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Welcome to the March 2022 issue of our Helping Parents Heal Newsletter!
We are grateful that our children have brought us together.
Hello, Shining Light Parents! For all parents and siblings of children who have transitioned, we understand your journey and we walk the same path. We are grateful that you have found us. This newsletter is a space that allows us to share our amazing children.
This pandemic can be especially difficult and we are here for you. Please remember to reach out to our Caring Listeners if you need a supportive parent to speak to. You can reach all of our Caring Listener by clicking here.
We would like to take a moment to thank all of you for being a part of our little group. Our Facebook group now has over 21,000 members, and we have 165 volunteer Affiliate Leaders and Caring Listeners. We know that our kids have brought us together and that they are happy that we have found each other. You are all part of our extended family. Thank you for your compassion and for the continued support you provide. Together, we will help each other heal!
With love and light,
-Elizabeth Boisson, President and Co-Founder of Helping Parents Heal, Newsletter Editor, Caring Listener and Phoenix/Scottsdale Affiliate Leader
Please visit our website, www.helpingparentsheal.org, to find out more, as well as to add your child's tribute, to sign up for our newsletter and to opt-in to support Helping Parents Heal through the Amazon Smiles program.
Our 2022 Helping Parents Heal Second Conference!
Once again, our Helping Parents Heal Conference Chair, Irene Vouvalides, and I are thrilled to announce that our Second Helping Parents Heal Conference will take place at the Sheraton Grand Wild Horse Pass in Phoenix AZ, from August 18th - 21st, 2022. The hotel is in the beautiful Valley of the Sun, just 18 minutes from Sky Harbor Airport and it includes a golf course, a lazy river, an interactive 2-mile hiking trail, gorgeous desert views, and work out facilities. The conference is now SOLD OUT, but we will be offering live streaming through Streaming for the Soul. Please stay tuned for more information! You can find out more about the conference and the presenters by clicking here!
Validation Stories from Parents Just Like Us:
Cindy Falduti's Validation with her son Kevin through Pauline Mason
 Kevin and his motorcycle/Pauline Mason
First thanks for all you do for everyone. You're a true blessing.
What was interesting about Pauline's reading is that she explained my shared crossing with Kevin. This feeling of peace and of him knowing it was time was what happened. It immediate as in lights out as I would describe it. This honestly is the most amazing to me and is so validating to me. Pauline picking up that he was crushed was accurate unfortunately and he passed from his internal injuries.
Many validations as his personality and his larger than life attitude came through. The little book which is Peter Rabbit oh how he loved that story. Also the comment on looking at the stars or something like stars. Like I said we kept a Christmas ornament up as Kevin likes to get our attention by spinning it. The leather suit and liked to go fast was motorcycle riding.
I have attached a picture of Kevin that leather suit he loved so much. Again thanks so much.
Cindy Falduti, Kevin's proud mom
Please click here to view Pauline Mason's YouTube from February 22nd.
Dominica Barrett's validation from daughter son Shelby through Drew Cali
 Shelby/Drew Cali
I want to thank you for hosting this event with Drew Cali. It was kind of a last minute decision for me to jump on as I intended to but my schedule had changed and I am so glad I did!
This gave me so much love in my heart! Drew brought through almost my whole family. He had details such as my brother in law that brought my daughter in. My brother in law was like a father to me after my father passed. He loved my daughter Shelby. He also brought my mother and father through and actually said my mothers name “Helen”! There were so many more things that now correlate that didn’t at the time. This man was spot on!!
Thank you again!
~Shelby’s (forever 27) mom ❤️
Please click here to view Drew Cali's video from February 21st
Meliss Sturdy's Validation with her daughter Linnea through Shelly Wilson
 Shelly Wilson/Linnea
I thought I would send a short note to thank Helping Parents Heal. My lovely Linnea came through during the January 26th meeting with Shelly Wilson to let me know that she is ok on the other side. To elaborate on the message, and validate what Shelly said, yes, my daughter took ballet lessons for 6 years and danced in the Boston Ballet Nutcracker for two years at the beautiful, gilded Wang Theater in Boston. As a child she called herself a protector of animals. At our Long Island summer house she fed swans at the edge of the lagoon, and took issue with her uncle if he drove his fast boat too close to them. Yes, my daughter did suffer a great loss and her illness got in the way of her recovery. However young, she lived a beautiful, extraordinary life, I am very grateful for!
My Best,
~Meliss Sturdy
Please click here to view Shelly Wilson's YouTube from January 26th.
Meliss Sturdy's Validation from her daughter Linnea from Alaine Portner
 Linnea/Alaine Portner
Thank you so much to Helping Parents Heal, for helping me with healing from the grief involved from the transition of my daughter !
My lovely daughter Linnea came through in one of the reading’s last night, February 10th with Alaine Portner.
Her nickname and her FB page say’s Lin, which is the name Alaine identified her with. Her father Robert, his name was also identified by Alaine, as Rob.
To elaborate on the message, my daughter had body image issues and suffered with an eating disorder for years, which I hear isn’t unusual for ballerina’s. She was the sweetest child ballerina, who danced for several years, and was a tea doll in the Boston Ballet, Nutcracker.
