Grief and Rebirth: Finding the Joy in Life

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Trauma Leads Over Time To Chronic Health Conditions May 24, 2023

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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 of trauma, he reveals the hidden process of how and why the mind creates trauma, and he presents a powerful, easy-to-understand method of overcoming it that shows how a person can reduce and resolve childhood and relationship trauma forever.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:

• The origins of Danny’s own anxiety, low confidence, and stress.

• How Danny cleared his first trauma and the monumental changes that occurred in his life as a result of that healing.

• The imprint of trauma in children up to the age of 7 that occurs from early childhood and imprinting.

• The latest science from the UK that helps to accelerate trauma resolution called Split Second Unlearning Theory.

SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS DANNY:

• What is the correlation between adverse trauma events and chronic health conditions later in life?

• What is the difference between traditional talking therapy and Accelerated Trauma Resolution?

• Why is it important to identify the balance of opposites in everything we do in order to find joy in life?

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I Lost My Husband & Thought I’d Never Smile Again: Healing After Grief May 17, 2023

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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 losing her beloved husband, she created Grief Speaks Out, which is now a flourishing Facebook community of over two million people worldwide. She also emerged from the experience to pen the bestselling book titled Grief by Day: Simple Practices and Daily Guidance for Living with Loss, which provides 365 daily reflections, weekly themes, and 52 healing exercises to help its readers to make peace with their grief one day at a time.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/EmVVifKW_VE

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT:

 What Jan has learned about being sad yet having a magical life at the same time.

 Jan’s recent visit to Ukraine, and her experiences with the Ukrainian people whose spirit of celebration and productivity is mixed with trauma and mourning.

 What inspired Jan to write her book Grief by Day: Simple Practices and Daily Guidance for Living with Loss which has sold over 70,000 copies.

 Why Jan often thinks of grief as a sunflower.

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Petia Kolibova Burns: She Decided To Stop Being A Slave To Her Limiting Beliefs And Other People’s Perceptions To Master The Art Of Loving Her Life And Sharing Her Light May 10, 2023

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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, collaboratively, and with confidence, leading her six and seven-figure clients to their next level in life and business. After 18 years of destroying herself with an eating disorder and a constant search for someone or something that would make her feel better and give meaning to her life, Petia decided to help herself to heal. Instead of becoming a slave to her limiting beliefs and other people’s perceptions, she mastered the art of loving her life and sharing her light.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:

· What led to Petia’s childhood eating disorder and her search for someone or something outside of herself to make her feel better?

· What inspired Petia’s journey of personal development?

· What did it mean to be unapologetically abundant?

· How changing her mindset enabled Petia to attract the love of her life.

SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS PETIA:

· How did you master the art of loving your life and sharing your light?

· What is it like to have personal and professional magnetism?

· What modalities did you employ to begin your healing, rebirth, and transformation?

Elliot Kallen: Helping Teens And Their Parents Deal With Stress And Depression With The Goal Of Stopping Teen Suicide May 03, 2023

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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 of their youngest son, Jake, who ended his life by suicide when he was 19 years old. So they have certainly had their own personal experience with Grief and Rebirth. You may be surprised to learn that every year, millions of teenagers struggle with thoughts of depression, deep sadness, isolation, stress, and feeling of helplessness. And because of their mental health issues, thousands commit suicide. Sadly, and too often, the parents of these teens are the last to learn about their child’s mental problems, and sometimes it’s too late to act.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:

The motivation for A Brighter Day came from the suicide of Elliot’s son Jake when he was 19 years old.
A Brighter Day aims to stop teen suicide, the #1 preventable cause of death.
Some of the worrisome warning signs of depression and stress in teens.
When it is the right time to seek help for a teen.

SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS ELLIOT:

What are some important strategies parents can use to help their teens manage mental disorders and build self-confidence?
Are there useful tools that teens and young adults can use to manage stress or depression?
What are great resources that help teens with their mental health issues, while still allowing them to retain their privacy and dignity?

Heather Allison: She Is A Sacred Feminine, Soul And Shamanic Guide For Lovers, Leaders, Luminaries, And Mystics, And A Destiny Accelerator For Those Who Feel They Are Here For A Bigger Impact, A More Beautiful Life, And A Sacred Purpose Apr 26, 2023

Show notes

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 addition to not being able to figure out what wasn’t quite right in her relationships, Heather was challenged when it came to figuring out what kind of career and work would let her feel fulfilled, inspired, or aligned. One magical day, while she was sitting in her dentist’s chair, Heather heard the voice of her Soul. What that voice said was surprising to hear. It began to awaken Heather spiritually, and stumbled upon an article about a Powerful, Ancient Feminine Energy which something started vibrating within her later that night. Heather was almost 40 when she dove into an 8-month training course to learn more about Powerful, Ancient Feminine Energy to become a coach. Three months after she completed her deep dive into Divine Feminine work, she met a man who offered to be her cosmic teacher during a powerful, magical dream.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:

· The series of magical events which freed Heather from her toxic first marriage.

