Huenu Solsona a former helicopter pilot from Cape Town South Africa. After a life altering personal tragedy, she embraced a higher calling and became the visionary founder of Oracle, the world's first digital platform designed to connect seekers with thoroughly vetted spiritual practitioners. In 2009, the sudden and tragic loss of her older brother in a small plane crash became the spark. Ignited when new spiritual awakening. In this powerful and soul stirring interview, she shares the heartbrea...
Dec 15, 2025•3 min
When a life is irrevocably changed by a prophecy-fulfilled death of a brother, a profound journey toward healing can begin. Holistic health visionary, author, and spiritual seeker Kristina Amelong joins the conversation to share the haunting, true story behind her powerful memoir, What My Brother Knew . She details her path from a childhood marked by abuse and addiction, reclaiming vibrant health through holistic protocols and profound inner work. As the founder of the Optimal Health Network and...
Dec 10, 2025•43 min•Ep. 341
At just 13, Kristina Amelong’s brother, Jay, eerily predicted his own death — a tragedy that would forever change her life. Decades later, Kristina, now a holistic health visionary and author of What My Brother Knew , shares her extraordinary journey from trauma, addiction, and chronic illness to profound healing and spiritual awakening. In this powerful conversation, she reveals how loss became the catalyst for transformation — and what she discovered about life, death, and the boundless human ...
Dec 08, 2025•3 min
A children’s story can do more than entertain—it can heal. When Preston Knowles lost his beloved uncle during the early days of the pandemic, grief became the spark for Ollie and Beep , a tender tale about love, loss, and the enduring power of connection. At just seventeen, Preston turned pain into purpose, creating a story that helps children and the adults who love them understand that life keeps moving forward, just like a river. In this heartfelt conversation, host Irene Weinberg explores ho...
Dec 03, 2025•21 min•Ep. 340
Next on Grief and Rebirth , meet Preston Knowles, the creative heart behind Ollie and Beep — a story inspired by grief that gently guides children and adults alike toward healing and the beauty of change. --- ✨ 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/4dG4l4w Get the Paperback or Hard copy: https://amz...
Dec 01, 2025•3 min
Pediatric palliative care reveals both the fragility and strength of the human spirit. In this deeply moving conversation, Dr. Robert Macauley —physician, Episcopal priest, author, and survivor—shares how his journey from childhood trauma to healing led him to care for terminally ill children and their families. Through his acclaimed book Because I Knew You: How Some Remarkable Sick Kids Healed a Doctor’s Soul , Dr. Macauley reflects on how these young patients restored his faith, opened his hea...
Nov 26, 2025•46 min•Ep. 339
Coming up on Grief and Rebirth, Irene speaks with Dr. Robert McCauley, a physician, ethicist, author, and Episcopal priest, who shares how the children he cared for in pediatric palliative care transformed his understanding of life, love, and healing. Through stories of courage, loss, and unexpected grace, he reminds us that even in the face of suffering, the human spirit can shine with breathtaking beauty. --- ✨ Grief & Rebirth: Healing Resources & Tools ✨ 🎧 Irene's Books (Including a ...
Nov 24, 2025•3 min
The Million Stages of Grief begins with a fire that changed everything. When Michael Reed lost his wife and two daughters in the 2016 Gatlinburg wildfire, his life was reduced to ashes in an instant. What followed was a journey through darkness, heartbreak, and ultimately, healing. Guided by love, faith, and the belief that pain can lead to healing and purpose, Michael wrote The Million Stages of Grief to help others navigate loss and rediscover meaning. In this moving conversation, he shares ho...
Nov 19, 2025•43 min•Ep. 338
On November 28, 2016, Michael Reed’s life changed forever when the Gatlinburg wildfires claimed his wife and two daughters. In this moving conversation, Michael shares how he faced unthinkable loss, found meaning through his book The Million Stages of Grief , and discovered signs of forgiveness that helped him heal. This episode is a heartfelt exploration of love, faith, and the courage to live fully after loss. --- ✨ Grief & Rebirth: Healing Resources & Tools ✨ 🎧 Irene's Books (Includi...
