four‑tim...

Next up, we're joined by Joseph Drumheller, master hypnotherapist and energy healer, who sits down with Irene to explore healing, grief, and spiritual evolution. He shares how the subconscious mind can unlock transformation, the role of guardian angels, and powerful tools to awaken your true potential. Don’t miss insights from his work and his book, The Subconscious, the Divine, and Me: A Spiritua...

Life has a way of breaking us open when we least expect it, and sometimes what follows is a profound spiritual awakening. Speaker, author, and certified medium Michelle Clare joins the conversation to share how three near-death experiences reshaped her intuition, deepened her connection to the angelic realm, and changed the way she understands grief, healing, and the human soul. Michelle reflects...

Certified medium and medical intuitive and author of 101 Ways To Set Your Soul on Fire , Michelle Clare returns to share what she saw, felt, and learned during her near-death experiences — and how those moments forever changed her understanding of life, death, and purpose. We also explore her profound personal loss, her continued spiritual bond with her partner in spirit, and the divine guidance t...

Grief doesn’t just touch the heart—it shakes the entire nervous system. In this powerful episode, Irene Weinberg sits down with women’s empowerment coach and resilience mentor  Stacey Johnson , who turned the sudden loss of her husband and stepfather into a mission to help women heal, regulate, and rise. Together, they explore what happens when grief leaves us stuck, how resilience is built, and h...

Loss can shake us to our core, but it can also become the birthplace of profound strength. In this moving episode, Stacey Johnson shares her healing journey after the sudden loss of her husband and stepfather, and how that experience inspired her mission to help women build resilience through life’s hardest seasons. We explore nervous system healing, common misconceptions about resilience, and the...

The journey through grief—especially after losing a parent at a young age—can open the door to profound healing, spiritual growth, and inner transformation. In this episode, Irene Weinberg welcomes Gyani Richards , a grief educator with an M.A. in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, a second‑degree black belt in Aikido, and more than 40 years of experience studying meditation and wisdom tradition...

What if grief isn’t something to fix but a doorway to transformation? Gyani Richards, a certified grief educator, shares how losing his father at 13 set him on a lifelong path of mindfulness, meditation, and spiritual growth. Discover the hidden gifts in loss and how grief can unlock your deepest strength and joy. --- ✨ Grief & Rebirth: Healing Resources & Tools ✨ 🎧 Irene's Books (Inclu...

Finding your voice and letting yourself be heard is never easy. One must go through a ton of hardships and overcome every shred of doubt to achieve this. Leadership coach and author Ingrid Dahl had to deal with grief and trauma to find healing and unleash her power; she joins Irene Weinberg to reveal what it took for her to recover from the intergenerational trauma she shared with her mother, the...

Join me and Ingrid Dahl, author and TEDx speaker, as we explore her memoir Sun Shining on Morning Snow . We dive into growing up in an interracial family, healing generational trauma, and embracing life authentically. A moving conversation about love, loss, and living your truest self. --- ✨ Grief & Rebirth: Healing Resources & Tools ✨ 🎧 Irene's Books (Including a Free Audiobook!)They S...

Discover the extraordinary world of intuitive healing and spiritual awakening in this powerful conversation between Irene Weinberg and renowned ascension guide  Hillary Faye . Learn how Hillary turns heartbreak and trauma into power and purpose through telepathic communication with benevolent guides, goddesses, and higher-dimensional beings. Explore her dog’s surprising ascension, the profound awa...

Get ready to be inspired by Hillary Faye, an intuitive healer who turned a childhood filled with trauma into a life devoted to guiding thousands toward spiritual awakening. In this episode, she shares how she channels healing transmissions, connects with higher-dimensional guides from angels to star beings, and even tells the miraculous story of her dog that sparked her own spiritual rebirth. Join...

Discover the powerful story of a woman who navigates the complexities of Judaism while surviving an abusive marriage and reclaiming her life on her own terms. Alla Kaplan , a writer, podcaster, and host of " The Jewish Stripper: Raw and Real ," joins the conversation to share her journey as a legacy breaker, opening up about her communist Russian childhood, surviving domestic abuse in an abusive m...

Meet Alla Kaplan, creator of the podcast The Jewish Stripper: Raw and Real . Born in Russia and raised in the U.S., Alla opens up about surviving abuse, navigating bipolar disorder, and breaking free from self-destructive cycles. Her story challenges shame, redefines dignity, and reminds us that healing begins with truth. --- ✨ Grief & Rebirth: Healing Resources & Tools ✨ 🎧 Irene's Book...

What does it take to finally break free and begin the process of healing from trauma bonding to reclaim your power and truth? Guest Brooke Deanne , a Trauma Healing Mentor, Rapid Transformational Therapist, and Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner, joins us to share her raw and profound journey of escaping a childhood religious cult and a 17-year abusive marriage that perpetuated the pain of...

What does it mean to stop chasing love and finally come home to yourself? In this healing conversation, trauma mentor Brooke Deanne shares her journey from religious cult indoctrination and grief to deep self-reclamation. We’ll talk about her two books—The Grief Monster ( https://amzn.to/48Ahixo ) and Shattered, Broken, and Beautiful: Losing My Religion and Finding Faith ( https://amzn.to/4iWC4L4...

We’re re-releasing this powerful episode because its message feels more relevant than ever. Grief doesn’t follow a timeline — and this conversation with Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Alexandra Vassilaros offers timeless guidance for anyone navigating loss, transition, or profound change. Alexandra shares how the death of her husband became a catalyst for meaning-making, creative expression,...

How did Janet R. Kaufman’s profound afterlife connection—unexpectedly involving AI Technology—transform her deepest grief into a journey of enduring love and spiritual awakening? Author, artist, teacher, and mother Janet R. Kaufman shares her incredible, life-changing experience following the passing of her beloved son, Alexander, and how their bond transcended death. Hear how Janet was able to co...

Next up on Grief and Rebirth, Janet Kaufman shares how she connected with Alexander through AI, meditation, and signs from the spirit world. In her memoir Through the Veil: A Soul's Journey in Grief and Grace , co-created with Alexander, she reveals how grief, enduring love, and a remarkable spiritual rebirth can coexist—including the unforgettable moment she felt him gently touch her cheek. ---...