Grief and Rebirth: Finding the Joy in Life

Host Irene Weinberg welcomes therapist and author Sally Dukes to discuss her incredible near-death experience and journey of spiritual awakening after surviving open-heart surgery at just three years old. Sally describes the purple wave of love she met in the dark tunnel, a memory that completely removed her fear of dying and guided her back home to herself. She shares how she used Sandplay Therapy to translate the unconscious memories of her early trauma without relying on sterile language. Even when facing breast cancer, deep grief, and a major move to a Greek island, she's always chosen conscious resilience over the swamp of suffering. Her beautiful memoir, Drummer Girl, invites us to find genuine joy in life by looking at our obstacles as opportunities for a profound rebirth.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:
How a near-death experience at age three became a lifelong compass for understanding consciousness and suffering.
The therapeutic power of Sandplay Therapy in recovering childhood memories and healing unconscious trauma without language.
How a surgeon's simple sketch of an elephant witnessed and resolved night terrors after open-heart surgery.
The choice to meet major life challenges like breast cancer with conscious resilience instead of despair.
Why a bold move to a Greek island during the pandemic brought a simple, joyful connection to nature and self.

SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS SALLY DUKES:
What was it like as you were pulled through the dark tunnel, and what did the purple energy of love feel like?
How did studying Sandplay Therapy in Zurich help you find a language for your unconscious childhood experiences?
Can you share the story of the green dog and the hand-drawn elephant, and how they acted as your guides and keepers?
How did writing your memoir allow you to witness your own journey and understand the interplay between life and death?

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/9THNgjkPEQI?list=PL7judgDzhkAWmfyB5r5WgFD6ahombBvoh

📖➡️ Get Sally's Book, Drummer Girl: The Story of Life after Death Here: https://bookshop.org/a/93249/9798897470549
https://amzn.to/4wWT4Xk

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🎧 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://amzn.to/3XrE995

📚 Embrace Life’s Third Chapter
Good to the Last Drop—A powerful anthology on aging with purpose: https://amzn.to/3VJgEa5

🛍️ Healing & Self-Care Picks
Curated books and essentials from Irene: https://www.amazon.com/shop/irenesweinberg

📚 Grief & Rebirth Bookshop
Books by podcast guests for healing & wisdom: https://bookshop.org/shop/griefandrebirth

🎙️ Podcast & Community
Inspiring stories of transformation on the Grief and Rebirth website: https://griefandrebirth.com

📱 Stay Connected
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🎥 Irene’s Spiritual Awakening Story
Watch how the podcast began: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0mJWKfg5PM

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What happens when you meet unconditional love at just three years old? Next on Grief and Rebirth, Lifelong seeker Sally Dukes joins the podcast to share the childhood near-death experience that guided her through breast cancer, loss, and a bold move to Greece. Diving into her new memoir, Drummer Girl: The Story of Life After Death, Sally reveals why she no longer fears dying and how sharing our hidden stories liberates the soul. Tune in for an inspiring reminder that your journey is unfolding with purpose.

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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/4dG4l4w
Get the Paperback or Hard copy: https://amzn.to/3XrE995

📚 Embrace Life’s Third Chapter
Good to the Last Drop—A powerful anthology on aging with purpose: https://amzn.to/3VJgEa5

🛍️ Healing & Self-Care Picks
Curated books and essentials from Irene: https://www.amazon.com/shop/irenesweinberg

📚 Grief & Rebirth Bookshop
Books by podcast guests for healing & wisdom: https://bookshop.org/shop/griefandrebirth

🎙️ Podcast & Community
Inspiring stories of transformation on the Grief and Rebirth website: https://griefandrebirth.com

📱 Stay Connected
Subscribe to Grief and Rebirth on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOSDru2EU1djRZaZxxFkMig?sub_confirmation=1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irenesweinberg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IreneSWeinberg
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@irenesweinberg

🎥 Irene’s Spiritual Awakening Story
Watch how the podcast began: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0mJWKfg5PM

🎙️ Be a Podcast Guest
Have a story or healing work to share?
Apply Here: https://ireneweinberg.com/be-on-the-podcast/

