Grief and Rebirth: Finding the Joy in Life Podcast

Irene welcomes Janine Sarna-Jones on the next episode of Grief and Rebirth, a Certified Professional Organizer and Certified Senior Move Manager whose passion lies in helping clients reduce stress during life transitions, creating customized solutions, and managing complex projects to completion, through her company Organize Me Inc.

Steven Twohig is a dedicated practitioner, guide, and International Speaker in the transformative realm of Shadow Work, with 23 years of practice across many areas, including trauma, PTSD, addiction, homelessness, psychedelics, spirituality, and more. With a deep sense of purpose and a genuine desire to support others on their journey of self-discovery, Steven has honed his skills as a facilitator and mentor, blending ancient wisdom with modern insights to create a holistic approach to Shadow Work that addresses the multidimensional nature of the human psyche. He continues to be guided by his passion for personal growth and spiritual evolution, inspiring others to embrace the light and shadow within themselves with courage, compassion, and authenticity. Be sure to tune in to this informative, fascinating, and highly enlightening interview to hear Steven and Irene discuss the transformative power of Shadow Work in healing and self-realization, the impact of shadow work on psychedelic integration using plant medicine, and much more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE: How the deep trauma Steven experienced when he was 3 years old inspired his remarkable calling.How Steven’s integrative approach leads to deep healing and transformation.How Shadow work can help an addicted person who uses a substance to manage trauma.The difference between drugs and medicine.Steven’s transformative ayahuasca experience. SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS STEVEN: What synchronistic events and personal experiences led you into the realm of self-discovery?What is your definition of God?Why is psychedelic-assisted therapy one of the most effective tools we have to solve our current mental health epidemic? How does ayahuasca differ from mushrooms and other substances?Why do you state that by doing our shadow work, we are doing the work necessary to change the world? 📱 Subscribe and Listen to the Grief and Rebirth Podcast HERE: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/grief-and-rebirth-finding-the-joy-in-life-podcast/id1281824751?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0bZHn1F285CHorag4tO0Og?si=twQa7x5oQOW_6Axyc-B6pQ&nd=1 Connect with Irene: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irenesweinberg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IreneSWeinberg X: https://twitter.com/irenesweinberg TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@irenesweinberg Website: https://ireneweinberg.com/podcast Get your copy of Irene's book They Serve Bagels in Heaven: One Couple's Story of Love, Eternity, and the Cosmic Importance of Everyday Life https://www.amazon.com/They-Serve-Bagels-Heaven-importance/dp/149361866 Get access to The Live Your Most Evolved Life Summit Replay, where we showcase a synergy of talent that will heighten your intuition and will undoubtedly illuminate, enlighten, and spark your soul on your evolutionary journey towards ascension: https://ireneweinberg.thinkific.com/courses/all-access-pass-summit-replay-2023 Visit the Grief and Rebirth Bookshop to browse books by our inspiring guests: https://bookshop.org/shop/griefandrebirth Sign up for the Grief and Rebirth newsletter on the homepage of Irene's website to stay up-to-date on forthcoming episodes, events, healing tools, and announcements: https://ireneweinberg.com/#signup Grief and Rebirth LLC is an affiliate, and we may earn a commission from purchases made through recommendations of products and services mentioned on the website, email, and social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Tune in for an interview with Steven Twohig, a dedicated practitioner, guide, and International Speaker in the transformative realm of Shadow Work, with 23 years of practice across many areas, including trauma, PTSD, addiction, homelessness, psychedelics, and spirituality. Irene and Steven talk about the trauma he experienced when he was three years old that inspired his calling, his work and study under the world’s leading business and life strategist Tony Robbins, the transformative power of Shadow Work in healing and self-realization, the impact of shadow work on psychedelic integration, and much more.

