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She Didn't Know She Was Psychic. Then a Murdered Child Came to Her for Help.

Ivy Sunderji, a TV writer and USC screenwriting professor, was a lifelong skeptic who believed you die and that's it. Then her fiancé, the love of her life, drowned in a surfing accident, and everything changed.

In the days after his death, Ivy began hearing his voice. Then she started seeing spirits she didn't recognize. She assumed she was losing her mind. But what happened next made it impossible to dismiss.

A young girl appeared to her in the night — with her dead fiancé by her side. The girl said she was missing. That no one knew yet. And she asked Ivy to help the police solve her murder.

This is a true crime story. It's also a love story, a ghost story, and the story of a woman who had to come out of the medium closet — while a murdered child was waiting.

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When Maddie lost her beloved cat Ivy in a tragic accident, the grief was overwhelming. For many people, the death of a pet can be every bit as devastating as losing a family member—yet it's a kind of grief that often goes unrecognized and misunderstood.

In this deeply moving episode, Maddie shares the story of her extraordinary bond with Ivy and the heartbreak of losing her. Seeking comfort and answers, she meets with animal communicator Bernadette Gavin, who connected with Ivy before the recording and now shares the messages she received.

The conversation explores the unique connection between humans and animals, the profound grief that follows their loss, and the possibility that love may continue beyond death. Whether you've experienced the loss of a cherished pet or simply wonder about the bonds we share with the animals in our lives, this episode offers a heartfelt exploration of love, loss, healing, and hope.

Music: "Til They Bury Me" by Jeromy Darling (used with permission)

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What if love doesn’t end when someone dies?

In Part 2 of Ronnie Pontiac’s story, we explore what happened after the love that saved his life was taken from him. 

Joined by psychic medium Christopher LaPrath, Ronnie steps into a deeply emotional and unexpected session—one that raises profound questions about connection, consciousness, and what continues beyond this life.

As the reading unfolds, a presence begins to come through.

Can love truly transcend death?
Are some connections meant to continue across lifetimes?
What does it really mean to let go of grief, guilt, and loss?
And is it possible that the people we lose… never really leave?

Whether you’re a believer, a skeptic, or somewhere in between—this conversation will challenge how you think about love, loss, and the unseen.

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What if love doesn’t end… even after death?

As a young man, Ronnie Pontiac didn’t believe in love at all. He believed the world was brutal, meaningless—and he was determined to reflect that darkness back into it.

Raised by Holocaust survivors, shaped by violence, and spiraling into crime, addiction, and nihilism, Ronnie was heading toward an early death. Until one night… everything changed.

In a seedy club in Los Angeles, he locked eyes with a girl who didn’t belong there. She was in danger. And for the first time in his life, something unexpected woke up inside him.

What are the transformative powers of love? And what happens when love leaves you all too soon? Is it really gone?

These are questions we will explore with Ronnie—and with psychic medium Christopher LaPrath, who will attempt to help Ronnie reconnect with the love he lost… and uncover whether a connection like that can truly disappear.

Ronnie Pontiac

https://www.youtube.com/@theronniepontiac

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Christopher LaPrath

https://www.christopherlaprath.com/

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Outwardly, she was the nurse you wanted in the room when everything went wrong. Inwardly, she was barely holding it together.

Danielle was a perfectionist, an ER nurse, and a functioning opiate addict hiding deep emotional pain behind achievement and control. After a devastating medical crisis left her bleeding out in the hospital, she experienced a profound near-death experience that completely transformed her understanding of life, death, love, and consciousness.

In this deeply emotional conversation, Danielle shares her life review, the overwhelming presence of unconditional love, the “light” she encountered, and how her experience eventually led her to become a death doula helping others transition peacefully. 

https://www.deathdouladanielle.com/

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For most of her adult life, Cynthia Berkshire has carried a recurring image in her mind — a young Confederate soldier, frozen in time like a Mathew Brady photograph. She assumed she was him – in some former life. She was wrong.

 In this episode of Realization Lab, Cynthia — a former Managing Director at Chase Securities, turned restaurateur and mother of four — undergoes a past life regression with hypnotherapist Fiona Harris. What she discovers turns her lifelong intuition on its head: a WWII love story that ends in stoic loss, a Civil War battlefield where she becomes the killer instead of the killed, and a journey after death that leads her — a lifelong Christian — straight into the receiving room of heaven.

 Join us for this deeply moving, beautifully surprising episode.

Theme Music: "And It Goes Like This" – Shadow Kitten

“Horrible” – Oliver Grynberg

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On a February morning in 2003, Rob Wergin walked to a Long Beach beach, drew a circle in the sand, and prepared to end his life. What happened next — a confrontation with God, a crowd of 2,000 spirit beings, and a one-way bus ticket to Sedona — launched one of the most improbable careers in the world of energy healing.

In this episode of Realization Lab, Rob — a former corporate turnaround specialist who once drove Porsches and bought $400 bottles of wine — recounts how a devastating con by a seductress ruined him financially and brought him to rock bottom, and how rock bottom cracked him open. 

