If you’ve ever wondered about the transition after we die, a childhood near-death experience can provide a comforting lifelong compass. Host Irene Weinberg welcomes therapist and author Sally Dukes to discuss her incredible 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

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Irene Weinberg Author, Speaker and Host of Grief and Rebirth Podcast

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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