The Best Of - Grief and Rebirth: Finding the Joy in Life

How I Felt My Daughter’s Presence After Her DeathIn this deeply moving and soul-nourishing episode, Irene welcomes Anita Albright, a longtime educator, author, and community leader whose story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. After the passing of her beloved daughter Bonnie at age 36, Anita moved through unimaginable pain toward peace, healing through faith, storytelling, and...

What happens when unimaginable loss meets unshakable love? In this heartfelt episode, Anita Albright opens her heart about losing her daughter Bonnie — and the extraordinary path that led her from deep grief to rediscovering joy. From sound healing sessions and synchronicities to her 52-week guide Journey to Joy, Anita shares the tools, dreams, and even a whimsical “princess phone” she considered...

Rising from Devastating Grief through Spiritual HealingAleksandra Chumak is a first-generation Ukrainian immigrant, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, fantasy novelist, and spiritual explorer, whose life is a living testament to the resilience of the human spirit. After enduring a series of profound family losses, Aleks transformed her pain into purpose, dedicating her life to helping others naviga...

Cyra Sweet Dumitru, one of the four certified poetic medicine practitioners in Texas, has four acclaimed poetry collections and decades of experience guiding others through the transformative power of language. Her work is a lifeline for those navigating trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, and spiritual wounding—and Cyra’s journey is as powerful as her poetry. At just sixteen, she experienced the...

Joining Irene next on Grief and Rebirth is Poet and certified poetic medicine practitioner Cyra Dumitru, who opens her heart about the devastating loss of her brother and the decades-long journey of healing that followed. From poetry to spiritual guidance through a presence called “Voice,” Cyra shares how words became her sanctuary and her path toward grace. A deeply moving conversation on grief,...

In this riveting interview, Dr. Michelle Peticolas—sociologist, award-winning filmmaker, international best-selling author, and transformational life coach—shares her extraordinary journey through complex grief, healing, and spiritual rebirth. She reveals how personal loss cracked open the door to her soul’s purpose, leading her from the heartbreak of betrayal and her mother’s poignant final momen...

Nicky Alan is an extraordinary Psychic Medium, Author, and Social Media Influencer in the UK who worked as a police officer for 18 years. After her retirement for medical reasons in 2003, she transitioned into a full-time Psychic Medium, Spiritual Teacher, Writer, and Angel Expert who has been a freelance paranormal writer regularly published in mainstream spiritual magazines, she is the current c...

In our next Grief and Rebirth episode, we meet Dr. Michelle Cola, a transformative figure with a rich background as an internationally bestselling author, filmmaker, and life coach with a PhD in sociology. Michelle delves into her personal journey from experiencing profound grief and abandonment to undergoing a soul-awakening pilgrimage that reshaped her understanding of life and death. Discover h...

Rob Schwartz is a spiritual teacher, a highly regarded hypnotist, and a therapist who specializes in past life and between lives soul regressions, which help people heal and understand their life plans. In this fascinating and enlightening interview, some of the topics Rob speaks about are the choices we make before we are born that form our life plans, the difference between young souls and evolv...

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 upon h...

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...

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 journ...

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 A...