Nikki Mark is the author of a highly moving memoir titled Tommy’s Field: Love, Loss, and the Goal of a Lifetime, about the unexpected passing of her 12-year-old son Tommy and her unconventional journey to create a legacy for Tommy and to heal her heart. In this heartfelt memoir, Nikki, who has led operations for high-powered hospitality and sports team start-ups, captures the power of play, inspiration, unity, and healing as she transformed neglected land in a Los Angeles public park into a state-of-the-art athletic field. Nikki is now the founder and president of the TM23 Foundation, which she created to honor Tommy, his love of soccer, and his spirit of play with others. Be sure to tune in to this touching, inspiring interview that illumines the extraordinary impact of a mother’s determination to create a legacy to honor her cherished, beloved son! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE: SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS NIKKI: What was the highly charged and unexpected drama you encountered on your journey towards building Tommy’s Field? ---- 📱 Subscribe and Listen to the Grief and Rebirth Podcast HERE: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/grief-and-rebirth-finding-the-joy-in-life-podcast/id1281824751?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0bZHn1F285CHorag4tO0Og?si=twQa7x5oQOW_6Axyc-B6pQ&nd=1 Connect with Irene: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irenesweinberg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IreneSWeinberg/ X: https://twitter.com/irenesweinberg TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@irenesweinberg Website: https://ireneweinberg.com/podcast Get your copy of Irene's book They Serve Bagels in Heaven: One Couple's Story of Love, Eternity, and the Cosmic Importance of Everyday Life https://www.amazon.com/They-Serve-Bagels-Heaven-importance/dp/149361866 Get access to The Live Your Most Evolved Life Summit Replay, where we showcase a synergy of talent that will heighten your intuition and will undoubtedly illuminate, enlighten, and spark your soul on your evolutionary journey towards ascension: https://ireneweinberg.thinkific.com/courses/all-access-pass-summit-replay-2023 Visit the Grief and Rebirth Bookshop to browse books by our inspiring guests: https://bookshop.org/shop/griefandrebirth Sign up for the Grief and Rebirth newsletter on the homepage of Irene's website to stay up-to-date on forthcoming episodes, events, healing tools, and announcements: https://ireneweinberg.com/#signup Grief and Rebirth LLC is an affiliate, and we may earn a commission from purchases made through recommendations of products and services mentioned on the website, email, and social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Irene interviews Nikki Mark, who is the author of a moving memoir titled Tommy’s Field: Love, Loss, and the Goal of a Lifetime. We hear about the spiritual awakening she experienced that began 3 days before Tommy transitioned, how Tommy guides Nikki through spiritual signs, Nikki’s alternative healing journey, her challenges transforming neglected land into a state-of-the-art athletic field in honor of Tommy, why Nikki set out to heal for the benefit of her entire family, and more.

Psychotherapist and Personal Development Coach Tanya Cole-Lesnick had her first experience with a therapist in her mid-twenties when she sought the answer to why her love life wasn’t living up to her hopes, and she wanted to understand what was getting in the way. One-on-one therapy was followed up by group therapy that significantly transformed Tanya’s life, because not only did she meet and marry her husband during that time, but she also made the decision to leave her career as a graphic designer and become a therapist, going on to receive a master’s degree in social work from NYU and deciding to dedicate her life to helping others lead lives that they truly love. During her nearly three decades as a licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist, and coach, Tanya has found therapeutic groups to be an incredibly powerful way to foster emotional growth. Tune in and find out how group therapy changed Tanya’s relationship with herself, what is the energetic clutter that keeps people from growth and meaning in their lives, how group work helps people touch on their unconscious issues, her transformational coaching program called Activate, and more, for an insights filled interview that can light your path to healing, growth, and new meaning in life! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE: SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS TANYA: ---- 📱 Subscribe and Listen to the Grief and Rebirth Podcast HERE: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/grief-and-rebirth-finding-the-joy-in-life-podcast/id1281824751?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0bZHn1F285CHorag4tO0Og?si=twQa7x5oQOW_6Axyc-B6pQ&nd=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irenesweinberg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IreneSWeinberg/ X: https://twitter.com/irenesweinberg TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@irenesweinberg Website: https://ireneweinberg.com/podcast Get your copy of Irene's book They Serve Bagels in Heaven: One Couple's Story of Love, Eternity, and the Cosmic Importance of Everyday Life: https://www.amazon.com/They-Serve-Bagels-Heaven-importance/dp/149361866 Get access to The Live Your Most Evolved Life Summit Replay, where we showcase a synergy of talent that will heighten your intuition and will undoubtedly illuminate, enlighten, and spark your soul on your evolutionary journey towards ascension: https://ireneweinberg.thinkific.com/courses/all-access-pass-summit-replay-2023 Visit the Grief and Rebirth Bookshop to browse books by our inspiring guests: https://bookshop.org/shop/griefandrebirth Sign up for the Grief and Rebirth newsletter on the homepage of Irene's website to stay up-to-date on forthcoming episodes, events, healing tools, and announcements: https://ireneweinberg.com/#signup Grief and Rebirth LLC is an affiliate, and we may earn a commission from purchases made through recommendations of products and services mentioned on the website, email, and social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Irene has the pleasure of interviewing Psychotherapist and Personal Development Coach, Tanya Cole-Lesnick. In a deeply inspiring conversation, she shares about feeling unlovable before she began working with a therapist, how group therapy changed her relationship with herself, the energetic clutter that keeps people from growth and meaning in their lives, how group work helps people touch on their unconscious issues, her transformational coaching program called Activate, and more.

