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February 2023



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Welcome to the February 2023 issue of our Helping Parents Heal Newsletter!  
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.  And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them. ~The Dalai Lama

Hello, Shining Light Parents and Happy Valentine's Day!  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.

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
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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 23,800 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


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Validation Stories from Parents Just Like Us:
Mark Ireland's Validation through James Van Praagh on December 22nd
Mark, his Mother and Susie Ireland, James Van Praagh, Mark in his new glasses, Mark's Guitar, Mark's father, Richard Ireland, Mark and his guitar, Mark's newest book, 'The Persistence of the Soul'

On December 22, 2022, during the HPH Zoom meeting, I received an unexpected reading from renowned Medium, James Van Praagh. Since my father was a psychic medium, and I’ve tested many high-caliber mediums, I’d come to view the quality of readings in a certain way. Generally, there are statements you can validate and others you cannot confirm. So, if I receive high-quality validations, I tend to be more accepting of the other statements as being authentic. Such was the case in this reading.

I believe in transparency, so I want to share that JVP had some limited knowledge about me. But with that said, the validations he shared were beyond anything that could have been ascertained by virtue of his limited information. Here we go:

“Your son says, ‘There’s another book coming through—it’s a mission”. “We don’t know the full picture of things until we come over here.” Indeed, I’ve been working on a new book! 
“Do you need glasses or did you just get your eyes checked?” Although I wasn’t wearing glasses during the zoom meeting, I’d just been to the Optometrist a few days earlier and had two new pairs of glasses. James said that this came from my father.

“Did your mother pass as well? She must have sisters in the spirit world too—there are two particular sisters I’m sensing.” My Aunt Gloria, Aunt Beverly, and my mother are all on the other side. They were extremely close in their life on Earth, always together doing things and enjoying each other. They were inseparable. 
“Was it hard for your mother to walk at the end of her life? She’s happy to be out of that body—no more aches, pains, and medications.” My mom was diabetic and wheelchair bound.

“You must have re-done something on your website. Is there a new website for music? Who likes the guitar?” I’d just recorded a new album of original music, including a song (track 4) called “What You Can’t See” that is deeply spiritual in nature. Here’s a link to the new site: https://themarkirelandexperiment.hearnow.com
So, what things did JVP say that couldn’t be validated?  “You’re very much a healer, Mark, and your father says that you’re going to bring the work to another level.” “Your dad is very proud of you. He says, ‘It took years to make all this happen.” “But then, time is an illusion”.  

He went on: “You’re a medium as well, aren’t you? I think if you developed it in the proper way you’d be very, very good. You do it [now] without even knowing about it.” While I’m not a practicing medium today, I have worked on it over a number of years in an “on and off” fashion, with pretty good success. I guess JVP gave me the encouragement that could propel me into taking a more serious approach to developing this ability so I might be a competent and trusted resource for people.


-With appreciation, Mark Ireland 
Please watch James Van Praagh's Gallery Reading on December 22nd by clicking here.

Joy Okere's Validation from her son Josh through James Van Praagh
Josh, James Van Praagh, The Blue Butterfly

I received a reading from James Van Praagh on December 22, 2022. I had just told myself that I was going to take a break from calling into the zoom calls for a while and my son in spirit, Josh, heard that and came through.

James was spot on. He talked about his eyes, Josh had the most beautiful eyes. He mentioned 'golf'; my Dad in spirit was an avid golfer so he's teaching Josh how to play golf! He mentioned going away to college and about scholarships. Josh had just made a decision on which college to go to and was trying to get sports scholarships. 

He mentioned that Josh and his Dad were not on speaking terms for a while and that Josh wanted his Dad to know that he forgives him. They hadn't spoken for over a year before his passing. 

He also mentioned that he was into sports and that I had a box of his sports medals and things; I do. Then he mentioned that there is another male (Josh's half brother on his Dad's side) and a box of things. Josh used to give his brother a toy from his toy box every Christmas. I have been meaning to send it to his brother but because his Dad and I have not been speaking I held on to it. I will reach out to his Dad and send the box to his brother. 

He also mentioned that I will write about Josh. It has been on my mind but I have been too emotional to write about him but I had been writing a book for Josh about my childhood which I never finished. Recently, I took a chapter from it and made it into a short story and was going to publish it at midnight tonight! This confirms what I have been feeling that I will also write about Josh. 

He mentioned that Josh is a healer and teacher and that he will teach me through dreams and that I will help others. He said that butterflies will be part of it, recently Josh showed me a very distinct colored butterfly in my dream which I now have a picture of. I showed the picture on the video and James said the exact butterfly I showed is part of his book. I have been feeling that writing is my calling but have been shying away from it all my life. Not anymore! 

I am so grateful that Josh came through and that James made himself available to be used in such an amazing way. This is my birthday gift (my birthday is on Christmas Day) from my beloved Josh. 

~Love, Joy Okere, Josh's Mom ❤️ 

Please watch James Van Praagh's Gallery Reading on December 22nd by clicking here.

Jane Butterworth's Validation from her daughter Alice through Mark AnthonyAlice Meacci, Mark Anthony, American Pika, Alice and her Pokémon Friends

Although thrilled, I can’t say I was at all surprised that my daughter Alice came through Mark Anthony, and the first one to boot!   You see back in August, before the HPH conference that unfortunately I could not attend, I had a wonderful session with Kat Baillie in which, curiously, Alice talked about Mark Anthony—how she likes his books (especially 'The Afterlife Frequency' which I had just finished reading), how much she admires him and even called him “My Hero”!  

When I saw that both Kat B. and Mark A. were both scheduled to give gallery readings on the same day, which also happened to be my birthday, I knew it was an auspicious sign.  But here’s the best part.  That morning when I turned on my laptop the Google image of the day was of an American Pika.