In Linnea’s twenties she joined a punk band and had fun colors dyed in her hair, one side of her hair was shaved and decorated with purple leopard spots. I thought, no worries, it’ll grow back. Alaine said, I never pressured her, which is true. Alaine mentioned the date of mid November as significant, it’s my brother’s birthday.
I looked back into our communications , my brother and I . And I identified that on Nov. 14th I sent my brother a video of my daughter, Linnea, playing with dogs. This is when Linnea’s inspiration, helped us to decide to get my son a puppy, to help him heal. Soon after the mid November conversation my brother delivered, a chocolate lab. puppy to our home, for my son. I now recognize the meaning of my message from Linnea that was given to me last night as, Linnea wanting her family to heal from her transition! Alaine, also conveyed that Linnea wants her father, Robert to heal from his heavy grief and suggested he hear the February 10th message from her, on the Helping Parents Heal zoom YouTube video.
I’m so very appreciative for the message, it brings comfort!
~Meliss Sturdy
Please click here to view Alaine Portner's YouTube from February 10th.
Laurie Savoie's Validation from her son, Garrett, through Drew Cali
 Drew Cali/Garrett Savoie
Drew Cali Reading HPH 2/21/2022
Drew started out the evening with the following sentence for his first reading: “I have a Mom, Dad and a younger boy in spirit here and I have to mention the name Tom”. The next thing he said was: “the younger boy would have Dad’s middle name.” My son Garrett Martin Savoie has my Dad’s name as his middle name – Martin is my maiden name. Well, that caught my attention as I for sure have a Mom, Dad and son in spirit!! He proceeded to do a reading for Debbie, and then Elizabeth asked Drew to speak to me also as so many things he was saying to her made sense to me. So here are the validating things that Drew said that resonated for me: Garrett WAS known for his beautiful greenish blue eyes! Drew said the name Tom is this younger male’s dad’s name or a husband’s name. Correct on both (Garrett’s dad, my husband) and that this younger male took his life. He felt the Mom in spirit had a chest condition, cancer that took over and that her name was Joan. YES!! My Mom, Joan, passed from lung cancer that spread everywhere and I indeed did nurse her the last three months of her life. My mom mentioned two girls – Garrett had 2 sisters and my mom had two sisters also. He saw a bunch of animals, specifically 2 cats and 2 dogs, Yes! We had 2 cats, Tiki & Squeaker that Tom and I got when we were first married that lived for 17 and 21 years. Our kids grew up with those 2 cats along with our two dogs, Lucky and Taffy, a small golden retriever dog. Garrett was really close with Taffy! He also mentioned a weird dog name with a B – Beau and a lady with a small white dog, my grandmother with Mack. Yes and Yes! Amazing. He said both of the Grandma’s had passed, yes and my mother in law Bernice, a nurse, was difficult. He got that right for sure, she was indeed difficult and quite frankly drove me crazy. He said the name Barbara, my sister in law whose birthday was the day of the reading 2/21!! Richard is Tom’s brother, who just gave us the news earlier on 2/21 that their sister Cathie had passed. We had a great family loss just that day, so it made sense that all of these family members came through together, in support. The brown jacket was significant, which I said I couldn’t take but knew the meaning afterwards. Frank in spirit I said No. I realize Yes it was someone saying hello to us, not a family member but a neighbor who passed unexpectedly at a young age from a heart attack and the names Ellen and Elizabeth. I said No to both but I now know Drew was saying Helen and Elizabeth - both significant in our family. I could also understand the name Phillip too, my friend’s Dad who passed not too long ago (I definitely had a lot of psychic amnesia, apologies Drew…)
Drew spoke about Garrett being funny, yes he was, keeping it light about his passing and he didn’t want it to be deep or dark. That is his message Always to help parents to heal. Drew said he jumped from one side to the other. Jamie Clarke and some other mediums have said the same thing, that Garrett said his passing was as simple as walking from one room into another. November was significant, Garrett transitioned on November 17th! Drew could see me writing a lot with a pen, indeed very true and that I wrote letters to him. Very significant piece of evidence because I wrote a letter and sent it out to many, many people about writing about how Garrett’s suicide impacted them to help others. There is proof of this in my book as well as many others writing letters to Garrett. He also saw that Tom, my husband isn’t too comfortable with sharing his emotions with others, and isn’t as involved in Helping Parents Heal as I am, which made me laugh. Garrett said “I got him, he needs his time”. This was perfectly said!
I wasn’t sure about writing the validations as this reading looked like it could have been for three different people, but writing all of this out, there are No Doubts that there were so many messages for me, and even more in Sundi’s reading after mine!! Drew mentioned to her April 8, that was MY Mom Joan’s Birthday and Sunday’s mom’s name Helen. Helen is my middle name, one of my mom’s sister’s name and another aunt’s name – no coincidences.
So many great validations for many of us that night, but most especially to me, as it was one sister in law’s birthday, and one of my beloved sister in law’s first day “Back Home.” I don’t usually get readings in group settings, but Spirit definitely knows what we need, when we need it, and it doesn’t always come in the ways we expect it. Thank Goodness we had Drew Cali with his amazing gifts and a ton of patience on 2/21 to deliver us this message from Spirit also: “There are no goodbyes. Trust that. Believe in the Afterlife and behave like you believe.”
