What if “energy healing” could be tested—and measured—in a world-class cancer research setting?

In this episode of Unpacking Possibility, host Traci Stein unpacks a groundbreaking MD Anderson Cancer Center preclinical study investigating biofield therapy (energy healing) and its reported effects on pancreatic cancer in lab and animal models—including slower growth and spread.

Traci shares the findings of this study and discusses them in the broader context of research on biofield therapies (including Reiki, Healing Touch, and Therapeutic Touch). She also shares a personal story about doing Reiki in an operating room for a patient who was undergoing heart surgery and how what she witnessed deepened her perspective on subtle energy. 

You’ll also learn a simple, at-home exercise you can try to begin sensing your own energy field (as well as a friend’s).

In this episode you’ll learn more about:

- What the MD Anderson studies found

- Why pancreatic cancer research needs new possibilities  

- Early research showing energy healing could make seeds germinate faster, surgical wounds heal better, and more

- A brief look at the Bengston Healing Method and “image cycling”  

- A simple exercise you can try tonight to explore energy-field sensing  

Note: This episode is educational and not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare team about diagnosis and treatment.

To learn more about Traci’s self-paced, online course, “Developing Everyday Intuition,” visit: https://www.drtracistein.com/developing-everyday-intuition-course

To receive $5 off the price of Traci’s course, “Developing Everyday Intuition,” apply code ENERGY5OFF before checkout.

“The Everything Guide to Integrative Pain Management,” by Traci Stein, PhD, MPH: https://a.co/d/0fji41kQ

To read the MD Anderson paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cam4.71726

In this fascinating episode of Unpacking Possibility, Dr. Traci Stein sits down with Rev. Joseph Shiel—internationally renowned evidential medium, spirit portrait artist, and spiritual teacher, featured in Netflix’s documentary “Surviving Death.” Widely regarded as one of the best living evidential mediums and spirit artists, Joe shares the surprising path that took him from childhood spirit drawings to becoming a trusted voice in modern mediumship.
This is a powerful conversation about evidence, integrity, and the continuity of life—and how connection doesn’t end when someone we love passes.

 In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
- How Joe first recognized his gifts as a child  
- The pivotal seminary library moment when a stranger identified Joe’s “doodle” as a portrait of his deceased uncle  
- What sets evidential mediumship apart from general psychic readings
- Joe’s extraordinary experience with spirit portrait art, including drawing up to 27 family members in a single sitting  
- What Joe believes happens to “bad” people after they pass—and why he doesn’t believe in hell  
- The uncanny sign Joe’s father sent the night he passed
- Whether pets come through in readings (spoiler: they do)  
- How everyday people can recognize signs and feel the presence of loved ones in spirit 

 
For more on Rev. Joe Shiel, his classes, readings and events, visit:https://www.josephshiel.com/

View the Netflix documentary, “Surviving Death,” Episode 4 (featuring Joe Shiel): https://www.netflix.com/watch/81088180?trackId=284616272

For more on Traci Stein, visit: https://www.drtracistein.com/

In 1996, Pam Coronado had a dream so vivid and disturbing that she couldn't ignore it. She reported what she saw to police — and it helped solve a murder. That single moment transformed a suburban mother of three into one of the most sought-after psychic detectives in the country, eventually landing her on the TV series “Sensing Murder” and in the middle of cases involving serial killers, missing persons, and families desperate for answers.

In this episode of Unpacking Possibility, Dr. Traci Stein sits down with Pam to hear how that fateful night unfolded and what came after. Since that first case, Pam has used her intuitive abilities to work alongside law enforcement agencies across the country — helping locate missing persons, assisting in high-profile investigations like the Beltway Murders, and bringing long-awaited answers to grieving families.

An accomplished Remote Viewer and educator, Pam also discusses her passion for teaching others to develop their own intuitive gifts, the connection between intuition and life purpose, and how her work supporting families of the missing keeps her grounded in service.