Typically, the daily image is a beautiful nature scene and only very occasionally of an animal, let alone such an adorable one.  I knew instantly, without a doubt, that it was a sign and gift to me from Alice who was heavily into all things Pokémon from age 7 and into her tweens (Alice transitioned shortly after her 17th birthday after a 6 ½ year struggle with bone and lung cancer).  

Moreover, pikas are related to rabbits and my nicknames for Alice throughout her life were “Bunny” or “Rabbity”.  Thoroughly delighted, I then went into Alice’s room and found the small stuffed Pikachu she kept on a shelf and placed it by the framed photo of three-year-old Alice on the living room mantel.  

Later in the day, I asked Alice to “really try” to come through either with Kat or Mark and even asked her to reference Pikachu.  With that goal in mind, I had placed Alice’s small stuffed Pikachu alongside my laptop while attending the zoom meetings.  Imagine my surprise and joy when later on Mark did reference “Pikachu” when working with Lavonne!  Amazing.  Thank you Mark!

~Written by Jane Butterfield, Alice's proud mom

Please watch Mark Anthony's Gallery Reading on December 20th by clicking here.

Lavonne Wells' validation from her daughter Kiva through Mark Anthony
Kiva, Mark Anthony, Kiva and Lavonne Wells

Where do I begin? My intention for participating at the Helping Parents Heal event with Mark Anthony as the presenter, was to support and hold space for others attending. I had no expectation to be called out and receive an actual reading. I speak with my daughter Kiva often and receive signs letting me know all is well. Kiva often shows up to offer encouragement and insights for the next steps in my life. 

Mark asked me what’s up with the dandelion and ginger? I just laughed. I’ve been juicing more than ever, and my primary ingredients has been dandelion and lots of ginger. 

He mentioned blood and exhaustion in my daughters passing. Kiva received a blood transfusion; without it she would’ve passed sooner. The blood transfusion gave me more time with her. 
The exhaustion was from a 5-month battle with a rare medical condition. In the end she was on 17 medications to suppress symptoms, but there was no cure. Kiva’s body was completely exhausted in her final days leading up to her passing. 

Mark mentioned Kiva saying peekaboo and immediately I remembered days prior I was in a store and saw a toy Pikachu. I looked at it and said out loud “Pikachu!” I laughed. In the reading Kiva was validating she was in the store with me. 

The month of June or a name starting with J…like June, Jane, or Jean. Lol! Kiva had brought my mother Jean through. I had been thinking about my mom a few days prior to this read. 
I was receiving confirmation after confirmation around June. Mark was on point and connecting with Kiva and my mom. 

Another fun fact was my mother discussing how well I’ve been listening to my body and eating better. My mom was saying how I’ve been eating heavy duty greens. I’ve been juicing everything green, making salads, and eating as many greens as possible.

At the conclusion of the reading Mark told me they wanted me to watch my salt intake and start eating foods that are potassium rich. Fun fact I had been feeling instinctively, the need to lessen my salt intake and started eating more bananas and oranges. 

Mark saw St. Christopher and asked if I just got back or was, I planning a trip? Oh, my goodness! The month of June also confirming a trip I would be taking to Mexico City to attend my niece’s wedding. Again, confirming with high elevation in Mexico City I will need to be mindful of my sodium and potassium levels. 

I am grateful for how my loved ones through the assistance of Mark Anthony gave me messages within messages to bring everything full circle. The reading confirmed I’m on attract with my life and to keep moving forward confidently.


Thank you and sending much love,        
~ Kiva's proud Mom, Lavonne Wells, one of our HPH Presenters
Please watch Mark Anthony's Gallery Reading on December 20th by clicking
here.

Valerie Maerowitz' validation from her son, Daniel through Mark Anthony
Daniel as a Pirate, Mark Anthony

Thanks again to everyone at HPH, and especially Elizabeth and Irene, for being such an uplifting community and amazing support during intense grief that most parents experience with passing of our children. I was very fortunate to hear from my son Daniel through Mark Anthony on 12/20/22. It actually started with Daniel piggybacking into the first reading of the night for another mom: the month of October was significant (it is the month of Daniel’s passing) and girl swimming and diving from the springboard. My Daniel was a strong swimmer, member of a swim team for years; but when he was 2 or 3 years old he was terrified of the springboard dives so I jumped frequently with him to help my son overcome his fear.  This is one of the mental images that I often picture with regret because I insisted on it, although Daniel seemed to enjoy springboard jumps after mastering them.

Anyway when name Danny was mentioned, I responded in the chat: we called Daniel Danya - short Russian version of his formal name, he was 22 (male in late teens/early 20’s) and the pirate sound “argg” resonated closely with me. I know many parents have a pirate Halloween picture of their sons at one point of their lives or another (see attached photos), but Daniel also had a Johnny Depp poster from Pirates of the Caribbean framed in his bedroom when he was younger. And we did to go to Florida on vacation once with the kids and Daniel toured Cape Canaveral NASA facility with my husband (that is something that another gifted medium, Daisy Moore, mentioned in her private reading several years ago as well) while my daughter “tortured” me in Disney world.  My  Daniel was an aspiring aerospace engineer, he even got posthumous degree from Cal POLY SLO after he passed on campus during his senior year;his life revolved around building rockets and planes, therefore this particular Florida trip was quite significant for him. 

Mark Anthony zeroed in on Daniel by mentioning cinnamon (before the meeting I just touched the bunch of cinnamon sticks that my daughter left on the table to place in the kitchen windowsill to detract ants), and validations kept on coming. My son passed abruptly and unexpectedly from suicide without any indication of his struggles prior to his demise, and although Mark Anthony did not say it outright he was describing that Daniel did not want to dwell on manner of his passing because we suffered enough trying to understand it and process the trauma. Daniel kept on saying to Mark Anthony “mistake, accident, did not mean it” and I have been told before by other mediums that he feels regret now. It was very painful for me to hear that Daniel said that he was trying to survive, but I understand that many suicidal people feel that way before taking their lives. His cause of death is listed as asphyxia and Mark Anthony accurately described symptoms that go along with it: lightheadedness and difficulty breathing due to lack of oxygen, ultimately leading to respiratory failure; Daniel repeating “I cannot breathe”… l have seen my patients with air hunger, which is quite disturbing, and I am hoping that my son’s passing was very fast and that he did not suffer.It is also true that I talked to Daniel during countless sleepless nights, when I would wake up at the same time in early in the morning that I actually had to look up “the witching hour” because my awakenings were so consistent at 3:30 am. 