· The day Heather was sitting in her dentist’s chair, she heard the voice of her soul.

· What it was like when a man Heather saw in a dream became her Cosmic Teacher.

· The Divine Feminine, the Divine Masculine, and the Archetypal Trinity.

SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS HEATHER:

· How and when did you begin to channel?

· What prompted you to take a coaching course about powerful, ancient Feminine Energy?

· How can we become the embodiment of our Divine selves and fast-track our Divine destinies?

The Heartbreak Of Losing Her 16-Year-Old Son To Suicide Apr 19, 2023

Show notes

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 student, a star pitcher scouted by major league baseball teams, on his way to becoming an Eagle Scout, and he was dearly loved by his friends. His suicide sent a piercing thunderbolt through the hearts of many thousands of people, and it also became the driving force behind LeAnn’s purpose-driven conviction to spread love, inspiration, and encouragement in the midst of her grief. After Andy transitioned, LeAnn founded a non-profit organization called Andy Hull’s Sunshine Foundation, whose mission is to raise awareness of the high rate of suicide while providing teens with coping skills to deal with life’s challenges. With a "You Matter!" approach, the foundation both honors Andy’s legacy and saves lives by offering much-needed education, support, and encouragement.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/bWE7-4iZ51U

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:

· The heartbreaking way Andy took his life and the vow LeAnn made in her bathroom that night.

· The wonderful day when baseball scouts came from all over the country to watch Andy pitch.

· The warning signs everyone missed that could have saved Andy.

· How LeAnn has been able to be a victor not a victim during her history of continuing, devastating losses.

SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS LeAnn:

· What is the difference between grieving and being sad?

· How is your book, How to Live When You Want to Die, a roadmap for those suffering from the passing of a loved one?

· What do you say to teens who are thinking about suicide, who are at risk for suicide, and how do you advise kids to cope when things go wrong?

Michael Wohl: His Darkly Funny And Insightful Memoir Examines Faith, Funerals, Family, F*cked Up Fathers And Forgiveness Apr 19, 2023

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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 named Herschel who was a twice-divorced astrologer, a pharmacology professor, a failed novelist, an on-the-lam drug-runner, a manual typewriter thief, an Aikido white belt, a possible communist, and a temporary resident of the little-known island of Statia. When Herschel died unexpectedly just before his 71st birthday, Michael had to travel four thousand miles and overcome four decades of resentment to pick up his father’s pieces. Along the way he reconnected with his forgotten half-brother, reconciled with his overeducated, underachieving sister, and even reckoned with his ambivalence about religion.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:

· How Michael’s relationship with his father evolved and soured before his father’s death.

· The lurid and upsetting secret Michael discovered upon his arrival in Statia.

· Michael’s sister’s need to follow Judaic custom for the burial and the affect that had on Michael.

· The unique grieving process that comes with the death of a difficult parent.

SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS MICHAEL:

· Why did you and your siblings decide to bury your father yourselves?

· How did you finally come around to accepting and forgiving your father?

· How has forgiving your father changed your life?

Anne-Marie Oomen: Nice Mother-Daughter Stories Are A Dime A Dozen; Pain-In-The-Ass Mother-Daughter Stories Are The Ones That Grab Us: How Humor And Compassion Grew Belatedly Between A Mother And Daughter Who Didn’t Much Like Each Other Apr 12, 2023

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Anne-Marie Oomen is an essayist, memoirist, poet, playwright, and educator who is the author of seven books. Not only is she a late bloomer whose first book was published when she was 53 years old, her most recent book titled As Long as I Know You: The Mom Book, has won the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Sue William Silverman Award for Creative Nonfiction. The book focuses on the troubled relationship Anne-Marie held with her mom as her mom entered dementia, and how, as Anne-Marie began to lose her mother, they somehow, in awkward and comic ways, found each other. It is a compelling read for any adult grappling with a living elder who is challenging and difficult to begin with, then add the lethal combination of dementia and defiance to the painful mix.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:

· What it has been like for Anne-Marie to be a “late bloomer” who wrote her first book at 53 years old.

· The ways Anne-Marie came to understand her mother better over time.

· The important insight Anne-Marie gained from a trauma-broken teenaged girl with an anxiety disorder.

· The story behind the title “As Long as I Know You.”

SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS ANNE-MARIE:

· Did your mother eventually grow to accept you, including your non-compliance regarding her desires for your religious life?

· What was the affirmation you received from your mother that you had not hoped for or expected in any way?

· What have you learned about the underlying issue of elder care in the USA that you would like to share with our Grief and Rebirth Podcast audience?

