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- Words Make a Way Through Fire: Cyra Dumitru on Healing After Her Brother’s Suicide | Episode TeaserJoining 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, creativity, and resilience.
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✨ Grief & Rebirth: Healing Resources & Tools ✨
🎧 Irene's Books (Including a Free Audiobook!)They Serve Bagels in Heaven—Irene’s heartfelt story of love and life beyond.Listen Free on Audible as a First Time User: https://amzn.to/4dG4l4wGet the Paperback or Hard copy: https://amzn.to/3XrE995
📚 Embrace Life’s Third ChapterGood to the Last Drop—A powerful anthology on aging with purpose: https://amzn.to/3VJgEa5
🛍️ Healing & Self-Care PicksCurated books and essentials from Irene: https://kit.co/GriefandRebirth
📚 Grief & Rebirth BookshopBooks by podcast guests for healing & wisdom: https://bookshop.org/shop/griefandrebirth
🎙️ Podcast & CommunityInspiring stories of transformation on the Grief and Rebirth website: https://griefandrebirth.com
📱 Stay ConnectedSubscribe to Grief and Rebirth on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOSDru2EU1djRZaZxxFkMig?sub_confirmation=1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irenesweinbergFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IreneSWeinbergTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@irenesweinberg
🎥 Irene’s Spiritual Awakening StoryWatch how the podcast began: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0mJWKfg5PM
🎙️ Be a Podcast GuestHave a story or healing work to share?Apply Here: https://ireneweinberg.com/be-on-the-podcast/
📰 NewsletterGet updates, tips, and new episodes by signing up to the Grief and Rebirth Substack: https://substack.com/@griefandrebirth
💖 Affiliate DisclaimerSome links may earn us a commission. We only share trusted, personally recommended resources.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7 min - Transforming Complex Grief into Authentic Power and PurposeIn 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 moments to a life devoted to helping high-achieving women transmute pain into power. With 18 years of experience in coaching, hospice care, and storytelling, Michelle’s insights are not just profound—they’re life-altering. If you’ve ever faced loss or longed for deeper meaning, this conversation will stir your heart and illuminate your path.
Grab Step into Your Brilliance, compiled by Rebecca Hall Gruyter: https://amzn.to/4mf8rEW 🎁 Special Gift for Grief and Rebirth Podcast ListenersAs a thank-you for tuning in, Michelle is offering the Complex Grief Checklist & Assessment—a powerful tool to help you understand where you are in your grief journey and what support could help you move forward. 👉 Get your free gift here: complexgriefchecklist.com/l/complex-grief-checklist 💫 Release Your Grief and ThriveIf you’re ready to release the weight of grief and reclaim your joy, Michelle is offering 10% off any of her Release Your Grief and Thrive programs—self-study, group mastermind, or private VIP—for listeners who book a discovery call through the G & R audience. 👉 Book your discovery call here: https://tally.so/r/nr2GgM About the Program:Release Your Grief and Thrive is an 8-session, 4-month private program designed to help you heal complex grief—especially when current loss is intertwined with past wounds like abandonment or unresolved trauma. Through Michelle’s proven SERVE System of Transformation—Surrender, Engage, Reframe, Vision, and Express—you’ll receive:- 24 training videos with workbooks
- 6 private coaching sessions
- 2 powerful VIP deep-dives
This isn’t just about recovery—it’s about creating a life of meaning, connection, and joy after loss.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: Transforming Complex Grief into Authentic Power and Purpose---
✨ Grief & Rebirth: Healing Resources & Tools ✨
🎧 Irene's Books (Including a Free Audiobook!)They Serve Bagels in Heaven—Irene’s heartfelt story of love and life beyond.Listen Free on Audible as a First Time User: https://amzn.to/4dG4l4wGet the Paperback or Hard copy: https://amzn.to/3XrE995
📚 Embrace Life’s Third ChapterGood to the Last Drop—A powerful anthology on aging with purpose: https://amzn.to/3VJgEa5
🛍️ Healing & Self-Care PicksCurated books and essentials from Irene: https://kit.co/GriefandRebirth
📚 Grief & Rebirth BookshopBooks by podcast guests for healing & wisdom: https://bookshop.org/shop/griefandrebirth
🎙️ Podcast & CommunityInspiring stories of transformation on the Grief and Rebirth website:Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
45 min - Born Into Psychic Mediumship with Nicky AlanNicky 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 columnist in Take a Break’s Fate & Fortune Magazine as The Psychic Detective, and she is a resident features writer in Haunted Magazine. Nicky has appeared internationally on radio and TV programs, appeared in a cinema film paranormal documentary titled The Birdbrook Ghost Hunt and she has starred in European theatre tours, seminars, retreats, and workshops to 3,000 strong crowds on the afterlife and angel phenomena. After a catastrophic road accident limited Nicky’s touring in 2012, she began to pursue her passion as a Spiritual Author and teacher. Her recently published second book, which is titled The Rise and Fall of Britain’s Best Psychic Medium, is a number one best seller that reveals many impressive miracles, incredible messages, and connections with the deceased. You will love Nicky and this enlightening, fun, at times humorous interview! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:
- Why Nicky transitioned from a police detective to a psychic medium when she heard a spirit baby crying.