Furthermore, Daniel’s B-day was in March (number 3 for a month of a year) and he passed on October 4th(number 4); both numbers that Mark Anthony highlighted. “R” names that he mentioned are grandmother Rosalie (sounded like Rosario to Mark Anthony) and Ron, her husband. Recent car repairs that Mark Anthony referred to are the brakes on my daughter’s car after she has been neglecting funny sounds they made for quite some time that were replaced just 3 days prior.And then there are cheese sandwiches: Daniel liked homemade lunches to take to school when he was living at home, and cheesewas in some of my repertoire for him.I also roast or marinade bell peppers once in a while… Daniel hated bell pepper in his food so was he trying to make a point when he talked about pimiento peppers in a reading?Daniel had very quirky sense of humor so anything is possible, just as it looked to Mark Anthony that he was pushing glass of milk away – reference of my husband not drinking regular milk because he thinks he is lactose intolerant (in my medical opinion that is not the case - LOL).

And lastly the amazing significance of the laurel leaf that Daniel was giving to me through Mark Anthony: I was raised on Myths of Ancient Hellada and Daniel shared my passion for the stories of Greek heroes and Gods. We frequently joked that he is not Apollo like (although I beg to differ), but rather a wine GOD Dionysus or Bacchus figure (especially when he puffed his belly out to make me laugh). Only after the reading, it dawned on me that Daniel’s Bday is on March 15, ides of March, the day when Julius Caesar (well known to wear laurel wreath) was assassinated… But wait, there is more: this particular image of laurel leaf from Daniel was passed to me by no other than Mark Anthony, the namesake of Caesar’s most loyal general and successor Mark Antony! Daniel is really testing my historical knowledge and stimulating my brain cells in order to figure out his clues. I personally do not think that I am Daniel’s hero as Mark Anthony implied when he picked the image of the laurel leaf, rather Daniel is and always be mine… Thank you my brilliant son and Mark Anthony for this wonderful connection. 


~ Daniel's proud mom, Valerie Maerowitz
Please watch Mark Anthony's Gallery Reading on December 20th by clicking
here.

Sarah Simon's validation from her son, Nick, through Isabella Johnson
Nick, Nick and Brooke, Isabella Johnson

I've been hoping to connect with my son as our family is so close and losing him has been like losing our legs.. we just don't know how to "walk" without him. I've really really needed validation from him to know that he's not gone, that he's still part of our family and with us. I've been watching these medium session on HPH and was hoping Nick would come through. Sure enough, he did and it was undoubtedly him. No question about it. Isabel hit the nail on the head on every point she made. From the way he looked, being responsible, and being a great big brother to the coffee mugs that we have to honor him and the tattoos that his girlfriend and sister are getting in his honor this Saturday. Also that they say "drink driving" not "drunk driving" in New Zealand when referencing driving while intoxicated.. I thought that was so specific to Nick's situation. 

Isabella nailed it, it was 100% my son and I am on cloud 9 knowing he's with me and just out of reach (but only physically). This experience just makes me even more committed and dedicated to finding ways to connect with Nick spiritually. I plan to maintain my relationship with Nicholas and maybe even strengthen it moving forward in spirit. Thank you so much, HPH, for this incredible gift you've given me. 

~ Sarah Simon (Nicholas's mom, forever 25)
Please watch Isabella Johnson's video by clicking
here


Kamberlee Carlton's validation from her son, Trent, through Isabella Johnson
Trent, Isabella  Johnson

I wanted to share my experience in the newsletter. In the 1/11/23 meeting with guest medium Isabella Johnson, I received the most beautiful and evidential reading. Isabella is so caring and genuine. The evidence blew me away and the messages flooded me with love and peace. It was like having an in person visit with my son Trent, she brought his essence though perfectly. What a precious gift she is to so many. 

~ Trent's proud mom, Kamberlee Carlton
Please watch Isabella Johnson's video by clicking
here

Bobbi Quinton's validations from her daughters through Jennifer Brazier
Taryn and her puppy (who passed at 7 weeks), Taylor at age 3 in her power wheels car, Justice for Taryn, Taryn's shrine with Angel Wings / Jennifer Brazier / Taylor, Taryn and Bobbi, Bobbi's left swollen knee (injured at work), Taylor's art

Oh My Goodness!  Absolutely no words for the profound experience that Jennifer let me be apart of for the very first time in eighteen months, by not just one of my daughters, but BOTH, by the divine timing of higher powers and of course our children!  Among the multiple validations, Jennifer was spot on about Taryn's and Taylor's eyesight.

I couldn't have asked for a better first reading! I am still in awe! The validations we're so spot on, and Jennifer was so elegant with her sweet words & kind heart! Much Love Always!

~Bobbi Quinton

Please watch Jennifer Brazier's video by clicking here

Meliss Sturdy's validation from her daughter, Linnea through Jennifer Brazier
Linnea and her boyfriend, Linnea baking cookies, Jennifer Brazier

Thank you Helping Parents Heal! 

My lovely daughter Linnea came through last night with Medium Jennifer Brazier. I feel very comforted after Jennifer said she felt  that my daughter’s personal belongings were lost instead of stolen in Sweden. This is where my daughter left our earth, for the spirit world.  I actually felt her belongings were stuck in a post office warehouse, so this does help with my healing, as it’s a much more positive thought!  And I will ask her friends in Sweden if they could locate her things to keep and enjoy.

The evidence brought forward that my daughter knew I had been in the dentist office recently is also ironically comforting, having tripped over my son’s puppy and dislocating my jaw, and having ear pain, but she knew!