Thank you Drew, Elizabeth, Irene and my gigantic family in Heaven!!!!
~Laurie Savoie
Please click here to view Drew Cali's video from February 21st
Sherri Albern's Validation with her daughter, Kali  Kali crossing branches/ The rock Sherri left Kali/the Arrowhead Kali left her Mom.
George Anderson’s article for the New Year in the January 2022 newsletter made a big impression on me. He talked about the three most profound words spoken to him in his almost 50 years of communicating with energies (and, yes, I thought they would be ‘I love you’). That they are “I was there” just took my breath away. The reminder that our children are always here with us is beyond comforting.
When my husband and I travel, we always leave something where we walk in memory of our daughter. In late January, we were hiking and I left a pretty rock with a hole in it for Kali. I was thinking about those words, “I was there”. When I looked down, there was an arrowhead at my feet! I started crying and was telling my husband about George’s words and showing him the gift that Kali left for me.
I am so grateful for the continued presence of my shining light child and the lessons she’s helping me learn. My thanks also to Helping Parents Heal for teaching and supporting all of us on our journeys.
Thank you for all you do,
~Sherri
Kathy High's Angel Apport from her son James
 The Angel Apport/James
Definition of Apport: a material object (from our loved ones in spirit ) that arrives suddenly and mysteriously.
I went to get some clothes out of James bureau the other day since all his clothes fit me. I pulled out a pair of pants which I have worn several times since he passed away and under the pants on top of a shirt was this little angel. I honestly have not seen it before or at least didn’t remember. I asked Brian (my husband and James’ stepdad) and he said he had bought it at a pow wow years ago. Well tell me how on earth this angel would show up in between a pair of pants and a shirt that I have worn several times since James died unless it was a sign from James….. all I can say is wow.
With love,
-Kathy High
Peter Lauren's Validation from his daughter Charlotte through Pauline Mason
 Charlotte and her furbaby Chloe/Pauline Mason
Peter has shared his conversation with Pauline during his reading on January 19th:
Pauline: Horse riding accident. This person would have done dressage. Female. Bad back injury.
Peter: Had back injury while learning. Nothing to do with passing
Pauline: No, no. Don't want as part of her passing. I need that as a connection to her.
Pauline: I see the rosettes (ribbons). But she moved on from that. Did she like canoes or going on the water.
Peter: Yes. She liked paddle boarding.
Pauline: Yes
Peter: She did a lot of paddle boarding.
Pauline: Period in her life where she went though a quiet time. (She suffered depression in HS.) That quiet time was when she was deciding on different other things she wanted to do. (She always wanted to do law but wasn't sure about getting into university at the time.)
Pauline: Did she ever do any form of climbing?
Peter: We did go hiking quite a few times
Pauline: She was an all-rounder. She would have a go at anything.
Peter: Definitely! It's hard to think of anything she wasn't interested in
Pauline: Absolutely. She said “Sudden, sudden”
Peter: Yes. She died suddenly. We still don't know why
Pauline: Shh. Don't tell me. Because it was so sudden, the shock of it all was just immense. I don't feel people could ever truly understand what happened here.
Peter: Yes. That's correct
Pauline: Have you kept her things, or a room, almost as a memorial to her?
Peter: I'm in her room now. She was living in a flat, if you will. We cleared out her flat. We do have a lot of stuff in her room. We do have a dresser that has her picture and other memorials around that.
Pauline: Get the word “investigation”. Was there an investigation of what actually happened. Don't tell me.
Peter: Yes
Pauline: Not even sure if it was really, truly sorted out
Peter: That's correct
Pauline: She said you're not to worry about things. You're not to hold yourself responsible for this. It seems you want to take the blame for this
Peter: That's correct
Pauline: She said you mustn't because it wasn't a fault. Did she play a musical instrument?
Peter: She tried celo/clarinet/oboe at HS
Pauline: It had strings on it like a violin but she doesn't look like a violin girls
Pauline: Is there a celebration, in your family, around the end of January into February?
Peter: Her grandmother's birthday is the 29th of January
Pauline: OK. She shows me a burnt fruitcake so who couldn't bake.
Peter: I used to make a fruitcake at Christmas time but she didn't care for it that much.
Pauline: Camping. Did you camp with her?
Peter: Yes
Pauline: She was a real outdoor girl. Suddenly, I've seen a blood clot. Was it anything to do with
Pater: That would be a possibility. We don't know yet.
Pauline: She shows me a beautiful fir tree (Aroma of coniferous tree in car on way back from clearing out her apartment. I smelt it distinctly but my wife, Robin, did not.)
Peter: She was into plants in general. I'm not sure so much fir trees.
Pauline: With fir tree, I can see hills or small mountains.
Peter: She liked going with us to select Christmas trees. And that was kind of a hilly area. (We also went skiing at Ski Liberty and there were conifers around there.) We probably went past coniferous trees in Australia and NZ.