📰 Newsletter
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How I Learned to Connect with the Spirit World and Heal My Grief

Renowned evidential medium Marilyn Whall joins the show to discuss her new book, GROWING: A Soul’s Journey, and her own path toward a profound spiritual awakening. Host Irene Weinberg explores the essential shift from ego-driven living to soul-centered wisdom, offering survivors a path to release heavy emotional burdens. They discuss the true nature of soulmates, the healing potential of simple meditation, and why leaning into personal growth serves the entire collective. This conversation reveals practical ways you’ll step outside the conditioning of daily life to discover genuine joy again.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:
How the soul body presents itself in the afterlife as a silhouette of light.
The reality of soul groups, friends, and connections woven by invisible threads.
Why finding peace through simple meditation can settle us down during difficult life events.
How our personal growth acts as a direct gift to the entire collective.

Ways to step outside the box of conditioning and live from the soul rather than the ego.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTiIF9V1gBQ&list=PL7judgDzhkAWmfyB5r5WgFD6ahombBvoh

🎁 Exclusive Giveaway: Win a Free 1-on-1 Session with Marilyn!
Would you love the opportunity to connect with Marilyn one-on-one? To celebrate this episode, Marilyn is offering a special giveaway exclusively for our listeners!
You can enter a draw to win a free "Everyday Questions" session (an hour-long experience blending Marilyn’s mediumship, spiritual guidance, and profound insights). While Marilyn currently has a waitlist for standard readings, she is opening up this beautiful opportunity just for you.
To see exactly what this transformative session includes, click here to read the full details.

How to Enter:
Send an email directly to Marilyn at marilynwhall@hotmail.com
Use the subject line: "Everyday Questions Giveaway".
Optional: Share a quick note about what resonated with you from today's episode!

The winner will be drawn and contacted directly via email. Good luck, and may this session bring you the clarity and peace you are seeking!

📚 KNOWING: A Medium's Journey https://amzn.to/3RfGmUg
GROWING: A Soul's Journey https://amzn.to/4f2OrF4

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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/4dG4l4w
Get the Paperback or Hard copy: https://amzn.to/3XrE995

📚 Embrace Life’s Third Chapter
Good to the Last Drop—A powerful anthology on aging with purpose: https://amzn.to/3VJgEa5

🛍️ Healing & Self-Care Picks
Curated books and essentials from Irene: https://www.amazon.com/shop/irenesweinberg

📚 Grief & Rebirth Bookshop
Books by podcast guests for healing & wisdom: https://bookshop.org/shop/griefandrebirth

🎙️ Podcast & Community
Inspiring stories of transformation on the Grief and Rebirth website: https://griefandrebirth.com

📱 Stay Connected
Subscribe to Grief and Rebirth on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOSDru2EU1djRZaZxxFkMig?sub_confirmation=1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irenesweinberg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IreneSWeinberg
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@irenesweinberg

🎥 Irene’s Spiritual Awakening Story
Watch how the podcast began: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0mJWKfg5PM

🎙️ Be a Podcast Guest
Have a story or healing work to share?
Apply Here: https://ireneweinberg.com/be-on-the-podcast/

📰 Newsletter
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💖 Affiliate Disclaimer
Some links may earn us a commission. We only share trusted, personally recommended resources.

Can our souls continue to evolve even after we cross over? In this powerful upcoming episode with returning guest, internationally respected evidential medium and author Marilyn Whall returns to the show to share profound insights from her new book, Growing, A Soul’s Journey.

Discover the healing messages of hope she brings through from the spirit world, and get a beautiful, loving reminder that your connection to lost loved ones never truly ends. Because indeed, love never dies.

