Everyone’s grieving journey is different from another’s. As if your very own fingerprint, your experience with grief is uniquely yours – you do not need to compare. This is exactly what author and columnist Rebecca Faye Smith Galli believes in as someone who went through her own cascade of heartbreaks. Joining Irene Weinberg, she shares how she treated grief as a strange companion in her life after losing her teenage brother and her son, as well as being a mother to four children, including two with significant special needs. Becky also talks about her source of optimism and hope that allows her to continue moving forward despite the many challenges in her path.

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

• How Rebecca endured losing his brother and son while navigating her own challenges
• Why you must keep moving and avoid isolating yourself
• How Rebecca learned the Milkshake Method from his father
• Reaching for self-Love instead of self-pity

SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS REBECCA:

• When you look at the full arc of your story, how do you keep moving forward every day?
• What would you say one thing is the source of your optimism?
• When life gets heavy, what helps you face difficult moments?
• How to find the inner resilience that resides within you?
• What is your message about the importance of healing that you’d like to share with everyone?

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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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