Grief and Rebirth: Finding the Joy in Life

I Biked 5,000 Miles to Meet 15 People Battling Cancer—Their Stories Changed Me Forever David’s beautifully written and incredibly moving new book is titled Cycle of Lives – 15 People’s Stories, 5000 Miles, and a Journey Through the Emotional Chaos of Cancer . It portrays 15 individual cancer stories as it also shares David’s grueling journey riding his bike 5000 miles coast to coast, meeting each...

Kimberlee Roles, who lives in Rhode Island, is the second incredibly inspiring interview in our new Rebirth series. At the age of 16, Kim discovered that she was pregnant with her son Michael. His dad broke up with her four months later and she was home-schooled for the remainder of her junior year. To get health benefits for her son, Kim began working during her Senior year of high school, and af...

How I Survived Stage IV Lung Cancer In November of 2012, shortly after Dawn was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer, she learned that her cancer had the vulnerable EGFR mutation. In her new book titled Winded: A Memoir in Four Stages , Dawn writes about living life to the fullest after being diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. She has been treated with the drug Tarceva for close to eight years, a...

Becoming a ‘Shining Light Parent’ After Losing Her Only Child Irene Vouvalides is the International Vice President of Helping Parents Heal , the Leader of the Helping Parents Heal chapter in Hilton Head and Bluffton, South Carolina, a Helping Parents Heal Caring Listener, and the Helping Parents Heal Conference Chair. She found her way to Helping Parents Heal after experiencing a tragedy everyone...

Paige Lee’s riveting book is titled  Choose to Believe: A Story of Miracles, Healing, and the Afterlife . Paige’s grief journey began when her only living birth child, Bryan Frost, was brutally murdered at the age of 23. Starting with a phone call in the wee hours on September 18, 2008, Paige entered the worst nightmare any parent can imagine. Paige was completely consumed by her gr...

Pamala Oslie is an author, consultant, radio show host, professional psychic intuitive, and aura expert. She has appeared on many television and radio shows and she has also been featured in many national magazines. Pam has written four successful books and has a very extensive clientele, including many celebrities. She has spoken at the TEDx Talks, the International Forum on New Science, For...

Judith Hancox is a trauma recovery specialist and a licensed clinical social worker with a body, mind, and spirit approach to emotional recovery. She has a Master's in Social Work, she is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and she is also a Board Certified Expert in Trauma Stress. Furthermore, she is the author of three books and she is currently working on her fourth titled Transitioning Trauma –...

In just two years, Grief and Rebirth Podcast has now passed its 100th interview and we are closing in on 100,000 people having downloaded our insights-filled, enlightening podcast! To celebrate this milestone, Irene decided to revisit 10 podcast episodes, which was very difficult for her because she absolutely loves every one of her guests and who to choose?! As you listen, she shares why each int...

Walking With Spirits: Cheryl Murphy’s Personal Encounters With the Beyond Cheryl Murphy is an accomplished, multi-faceted medium, psychic, animal communicator, psychic investigator, and also a health and wellness intuitive. She is the founder of The Healing Prayer Circle and a member of Find Me, a non-profit organization focused on locating missing persons. She is also a co-author of the internati...

Dajana Paliokaite , who is originally from Lithuania and now lives in London, is the first incredibly inspiring interview in our Rebirth series. Her grief journey began when her 39-year-old husband Trevor passed away from cancer when their son Luciano was only 11 months old. Three weeks after he passed, Dajana heard Trevor call her by her nickname, Bean. That was the start of her inspiring healing...

After twenty-seven years of marriage, John lost the love of his life when his wife, Margaret, passed away following a seven-year battle with cancer. John looked for a book that would give him space for his pain and inspire him to move forward, but all he found were clinical books written by psychologists. That was John’s motivation to write  A Journey Without a Map , which demonstrates the po...

She Lost Her Son and Saw Him Again in the Most Unbelievable Way Rosanne Norris’ book, beLEEve: A Journey of Loss, Healing and Hope , is a touching personal narrative about Rosanne’s spiritual journey after the transition of her 30–year-old son Lee and his dog Buddy. Rosanne, who has a Bachelors in English from Binghamton University, spent her career working at the University’s performing arts cent...