- How a catastrophic road accident changed Nicky’s destiny.
- Spirit people stay real and true to who they were down here, be they scoundrel or saint.
- The spirit world’s perspective on the current earthly chaos.
- Why Nicky calls dogs, cats, and domestic animals Earth Angels.
SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS NICKY:- What was it like to be born into psychic mediumship?
- Do murder victims suffer, or do their souls leave their bodies before the actual murder takes place?
- Do people ever die completely alone?
- What is The Rainbow Bridge, also known as Pet Heaven?
- Can a soul with dementia leave its living body and communicate with Mediums?
Twitter: http://twitter.com/@nickyalan07Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NickyAlanFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickyAlanAuthorandPsychicMediumTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nicky_alan_psychic?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcWatch Nicky’s helpful Spiritual Education videos on my YouTube Channel https://www.YouTube.com/NickyAlanLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 hr 46 min - Abandoned, Broken, and Reborn | Episode TeaserIn 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 her innovative SERVE framework, which empowers women to transcend loss and reconnect with their inner brilliance. Join this wisdom-filled, soul-stirring conversation for a deep dive into resilience and rebirth.
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✨ Grief & Rebirth: Healing Resources & Tools ✨
🎧 Irene's Books (Including a Free Audiobook!)They Serve Bagels in Heaven—Irene’s heartfelt story of love and life beyond.Listen Free on Audible as a First Time User: https://amzn.to/4dG4l4wGet the Paperback or Hard copy: https://amzn.to/3XrE995
📚 Embrace Life’s Third ChapterGood to the Last Drop—A powerful anthology on aging with purpose: https://amzn.to/3VJgEa5
🛍️ Healing & Self-Care PicksCurated books and essentials from Irene: https://kit.co/GriefandRebirth
📚 Grief & Rebirth BookshopBooks by podcast guests for healing & wisdom: https://bookshop.org/shop/griefandrebirth
🎙️ Podcast & CommunityInspiring stories of transformation on the Grief and Rebirth website: https://griefandrebirth.com
📱 Stay ConnectedSubscribe to Grief and Rebirth on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOSDru2EU1djRZaZxxFkMig?sub_confirmation=1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irenesweinbergFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IreneSWeinbergTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@irenesweinberg
🎥 Irene’s Spiritual Awakening StoryWatch how the podcast began: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0mJWKfg5PM
🎙️ Be a Podcast GuestHave a story or healing work to share?Apply Here: https://ireneweinberg.com/be-on-the-podcast/
📰 NewsletterGet updates, tips, and new episodes by signing up to the Grief and Rebirth Substack: https://substack.com/@griefandrebirth
💖 Affiliate DisclaimerSome links may earn us a commission. We only share trusted, personally recommended resources.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7 min - Pre-Birth Planning: Rob Schwartz on Understanding SuicideRob 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 evolved souls, why we sometimes choose to add scary, hard, and difficult decisions to our lives, why some souls plan their lives with the possibility, or even the probability, of ending their lives, and the difference for the soul when a person ends his or her own life from fear or love.
Tune in for deeply healing information about embracing life after the loss of a loved one to suicide, what it means to evolve and ascend, and much more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR THINGS LIKE:- Rob’s journey to writing three books about pre-birth planning.