Additionally, Lulu our Pomeranian had broken a tooth eating a marrow bone she had confiscated from my son’s puppy. I feel happy to know my daughter knows these things and gives this evidence through mediums. 

Happy is a word I didn’t know I would use in a sentence let alone feel! , so thank you again HPH! Attached are two photos, evidence of Linnea standing on the chair with the big bowl of cookie dough and also Linnea in 2021 with her fiancé, who suffers heartbreak, who has become so close to me as he doesn’t have a mom. Oh and her diamond ring is tied to her urn, I love it that she’s still with us, knowing everything! 

~Love to you All, Meliss Sturdy

Please watch Jennifer Brazier's video by clicking here

Charlene Maher's validation from her daughter, Caitlyn through Kat Baillie
Charlene and her daughter, Caitlyn, Charlene's Arm, Kat Baillie

Thank you so much for my reading Kat Baillie on December 20th!!  It was so wonderful and gives me a renewed hope.  When you mentioned that you had a girl coming through and that she was referring to a tattoo of a rose and that it was a red color that had significance I knew it was Caitlyn.  You were spot on.  I was 52 years old when Caitlyn passed three years ago and I never thought in my life that I would ever get a tattoo but then I knew I had to.  This rose was on notebook paper that she drew for me years ago and I had it hanging up in my office.  The full rose is my older daughters birthstone color and the bud is Caitlyn’s and I’m holding her hand.

You made the heart symbol, that is something that I do everyday with Caitlyn when I’m talking to her.  I make that gesture and say “We’re always together sweetie, never apart”.  You mentioned, time sequencing and that is something here the last few months especially, that I’m really noticing more.  I do see the 11’s a lot but I also see 3:23, which is her birthday.  I see that almost daily.

She loves popcorn, and having a bowl while sitting on the couch and watching movies we’re something that we did quite often.  I do leave a place sitting for her at family holiday meals as well that you mentioned.

I’ve been reading a lot and I listen to HPH meetings every time we have one.  It’s something that I look so forward too and they help keep me going.  I want to take some Reiki classes and hopefully become a Reiki Master someday. I’ve heard that can help with increased communication with Caitlyn and our other loved ones in spirit.  When Kat told me that Caitlyn was proud of me for what I’m doing that made me so happy.  I tell her quite often that I hope she’s proud of me and now I know that she is.  It’s hard to come to the realization that having Caitlyn transition at 17 was part of our soul plan but I’m learning that we had decided on this long before we came to earth and I was glad that Caitlyn validated this through Kat.  There is so much to learn to get the larger picture and I feel like this is what I’m supposed to do now.

One of the most touching moments of the reading with Kat was when she gestured that she was hugging something or burying her face into it.  I do that all the time with a dark brown blanket that was Caitlyn’s favorite.  It’s folded on the end of her bed and I go in her room and hug it and smell it.  It’s so comforting to know that Caitlyn is there with me and that our kids are with us always.

Thanks you so much Elizabeth, Irene and Kat for this wonderful reading and validation from my daughter.

~Caitlyn’s proud mom, Char Maher

Please watch Kat Baillie's video by clicking here

Sedona Cassevah's validation from her son, Cory, through Daisy Mae Moore 
Cory and Daisy Mae Moore

 I’ve been attending Zoom’s and participating in FB posts for 4 ½ months now (my son Cory, forever 22, passed 8/1/22) and first I want to tell you that I’m so glad I found HPH.  I feel like I have a long way to go still but this group has so many resources and such a positive and uplifting support that I feel motivated to keep working on healing.

In regards to the Daisy Mae Moore readings on 12/20/22, I did not get a direct connection, but I might have had a piggyback.  I’m really not sure, but I thought I should share.  I will preface with the fact that I use a pendulum sometimes and I ask God and my loving spirits to answer questions.  This morning, just before the Zoom, I asked if Cory would be present at the Zoom call this morning and was told yes.  The very first reading talked about a boy with a sudden death who liked water sports.  I didn’t speak up because Cory didn’t do water sports.  But here is my connection: 

Cory was the 2nd of my two biological boys, was very mischievous (had trouble for it but was loved for it too) and I always called him Cory Bear and have had a small stuffed bear in my windshield for probably 15 yrs (3 cars) that he gave me for protection before a solo trip.  He died of an overdose that (via medium last month) he said he didn’t think would happen to him (sudden).  He was with me less than 24 hours before his death at the lake and we were playing catch with a water football with his younger cousins (water sport?).  My birthday is in February, the only one in the family separate from all the other birthdays, and he and I were closest.  I feel that the number 2 or 22 is significant with us because it keeps coming up (my birthday is 2/22, he died 2022 at age 22, etc).  He really loved his little cousin whom we adopted and whose birthday is Christmas day (other celebration around now that’s not Christmas).  I’m not sure about the new baby reference other than a youth group friend just had a baby last summer or that a close family friend he had a crush on just announced to us privately that she is pregnant and we are all so happy for her (secretly wondering if he’ll be connected to this baby).  And lastly, this morning I couldn’t find my keys, and I never lose my keys…could he have moved them?

~Caitlyn’s proud mom, Char Maher

Please watch Daisy Mae Moore's video by clicking here

Melissa Sturdy's validation from her daughter, Linnea, through Lisa Wilcoxson
Linnea in the Nutcracker, Linnea's Straw Flip Flops, Lisa Wilcoxson

The December 29th HPH zoom with Lisa Wilcoxson, my spirit-person, daughter, Linnea came through.  First the mention of the straw flip-flops and wanting to go to Thailand.

She and her dad, talked often about going off to Phuket Thailand. They would dream-out-loud about this. I think it was meant to be a bit edgy, as the pronunciation is, as well. They were two peas in a pod, like best friends,  they really got each other’s sense of humor.

