What happens when a man trained to follow the evidence begins finding clues that science alone can’t explain?This week on Light Beyond the Ashes, we meet Scotty Bauer, a retired forensic scientist who spent his career working with the Department of Justice in California. His life was built around observation, evidence, data, and the pursuit of truth. But after grief cracked his world open, that same instinct to investigate led him somewhere unexpected: inward.Scotty shares how meditation, sun gazing, and his own spiritual exploration became part of a deeply personal search for answers. Rather than abandoning his scientific mind, he approached awakening with curiosity—observing, questioning, gathering his own data, and allowing his experiences to challenge what he thought he knew.Together, we explore grief as a catalyst for awakening, the intersection of science and spirituality, consciousness, healing, and what it means to remember our connection to one another.As the world around us continues to shift, Scotty offers a different way forward: not through fear or division, but through community, love, connection, and the remembrance that beneath everything that separates us, we are one.This is a conversation about losing what you thought you knew, searching for truth, and discovering that sometimes the greatest evidence is found within.

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What happens when you stop fearing death—and start seeing it as a friend?

In this deeply moving episode of Light Beyond the Ashes, I sit down with psychic medium Stacy Carlson to explore the unexpected ways trauma, grief, illness, and loss can become doorways to awakening.

Stacy’s journey carried her through the trauma of her husband going to Iraq, a battle with cancer, and ultimately a confrontation with her own mortality. During radiation therapy, something extraordinary happened: Stacy began to befriend death. Instead of experiencing death only as something to fear, its presence became familiar—even comforting.

Then she survived.

And in a twist she never expected, Stacy found herself grieving the loss of that connection. She had made peace with death, but now she had to figure out how to live.

Her deepest grief wasn’t the possibility of dying. It was realizing she didn’t know who she was.

That realization became a turning point.

We explore how an ordinary moment while designing cakes opened the door to Stacy discovering her abilities as a psychic medium, how those gifts continued to unfold, and how she ultimately learned to use them in service of others.

This is a conversation about the full human experience—the trauma that changes us, the identities that fall away, our relationship with mortality, and the strange loneliness that can exist even after survival. It’s about what can happen when pain strips away who we thought we were and asks us to meet the person underneath.

Because sometimes meeting your highest self doesn’t begin with becoming someone new.

Sometimes it begins when everything else falls away—and you finally ask: If I’m still here… who am I?

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Can spirituality play a role in healing?

In this solo episode of Light Beyond The Ashes, I share my personal awakening story and explore how it transformed the way I view health, rehabilitation, and the human experience. Drawing from the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF-4), we discuss spirituality as the experience of meaning and purpose in our daily lives—and why it deserves a place in conversations about whole-person healing.

We also dive into nervous system regulation, sensory integration, primitive reflex integration, and how chronic dysregulation can keep many adults stuck in survival mode. Whether you're a healthcare professional, caregiver, or simply on your own healing journey, this episode offers practical insights and a new perspective on what it truly means to heal.

Healing isn't just about fixing what's broken—it's about reconnecting with who you are.

In this episode you'll learn:

• What spirituality means according to the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF-4)

• Why spirituality can be an important consideration in whole-person healthcare

• The connection between trauma, nervous system regulation, and healing

• How sensory integration continues to impact adults—not just children

• What retained primitive reflexes are and why they may influence emotional regulation

• Practical ways to support regulation and reconnect with yourself

• How meaning, purpose, and connection can become powerful components of healing

Healing isn't about fixing yourself.

Sometimes it's about remembering who you've always been beneath the layers of survival.

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What if the peace you’ve been searching for has been within you all along?

In this powerful episode of Light Beyond The Ashes, Amber Humphrey sits down with Daemein Smith for a deeply moving conversation about sound healing, inner child healing, nervous system regulation, self-love, and spiritual awakening. Together, they explore why the relationship you have with yourself is the foundation for every other relationship in your life and how choosing inner peace can transform the way you experience the world.

Whether you’re navigating trauma, burnout, personal growth, or an awakening, this episode offers a compassionate perspective on healing from the inside out. Discover how sound can support emotional well-being, why reconnecting with your inner child matters, and how learning to choose yourself isn’t selfish—it’s one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from yourself, overwhelmed by life, or curious about holistic healing, this conversation will leave you feeling seen, hopeful, and inspired to begin your own journey inward.

In this episode, we discuss: • Sound healing and vibrational wellness • Inner child healing and emotional resilience • Nervous system regulation and finding calm • Self-love, self-worth, and choosing yourself • Spiritual awakening and personal transformation • Creating lasting inner peace

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What happens when a simple curiosity becomes a journey of awakening?