- The difference between a young soul and an evolved soul.
- What it means to evolve and ascend.
- How all the details and planning for a new lifetime take place.
- How suicide affects a person’s desire to evolve and ascend.
- The healing that takes place for those who end their lives when they arrive on the Other Side.
- How those who have lost a loved one to suicide can heal their deep wounds.
SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS ROB SCHWARTZ:- Can you tell a young soul from an evolved soul while they are in a body?
- Do we plan to experience great challenges before we are born in order to evolve and ascend?
- How do all the details and planning for a new lifetime take place?
- Does the soul consider the free will decisions that the personality may make when planning a new lifetime?
- Is suicide considered a sin, a transition, or a loss on the Other Side?
- Do those who end their lives have to pick up the same lessons in another lifetime?
- What is the difference for the soul when a person ends his or her life from fear or love?
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47 min - Finding Healing After Falling Prey Into Clergy Sexual AbuseMany 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 her, betrayed her, left her broken with a shattered faith, and brought about the ultimate shame of being blamed and forced from the church she loved.
Sandy also describes her healing journey that began when she confronted the minister during her quest for justice and closure 27 years after his heinous behavior began. Now an advocate for other victims of clergy sexual abuse and child abuse, Sandy’s riveting, important story about dreadful clergy abuse is more than a story of intense trauma; it is an important story about healing and rebirth. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:- How a charismatic youth minister targeted an innocent 16-year-old and preyed upon her.
- How grooming sets a victim up to accept unusual behaviors.
- How the minister established control over Sandy and manipulated her.
- How Sandy eventually broke away from her abuser.
- Sandy’s husband’s reaction when he learned about the degrading abuse Sandy had hidden from him for 27 years.
- The difference in perspective when the abuser is Catholic or non-Catholic.
- How the ministry called Hope of Survivors is helping victims of clergy sexual abuse.
- How Sandy eventually forgave both herself and her abuser.
- How Sandy’s confrontation with her abuser came about.
SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS SANDY:- What made you a vulnerable target for your youth minister, who was a charismatic wolf in sheep’s clothing?
- In what ways did your youth minister target you, groom you, and prey upon you when you were an innocent 16-year-old girl?
- How did understanding the terms love bombing, grooming, gaslighting, and manipulation allow you to begin your healing process?
- How did you eventually break away from your abuser?
- Please tell us about the people who believed you, believed in you, and supported you as you journeyed toward healing and resolution.
- How did your confrontation with your abuser come about?
- What is the impact spiritually when abuse occurs within the church?
- How were you able to eventually forgive yourself and your abuser?
- What inspired you to become an advocate for a ministry called The Hope for Survivors?
- What is your message about the importance of healing?
- Abuse forever changes a person and healing takes time. Can there be joy again?
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48 min - Freedom from a Toxic Relationship with FoodRenewing 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 her story of transformation, starting with her sister passing away from cancer, her father's heart disease and worsening dementia, and her own struggle with severe chronic fatigue. These events prompted her to look beyond traditional Western medicine and explore the impact of nutrition on our health and wellbeing. Bobbi also shares gold nuggets and sneak peeks from her book, Freedom From A Toxic Relationship With Food: A Journey That Will Give You Your Life Back. Bobbi discusses why diets always fail, the significance of comprehending the foods we consume in relation to our health and weight, and her personal journey towards a positive relationship with food. Tune in and learn how to transform your relationship with food.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/-2-wJa5e88U?si=wtNNZ1c1il2r5Qsq
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:- Bobbi’s personal experience with severe eating disorders and how it has affected her personal life and relationships.
- The psychology of eating and food addiction.
- Why diets don’t work.
- Healthy lifestyle and aging.
- How Bobbi’s journey to change her relationship with food from toxic to loving impact her relationship with herself.
- The message of Freedom from a Toxic Relationship with Food: A Journey That Will Give You Your Life Back.
- What Read the Ingredients has to offer.
- How Bobbi transformed herself spiritually with the help of her horses.
- Bobbi’s advice on finding joy in life.
SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS NANCY:- How was your experience with severe eating disorders?
- Tell us about the psychology of eating and food addiction.