Concerning the Red Satin hat with dangles, which Lisa also mentioned, I sent her this photo for validation, and Lisa gave three yes’s saying this is, the tea doll hat is what she was seeing. Linnea my lovely, child, ballerina was a tea doll in Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker at Boston’s Wang Theater.  Lisa also told me she had heard Nutcracker music earlier in the day.

I am so thankful for the evidence of my daughter’s presence! Much appreciation to Helping Parents Heal,

~Linnea's proud Mom, Melissa Sturdy
Please watch Lisa Wilcoxson's video by clicking here

Valerie Maerowitz's Validation from her son, Daniel, through Pauline Mason
Daniel and his Rocket, Building Bridges, Pauline Mason

Dear Elizabeth, Irene and Kathy, thanks again for the wonders of HPH – really a life saver for me and so many others!

I was fortunate to hear from my son Daniel again on 1/10/23 when Pauline Mason was doing gallery readings;  after all he is not that as shy as I perceived him to be in this life because he has been coming forward in several medium readings lately😊! The truth is that recently I have been really struggling and maybe Daniel is feeling my need to connect with him through a medium? I have been questioning once again if afterlife is real or it is just my wishful thinking. I long for my son’s physical presence so badly that at times I can barely function yet alone breathe; so believing that I will reunite with him soon and that he is at peace brings me comfort and much needed serenity.

During the meeting Pauline described a young male who passed away by suicide (specifically asphyxiation/hanging) ; unfortunately this fits the description of my beautiful boy. His friend and college roommate found Daniel in their apartment during his senior year of college, as Pauline accurately mentioned. Daniel had such a bright future, a full life ahead of him with “ lots of things pushing forward” to quote Pauline: brilliant as he was, trying to fulfill his dream of becoming an aerospace engineer. From the very early age, Daniel always has been building structures, starting out with trains and bridges, ships and finally switching to rockets, his ultimate life passion.  His university, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, awarded Daniel a posthumous degree and it sounds that my rocket scientist is aware of it on the other side (a diploma/certificate that Pauline was talking about).  Daniel was an empath, always putting others before himself, trying to help everyone but tragically at the end he could not help himself nor did he ask others for help. Indeed, he got frazzled easily or as Pauline put it “knocked out quickly”.  In retrospect, I can see that he definitely had untreated anxiety, but Daniel never shared his feelings of depression and dark despair with us. He hid his pain and suffering so well that we were completely blindsided by his horrific and untimely departure despite being a very close-knit family. Our kids were very close, especially when they were younger and Daniel’s sister now often talks how she regrets that they did not talk a lot since he moved away to attend college. Daniel has always been very protective of her and always took her side when we had heated discussions. All of us have been wearing Daniel’s clothing and his younger sister has his “jumper” (sweater) as Pauline called it. Also I have  many pairs of my son’s flip flops that are too big for me or too small for my husband (shoes that do not fit as Pauline described), but I still wear them at home occasionally when I feel that I am not likely break my neck by tripping in oversized and loose footwear. My husband also has Daniel’s watch which he never parts with (another amazing medium, Daisy Moore, talked about significance of this watch in her private session with us several years ago).  Pauline felt Daniel playing with her hair describes his gesture of playing with my hair when he was around. In fact, my hair is so much looking like his that when I intentionally get a very short haircut, it almost makes me feel that I am Daniel, alive and well again. I still am not sure why black licorice is significant because none of us (and Daniel as far as I know) do not like its taste and always picked it out from the jelly beans when we come across that flavor.


Thanks again for everyone at HPH for being here and for all you do, love Valerie
Please watch Pauline's Video for January 10th by clicking here.

Larry Ebright's Validation from his son, Cash, through Pauline Mason
Cash Bradley Paul Ebright, Pauline Mason

It was so amazing to have my son come through Pauline Mason on January 10th. I talked to him all morning, I ski'd his favorite runs, and begged the universe for anything. While his mother dreams of him every night for the past 18 months, I have only had a few faint glimpses of him. All my energy was put into Pauline's meeting.

Seconds before Pauline started to speak, something told me; here I come dad! I have not cried like this in my life. It is a mixed cry; Thank you Cash and I miss you more than ever all in one.   It's 5pm and I have been crying since the meeting concluded at 2pm. Thank you Pauline. 


~Larry Ebright, Cash's proud dad
Please watch Pauline's Video for January 10th by clicking here.

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.) 

Helping Parents Heal Resumes In-Person Meetings at Unity of Phoenix!
A huge Thank You to Fara Gibson for our January 15th HPH Meeting at Unity of Phoenix
Our Upcoming Unity Presenters! 

Unity of Phoenix has invited Helping Parents Heal to resume our monthly meetings from 1-3 pm on most third Sundays of the month and we are ver grateful.  We kindly request a $5 per person love donation to pay for the space, insurance and our presenters. 

Our upcoming presenters will be: 

-Helping Parents Heal Board Member, Shining Light Dad and Author Ernie Jackson and his wife Kristine will speak about forgiveness on February 19th.  Please click here to join!
-Caring Listener, Affiliate Leader, Evidential Medium and Shining Light Mom Lisa Wilcoxson for Gallery Readings on March 19th.  Please click
here to join!
-Evidential Medium Christine Salter on April 16th.  Please click
here to join! 
-Board Member, Caring Listener, Affiliate Leader and Shining Light Mom Carol Allen on May 21st.  Please click
here to join!  
We hope to see you there! 

A Huge THANK YOU to our Amazing Zoom Presenters!
We were grateful to welcome the following wonderful Presenters: 
Kat Baillie, Mark Anthony, Daisy Mae Moore, James Van Praagh, Lisa Wilcoxson, Rick and Beth Olsen, Pauline Mason, Isabella Johnson and Jennifer Brazier. Please check their presentations on our YouTube Channel. 