Pauline: As soon as you said Australia, I thought of Aborigines. Did you see their cave drawings?
Peter: This morning, I was looking at a book we read her when she was a preschooler. It was an Australian aboriginal book.
Pauline: Wonderful! What I want to say, Peter, is know that she's around you. Did she have a little dog?
Peter: Yes. She really loved her little long haired chihuahua. Chloe
Pauline: Was it light in color? (Our current dog, Bella, is light in color.)
Peter: It did have white on it. Mainly black and tan.
Pauline: When she was little, did you have a job to get her pacifier away from her
Peter: No. She wasn't really into that. She had a friend who was into that.
Pauline: As long as there was somebody who kept a dummy/pacifier. Was a bit of a practical joker.
Peter: Oh yes.
Pauline: Cow?
Peter: She loved animals but no cow
Charlotte was truly beautiful inside and out and I love her as much as anyone could love anyone else. Pauline Mason has been my best experience with a gallery medium so far although Daisy Moore also helped. I'm new to this so I probably gave her information she didn't want or need. She was right to discourage me from doing that.
Thank you,
~Peter Lauren
Please click here to view Pauline Mason's video from January 19th
Cristy Gann's validation from her son Hunter through Alaine Portner
 Hunter/The Skunk/ Alaine Portner
Hunter baby came through February 10th to Alaine, she mentioned 10/3 or 10/30, his little sisters due date was 10/3, but she came early on August 29th, 4 weeks before he transitioned.
He brought up a T name in the family and for the life of me I could not figure out who that was, at first I thought it was his step brother Talon, or possibly his step dad who's nickname is Turbo, but it didn't sit right with me. Well I was in the shower the next day and it dawned on me....my uncle Tony, so I called my mom up and she told me my uncle Tony was in the hospital with a brain bleed the night before. He's doing better but I think that's what Hunter was telling me.
Hunter mentioned that I provided everything all the time for him, this is true as his father was around, he just wasn't in the picture and I was the sole provider for my children.
Hunter mentioned that I supplied great balloons for him....in August before he transitioned we had my baby shower, and the balloons we had he would chase me around the house and pop them around me. I told him, in a joking matter, he better stop or I was going to go into labor from being scared! He giggled and giggled. He also kept a bag of those balloons under his bed for what I'm guessing is a later scare tactic on mom. We were always playing jokes on each other.
Hunter said I shouldn't keep the back door opened that it sounds like I'm getting pets in the back door.......well about 2 days prior to this reading I had a skunk visit. The morning after me and my sister were outside and I told her we had a skunk last night...she then tells me well you should probably keep the shed door closed then so it doesn't make a home in there. We laughed about it. And I shut the door.
Hunter also mentioned his anniversary coming up, it's not really a anniversary but on the 26th of every month we always have his favorite food in remembrance of this sweet boy and we always include him, and have conversations about him while doing these dinners.
Hunter mentioned I need to wear Pink. Which he use to tell me that all the time. I never wear colors always just black or dark clothes. Because I never felt I looked good in color. Well now I will be adding color in just for him.
He also mentioned the G name, our last name is Gann, my father my grandpa, my uncle, and two grandmas have all transitioned with this last name, so it gives me comfort knowing he is with all of them.
I've included the picture of the skunk wandering the back yard and a picture of my sweet boy.
Thank you so so much for this reading it really made my heart warm ❤️ and to truly know they are with us all the time. .
Thank you from Cristy Gann - Hunter’s Mom.
Please click here to view Alaine Portner's YouTube from February 10th.
Would you like to share a story of validation or healing with other Parents? We are all able to heal when we share personal stories about our children with others. Moreover, everyone benefits from the validations that we receive from our children. We love to hear about them! If you have a story that you would like to share about your child, please let us know and we will include it in a future newsletter. Please send it to Elizabeth Boisson at elizabeth@helpingparentsheal.org (Due to space limitations, please be sure it is no longer than 500-600 words.)
A Huge THANK YOU to our Amazing Zoom Presenters!
We were grateful to welcome the following wonderful presenters:
 Dr. Pim Van Lommel, Judith Hancox, Theresa Cheung, Alaine Portner, R. Craig Hogan, PhD, Dr. Sonia Rinaldi, Sandra Champlain, Andrea Courey, Drew Cali, Pauline Mason, Dr. Raymond Moody. Please check out their presentations on our YouTube Channel.
And our wonderful Affiliate Group Presenters:
 Camilo Russi de Helping Parents Heal en Espanol, Danielle Wolfe of Helping Parents Heal - UK, and Ingrid Honkala, PhD de Helping Parents Heal en Espanol. Please check their presentations on our YouTube Channel.
Join Us For Our Upcoming Zoom Meetings!
 Gordon Smith, Dr. Eben Alexander and Karen Newell, Andrew Courey, Daniel John, Shelly Wilson, Lisa Wilcoxson, Drew Cali, Stephen Berkley, R Craig Hogan, MD, Theresa Cheung, Alaine Portner, R Craig Hogan, PhD, Pauline Mason, and Alaine Portner.