- How would you define processed food?
- Why don’t diets work?
- Is it normal to accept that our weight is going to go up and our energy is going to go down as we age?
- Would you say getting older in any situation in life is more of a mindset?
- Who did you write the book, Freedom from a Toxic Relationship with Food: A Journey That Will Give You Your Life Back, for?
- How did your journey to change your relationship with food from toxic to loving impact your relationship with yourself?
- What is “gluten-free” all about?
- Tell us about Read the Ingredients. What are your popular items and where can people purchase them?
- Would you tell us a little more about the spiritual side of who you are with your horses and how this new lifestyle change has led to your desire to be of service to others?
- What is the Bobbi tip for finding joy in life?
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1 hr 7 min - A Spiritual Journey of Surviving Abuse and Two Near Death ExperiencesRobin 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 journey of self-discovery and healing that has touched the lives of thousands. Abducted at the age of eight and left alone in Rhodesia during the Bush War, Robin faced unspeakable violence and trauma. But through the kindness of a small village and a Zimbabwean woman’s medicine song, she was able to find the power of her own singing medicine.
Over 16,000 people have been helped by her music. Her story is one of hope and inspiration. It shows us that no matter what we face, we can always get better. Tune in now and hear Robin’s extraordinary spiritual journey.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/bF0P5UiYHDE?si=K0CPx9E0Vt6TIEzW
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:- How Robin was abducted and survived two Near-Death Experiences during her childhood.
- The healing power of song which started with the Zimbabwean woman that saved Robin’s life.
- Robin’s two Near-Death Experiences after she was shot.
- How Robin healed and eventually forgave her abductor, the soldier who shot her and her parents.
SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS ROBIN:- Can you explain what you experienced during your two Near Death Experiences?
- Did you get the specific message that your mission was going to be to sing these medicine songs to help people to heal?
- What was your life like when you returned home to America?
- What is your guidance about reacting to people who lack empathy, are dismissive, nasty, mean, are bullies, etc?
✨ Get your copy of Loving Bravely: A Memoir Miraculous Near Death of a Girl, Abducted, Shot During War, and Sung Back to Life by an African Woman today and experience the courage it takes to heal — and to love — against all odds: https://amzn.to/4cE7MJW
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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.
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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 and Rebirth PodcastTune in for inspiration and stories of transformation.🔗 Listen via 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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1 hr 28 min - The Awakened Way with Suzanne GiesemannSuzanne 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 ABOUT THINGS LIKE:- Suzanne, who served as a Commanding Officer in the Navy and later as an aide to The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was inspired to pursue her current calling after her stepdaughter Susan’s devastating death.
- The three principles that are the foundation of The Awakened Way, which is the path to knowing who you are and why you are here.
- How Suzanne honed her abilities to be able to share what she has learned from Higher Consciousness with the world.
- The ways Suzanne’s Messages of Hope documentary on Amazon Prime and Messages of Hope Radio Show on Unity Online Radio Show came into being.
SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS SUZANNE:- What are the “job descriptions” of spirit guides, angels, and masters in the spirit realms?
- Why should each of us meditate, and how do you help people learn how to meditate?
- Who are the advanced teachers called Sanaya and what daily messages do they transmit to you?
SHOW LINKS:- Suzanne Giesemann’s Website
- Suzanne Giesemann’s Books: Still Right Here, Messages of Hope, and Wolf’s Message
- Connect with Suzanne Giesemann on Facebook and YouTube
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About The Best Of - Grief and Rebirth: Finding the Joy in Life
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Hosted by author and trauma survivor Irene Weinberg, Grief and Rebirth podcast explores the intersections of grief, loss, trauma, spirituality, and the afterlife and is your go-to source for…
healing, personal transformation, and spiritual insights. Each episode features powerful conversations with experts in grief recovery, trauma healing, spiritual awakening and growth, renowned psychic mediums, energy and light healers, past lives and angel experts, charitable organizations, and near-death experience survivors, along with inspiring personal stories of resilience. Whether you’re seeking comfort after loss, exploring spirituality, or curious about mediumship and the afterlife, this podcast offers wisdom, hope, and guidance.Subscribe now and let us help you navigate your healing journey with insight, inspiration, and renewed joy in life!