In this conversation, you'll hear about: 

• How one vivid dream changed Pam's life forever 

• What it's like to work alongside law enforcement as a psychic 

• Remote Viewing — what it is and how anyone can learn it 

• Practical ways to strengthen your own intuition • Pam's mission to support families of missing persons

Whether you're curious about psychic phenomena, interested in developing your own intuition, or fascinated by true crime, this episode will challenge your assumptions about the boundaries of human perception.

Learn more about Pam, psychic readings, her upcoming courses and more: https://pamcoronado.com/ 

Follow Traci Stein on Instagram @DrTraciStein and visit DrTraciStein.com for more episodes, guided meditations, and resources.

Do relationships continue after death—and if so, why can they still feel complicated? In this episode of Unpacking Possibility, psychologist and budding medium Dr. Traci Stein explores how our connections with loved ones (and challenging people) can remain emotionally present after they pass. Traci breaks down why unresolved dynamics don’t automatically soften with death, how guilt and “I didn’t do enough” can show up even in loving relationships, and how these bonds may affect your energy centers and overall wellbeing. You’ll also hear how mediumship can offer reassurance, closure, and healing—plus why spirits aren’t holding grudges, how they continue to evolve on the other side, and why unexpected people may come through to help us. Includes an impactful mediumship and spirit art experience with Glenn Citerony.

**More on Glenn Citerony + book a reading:** https://glennciterony.com/ 
**More on Dr. Traci Stein:** https://www.drtracistein.com/ 
**Join Traci’s email list:** https://www.drtracistein.com/let-s-stay-in-touch  

Grief and loss are universal, and among the most challenging life experiences to navigate. Loss leaves us wondering if our friends and family are okay. But what if one of the most powerful tools for moving through grief is hearing from loved ones on the other side?

 
In this deeply personal episode of Unpacking Possibility, host Traci Stein once again explores the phenomenon of mediumship. She describes early research illustrating just how common after death communications are and how healing they can be. Traci also opens up about a story she's never shared publicly: a 40-year-old wound that was unexpectedly healed during a recent session with a medium who knew nothing about her.

The remainder of the episode is an encore of Traci’s interview with Scott Allan, the “Boston Medium” and author of In the Presence of Light: A Funeral Director's Journey from Mourning to Mediumship. 
Together, Tracy and Scott explore:

• What evidential mediumship is and how it differs from psychic work
• Why grief can block communication from our loved ones — and what to do about it
• The unforgettable "fender bender boat" and secret service agent readings
• Why mediums work for the spirits, not for the sitters
• How a reading once stopped someone from ending their life
• The surprising overlap between the funeral profession and mediumship
• How to receive signs from loved ones — and why you can't dictate the form they take

What happens when an aerospace engineer picks up a guitar and never looks back? In this episode of Unpacking Possibility, host Traci Stein sits down with Texas-based singer-songwriter and scientist Mark Winters for a wide-ranging conversation about curiosity, creativity, and the surprising overlap between physics and poetry.

Mark spent years as an aerospace engineer working on helicopter design, jet simulation, and computational fluid dynamics — fields where, as he puts it, "even the best AI today still can't fully understand the equations." But alongside that scientific mind runs a deep creative current, sparked by a grandmother who taught him to write poetry and paint as a child. These experiences ignited a music career that combines his loves for science and music with his passion for spreading positivity.

In this episode, we explore:

• The story behind Fake Gravity, and his other catchy, science-infused love songs about the mysterious pull of human attraction
• How Mark weaves haiku, physics, and personal experience into lyrics that connect with scientists and non-scientists alike
• His take on AI in the creative world — and why he still insists on writing every melody and lyric himself
• What it feels like to play live and share "extra protons" with a room full of strangers
• His ongoing Good Vibes Highway Tour and new music coming in 2025

• For information about Mark Winters, including tour dates, new music and more: https://markwintersmusic.com/
  
  

Is stress every good? You might be surprised. In this episode, psychologist Traco Stein dives deep into the science and psychology of stress — and why not all stress is bad. Traci introduces the concept of eustress (good stress) and explains how the right amount of stress can actually sharpen focus, boost motivation, and help you achieve your goals.

She walks through 10+ practical, evidence-based tips to shift from paralyzing, overwhelming stress to the kind that gets you activated and moving forward — including breathwork, stress inoculation, mental visualization, self-compassion, exercise, and more.