In this episode of Light Beyond The Ashes, Amber sits down with her hairstylist and longtime friend, Ashlyn Wisnoski, for an honest conversation about spiritual awakening, self-discovery, and remembering who you truly are. Ashlyn shares how the teachings of Dr. Joe Dispenza, Abraham Hicks, and Dolores Cannon helped peel back years of conditioning and inspired her to see herself—and reality—in a completely new way.

Together, they explore self-love, conscious creation, manifestation, the power of our thoughts, and what it means to awaken to your own inner truth. Whether you’re just beginning your spiritual journey or have been walking this path for years, this episode offers an authentic conversation about healing, consciousness, intuition, and living a more aligned life.

If you’ve ever felt there was more to life than what you’ve been taught, this conversation is for you.

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What if your highest timeline isn’t something you find… but something you choose?

In this powerful episode of Light Beyond the Ashes, we explore the connection between authenticity, nervous system healing, manifestation, purpose, and the future we are collectively creating. We discuss why your passions are often the clearest clues to your purpose, how healing allows you to become available to receive your greatest desires, and why trusting yourself may be the most important skill you can develop in this lifetime.

Together, we dive into the power of thought, the relationship between belief and reality, and how the stories we tell ourselves shape the lives we experience. If you’ve ever felt called toward something bigger but found yourself held back by fear, doubt, or uncertainty, this conversation is your reminder that the path forward begins with trusting your own inner knowing.

The New Earth is not being built by perfect people. It’s being built by people willing to be authentic, follow their passions, heal their wounds, and courageously answer the call of their soul.

Your dreams matter.

Your purpose matters.

And the life you desire may be waiting for you to believe in it first.

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Tony Award-winning actress, singer, author, and advocate Ali Stroker made history as the first wheelchair user to perform on Broadway and the first wheelchair user to win a Tony Award. But behind the groundbreaking achievements is a deeply human story of resilience, healing, and choosing joy in the face of life’s greatest challenges.

In this powerful episode of Light Beyond the Ashes, Ali shares how a life-changing car accident at the age of two shaped her journey, the lessons she’s learned through healing her inner child, and how she discovered that joy is not something we find once life becomes perfect—it’s something we choose, cultivate, and protect along the way.

Together, we explore identity beyond limitations, overcoming adversity without losing yourself, the courage to be fully seen, and the profound wisdom that can emerge from our most difficult experiences. Ali offers a refreshing perspective on resilience, reminding us that our circumstances do not define our potential and that the parts of ourselves we once struggled to accept often become our greatest gifts.

This conversation is for anyone navigating healing, searching for hope, reconnecting with their authentic self, or learning how to find light in the darkest seasons of life.

Because sometimes the greatest act of courage isn’t overcoming what happened to us—it’s allowing ourselves to experience joy anyway.

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What if the challenges we’re seeing in our schools are symptoms of something much bigger?

In this powerful episode, public school educator and leader Tiffany Dotson shares the story of her spontaneous spiritual awakening and how it forever changed the way she sees herself, education, and the world around her. After years of serving children of all abilities within the public school system, Tiffany found herself questioning long-held beliefs, pulling back the veil on outdated systems, and recognizing the urgent need for change.

Together, we explore the state of modern education, why so many children, teachers, and administrators are struggling, and how healing ourselves may be the first step toward creating a more conscious future. Tiffany opens up about her personal journey of awakening, the lessons she learned along the way, and why she believes the next generation is calling us to lead differently.

This conversation is for educators, parents, leaders, and anyone who feels that humanity is being invited to evolve beyond the systems we’ve inherited.

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What if the signs you’ve been seeing… were never random?  

On this episode of Light Beyond The Ashes, Amber sits down with former teacher, assistant principal, and principal Julie Weiss to explore her powerful awakening journey from childhood trauma and survival… into remembering the truth of who she really is: light.  

Julie shares how angel numbers, synchronicities, animals, and unexplainable moments became guideposts leading her toward healing, self-discovery, and a deeper connection to something greater than herself. Together, they dive into the idea that love is the highest truth of our existence — and that beneath all fear, pain, and conditioning… love is what we are made of.  

This episode is a reminder that you are never truly alone, healing is possible, and the universe may be speaking to you in more ways than you realize.

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From Wall Street executive to spiritual guide, Marston Fries shares the extraordinary journey that changed her life forever. After a profound extraterrestrial encounter in the jungles of Costa Rica and the deep grief that followed personal loss, Marston was awakened to mediumship, channeling, consciousness, and the hidden abilities that may exist within all of us.

In this powerful episode of Light Beyond the Ashes, we explore spiritual awakening, human potential, grief as a catalyst for transformation, extraterrestrial experiences, intuition, remembrance, and what it truly means to awaken to who and what we are beyond the physical world.

This conversation is thought-provoking, emotional, expansive, and unlike anything you’ve heard before.

If you’ve ever felt there was more to reality than what we’ve been taught… this episode is for you.

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