Grief and Rebirth: Finding the Joy in Life

Coming tomorrow! Irene Weinberg interviews Julia Samuel MBE, a highly regarded psychotherapist, and pediatric counselor, about what inspired her to work with individuals grieving the loss of the person they love, how grief is a naturally adaptive process, and how her remarkable Grief Works App provides practical strategies, comforting advice, and a community of support, literally at a person’s fin...

Marv’s wife Marty once told him, “To be happy, you have to decide to be happy.” Marv’s touching book “When the Rocks Sing” couples Marv’s voice, a man who lost his beloved wife to cancer, with the perspective of the grief counselor who walked the road of rebuilding and resiliency with him. Join us for a heartwarming, inspiring and wise interview with author Marv Weidner, whose poignant book, “When...

Your sensitivity is an extraordinary gift that allows you to tap into your intuition, amplify your vitality, and empowers you to create a beneficial influence on the world. Being a highly sensitive person (an HSP) is a gift that reveals our divinely intuitive natures, amplifies our vibration, and partners our hearts with our minds to uplift the world. This episode’s guest is Medium, Author, Intuit...

Sheela Jaganathan became a past life/current life Regression Therapist and Life Coach after an out-of-body experience changed her view of the Afterlife. Her focus on guiding clients from all walks of life towards inner clarity and into their soul-knowing is beautifully expressed through Sheela’s remarkable book titled Hello Me!: Self-Empowerment and Healing Through Past Life Regression Therapy. Sh...

Harmony Kwiker is a psychotherapist, a professor of transpersonal counseling, the Founder of the Institute for Spiritual Alignment, and the author of two important books titled Reveal: Embody the True Self Beyond Trauma and Conditioning and her most recent book titled Align: Living and Loving from the True Self . Her purpose and mission is to bridge the divide between traditional and spiritual tra...

Lisa Snyder is a former engineer who was shown a Native American chief in her mind’s eye while in a meditative state during a massage. Healing sounds organically began to express through her vocal cords, and this very personal introduction to the world of Spirit not only inspired Lisa to train in evidential mediumship, but she also received evidence validating that the shared healing sounds expres...

By easing the discomfort associated with talking about the often-taboo subject of death, Jamie helps people to face their mortality and live better, more meaningful lives. In this episode, Jamie Sarche, who is a writer, a seasoned speaker, and the Director of Pre-arranged Funeral Planning for Feldman Mortuary, Denver, Colorado’s most trusted Jewish funeral home, discusses how people can be le...

Many of us find comfort within our church community, especially when we’re at a difficult time in our lives. For Sandy Phillips Kirkham, what was a place of warmth became a place of intense trauma when she was 16 years old. In this episode, she sits down with Irene Weinberg to talk about her award-winning book,  Let Me Prey Upon You , in which she details how a charismatic youth mister preyed...

Kerri Hummingbird Sami is a Shamanic healer, a Mentor, and the author of Inner Medicine: Becoming One with Mother Earth for the Survival of Humanity. She is the Founder of Inner Medicine Training, a Mystery School that shares potent ancient traditions from the Andes and Himalayas for owning your wisdom and living your purpose. As a Shamanic healer and mentor, Kerri catalyzes mind shifts that trans...

Renewing your relationship with food is not just about what you eat, but how you think about food. It's a journey of self-discovery that can lead to improved health, a loving relationship with yourself, and a life filled with energy and vitality. In this episode, Bobbi Giudicelli, founder of Read The Ingredients, delves into the topic of abuse, addiction, and relationship with food. Bobbi tells he...

Do you love to do something but have no courage to do it? What holds you back from leaping a bigger, better, braver life? Today, Nancy Pickard , the author of Bigger Better Braver , dives into conquering your fears and embracing the courage to transform your life. She also touches on shadow beliefs and how uncovering them in your conscious mind can help you transform your life. Nancy also explains...

Aly Bird   is a coach, an author, a therapist-in-training, and a widow who is the author of the wisdom-filled book titled  Grief Ally: Helping People You Love Cope with Death, Loss and Grief . When Aly was 30 years old, the person she loved and trusted most in her life suddenly died, leaving her in a world that no longer made sense. In the aftermath of her loss, Aly quickly realized that...