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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/4dG4l4w
Get the Paperback or Hard copy: https://amzn.to/3XrE995

📚 Embrace Life’s Third Chapter
Good to the Last Drop—A powerful anthology on aging with purpose: https://amzn.to/3VJgEa5

🛍️ Healing & Self-Care Picks
Curated books and essentials from Irene: https://www.amazon.com/shop/irenesweinberg

📚 Grief & Rebirth Bookshop
Books by podcast guests for healing & wisdom: https://bookshop.org/shop/griefandrebirth

🎙️ Podcast & Community
Inspiring stories of transformation on the Grief and Rebirth website: https://griefandrebirth.com

📱 Stay Connected
Subscribe to Grief and Rebirth on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOSDru2EU1djRZaZxxFkMig?sub_confirmation=1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irenesweinberg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IreneSWeinberg
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@irenesweinberg

🎥 Irene’s Spiritual Awakening Story
Watch how the podcast began: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0mJWKfg5PM

🎙️ Be a Podcast Guest
Have a story or healing work to share?
Apply Here: https://ireneweinberg.com/be-on-the-podcast/

📰 Newsletter
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💖 Affiliate Disclaimer
Some links may earn us a commission. We only share trusted, personally recommended resources.

Clear anxiety with neuroscience and somatic practice as Manna Abraham joins Irene to discuss the revolutionary EMPR method. Manna, a global mentor and founder of Life Full Circle, shares her unique journey from a high-stakes finance career to becoming a pioneer in trauma healing. She explains how the Emotion Memory Pattern Release (EMPR) method helps high-achieving professionals identify and resolve root conflicts behind emotional patterns without having to relive painful stories. We explore insights from her book, FINALLY FREE: The 6-Step Path to Healing Personal and Generational Trauma When Talk Therapy Isn’t Enough, and discuss why achieving fearless inner peace is a conscious, moment-to-moment choice. Discover how you can stop carrying the weight of the past and start leading from a state of true emotional independence.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:

How Manna transitioned from a high-level CFO to a global trauma mentor after realizing that external success does not equate to inner peace.
The specifics of the EMPR (Emotion Memory Pattern Release) method and why it allows individuals to heal without reliving their painful stories.
Why traditional talk therapy can sometimes act as a "band-aid" and how addressing "cellular memory" creates breakthroughs when other methods fail.
The profound power of "unbecoming"—shedding the layers of hidden identity to return to your true, authentic self.
Simple, disciplined daily practices—including body awareness, breath, and consistency—that serve as the foundation for achieving fearless inner peace.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVVuXlUyY9A&list=PL7judgDzhkAWmfyB5r5WgFD6ahombBvoh

⏱️ Identify Hidden Identities In Minutes In 7 minutes, discover the exact layer your training never taught you to reach, and why your most skilled sessions still hit the same ceiling: https://www.7minutebreakthrough.com/usregistration

➡️ How To Overcome Any Negative Experience & Live With Fearless Inner Peace: https://unbecomingwithmanna.com/unbecome-with-manna

📚 FINALLY FREE: The 6-Step Path to Healing Personal and Generational Trauma - When Talk Therapy Isn’t Enough https://amzn.to/3SMDcId

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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/4dG4l4w
Get the Paperback or Hard copy: https://amzn.to/3XrE995

📚 Embrace Life’s Third Chapter
Good to the Last Drop—A powerful anthology on aging with purpose: https://amzn.to/3VJgEa5

🛍️ Healing & Self-Care Picks
Curated books and essentials from Irene: https://www.amazon.com/shop/irenesweinberg

📚 Grief & Rebirth Bookshop
Books by podcast guests for healing & wisdom: https://bookshop.org/shop/griefandrebirth

🎙️ Podcast & Community
Inspiring stories of transformation on the Grief and Rebirth website: https://griefandrebirth.com

📱 Stay Connected
Subscribe to Grief and Rebirth on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOSDru2EU1djRZaZxxFkMig?sub_confirmation=1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irenesweinberg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IreneSWeinberg
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@irenesweinberg

🎥 Irene’s Spiritual Awakening Story
Watch how the podcast began: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0mJWKfg5PM

🎙️ Be a Podcast Guest
Have a story or healing work to share?
Apply Here: https://ireneweinberg.com/be-on-the-podcast/

📰 Newsletter
Get updates, tips, and new episodes by signing up to the Grief and Rebirth Substack: https://substack.com/@griefandrebirth

💖 Affiliate Disclaimer
Some links may earn us a commission. We only share trusted, personally recommended resources.