Riya Sokol is an internationally acclaimed artist, mindset mentor, speaker, and tantric coach who lives in Warsaw, Poland. She was already immersed in show business at the tender age of 6, traveling around the world singing and dancing, and as a young adult, she was experiencing show business’ red carpets, drugs, alcohol, and the celebrity world while also feeling drawn to what felt like a kind of parallel reality, the world of energy and mysticism. When she was later diagnosed with depression, Riya used it as an excuse to abandon the stage and explore that parallel reality. She has experienced many challenging conflicts in her life, including a divorce, but instead of separating in an unfriendly way from the dad of her two kids, she and her ex chose to go through a healing process, and they created a beautiful relationship between them that also included her ex’s new family. As Riya says: their family didn’t break, it extended, and since her own positive experience, she has likewise guided others going through divorces, business separations, sexuality issues, relationship issues, and more, role modeling that people can retain mutual respect and create a positive new chapter in their lives that is based on new rules. Riya’s mantra is “Don’t wait for an extraordinary life, make it extraordinary now.” Tune in for an extraordinary interview with a remarkable woman! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE: SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS RIYA: ---- Subscribe and Listen to the Grief and Rebirth Podcast HERE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOSDru2EU1djRZaZxxFkMig?sub_confirmation=1 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/grief-and-rebirth-finding-the-joy-in-life-podcast/id1281824751?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0bZHn1F285CHorag4tO0Og?si=twQa7x5oQOW_6Axyc-B6pQ&nd=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irenesweinberg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IreneSWeinberg/ X: https://twitter.com/irenesweinberg TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@irenesweinberg Website: https://ireneweinberg.com Get your copy of Irene's book They Serve Bagels in Heaven: One Couple's Story of Love, Eternity, and the Cosmic Importance of Everyday Life: https://www.amazon.com/They-Serve-Bagels-Heaven-importance/dp/149361866 Get access to The Live Your Most Evolved Life Summit Replay, where we showcase a synergy of talent that will heighten your intuition and will undoubtedly illuminate, enlighten, and spark your soul on your evolutionary journey towards ascension: https://ireneweinberg.thinkific.com/courses/all-access-pass-summit-replay-2023 Visit the Grief and Rebirth Bookshop to browse books by our inspiring guests: https://bookshop.org/shop/griefandrebirth Sign up for the Grief and Rebirth newsletter on the homepage of Irene's website to stay up-to-date on forthcoming episodes, events, healing tools, and announcements: https://ireneweinberg.com/#signup Grief and Rebirth LLC is an affiliate, and we may earn a commission from purchases made through recommendations of products and services mentioned on the website, email, and social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

“Don’t wait for an extraordinary life. Make it extraordinary now.” This is the mantra of Riya Sokol, this episode’s guest, whose story inspires us to seize life and navigate our reality so it can become the life we have always dreamed of. Riya is an internationally acclaimed artist, mindset mentor, speaker, and tantric coach. She joins Irene Weinberg to share her remarkable journey from a childhood immersed in show business to navigating the realms of energy and mysticism. From Riya’s experiences with depression and her life-changing divorce to the transformative healing process that followed, she reveals to us the foundations that helped create her unconventional approach to life and relationships. Join in on this conversation and discover what conscious living is and the integration of spiritual practices into daily routines. Riya promises a memorable and inspiring interview, offering insights into her wisdom and positive energy. Tune in! In this episode, you’ll hear about things like: Balancing the challenges as a child performerThe circumstances that led Riya to the path of spiritual developmentTantra and tantric coachingTantric coach vs mindset mentorHow to handle the big shifts in lifeThe importance of healingYou are capable of creating the life you dream of Some questions Irene asks Riya: What is tantric coaching about, and how would people gain from it? How do you advise people to change the perspective that supports them and their nervous systems while going through big shifts in their lives? What is your unconventional approach that guides a person?