Whether you're dreading an exam, a presentation, a big deadline, or just feeling frazzled by the demands of daily life, this episode gives you tangible tools to work with your stress rather than against it.

New stress management album coming soon at www.TraciStein.com

Traci’s Self-Compassion Meditations: https://tracistein.com/products/self-compassion-meditations-mp3-download

Traci’s Self-Compassion Meditation During Sleep: https://tracistein.com/products/self-compassion-during-sleep

In this episode of Unpacking Possibility, psychologist Traci Stein explores one of the most powerful — and deceptively challenging — tools in our emotional toolkit: sending love to difficult situations.

Traci breaks down why love is considered by many traditions to be one of the most powerful forces in the universe, and why it can be so hard to access when we need it most. She also addresses the importance of not bypassing other emotions like anger, grief, and fear,  which serve vital protective functions in our lives.

In this episode, Traci covers:

• Why sending love sounds simple but is genuinely hard to do
• The role of anger as a healthy, adaptive emotion — and why we need to feel it when we feel it
• How love and gratitude affect our overall wellbeing
• The science of intention: what consciousness researchers like Dr. Dean Radin (Real Magic) reveal about how our thoughts and feelings can affect outcomes
• Why you don't have to love everyone equally — or at all — to send loving energy to a situation
• A practical approach for finding one aspect of even the most difficult situation to send love to
• The concept of a "web of loving intention" — and why collective positive intention matters

Resources and links mentioned:

• Traci’s Free Meditation for Healing & Self-Love at All Points in Time https://insighttimer.com/tracistein/guided-meditations/meditation-for-healing-and-self-love-at-all-points-in-time
• Book: Real Magic by Dr. Dean Radin
• Analysis: Health insurance claim denials are on the rise, to the detriment of patients https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/analysis-health-insurance-claim-denials-are-on-the-rise-to-the-detriment-of-patients#:~:text=A%20recent%20KFF%20study%20of,once%20in%20every%20500%20cases.
  
  
  
• Insurance Denial Statistics, Why 80% of Appeals Succeed (But Only 1% Try)

https://www.counterforcehealth.org/post/insurance-denial-statistics-why-80-of-appeals-succeed-but-only-1-try/

Edibles? Smoking? Vaping? Today's cannabis is way more potent than it was a generation ago. And more people – including adolescents and teens – are using cannabis than alcohol. Why does this matter?  Cannabis today carries greater risks of dependency, as well as problems with mood, sleep, thinking, and even psychosis.

Should you cut back? Or stop altogether? In this episode, psychiatrist and researcher Dr. Ryan Sultan breaks down practical harm reduction strategies, and explains what effective treatment can look like.

To learn about Dr. Sultan and treatments for cannabis use, ADHD, and more, visit: https://www.integrative-psych.org/

To learn more about Traci Stein, visit: https://www.drtracistein.com/

Laura Soulages — a bilingual medium, spirit artist, and psychic originally from Argentina –  shares her journey of combining a passion for fine art with evidential mediumship. Laura describes the process of connecting with and sketching loved ones in spirit, discusses the early childhood experiences that foreshadowed her unique journey, and shares how creativity and spirituality are deeply intertwined. Laura also discusses her upcoming oracle card deck, The Wheel of Seasons, her forthcoming book, and her psychic and mediumship events at the Celestial Acres animal sanctuary in Tewksbury, New Jersey.

For more on psychic, medium and spirit artist Laura Soulages, her events, forthcoming book and oracle cards, as well as to schedule a reading, visit: https://www.soul-ages.com/

To watch the video of this interview (with images of Laura’s spirit art, auragraphs and oracle cards): https://youtu.be/-rsB1-uez-0?si=nI7_qo1qIsE2Haua

To watch the Curious Explorers Podcast episode featuring spirit art by Laura and other mediums: 

https://youtu.be/rS0vZryuw9Q?si=0q7RzQkztxQCNEH5

For more information about the non-profit Celestial Acres Sanctuary, visit: https://www.rjstokley.com/

For more on Traci Stein, visit: https://www.drtracistein.com/