Join Us For Our Upcoming Main Group Zoom Meetings!
Beth Lynch, Cindy Bohart, Dr. Melvin Morse, Reverend Sue Frederick and Joe McQuillen, Mark Ireland, Shelly Wilson, Dr. Mark Pitstick, Pauline Mason, Melissa Lyons, Michelle Leray, Jacob Cooper, Jean Roalsvig, Kat Baillie, Lisa Wilcoxson, Sharon Hewitt Rawlette PhD, Lavonne Wells, Julie Ryan, Britta Nicole, Arlene Mains and Drew Cali 


-Gallery Readings with Beth Lynch on January 17th
-Helping Parents Heal Bookclub with Cindy Bohart on January 18th
-Pediatric Near Death Experiences with Dr. Melvin Morse on January 19th
-Sue Frederick and Joe McQuillen - Finding the Thin Place - January 24th
-Mark Ireland - Mediumship Certification and Research Studies - January 26th
-Evidential Medium Shelly Wilson - Gallery Readings on January 31st
-Dr. Mark Pitstick - Ask the Soul Doctor on February 2nd 
-Gallery Readings with Pauline Mason on February 7th
-International Bestselling Author and Intuitive Coach Melissa Lyons on February 7th
-Gallery Readings with Michelle Leray on February 9th
-Helping Parents Heal Bookclub with Jacob Cooper on February 13th
-Intuitive Energy Guide Jean Roalsvig on February 16th
-Gallery Readings with Kat Baillie on February 21st
-Gallery Readings with Lisa Wilcoxson on February 28th
-Sharon Hewitt Rawlette PhD, Specialist in Life After Death and Meaningful Synchronicities on February 21st
-Gallery Readings with Pauline Mason on March 7th
-Spiritual Teacher Lavonne Wells on March 7th
-Psychic and Medical Intuitive Julie Ryan on March 14th
-Gallery Readings with Britta Nicole on March 23rd 
-Gallery Readings with Arlene Mains on March 21st
-Gallery Readings with Drew Cali on April 4th


And our Awesome Affiliate Group Presenters:
Sara Ruble, Andrea Courey, Judi Hancox and Daisy Mae Moore


-Sara Ruble on Soul Planning with the Calgary group of HPH on January 17th
-Andrea Courey with Sound Healing on February 6th
-Judith Hancox with Shiome Healing Circle on February 13th
-Daisy Mae Moore - Spiritual Tools for Grief Healing - March 25th
-Daisy Mae Moore - HPH San Diego on April 2nd


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 32 HPH Caring Listeners
The Caring Listeners By Alphabetical Order: Manisha Akhauri, Allison and David Alison, Carol Allen, Lisa Arnold, Claudia Ardelean, 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, Terri MacDonald, Joyce McLaughlin, Rosanne Norris, Dr. Mark Pitstick, 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-two 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!  

 
THE WISDOM OF GREGWritten by Susan Van Oije with Bill and Greg

Bill is just an ordinary guy who has had extraordinary things happen to him since the passing of his son Greg. Susan writes it all down. The Calgary, Canada affiliate leaders are on an amazing journey with their son. 

I AM A STAR, DAD!
There are dream visits, and then there are dream visits. This was one of those dream visits, an appearance by our son that was so stunningly beautiful it overwhelmed Bill to the point of tears. Greg appeared to his Dad as a star. 
 
Bill, it turns out, is able to communicate with our son in incredibly vivid dreams. A little over a year after our son's passing, Greg visited his Dad in this dream: "I was in space and I saw a star in the distance, and I instantly knew it was Greg. He started to move closer towards me and I moved closer to him until he was right in front of me. The color of his star was so beautiful, blue and translucent white, and it bubbled like plasma; I could see flares of plasma coming off of his star. 

"I immediately knew that he had just been given this star status, and I knew it was because of what he had done for me. I knew it was earned. He was so beautiful and it was so emotional. I could feel this intense love and healing emanating off of him as a star. It just washed over me to the point where it brought me to tears because it was so beautiful and loving.

"He started to talk to me out of the star; I could hear his voice. He told me that stars are a thousand times more powerful than when a person shows up in a dream. He told me, 'I am a star, Dad!'
Photo Credit: NASA James Webb Telescope

"He wanted me to see him as he is now, and he is amazing. Pure white love and healing, just coming off of him in waves. In my dream I thought that now that he is so powerful and far away in the Universe, will he still be with us? I felt sad, but Greg immediately reassured me telepathically that he will be in our lives forever and will never leave us."

Greg is still very much right here with us, 8 1/2 years after his passing. The enormous efforts he has made and continues to make to help us from the other side have woken us up, and we know his love for us helped Greg earn his star status. It's an achievement we can all aspire to. Greg recently told his Dad during a meditation that "I can think of no better ambition or goal than to shine as a star of the One."

As I prepared to write this column, I asked Bill to ask Greg whether he is actually a physical star. Bill is able to hear Greg during waking hours as well. Here's what Greg told his Dad: "Everything has a soul. The Earth is a living entity and it has vibration and a soul, as do all the planets and stars. I can manifest as a star but that's not the only thing I can manifest as, but you have to have a certain level of vibration to be able to manifest something that large and present. Stars are life giving, as is the Earth, so it has to be of a higher vibration because it represents love in its truest form because it's so giving, the stars and the Earth and all the planets."

For most of my life, even before Greg passed, I've had a deep knowing that every star we see in the sky represents a soul. I have no idea how I "know" this, but I was recently surprised to find out that the Greek philosopher Plato wrote over 2,400 years ago that souls are equal in number to the stars, and that the Creator assigned to each soul a star, and it was from this star that the human being journeyed to the earth. The idea was not only that every human being comes from a star, but that when a significant birth was about to take place, it would be indicated by the stars. One of the most famous of these events is the Star of Bethlehem mentioned in the Bible to herald the birth of Jesus.
 
Greg spent a lot of time when he was here gazing up at the stars in the park behind our house. It's like he knew that's where he was from. He was a big fan of astronomer Carl Sagan, who famously said "The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff." It's a quote I printed out and framed to place on Greg's memory table at his celebration of life. At the time I didn't know why I felt compelled to do that, but I know now that Greg nudged me.
 