Multi-sensitive Tracee Dunblazier is a spiritual empath, a shaman, an educator, and a spiritual counselor. Her specialties include soul retrieval, past life history, Shamanic healing, mediumship, grief counseling, intuitive counseling, addiction transformation, space clearings, relationships, transition strategy, and multi-dimensional understanding, which means to look at a situation from different viewpoints to grasp aspects of the situation beyond a limited perspective. Tracee is an Eight-Time National Award-Winning Author, and she has been a guest on many prominent television and radio programs. Her most recent book, which is a definitive guidebook for reshaping feelings around grief, is titled “Transformative Grief: An Ancient Ritual for Healing in Modern Times.” Be sure to tune in to this memorable interview with highly gifted, compassionate, and down-to-earth Tracee as she answers questions such as what is soul retrieval? and what is transformative grief? ….plus, Tracee shares how she helps people to release, empower, and transform their lives! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE: How soul retrieval helps to heal traumaWhy the role we play in each of our past lives is sacredHealing spiritual trauma can create “magic” in our livesHow our relationships mirror our souls.How forgiveness is the process of becoming neutral after a trauma has taken place.Transformative grief is the mechanism to helping individuals find meaning and purpose after loss. SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS TRACEE: What is soul retrieval?How are our relationships mirrors to our souls?How can we heal spiritual trauma and create magic in our lives?How do you use multi-dimensional understanding to help a client release, empower, and heal?In what ways do catastrophes serve to master who we are?What are different kinds of grief a person can experience in a lifetime?How does transformative grief help to reveal our spiritual purpose and truth, giving us access to our highest possibilities?

Want to know what soul retrieval and transformative grief are? Join Irene in a conversation this week with multi-sensitive Tracee Dunblazier, who is a spiritual empath, a shaman, an educator, and a spiritual counselor. Tracee reveals the many ways she is a dynamic healing resource, guiding and supporting people on their healing journeys as they release, empower, and transform their lives.

Rev. Kim Caswell is a gifted actress, nurse, scientist, minister, medium, and hospice volunteer who is passionate about helping people live with self-awareness and purpose, attain health, and more through a unique, highly successful method called the Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT®). Using QHHT®, Kim lovingly and gently guides people through trance, enabling them to tap into their own inner knowing and infinite wisdom, to create a life that holds a sense of contentment and happiness. Tune in to gain many enlightening insights as Irene and Kim discuss the connections between the mind, the soul, and healing through QHHT, which has helped millions of people around the world! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE: ● During a fancy penthouse party, where she was being introduced to influential Broadway producers, a voice in Kim’s head changed the direction and focus of her life. ● Kim’s journey from organized religion to a spiritualist church filled with psychic mediums. ● What told Kim that she was being called by Spirit to become a QHHT practitioner. ● How QHHT helps a person speak to their Higher Self to facilitate mental, emotional, and physical well-being. SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS KIM: ● How do you know that each of us is a timeless and eternal soul that has experienced hundreds if not thousands of lives? ● Is the Higher Self the same or different from the subconscious, and how does QHHT help a person speak to their Higher Self? ● Can QHHT help a person attract a healthy new love into his or her life?

Irene has the pleasure of interviewing actress, nurse, scientist, and hospice volunteer Rev. Kim Caswell, who is also a Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique Practitioner and a hypno-counselor. They uncover how QHHT helps people find their purpose in life, deal with challenging relationships, and connect with their Higher Self; the ways losses in a person’s life can help that person move forward in life, how QHHT helps with mental, emotional, and physical well-being; how Kim knows for sure that each of us is a timeless and eternal soul that has experienced hundreds, if not thousands, of lives; and much more.

Stephen Berkley is a Writer/Director/Producer and Filmmaker whose PBS feature film, titled LIFE WITH GHOSTS, is a Best Documentary Film Festival winner. The documentary, which was inspired when Stephen’s father transitioned and his mother began reporting interactions with his father’s ghost, is the culmination of a seven-year investigation into the nature of love, loss, and ghosts. Be sure to tune in to hear Irene and Stephen discuss this enlightening documentary, which features three survivor’s quests for answers to questions such as “Are ghosts a real phenomenon or are they merely symptomatic of profound grief?”, Induced After-Death Communication, also known as IADC, which is a welcome alternative to traditional talk therapy and prescription drug use for the chronically bereaved, and more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE: SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS STEPHEN: Register for the screening of LIFE WITH GHOSTS here: https://www.livingwithghostsmovie.com/regwein

Joining Irene on Grief and Rebirth this Wednesday is Filmmaker, Writer, Director, and Producer, Stephen Berkley. Tune in to hear how he was inspired to make Life With Ghosts after his father’s death sent his mother into a tailspin, what is Induced After-Death Communication and how it helps to heal grief, why Stephen used the word “ghosts” in the title, how IADC is different from EMDR, why life is about discovering your true nature and what that means, how automatic writing works, and more.