-Scottish Evidential Medium Gordon Smith on March 1st
-Dr. Eben Alexander and Karen Newell on March 3rd
-Sound Healing with Andrea Courey on March 8th
-Gallery Readings with Daniel John on March 9th
-Gallery Readings with Shelly Wilson on March 10th
-Gallery Readings with Lisa Wilcoxson on March 15th
-Gallery Readings with Drew Cali on March 21st
-Living With Ghosts Writer/Director/Producer Stephen Berkley
-Q & A with R Craig Hogan PhD on March 24th
-Gallery Readings with Pauline Mason on April 5th
-Gallery Readings with Alaine Portner on April 5th
As well as our Helping Siblings Heal Affiliate Chat, February 27th!
 Kailee Savoie, Cody Brooks and Anna Buckmaster, Co-Affiliate Leaders
- Please join our Sibling Chat on February 27th at 3 pm EST! All Siblings are welcome.
And our Upcoming Helping Parents Heal Affiliate Presenters:
 Mabel Katz y Paloma Cabadas, Lisa Morrison
-Helping Parents Heal en Espanol con Mabel Katz el 28 de febrero
-Helping Parents Heal en Espanol con Paloma Cabadas el 10 de marzo
-Helping Parents Heal - United Kingdom with Lisa Morrison on March 29th
Please view our recent presenters on our YouTube Channel or on our Helping Parents Heal FB under 'videos', where all of the videos are available! Please also join our Facebook group here to sign up for the upcoming Zoom conference meetings. They can be attended by anyone, anywhere in the world with Internet service! They hope to see you there.
Dr. Mark Pitstick and Lynn Hollahan lead our 33 HPH Caring Listeners
 The Caring Listeners By Alphabetical Order: Manisha Akhauri, David and Allison Alison, Carol Allen, Lisa Arnold, Claudia Ardelean, Elizabeth Boisson, Patti Brennan, Mabel Chan, Dolores Cruz, Pamela DeMars, Judith Hancox, Nancy Hejna, Point of Contact Lynn Hollahan, Jeff Hollahan, Lisa Laniewski, Paige Lee, Conrado Leslie, Paola Leslie, Joyce McLaughlin, Rosanne Norris, Janean Quigley, Linda Rampling, John Rooks, Laurie Savoie, Elly Sheykhet, Brian Smith, Tywana M. Smith, Suzi Smith, Merle Taylor, Irene Vouvalides and Lisa Wilcoxson of the Caring Listeners
Our thirty-three wonderful volunteer Caring Listeners, led by Dr. Mark Pitstick and Lynn Hollahan, are willing to talk in person, by phone or by Zoom. They each are bereaved parents who are now shining brightly – most of the time – and want to help others. We have Spanish-Speaking, French-speaking, Italian-Speaking, Cantonese-Speaking, Romanian-Speaking, Russian-Speaking and Hindi-Speaking Caring Listeners as well. Now more than ever, please do not hesitate to call! Please click here to learn more!
Dr. Mark Pitstick, Author of 'Soul Proof' Mark Pitstick and his book 'Soul Proof'
Evolved Souls Don’t Need Long Earthly Lives
March 2022
by Mark Pitstick, MA, DC
To all parents, I am very sorry about the death of your child’s human form. However, I’m glad you are learning how to heal and transform. Six key understandings to making that shift are:
1. Over 99.9% of who and what your child “was” is still alive in the next phase of life. See articles #1 and 60 at SoulProof.com for a review of the scientific and clinical evidence.
2. Only his earthly body died. Everything else continues – the love, energy, sense of humor, memory, personality, energetic body, and much more. Really knowing this is a key to healing.
3. She is happy, peaceful, loving, and enthusiastic – and wants you to be that way now too.
4. You will see him when you pass on and can enjoy a different kind of relationship now. (To learn more about how you can do this, see article #9 Visit With ‘Departed’ Loved Ones Now)
5. You can choose to transmute your grief into a spiritually transformative experience that
powerfully improves your life and blesses others.
6. You can heal and increase the gifts from his life by lovingly serving others.
Bereaved parents understandably feel much pain, sadness, anger, guilt, and other lower energy emotions. No one could or should ever judge that. However, many parents have learned to emphasize #1 – 6 above and enjoy life again. They have journeyed – one step at a time – FROM bereaved parents TO shining light parents.
Shining light parents have sad feeling too at times, but they choose to focus – as much as possible – on appreciation for great times and memories, realization they will see their child again, and transformation by finding the silver linings. They resolve to make the world a better place in honor of their children by creating more meaning to their life and passing.
You can do the same. It’s not easy and it doesn’t happen overnight, but it is possible with small steps day by day. To learn more, see article #2 at SoulProof.com. Here are five action steps . . .
Q: My son transitioned 7 months ago. He was only 13 years old, but I believe his soul was much older than that. I agree there is a rhyme and reason behind the timing of his transition, but sometimes fall back into old patterns of thinking. I occasionally blame myself and wonder if I could have done anything to prevent his departure. That is in conflict with the belief that we had an agreement about this. What is your advice?