Many Shining Light Parents know from experience that our children are in the cosmos. How often have you looked up into a clear night sky and been amazed at the sheer overwhelming beauty of the stars, and felt a deep knowing that our children are there? A knowing that although the stars are far away, our children are as close as our breath. It's a beautiful, mystical and ancient connection.

So reach for the stars, dear Shining Light Parents! Raise your vibration. Our kids are cheering us on. 

If you would like to hear more about our amazing experiences, click
here to watch the video Bill made for the HPH YouTube channel.

-Written by Susan Van Oije with Bill and Greg


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 local legislation. Please contact our Affiliate Director, Dawn Richards, if you would like more information
about individual Affiliate Groups.   

NEW CO-AFFILIATE LEADER! HPH- Parents of Special Needs Children 
Lisa Wilcoxson, Craig Nelson

Lisa Wilcoxson:
I am the mom of two beautiful boys, both in spirit. Michael Angelo was born in 1988 and crossed in 2000 at the age of 12 from pneumonia. Michael was born very healthy, but had special needs due to having had a severe toxic reaction to his first DPT shot at the age of 4 weeks. Michael never spoke or walked, but taught me more about love than any other human possibly could have. He was as beautiful in life as he is in spirit, and being his mom remains to this day to be the greatest privilege I’ll ever have on this earth. Anthony is my other shining light, and I know he was born as a golden gift. Anthony was six when Michael crossed, and everything I lived for was in Anthony’s eyes. Anthony told me when he was two that he was waiting forever to be born so I could be his Mommy. Then, when he was four, he was crying. He said he was sad because he was going to leave me when he was 18. I thought he meant he was going to college. He was a freshman at Arizona State University when he transitioned from being poisoned by a synthetic drug at a party in 2013. During this dark night of my soul I was able to find my boys again in meditation, and have since learned that Spirit has chosen to use me through mediumship to prove that love never dies. My boys are at my side 24/7, and with this I’ve learned to live peacefully and joyfully having one foot on this earth plane serving Spirit and one foot in the spirit plane with them.

Craig Nelson:
I am Craig and I am the proud father of a child named Alex. I am here because the universe chose me for a special journey. A journey that allowed me to experience expressions of love on a higher level. I say higher for multiple reasons. One reason is because my son transcended to a higher place at the age of 16. My loss, so I thought, forced me upwards as my heart longed to be with him. However, he quickly showed me that our journey did not end here. Since his trancendance, I have felt him guiding me back to him and ultimately my true self.

The journey with him has been leading me down some paths that has offered me a wider and higher perspective on this life. Soon after my son transitioned he showed me some tools to help me with this process. The process of awakening to a higher place. This is just one reason I say I am a journey to a higher love. My son has been the one guiding me for sometime. He came into my life through an international adoption. My partner and I adopted him from Ukraine when he was only 6 months old. At the age of two we were told he was a classic case of autism. This was a very unique experience because my son was literally my baby until the day he transcended. That was at the age of 16. His transition forced me into a transition. My heart was shattered as he was truly my everything. I found my souls purpose through him and the day he left made me feel lost as if I no longer had a purpose. However, I have since found my purpose again and it still involves my son. I am honored to be a part of this group. I have always had the heart of wanting to lift the spirits of others. I know my son, our children are still here with us and as we all work together we can open these doors. The doors that lead us into a new way of thinking. As we expand our minds with our most beloved one by our side we create beautiful waves of energy. These waves are reshaping the face of the universe or the force we all call out to, as the highest force of love.

Lisa and Craig will hold their Zoom meetings from 5:30 - 8:30 pm AZ time on the second Monday of the month.


NEW CO-AFFILIATE LEADER - Helping Parents Heal - Seattle, WA
Beth Newkirk and Wendy Saffel

Hello, wonderful Parents! Happy New Year!  We are thrilled that Wendy Saffel will be joining Beth Newkirk in Seattle, WA.
We are grateful that she will be a member of our team! Please read more to learn about both Beth and Wendy:

Beth Newkirk:
Beth is a mother to three beautiful children, two have passed away; her son, Steven when he was 8 years old from cancer and her daughter, Erin at 21 from suicide.
She is looking forward to meeting other parents on this journey and bringing Helping Parents Heal to the Seattle area.

Wendy Saffel:
I’m passionate about helping parents after the loss of a child because I lost a child too—my beautiful 20-year-old son Hugh, in 2020. Through mediumship and the fantastic support and resources offered by Helping Parents Heal, I’ve come to a place where I know and experience that Hugh is still right here, right now—and that our relationship continues. This has brought me tremendous comfort and peace. I am now able to feel happiness and enjoy life, with Hugh forever a part of it. I look forward to supporting you on your journey.

Please join their FB group by clicking the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/seattlehph

NEW AFFILIATE GROUP - HPH- Cave Creek Hopeful, Healing Gathering
Zach and Gina Zoulek

Hello, wonderful Parents!
Gina Cosentino Zoulek will be starting a new Affiliate Group of Helping Parents Heal in Cave Creek. It won't be a formal group; more a social one to get together and share our children and our healing journeys. The new group is call HPH-Cave Creek Hopeful, Healing Gathering and we are thrilled to have her join us! Please join me in welcoming her to our team.

More about Gina:
Gina is the mother of Zachary forever 22 years, Garrett 25 and Emma 18 .
We raised our three kids in Rio Verde and most recently here in Cave Creek. Zachary gained his angel wings on April 20, 2017 after being hit by a car while riding his motorcycle. I was devastated and heartbroken, living my worst nightmare ever. I reached out to another angel mom Carol Allen, who introduced me to Helping Parents heal, I found support through other angel moms and I would like to offer new, and continued hope to parents on this journey with me. I will be holding monthly Hopeful Happy Hours at my home for us to socialize and engage in life’s new journey after the passing of our children. All our welcome, I hope to show all that it is possible to smile, live life and enjoy each others' company knowing that our children in spirit are with us, every step of the way. 