Twenty-three years and 400,000 healings later, Rob describes what it actually feels like to "flip a switch" and become a conduit for something far larger than himself — and what an ancient Egyptian spirit named Master Zoser (among many others) has been teaching him all along.

Join us for this wild, deeply moving, and genuinely extraordinary episode.

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Theme Music: "And It Goes Like This" – Shadow Kitten

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When Susan Grau died at the age of five, she was met by a band of angels who guided her on an astonishing tour of the afterlife — before ultimately returning her to her earthly body. Ever since then, Susan has had the extraordinary ability to see the spirits and other non-physical beings who are present in our world. 

 In the powerful premiere episode of our new podcast, Susan recounts her breathtaking journey to the other side, and the hard-won wisdom that emerged from a life marked by profound challenges, loss, and resilience. 

 Join us for this compelling, uplifting story. 

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Theme Music: “And It Goes Like This” – Shadow Kitten

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When two Navy SEALs were lost at sea during a dangerous anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia, civilian navigator Peter Borzi found himself at the center of a tragedy he couldn't leave behind. The experience haunted him long after he returned home.

Night terrors. Sleep paralysis. An overwhelming sense of a dark presence following him wherever he went. Raised Catholic and skeptical of anything outside the conventional world, Peter struggled to make sense of the terrifying experiences that began after that fateful night at sea.

Searching for answers, he reluctantly agreed to undergo a past life regression with regression therapist Fiona Harris—despite believing the entire concept was nonsense.

What unfolded during that session was extraordinary.

In this episode, Peter recounts the tragic mission that changed his life, the disturbing spiritual experiences that followed, and the astonishing past life that emerged during his regression—one that seemed deeply connected to the grief, fear, and unresolved emotions he'd been carrying ever since.

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On the morning of June 21st, 2011, Maria Pe received the news no parent can fathom: her two teenage sons, Sean and Kyle, had been killed by their father in a murder-suicide in Bonita, California. She fell to the ground outside the police tape. She barely wanted to live.

But grief, it turns out, had a plan for Maria.

In the weeks that followed, a single name appeared in her mind — seemingly out of nowhere. Marcie. She didn't know why. She just knew she had to find her.

Dr. Marcie Galbreath is a shamanically trained death walker — someone who can cross the veil between worlds and guide souls to the other side. And what followed over the next several months is an extraordinary story of grief, healing, and spiritual discovery. With Marice’s help, Maria travels through shamanic realms — the animal world, the fairy realm, and beyond — reconnecting with her sons, finding her spirit guides, and slowly rebuilding a reason to be here.

This episode is not just about loss. It's about what becomes possible when you open yourself to the idea that love doesn't end.

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What happens when a spirit makes you an offer you can't refuse?

In this extraordinary conversation, Jay and David sit down with Don David Wiley, a spiritual elder in the ancient Wixárika (Huichol) and Nahua traditions of Mexico. Years ago, while facing a profound personal challenge and the possibility of losing contact with his children, Don David encountered a mysterious being who appeared in human form and offered to help him—if he, in turn, would help fulfill the spirit's work. 

That encounter set Wiley on a remarkable path that ultimately led him into indigenous spiritual traditions where he now serves as a vessel for Tatewari, "Our Grandfather Fire." Through him, Grandfather Fire is said to communicate wisdom and teachings to those who seek guidance. 

Whether viewed as mysticism, spiritual reality, or something beyond explanation, Don David's story is one of the most fascinating journeys we've ever featured on Realization Lab. 

Links

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Can our pets still communicate with us after they're gone? Bernadette Gavin believes they can.

A professional animal communicator from New Zealand, Bernadette says she receives detailed messages from animals—both living and deceased. In this fascinating conversation, she explains what communication with animals actually feels like, how they share information, and why our relationships with them may not end when they die.

Along the way, Bernadette recounts the extraordinary experiences that convinced her this ability was real, including a visit from her own beloved cat after its passing. We also explore whether all animals possess consciousness, what they want us to understand, and why the bonds we form with them may be far deeper than most of us imagine.

Whether you're a skeptic, an animal lover, or someone still grieving the loss of a cherished companion, this episode offers a thought-provoking look at one of the most mysterious frontiers of consciousness.

If you've ever wondered what your dog, cat, horse—or any beloved animal—might say if they could speak, you won't want to miss this conversation.

Bernadette Gavin

https://www.bernadettegavin.com/

Anna Breytenbach and Spirit the Black Leopard

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What if the deepest part of you knows far more about your life than your conscious mind does?

Sarah Breskman Cosme is a master hypnotist and past life regression practitioner, trained in Dolores Cannon’s method of quantum healing hypnosis. She guides people into a deep state of trance where she can access what she describes as their “higher self”—the part of them that knows their soul, their purpose, and the experiences that have shaped them across lifetimes.

 In this fascinating conversation, Sarah takes us inside her work with past-life regression and the extraordinary stories that emerge from her sessions. We explore clients who uncover memories of ancient civilizations like Atlantis and Lemuria, experiences involving extraterrestrials, and emotional wounds that Sarah believes can carry from one lifetime into another.

What happens when you uncover the source of a trauma that may have begun thousands of years ago? And what might your higher self reveal about why you are here in this lifetime?