A: It's a question of balance, isn't it? Where is the emotional heart if you callously say, 'Oh well, it was preplanned.' On the other hand, being stuck in a self-defeating loop of 'what if?' doesn't honor how magnificently life is set up. Honoring your feelings and, at the same time, deeply knowing life always has meaning is invaluable. That stance will help you remain awakened and fully live in this world.
It's natural to sometimes fall back into old patterns of thinking that your son’s passing was a random tragedy that wouldn’t have occurred if only you had (fill in the blank). Feeling guilt and self-blame is nearly universal for bereaved parents. The trick is to catch lower-energy thoughts as soon as possible, remember the big picture of life, and replace them with higher ones. With this approach, you can increasingly become a shining light parent.
Read article #25 Pre-Birth Planning: Did I REALLY Choose All This? to learn more about this topic. Use the audio product to explore if and why the possibility of your son's passing was preplanned. Just knowing there may be greater meaning behind seeming tragedy can lighten your grieving. Over time, you can develop an inner knowing and peace that will bless others and yourself. And you can be sure your evolved son will be smiling brightly as he sees your plan is working.
~Hugs, love, and blessings as you increasingly heal, transform, and let it shine!
Mark
PS - I mention my articles, radio shows, and products so you have information, strategies, and resources for healing and transformation. Email me at mark@soulproof.com if you cannot afford them, and we’ll send you a complimentary digital copy.
P.S.S. Feel free to contact me at mark@soulproof.com with your toughest questions and biggest challenges. My answers will be brief but very informative with specific resources and recommendations for you.
Disclaimer: This information is not designed to replace medical or psychological care. Dr. Pitstick’s recommendations are based on forty-eight years of training and experience in hospitals, pastoral counseling settings, mental health centers, and holistic health practice. Some of his statements are supported by clinical and scientific data while others are based on experiential evidence and his best current understandings.
Mark Pitstick, MA, DC is an author, counselor with a masters in clinical psychology, holistic chiropractic physician, frequent media guest, and workshop / webinar teacher. He also attended theology school, majoring in pastoral counseling, and trained in suicide prevention. Mark directs The SoulPhone Foundation, founded Greater Reality Living groups, and assists research for the SoulPhone Project. His mission is to help you know and show that – no matter what is happening to you or around you – this earthly experience is a totally safe, meaningful, and magnificent adventure amidst forever. To learn more, visit SoulProof.com.
Upcoming Events!
Free Live Webinar with William Peters and Dr. Raymond Moody
 The free, live online webinar, How the Shared Death Experience Changes Everything, is scheduled for Saturday, March 12th. Please sign up here.
This live webinar provides a rare opportunity for people to learn from and talk with two pioneers in the field about the incredible shared death experience and its transformative healing benefits.
The webinar will be followed by a 6-week paid online course with Raymond and William, A Glimpse Beyond the Threshold – Shared Death Experiences. Registrations for the course start as soon as the webinar concludes on Saturday March 12th.
Save the Date! Free of Charge:
Open To Hope International Day of Hope & Healing after Loss Conference Irene Weinberg
The International Day of Hope & Healing after Loss Conference 2022
Event: Save the date for our 2nd virtual International Day of Hope and Healing Conference 2022
Date: Monday, March 14th, Time: 8:30am-4:00pm PT
David Kessler, Bill Guggenheim, Brian Smith and Elizabeth Boisson will be among the presenters at this event.
In need of a dose of hope? Please join Open to Hope for our International Day of Hope and Healing after Loss with experts in the field of grief and loss devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one. Thanks in advance. We couldn’t do this without you!
About this event:
The International Day of Hope and Healing after Loss is a free online experience brought to you by the Open to Hope Foundation with the mission of helping people find hope after loss. Our expert presenters have generously donated their time, talents, and advice to share with you.
Topics:
Growth from Grief, Widowhood, Military Loss, Loss of a Child, Supporting Grieving Children, Sibling Loss, Parent Loss, After-Death Communication, Physical Healing after Loss, Finding Meaning after Loss
~We look forward to spending this special day with you; if you’ve lost hope, lean on ours until you find your own.
~Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley, Founders, Open to Hope
2020 Online conference can be viewed by clicking here
Healing Books by our Providers
 What You'll Learn In Heaven by Jeff Janssen is available for advance purchase!
A Comforting Story for Those Who've Lost a Loved One
We're excited to announce a brand new book for children (and adults) grieving the loss of a loved one. What You'll Learn in Heaven provides tremendous hope and healing to kids of all ages who have lost a parent, sibling, grandparent, friend, and/or pet. Beautifully illustrated by world-renowned angel artist Karen Tarlton, Jeff Janssen's new book synthesizes what over 3,500 Near-Death Experiencers learned on their visits to Heaven into a compelling and comforting story for those grieving the loss of a loved one. The books will ship April 1. Reserve your copies now by clicking here.
Affiliate Updates -
In an effort to keep all of our wonderful parents safe during this Covid-19 pandemic, Helping Parents Heal now holds both Zoom meetings and in-person meetings. The in-person meetings follow the local legislationPlease contact our Affiliate Director, Dawn Richards, if you would like more information about individual Affiliate Groups.