Near-Death Experience Sparked Ginny’s Psychic and Animal Whisperer Gifts Mar 29, 2023

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Near-Death Experience Sparked Ginny’s Psychic and Animal Whisperer Gifts

Ginny Jablonski is a human and animal soul whisperer, a horse medicine facilitator, an author, a speaker, a podcast host, and an opioid crisis awareness advocate who retired from a career in international security to focus on resolving her emerging medical issues. In 2012, when a prescription opioid medication caused her lungs to stop working, Ginny had a profound near-death experience that brought her remarkable psychic abilities. She can communicate telepathically with plants, animals, and the spirits of those who have crossed over. She now combines her extensive knowledge, multi-sensory intuitive abilities, and shamanic principles to assist others.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/wjnNyAikvQg

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:

· Ginny’s two profound Near-Death Experiences and the remarkable psychic abilities she gained because of them.

· The message from animals that Ginny received during her second Near Death Experience.

· What Ginny did during her extensive spiritual journey of discovery that led to a significantly heightened awareness of her body, consciousness, and energy field.

· What it is like to be a human and animal soul whisperer.

SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS GINNY:

· How do you work with rescued and traumatized animals utilizing animal communication and intuitive work?

· What are some of the beneficial therapeutic effects that animals, especially horses, have on humans?

· What is interspecies consciousness?

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✨ Grief & Rebirth Resources and Healing Tools ✨

Welcome to a space for finding healing modalities, inspiration, and growth. Below, you'll find some of the most important resources to help guide you through your journey.

📧 Begin your healing journey today — sign up to receive all 10 days of guidance, comfort, and hope https://ireneweinberg.com/#signup

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📰 Stay updated on new episodes and reflections, resources, events, and healing tips by subscribing to our Grief and Rebirth Substack: https://substack.com/@griefandrebirth

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📚 'Good to the Last Drop! Embracing Your Life's Third Chapter'

Embrace your third chapter in life with this empowering anthology now available on Amazon or Bookshop!

📖 Get Your Copy Here: https://amzn.to/3VJgEa5

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🛍️ Curated Collection of Irene's Recommended Healing & Self-Care Books and Essentials

🔗 Check it Out here: https://kit.co/GriefandRebirth

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📚 Grief & Rebirth Bookshop

👀 Find your next source of healing, inspiration, or spiritual wisdom at our online bookstore, featuring books from our Grief and Rebirth guests!

🔗 Explore Here: https://bookshop.org/shop/griefandrebirth

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Visit us for inspiration and stories of transformation: https://GriefandRebirth.com

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🎥 Watch Irene’s Spiritual Awakening Story

✨ Hear about the spiritual journey that led Irene to create the Grief & Rebirth Podcast.

🔗 Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0mJWKfg5PM

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I Lost My Fiancé and My Dad — Here’s How Gratitude Saved My Life Mar 22, 2023

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WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/flvO78CzzSw

Dr. Peggy DeLong, the Gratitude Psychologist because she teaches people how to harness the power of gratitude and joy to live their best lives, especially through difficult times. She does this through psychotherapy, her group program for healing grief called HEAL, her online monthly membership called Feeling Good with Dr. Peggy, online courses, and speaking engagements. She is also the author of three books, and she is the owner of LOVE in a Bracelet, where she designs bracelets for coping with grief and loss, mental health, and inspiration.

➡️ Feeling Good: 35 Proven Ways to Happiness, Even During Tough Times https://amzn.to/419F2Ub

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:

· The inspiring ways the death of both Peggy’s beloved fiancé and her precious dad were connected.

· The spiritual signs Peggy receives every year on the anniversary of her fiancé’s death.

· How harnessing the power of gratitude and joy heals grief, bereavement, and loss.

· The practice of gratitude is backed by research in psychology and brain science.

SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS PEGGY:

· Why should we allow ourselves to feel unwanted and painful emotions?

· What are some of the benefits to be gained by developing a gratitude mindset?

· Why is practicing gratitude a universal healer?

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✨ Grief & Rebirth Resources and Healing Tools ✨

Welcome to a space for finding healing modalities, inspiration, and growth. Below, you'll find some of the most important resources to help guide you through your journey.

📧 Begin your healing journey today — sign up to receive all 10 days of guidance, comfort, and hope https://ireneweinberg.com/#signup

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📰 Stay updated on new episodes and reflections, resources, events, and healing tips by subscribing to our Grief and Rebirth Substack: https://substack.com/@griefandrebirth

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🎧 Grab the audiobook They Serve Bagels in Heaven by Irene for FREE! Sign up for Audible’s 30-day trial today using her special link 👉 https://amzn.to/4dG4l4w

and start listening instantly 🍩✨

🥯 Grab Your Hard Copy of 'They Serve Bagels in Heaven' Here: https://amzn.to/3XrE995

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📚 'Good to the Last Drop! Embracing Your Life's Third Chapter'

Embrace your third chapter in life with this empowering anthology now available on Amazon or Bookshop!

📖 Get Your Copy Here: https://amzn.to/3VJgEa5

---

🛍️ Curated Collection of Irene's Recommended Healing & Self-Care Books and Essentials

🔗 Check it Out here: https://kit.co/GriefandRebirth

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📚 Grief & Rebirth Bookshop

👀 Find your next source of healing, inspiration, or spiritual wisdom at our online bookstore, featuring books from our Grief and Rebirth guests!