Nov 17, 2025•3 min
Walking the Threshold: Tending Life, Death, and the Wisdom Beyond Learning to die well is also learning to live with awareness, compassion, and grace. In this conversation, Irene Weinberg talks with Nancy MacMillan , a spiritual health practitioner and psychotherapist, about walking the threshold between life and death and the deep wisdom that arises in that space. Together, they explore how illness, loss, and tending to her mother’s final days revealed the sacred work of dying well, the continu...
Nov 12, 2025•34 min•Ep. 337
What Does It Mean to Die Well? Join us for a profound conversation with Nancy McMillan, a spiritual health practitioner and psychotherapist, as she shares her experiences walking the threshold between life and death. From tending her mother’s long dying to a transformative moment at her father’s deathbed, Nancy explores the language of the dead, the wisdom of reimagining death, and the practice of dying before you die. Inspired by her book The Call to the Far Shore , this episode is a moving ref...
Nov 10, 2025•3 min
Sometimes we need to be reminded that the pain we’ve lived through can become the very soil where our new life begins to bloom. In this replay episode, Rocio Aquino and Angel Orengo, creators of For The Highest Good and authors of The Orchid: The Secret Code of Modern Goddesses , share how they turned trauma, loss, and heartbreak into purpose, freedom, and grace. ▶️ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if6AtvsmYrA&list=PL7judgDzhkAWmfyB5r5WgFD6ahombBvoh&index=3 --- ✨ Grief &...
Nov 07, 2025•50 min
Healing deep trauma is never a straight path; it’s a brave and sacred journey back to wholeness. For spiritual guide and grief alchemist Caroline Rena , this path is illuminated by one unwavering truth: healing is possible. In this profoundly moving episode, Caroline Rena opens her heart and story, sharing her passage through childhood abuse, military trauma, inherited Holocaust pain, and the devastating experience of parental alienation. With raw honesty and deep wisdom, she reveals how somatic...
Nov 05, 2025•54 min•Ep. 336
Caroline Rena shares her deeply personal journey through childhood wounds, military sexual harassment, Holocaust generational trauma, and the heartbreak of parental alienation. She opens up about depression, the dark night of the soul, and the practices that helped her transform grief into spiritual guidance. A powerful conversation for anyone seeking real strategies to heal, rise, and find purpose. --- ✨ Grief & Rebirth: Healing Resources & Tools ✨ 🎧 Irene's Books (Including a Free Aud...
Nov 03, 2025•3 min
Transitioning from retirement is about far more than finances—it’s a profound shift in identity, purpose, and emotional grounding. Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons, J.D ., a former attorney turned retirement transition expert, helps high achievers navigate this rebirth with clarity and optimism. Drawing from her own journey of leaving a high-powered legal career, Elizabeth shares how to find meaning beyond titles and redefine success through purpose, healing, and self-discovery. With practical tools fr...
Oct 29, 2025•39 min•Ep. 335
Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons, a former attorney turned retirement transition expert, reveals how to navigate identity, emotion, and possibility beyond finances. Whether you’re approaching retirement or supporting someone who is, this conversation will shift your perspective and inspire your next chapter. --- ✨ 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...
Oct 27, 2025•3 min
Quantum healing isn’t just a method; it’s a mirror reflecting how deeply love, grief, and spiritual awakening are intertwined. In this episode, psychic counselor and Reiki master teacher Lisa Campion joins Irene Weinberg to explore the extraordinary path that began with the loss of her twin brother in utero—a moment that opened the door to her lifelong psychic gifts. Together, they dive into how grief can spark intuitive awakening, what it means to see and feel energy, and why high sensitives mu...
