Finding true healing after grief requires intentional steps and the courage to integrate new practices into our daily lives. Award-winning author, entrepreneur, and executive coach Laing Rikkers shares how the sudden loss of her sister, Jenna, propelled her into her darkest season and eventually led her to discover the transformative power of nature and mindfulness. In her acclaimed book, Morning Leaves: Cultivating a Life of Beauty, Meaning, and Joy, Laing maps out how small rituals—like walking, writing, and grounding—acted as anchors during her recovery. Through her work as a coach and grief workshop leader, she now teaches others how to transform profound heartbreak into a doorway for deeper connection and Clarity. Discover how nature and daily rituals can serve as essential tools for anyone looking to navigate their own path through loss and toward renewed joy.

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

• The tragic irony of losing a sibling to obstructive Sleep apnea despite a career dedicated to treating the condition and raising awareness.
• Why grief can feel like being in a “washing machine” and how professional counseling provides the necessary stability to forge a path through the darkness.
• The seven simple grounding practices—Sleep, Eat, Steep, Walk it, Talk it, Write it, and Pay it Forward—that serve as essential anchors for daily resilience.
• How engaging in creative activities like poetry and journaling can help transform overwhelming emotional pain into something beautiful and meaningful.
• The profound shift in perspective that comes with tragedy, and why embracing the “here and now” is the key to living a deliberate, joy-filled life.

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Irene Weinberg is a public speaker, author, and host of the popular podcast Grief and Rebirth: Finding the Joy in Life. Two months before, during and just after her husband died next to her in a tragic car accident, Irene received profound messages that led to a spiritual awakening and her book They Serve Bagels in Heaven. Having learned to pay attention when seemingly “out of the blue” messages dropped into her head, one day Irene suddenly heard the word “podcast” and so began the next part of her soul purpose.  The mission of Grief and Rebirth: Finding the Joy in Life Podcast, which is touching and helping people all over the world, is to educate, enlighten, and provide healing choices through interviews with grief and trauma specialists, healers, mediums, and people who have inspiring stories of healing, transformation, and rebirth to share. 

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