Elizabeth Boisson is the remarkable President and Co-Founder of Helping Parents Heal, the inspiring non-profit organization dedicated to assisting bereaved parents to become Shining Light Parents by providing support and resources to aid in the healing process. Elizabeth is also the Affiliate Director of the Phoenix/Scottsdale chapter of Helping Parents Heal, the Editor of the Helping Parents Heal...

Suzanne Giesemann is a highly respected mystic, metaphysical teacher, and medium who shares The Awakened Way , which is the path to knowing who you are and why you are here. Be it through her 13 books, her classes, and workshops, her weekly radio show, her Messages of Hope documentary, or her one-on-one sessions, Suzanne provides stunning evidence of life after death. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR...

Discover post-traumatic growth through real-life stories of resilience in Dr. David Roland’s latest book. Learn how devastating life crises — PTSD, stroke, loss, and divorce — can transform pain into purpose and empower your life. Dr David Roland is a gifted writer, presenter, and psychologist. His first two books that are published internationally are his memoir titled How I Rescued My Brain and...

Yvonne Heath  specializes in bringing death out of the closet. This inspiring nurse-turned-author, speaker, and changemaker has written an incredibly wise book titled  Love Your Life to Death . It is a compelling narrative that addresses navigating life to its final passage, motivating people to live their lives fully to help them die peacefully. Yvonne has spoken international...

Melissa Lyon’s mission is to share the joy and freedom that is created when we live in the moment and consciously choose our thoughts and reactions. Her passion is to help us cultivate a comforting and healing mindset that allows us to get the most out of our experiences. Both are reflected in Melissa’s unique and wise children’s book that is filled with encouraging words to help a child cope with...

Dr. Eben Alexander, Speaker and Author of the New York Times best-selling book  Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife  with Karen Newell, co-founder of Sacred Acoustics audio focuses on special binaural beat technology for meditation. Eben and Karen are the co-authors of  Living in a Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Heart of Consciousness ....

David is a Functional Consciousness and Energy Coach. His amazing ability to see energy enables him to help individuals release embedded patterns of behavior, resulting in stronger personal intuition, enhanced self-healing abilities and sustainable resilience in their daily lives.   Lilla is a Business Professional and Shining Light Parent, which means that even though her daughter Alex has l...

Irene Weinberg is the author of the 5 – Star reviewed book titled They Serve Bagels in Heaven: One couple’s story of love, eternity and the cosmic importance of everyday life. She is also the Creator and Host of this podcast called Grief and Rebirth: Finding the Joy in Life.   Having been asked many times to share details of her own life-changing spiritual awakening that happened when her hus...

Jamie Clark’s remarkable talents include psychic intuition, mediumship, remote viewing, the ability to locate lost people and animals, and he is also known to be able to help people with business decisions. In addition, Jamie is the Author of the children’s book, “ The Adventures of Roko and Tookee, The Kids from Mars ,” the host of Psychic Evolution podcast and he is the creator of the Psych...

Mark Pitstick is a Certified Past Life Regression Therapist, the Director of the Soul Phone Foundation, the Founder of Greater Reality Living Groups, and the author of the Helping Parents Heal monthly newsletter column titled “Evolved Souls Don’t Need Long Earthly Lives.” He is also the author of three books that address soul proof , life, death and the afterlife, and holistic guidance for radiant...

Mitch Carmody  is a grief educator, a writer, an author, a grief nutritionist, and an intuit who has dedicated his life to helping individuals and families navigate the uncharted territory of death, dying, and the bereavement process. After suffering many familial losses from a young age and ultimately the death of his nine-year-old son from cancer in 1987, Mitch struggled not only with the g...

Sandy Alemian utilizes an impressive array of modalities to help people heal. She is a Spirit Medium, an Inspirational Speaker, a Certified Bereavement Facilitator and a Certified Hypnotherapist. Sandy is also the author of two books:  Congratulations…it’s an angel and What Was God Thinking?   IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE: How Sandy consciously prepared to help people w...

Kerri Hummingbird is a Soul Guide who inspires people to live their lives wide awake with authenticity, passion, and purpose that positively impacts others. Her third book is the international bestseller titled The Second Wave: Transcending the Human Drama . Kerri, who has served as a social activist, a leader and philanthropist, is also the Founder of the Skills Not Pills Movement and t...