Colleen Conlon  is a true role model for grief to healing and rebirth. An eating disorder survivor, she owes much of what has helped her overcome adversity to learning the “hardstyle” kettlebell technique. Now it is her mission to support other women in overcoming their challenges and feeling strong and fierce through this discipline. Colleen’s book is titled  Kettleball Catalyst: The ex...

Donna Kendrick  is a certified financial planner practitioner, a  Grief Recovery Method  Specialist, and the author of the Amazon #1 bestseller titled “ A Guide to Widowhood: Navigating the First Three Years ”, which provides a financial roadmap to surviving the first three years of widowhood with a person’s heart, soul, and finances intact. In 2013, at age 40, Donna lost her husban...

Robin Aisha Landsong , a remarkable visionary artist, medicine singer, and trauma resolution leader, shares her incredible story of resilience, survival, and healing. Through the darkest moments of our lives, it is often the most unexpected sources of healing that bring us back into the light. For Robin, it was the medicine song of a rural Zimbabwean woman that saved her life. It led her on a jour...

Kamini Wood is a Certified Life Coach who is the creator of AuthenticMe® and the CEO of her coaching company Live Joy Your Way, which specializes in helping high performers and overachievers navigate past traumas and toxic relationships, empowering them to live with impressive self-acceptance, self-confidence, and self-leadership. In addition to her training in internal family systems and cognitiv...

Camille Dan  is the mother of Aaron, her eldest son who has transitioned, his two brothers, and his one sister. Besides being a loving and devoted mom, Camille has professional experience as a Critical Care Registered Nurse, a Medical Technical Consultant for Feature Films and Television, and she is currently a Private Investment Manager. She is also a former skeptic whose spiritual journey a...

Secrets of the Afterlife Revealed Through Mediumship Sharon Siubis is a medium, a spiritualist minister, and the Director and Co-Founder of the Inner Spiritual Center located in Fairfield, NJ. She has trained and worked as a spiritualist minister, speaker, medium, and healer for over 25 years. She uses her degree in Education, her background, and her understanding of teaching technique in her clas...

Danny Greeves is a highly recommended, multi-award-winning therapist, author, and speaker who is one of the UK’s leading experts in childhood and relationship trauma. Danny has authored four books, he is a regular on BBC Radio, and he writes expert contributions for various online media publications. In his new book titled Accelerated Trauma Resolution, Danny expertly explains the key principles o...

The depth of grief measures the height of love. Breaking down or crying for losing a loved one isn’t a “negative” emotion. It is part of the journey. When the time is right, you will realize that it is possible to be sad and yet create a magical life for yourself at the same time. Jan Warner has been going through this journey since her husband, Artie, passed. As a result of her deep grief over lo...

Petia Kolibova Burns empowers visionaries to expand in all dimensions of their lives by giving them immense clarity plus the exact steps to unlock their divine feminine and abundance mindsets. She is a passionate Human Design Practitioner and a certified breathwork facilitator who draws on Reiki and NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) to equip women to tackle the challenges they face creatively, co...

Elliot Kallen  is the 14th inspiring interview in the G&R Podcast’s Rebirth series. Elliot has run Prosperity Financial Group, which is a wealth management firm, for over 30 years. He is also the Co-Founder and President of  A Brighter Day , a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping teens manage depression and stress. Elliot and his wife started A Brighter Day in 2015 in memory o...

Heather Allison has had a fascinating life journey filled with grief, transformation, and rebirth. Heather was married when she was younger until she realized how toxic the relationship was, causing her to completely lose herself and all sense of who she was. Through a series of Magical events, she got out of that marriage and had two other long-term relationships — but they both failed. In additi...

Michael is an award-winning filmmaker who has authored fifteen nonfiction books on filmmaking and post-production technology. He is perhaps most well known as one of the original designers of Apple’s Emmy award-winning software Final Cut Pro, and he taught film editing for eight years at UCLA’s School of Film & TV. In Herschel’s Wake is about Michael’s charismatic and irresponsible father name...

LeAnn Hull is an author, a motivational speaker, a presenter, an encourager, the Co-Affiliate Leader of the remarkable non-profit Helping Parents Heal group named Healing After Suicide, and an inspiring role model for grief to healing to rebirth. Her book, titled How to Live When You Want to Die , tells the heartbreaking experience of losing her 16-year-old son to suicide in 2012. Andy was a great...