Sarah Breskman Cosme

https://www.theholistichypnotist.com/

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Jonathan Ashford had a powerful near death experience (NDE) and he now believes a major crossroads is approaching for all of us.

We couldn’t let our conversation with Jonathan end without asking a few more questions. And in this brief addendum, Jonathan shares some powerful insights—and predictions—about what may lie ahead.

He explores the idea of a “new Earth,” the tension between love and fear, jumping timelines, free will, self-love, and the significant choices we may all soon face.

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https://www.jonathanashford.com/

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In Part One, Jonathan Ashford described being a driven tech executive who had a powerful near death experience (NDE) — and came back changed beyond recognition. In Part Two, the story goes further than anyone expected. Jonathan reveals the messages that started arriving months in advance, pinpointing an exact time and location: 4:30 a.m., deep in the Moab desert, on the third anniversary of his death. He walked in not knowing if he'd walk out.

Jonathan says, during his second death, he was somewhere else entirely — a place he calls "the space between spaces." When he came back, so did pieces of his humanity he thought were gone for good: taste, desire, the ability to fall for someone. 

That someone is Elise Phipps, who joins the conversation to tell her side — how she found her way to Jonathan through a small Idaho town, a wave of second-hand recommendations, and a first meeting that left her without a single question left to ask. Together they trace the eerie synchronicities that followed, and a bond that developed without it ever feeling like a choice.

It's a story about surrender, about what's left of a person after everything material has been stripped away twice — and about what starts to grow back. 

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https://www.jonathanashford.com/

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Jonathan Ashford never expected to become one of the most compelling voices in the near-death experience community.

Before his death, he was a successful technology executive living what he describes as a "James Bond lifestyle"—wealthy, ambitious, intensely driven, and openly dismissive of spirituality. Then, at just 46 years old, his body suddenly began shutting down – and Jonathan died.

What followed completely shattered his understanding of reality.

In this deeply moving conversation, Jonathan describes leaving his body, experiencing overwhelming unconditional love, witnessing a profound life review, encountering what he calls "Love Itself," and being given a choice: remain where he was... or return to help others.

He also explains why he no longer fears death, why he believes consciousness survives the body, and how the man who came back bears almost no resemblance to the person who died.

Whether you're skeptical, spiritual, or simply curious about what may await us beyond this life, Jonathan's story is one you won't soon forget.

Jonathan Ashford 

https://www.jonathanashford.com/

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When we left off, Jay was about to reveal what happened when he got on Shana's table himself — and how it cracked something open within him he never expected.

In part two, Shana takes us inside the mechanics of her work: how trauma lodges itself in the body long before the mind can name it, how she reads a client's chakras like pages in a story, and why she believes nearly every adult struggle traces back to something unresolved in childhood — or, in a surprising number of cases, in a past life entirely. She walks through the session that surfaced a buried memory from Jay's own childhood, and Jay describes a powerful experience he calls nothing short of life-altering.

The conversation widens from there into the biggest questions Shana grapples with in her work: why suffering exists at all, what Kabbalah teaches about the sanctity of every single soul, and why she believes humanity is racing against the clock to wake up before the "new world" fully arrives. Along the way, David — still very much the skeptic — presses her on how much of this he can actually buy.

Part two of two — funny, unflinching, and at times genuinely startling.

https://soulalignment.energy

shana@soulalignment.energy 

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Born and raised in a deeply Orthodox Jewish family, Shana Schlossberg found herself questioning the life she'd inherited. Walking away from her religious upbringing wasn't easy, yet it opened the door to a highly successful career in business and then... much more.

In this fascinating conversation, Shana shares how a series of profound mystical experiences led Shana down an unexpected path, culminating in what she describes as a face-to-face encounter with one of the Angels of Healing. She says the angel didn't simply inspire her—it taught her an entirely new method of healing, one designed to help people release emotional wounds at their deepest level.

 Tracing her remarkable journey from Orthodox Judaism, to the corporate world, and ultimately into a life devoted to spiritual healing, Shana shares details about her work,  why she believes humanity is undergoing a dramatic shift in consciousness, and what it means to surrender to a calling that defies conventional explanation.

Whether you're skeptical, spiritually curious, or simply intrigued by extraordinary life stories, this episode offers a thought-provoking exploration of faith, transformation, and the mysterious ways a life can unfold.

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https://soulalignment.energy
shana@soulalignment.energy 

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What if the things holding you back aren't circumstances—but invisible beliefs and patterns you've been carrying for years… or even lifetimes?

Christopher LaPrath calls himself a “reality architect.” He says he can sense the hidden structures in a person's energy field—the self-imposed roadblocks, old belief systems, and deeply buried patterns that quietly shape the life we experience.

In this episode, Christopher returns to Realization Lab with filmmaker Michael Mazzola to show us how it works. And this time, David becomes the experiment.

What begins as a conversation quickly turns into a live exploration of the patterns David may be carrying—including his need to save everyone around him, and one particularly strange question about whether David is actually “from here.”

Can identifying and releasing an invisible belief actually change your reality?

This one gets personal.

https://christopherlaprath.com/

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