Helping Parents Heal - San Diego Valentine's Day Gathering
 Dawn Richards and the other Parents from HPH - San Diego
Thank you, everyone, for attending our wonderful meeting with Kelly and Joy! 💖
~Dawn Richards, our Helping Parents Heal Affiliate Leader
Helping Parents Heal - Sound Healing with Andrea Courey!
 Andrea Courey
Every month, please join us for a Sound Healing Meditation with author and Shining Light Mom Andrea Courey! Award winning entrepreneur, author, lecturer and recipient of a McGill University Dobson Fellow, Andrea graduated from McGill University in 1982 and from the University of Victoria in 2018 with a Master’s in Education. Since Andrea’s near death experience in 1991, she has been practicing meditation and was introduced to Sound Meditation a decade later.
Andrea’s daughter Chloe passed into Spirit in 2016. Six weeks later, Andrea began a dialogue with Chloe after hearing Chloe’s words 'Mom, you are so easy to find it's a joke'. For five months they exchanged many conversations which became Andrea’s first book ‘Conversations with Chloe: A Mother and Daughter Dialogue Across the Veil’. Her second book, ‘Magical Thinking…not!’ is a collection of conversations with bereaved parents about their journeys of love and loss and the signs they receive from their children in spirit. Andrea is a sound healing practitioner helping people to reduce anxiety and experience deep peace. To receive her books as a free pdf and the zoom links to her sound sessions, write to acourey1212@gmail.com.
Click here for the link to Andrea's next event on Thursday, March 8th at 8 pm EST!
Helping Parents Heal - Connecting with Our Loved Ones
 Mary Bertun and Tava Wilson/Donna Rewald
Helping Parents Heal – Connecting with Our Loved Ones meets online using Zoom once a month on the third Tuesday evening of the month. For more information contact faithinangels.academy@gmail.com.
Sometimes we host speakers, but more often we discuss our experiences and our children. So we learn about miracles and we hear about love. Zoom Meeting time is 6:00pm – 8:00pm.
Helping Parents Heal - NYC/Westchester holds weekly Zoom Meetings!
 Colleen Byrne
My name is Colleen Byrne and our youngest son Denis (DJ) passed away on October 4, 2019. He transitioned after a short illness that affected his respiratory system. DJ began sending signs right away and came through to us via a medium Maura Geist one month after his passing. I chat with DJ daily and he often comes to me with music and butterflies. I know that helping others on this journey is where I am meant to be. Our group covers NYC and Westchester counties.
Meetings are held by Zoom for the time being, on Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm EST. Please contact Colleen for more information at: hphnycwestchester@gmail.com
Irene Vouvalides & Kathy MacMannis hold a Monthly Chat Room!
 Irene Vouvalides and Linus, Kathy MacMannis
Kathy MacMannis and I are co-hosting Chat With Irene and Kathy on the first Tuesday of the month at 4 PM EST. We have a topic of discussion every week and have wonderful, open, honest and poignant sessions with members of HPH from around the world. We have formed new friendships, gotten to know our children in spirit and each other and we welcome you to join us.
Sending much love, Irene and Kathy
Please join Irene Vouvalides and Kathy MacMannis every first Tuesday of the month at 1 pm PT/AZ, 2 pm Mountain, 3 pm Central and 4 pm EST for a wonderful opportunity to connect with other parents in her Chat Room. Please contact Irene here for the Zoom link!
Kathy MacMannis presented to Helping Parents Heal on August 17th. Please click here to view! And Irene Vouvalides presented to our group on July 14th, please click here to view!
Helping Fathers Heal with Mike Edwards
 Mike and Dylan Edwards
Mike Edwards, the Affiliate Leader of Helping Fathers Heal, continues to hold weekly meetings on Wednesdays at 7 pm Central! Please contact Mike for more information and the Zoom link here.
Helping Parents Heal - Meditation Group
 David, Davey and Allison Alison
Please join David and Allison Alison of the Helping Parents Heal Online Meditation Group, every third Wednesday of the month at 9 pm EST!
Allison and David are the parents of three amazing adult children: Jocelyn, Davey and Julia. Davey transitioned on July 20, 2016; he was involved in a solo car accident at the age of 24. This is documented along with their journey in David’s book Finding Davey. We felt Davey right away and knew he was not gone. We found out about HPH and it has helped us heal and connect with other patents. We enjoy talking about the signs we get from Davey and hearing about other parents’ experiences. Being a “Shining Light Parent” has helped us find meaning. Now with the HPH Meditation group, we would like to help others through positive energy and love with the help of our children on the other side. Please click here to learn more!
Helping Parents Heal - Guided Meditation with Vida Vai
 Vida Vai and her beautiful daughter, Nida
Vida Vai has been holding monthly online Zoom meetings to lead parents in a Guided Meditation. Please reach out to her if you would like to join! Her email is: viforweb@gmail.com.
Shiome Healing Sessions with Judi Hancox
 Judith Hancox
Judith Hancox, MSW, BCETS, has kindly given monthly healing sessions to parents, and she has done so throughout the pandemic. Her sessions are now on the second Monday of every month from 2 pm - 4 pm EST. To register for the Shiome Healing Session and receive the Zoom link for the next meeting, you must return an email to judith.hph@gmail.com acknowledging all the conditions below, giving us your contact phone number, consent and agreement of conditions below:
I understand and give consent to the following:
1) My camera needs to be on for safety reasons.