Renu Cheng is a New Jersey-licensed physical therapist with a master’s degree in physical therapy, who is also a certified Akashic Consultant and certified Divine Light Energy Healer. She was drawn to healing in some form or fashion from a young age, but instead of choosing to study medicine like many other members of her family, she decided to pursue Physical Therapy, and later integrated the holistic modalities Cranial Sacral Therapy, Acupressure, Reiki, Energy Healing, and the Akashic Records into her practice, in her quest to find faster and deeper healing for her clients. Using her Akashic Consulting and Divine Energy healing gifts, Renu supports and guides people through the transformative process of moving from a Dark Night of the Soul towards spiritual awakening, and during this interview, you will gather important insights illuminating the profound healing potential that is within the Akashic Realm and Divine Life Energy Healing! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE: SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS RENU: Claim your special offer: www.spiritualawakeningkit.com

Next on Grief and Rebirth Irene is joined by New Jersey-licensed physical therapist and certified Akashic Consultant and Healer, Renu Cheng. In this fascinating chat, you'll get insight into the Akashic Records, who are the Akashic Record keepers, how the Akashic Realm can heal emotional, physical, and metaphysical issues, what happens during an Akashic Records session, and much more.

Entrepreneur and author Jarie Bolander has written a raw and heartfelt book titled Ride or Die: Loving Through Tragedy, A Husband’s Memoir, in which he recounts the wondrous ways his wife Jane handled her terminal illness, explores the male experience of grief in the hopes that others also suffering through grief will not feel so alone and provides a frank chronicle of how an intimate relationship can change and grow—even when the people involved feel there is nothing left to give. During this moving interview, Jarie reveals why it is important to build up resilience to difficult times before they happen, why healing should be thought of as a way of life rather than as an end state, and so much more. Tune in for an inspiring, wise, and uplifting interview that will surely touch your heart! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE: · How Jarie met Jane, and what motivated the two of them to meet with a therapist six months into their relationship. · The Care Circle Jarie established immediately after Jane’s diagnosis of leukemia, which he called Team Jane. · How a social worker named Patty helped Jarie deal with his inner conflict, that he felt cheated out of his own life when his wife might die. · Jarie’s male perspective on grief and loss. SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS JARIE: · How did Jane help you maintain your sense of self? · In what ways did you feel guilty about taking care of yourself? · Can you explain that Ride or Die concept, which Jane also taught you and left you with? · Jarie, why do you say that healing never ends? · What are your suggestions for consciously building resilience?

This week Irene interviews entrepreneur and author Jarie Bolander, who has written a raw and heartfelt book titled Ride or Die: Loving Through Tragedy, A Husband’s Memoir. We hear about the courage with which his wife Jane faced cancer and her own death, the male perspective on grief and loss, his belief that it is important to build up resilience to difficult times before they happen, why healing should be thought of as a way of life rather than as an end state, and much more

What a fascinating bonus interview this is! Our very own Irene Weinberg of Grief and Rebirth Podcast was interviewed by Kelly Dillon on the Warrior of Truth Podcast. During this special episode, Irene shares her inspiring story of healing from devastating loss and what led her to make it her mission to help others heal from grief. Kelly and Irene discuss Kelly’s new, ground-breaking plasma-level healing work, Kelly reveals what karmic miasmic imprints are and the importance of healing from simultaneous life trauma. They also had a wonderful conversation about aging gracefully and shifting the societal standards that have been imprinted on the elderly. You’ll also want to hear Kelly describe what it's really like to have "psychic abilities" and how each of us can tap into our own divine gifts. Be sure to tune in to this enlightening bonus episode with its uplifting new insights! Important Links They Serve Bagels In HeavenTalking To HeavenSherokee IlseYouTubeKellyDillon.com@KellDillonWarrior Of TruthSpotify Apple