Oct 22, 2025•39 min•Ep. 334
What if loss could awaken your deepest gifts? In this moving conversation, we explore how grief can open the door to spiritual growth and intuitive awakening. Psychic counselor and Reiki master Lisa Campion shares how the loss of her twin brother in utero sparked her lifelong connection to the unseen. Discover what auras reveal about us, how to strengthen your psychic boundaries, and simple ways to access your own intuitive wisdom. --- ✨ Grief & Rebirth: Healing Resources & Tools ✨ 🎧 Ir...
Oct 20, 2025•3 min
How I Felt My Daughter’s Presence After Her Death In 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 the writing of her book Journey to Joy: From Grief to Inner Peace , which offers gentle, compassio...
Oct 15, 2025•51 min•Ep. 333
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 purchasing just to keep talking to Bonnie. Join us for a conversation that will stir your soul, rem...
Oct 13, 2025•3 min
Rising from Devastating Grief through Spiritual Healing Aleksandra 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 navigate the depths of grief and rediscover joy. Certified in Family Constellations, Positive Psychology,...
Oct 08, 2025•32 min•Ep. 332
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 devastating loss of her brother David to suicide—a tragedy that reshaped her life and became the he...
Oct 01, 2025•56 min•Ep. 331
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, creativity, and resilience. --- ✨ Grief & Rebirth: Healing Resources & Tools ✨ 🎧 Irene's Bo...
Sep 29, 2025•3 min
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 moments to a life devoted to helping high-achieving women transmute pain into power. With 18 years of ex...
Sep 24, 2025•38 min•Ep. 330
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 her innovative SERVE framework, which empowers women to transcend loss and reconnect with their inner...
Sep 22, 2025•3 min
In this deeply moving and illuminating episode, Sarah Mayfield —Nationally Certified Compassionate Bereavement Care™ Counselor and certified Thanatologist—shares how personal heartbreak became the foundation of her life’s work, rooted in personal heartbreak and profound healing. After the sudden loss of her 1½-year-old son Elliott, Sarah found herself searching for meaningful grief support for her surviving son, Bradley—and discovering how little existed. That moment became a turning point, insp...
Sep 17, 2025•40 min•Ep. 329
Join us next on Grief and Rebirth for a deeply moving conversation with Sarah Mayfield, a grief advocate whose life was forever changed after the sudden loss of her one-and-a-half-year-old son, Elliot. In her quest to find grief support for her surviving son, Bradley, Sarah discovered a profound lack of resources—and turned her heartbreak into a mission to help others navigate the tender terrain of loss. --- ✨ Grief & Rebirth: Healing Resources & Tools ✨ 🎧 Irene's Books (Including a Fre...
Sep 15, 2025•3 min
This week on Grief and Rebirth, we’re revisiting this powerful episode with Sandy Phillips Kirkham, who shares her journey from trauma to healing after being preyed upon by a charismatic youth minister at 16. She discusses her award-winning book Let Me Prey Upon You , the impact of clergy abuse, her decades-long path to justice and forgiveness, and how she now advocates for other survivors through the Hope for Survivors ministry. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/bp-Ll8hkSis?si=9I5jKK7PHKIi5fXv...
Sep 10, 2025•42 min
This week, we revisit our episode with Aly Bird , a coach, an author, a therapist-in-training, and a widow who is the author of the wisdom-filled book titled Grief Ally: Helping People You Love Cope with Death, Loss, and Grief . When Aly was 30 years old, the person she loved and trusted most in her life suddenly died, leaving her in a world that no longer made sense. In the aftermath of her loss, Aly quickly realized that her positive experience of support was unique and unlike the horror stori...
Sep 03, 2025•33 min
How Do You Survive Losing 12 Loved Ones? Can a heart shattered by twelve losses in twenty-two months find the strength to heal, rise, and light the way for others? Join us for a tender, powerful, and unforgettable conversation with Lisa Archer , a life and grief coach and author, as she bravely recounts losing 12 loved ones in just 22 months, including her parents and 24-year-old son-in-law. Discover how Lisa embraced holistic healing and inner transformation, ultimately finding the strength to ...
Aug 27, 2025•45 min•Ep. 328