2) There will be an Affiliate Leader/Caring Listener Support Team in attendance to support me if needed.
3) I'm providing my contact phone number for assistance (if needed) after the session.
4) I will allow recording of the session for Judith's professional use only, including research, education and teaching purposes and not for public viewing.
 Mission of Helping Parents Heal: Our mission is to help parents who have had children pass, giving them support and resources to aid in the healing process. We will go a step beyond other groups by allowing the open discussion of spiritual experiences and evidence for the Afterlife in a non-dogmatic way. In other words, we will welcome everyone regardless of their religious (or non-religious) background and allow for a very open type of dialog. We receive all and do not judge people or their children on the basis of life choices. -Mark Ireland, Cofounder, Helping Parents Heal
The Amazon Smile Program - Help Us to Help More Parents! Please designate Helping Parents Heal Inc as your preferred charity on the Amazon Smile program. This will allow 0.5% of eligible purchases on Amazon to help fund our 2020 conference. Just log in, type in 'Amazon Smile' into the search bar at the top of the page, and then choose 'Helping Parents Heal Inc' as your preferred charity. Then, when you log on to Amazon, remember to do so at: smile.amazon.com. And THANK YOU!
Board Members and Officers of Helping Parents Heal:
Elizabeth Boisson - President & Co-F0under/ elizabeth@helpingparentsheal.org
Irene Vouvalides - Vice President and Conference Chair/ irenevouvalides@gmail.com
Mark Ireland - Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board / irelandmarks@yahoo.com
Doryce Norwood / cherishthemforever@gmail.com
Ernie Jackson / stonejak4@hotmail.com
Jason Durham - Chief Information Officer / jason@helpingparentsheal.org
Brian Smith / onlyhuman141@gmail.com
Jeff Hollahan / jeff-hollahan@cox.net
Carol Allen / carolallen029@gmail.com
Laurie Savoie-Secretary / Laurie6385@gmail.com
Affiliate Director: Dawn Richards / HPHALDirector@gmail.com
You can read the bios and see photos of each of the affiliate leaders on the Groups page of our website: www.helpingparentsheal.org.
Note: Information in the Helping Parents Heal newsletter is provided for the sole purpose of assisting you in finding resources (information, meetings, books, etc.) to aid in the bereavement process. This newsletter is not intended to endorse, sponsor or encourage your use of any of the information or services listed, whether from members or other individuals. Rather, our intent is simply to inform you of the vast amount of resources available for your consideration. We urge you to independently research and consider the value of any particular resource for yourself. Further, while we take steps to ensure the accuracy of the information posted, especially relative to linked media, we accept no liability for the content. Helping Parents Heal is a non-profit Corporation.
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Helping Parents Heal in Romanian with Claudia Ardelean and Ramona Vizitiu. Please learn more 
Helping Parents Heal - Bay Area with Truc-Co and Tom Jong and Beverly Wilson. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Calgary with Bill & Susan Van Oije. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - SW Ontario with Donna Rewald. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - En Espagnol with Ana Molina. Please click 
Amy Boyer Cox of Helping Parents Heal - Charlottesville. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Osteosarcoma, led by Casey Crossan and Sunita Krishna. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Austin with Rhonda Andrews. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Binghamton, NY with Kat and Robert Allen and Rosanne Groover Norris. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - India with Chandra Ramamurthy and Anal Shah. Please learn more by clicking 
Helping Parents Heal - Torrance/Downey with Dolores Cruz, Lin Dobie and Ana Esquival. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Peoria/West Side with Ernie and Kristine Jackson. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Philadelphia with Keri Bernstein and Michelle Johnston, please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Rhode Island led by Elizabeth Alvarez and Laurie Ranaldi. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Twin Cities, hosted by Lynn Argetsinger. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Parents of Children who have Passed from an Addiction with Sandra Daniel-Hassel. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Danvers, MA with Renee Jacavacno. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Parents of Children with Special Needs, hosted by Lisa Wilcoxson. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Atlanta South Side with Jean Felts and Pat Kane Rudd. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Mat-Su Valley, Alaska, hosted by Jean Pretorius and Dawn Harris. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Rockville, MD with Debbie O'Connor. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Long Island with Patricia and Michael McHenry. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Ottawa hosted by Patti May. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Toronto hosted by Teresa Cernigliaro and Karen Wilson. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Bergen County, NJ with Marla Kallin and Irene Stuart. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal -Akron/Cleveland with Christine Moncheck, Sylvia Christian & Celia Hardon. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Mississippi Gulf Coast with Donna Tasker. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Atlanta hosted by Tammy Thomas Wardemann. Please contact Tammy for future dates and times: 
Helping Parents Heal - Brentwood/Nashville hosted by Maggie Spaulding. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Orlando with Chris Lowe. Please click 
Helping Parents Heal - Houston, hosted by Pamela Hidinger. Please click 