Helping Parents Heal - Phoenix/Scottsdale with Fara Gibson, January 15th!
Fara Gibson at Unity of Phoenix, Fara


We had an amazing day of validations and healing at Unity of Phoenix on January 15th with the wonderful Evidential Medium Fara Gibson, who was a presenter at our Second Helping Parents Heal Conference.  Fara was introduced by Reverend Sue Frederick and Carol Allen, and then spent the next two straight hours bringing through validations for parents from their children.  We are so grateful to Fara and all that she does to help parents heal.  And the Sanctuary was filled with Shining Light Parents and Siblings!  Fara donated her portion of the Love Donation back to Helping Parents Heal.  Thank you, Fara, and thanks to all of the everyone who attended!   
Please click
here to view the Facetime Live Video.  

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.  


Helping Parents Heal - Connecting with Our Loved Ones 
Mary Bertun and Tava Wilson

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

Lisa Wilcoxson & Irene Vouvalides - All Our Children/Only Child
Irene Vouvalides and Linus, Lisa Wilcoxson


Irene Vouvalides and Lisa Wilcoxson host a monthly meeting on the third Wednesday of the month at 8 pm EST for parents who have had all of their children transition.  It is an uplifting, healing meeting and they would love for you to join them.  Please click here to join the group and learn more! 

Helping Fathers Heal with Gordon Smith
Fathers from Helping Fathers Heal at our Second Conference spend time with Gordon Smith - Photo: Rick Wilcoxson

Helping Fathers Heal had the pleasure of having Evidential Medium Gordon Smith present to them by Zoom on December 17th all the way from Scotland! We are very grateful.  Please click
here to listen to the Youtube video! 

The Affiliate Leader of Helping Fathers Heal continue to hold weekly meetings on Wednesdays at 7 pm Central. Please contact Mike for more information and the Zoom link
here.

Shiome Healing Circle with Judith Hancox, MSW, LCSW, BCETS
Judith Hancox

Shiome Healing Circle with Judith A. Hancox on the 2nd Monday of each month on Zoom – September through May, 2 - 4:15 PM EST.  
Transforming disturbing memories to positive images/thoughts/feelings in the ‘magic circle’ is a protocol developed over decades of study and practice with significant mentors and healers - from Dr. Art Frankel, founder of the Gestalt Institute of NJ, to Grandma Mechi Garza, Indigenous American Cherokee Medicine Woman.  Shiome means ‘rip current,’ and the Shiome Shift is designed to transfer one’s disturbance to peace of mind within this 2-hour session.

Judith A. Hancox, MSW, LCSW, BCETS, has been a holistic trauma recovery practitioner since 1990. She is licensed in Vermont and New Jersey, and telehealth certified in Florida. She has certifications in Gestalt Therapy, EMDR, Evolving Thought Field Therapy, Repair & Reattachment Grief Therapy, and Past Life Regression Therapy, trained by Dr. Brian Weiss. Judith is the founder of Shiome Therapy and is board-certified by the American Association of Experts in Traumatic Stress. She co-produced Creating Healthy Boundaries CD with a guided meditation and bilateral musical composition, Angelic Sea. She also created Shiome, The Way: Energy Correcting Meditation (book and CD which consists of two guided meditations - 16 minutes and 6 minutes) with a bilateral musical composition, Bi-Lateral Bliss, and the music of Graceful Ascension and Heavenly Descent. Judith recently created Energy Connecting Meditations with essential oils for an uplifting body, mind, spirit experience. She has been volunteering for Helping Parents Heal since the transition of her godchild, Carly Elizabeth Hughes, in 2013.

A reminder that the Shiome Healing Circles are the 2nd Monday of the month, either 2:00 - 4:15 pm or 6:30 - 8:45 PM EST in 2023. Our next meeting is on
February 13th

FEBRUARY 13TH – 2:00 – 4:15 PM
MARCH 13TH – 6:30 – 8:45 PM
APRIL 10TH – 2:00 – 4:15 PM
MAY 8TH – 6:30 – 8:46 PM
SUMMER BREAK
SEPTEMBER 11TH – 2:00 – 4:15 PM
OCTOBER 9TH – 6:30 – 8:45 PM
NOVEMBER 13TH – 2:00 – 4:15 PM
DECEMBER 11TH 6:30 – 8:45 PM


Please contact Joyce McLaughlin, Caring Listener and Registrar, at
tennfarm@comcast.net to fill out our paperwork and receive the link to the meetings, the weekend before the event. Registration closes on the Sunday before each Monday meeting. We hope to see you there!   Also, read more about Bilateral and Binaural Brain Stimulation in Trauma Recovery by clicking 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!


The Amazon Smile Program - Sign Up to Allow 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! 


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

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
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


You can read the bios and see photos of each of the affiliate leaders on the Groups page of our website: www.helpingparentsheal.org







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News and Events:
Free Event with Open to Hope!Jeffery Olsen, Dr. Jeff O'Driscoll, Suzanne Giesemann and Dr. Christopher Kerr with Elizabeth Boisson

In need of a dose of hope? Join Open to Hope for our free, virtual, International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss; bringing together esteemed leaders devoted to supporting the bereaved, from 9:50 to 10:15 AM PT on March 6, 2023. An uplifting Afterlife Panel, including Dr Christopher Kerr, Suzanne Giesemann, Messenger of Hope, Jeffery Olsen and Dr Jeff O’Driscoll, will be moderated by Elizabeth Boisson 💙💚 Please click here to learn more! 

Heaven is Better Than a Sunday-Best Holistic Life Magazine
Irene Vouvalides and Mark Anthony, Psychic Explorer

Check out the new January 2023 issue of Best Holistic Life Magazine; Mark Anthony, Psychic Explorer, describes his reading about Carly with Irene Vouvalides, Vice President of Helping Parents Heal, in his article entitled 'Heaven is Better Than a Sunday'.  You can sign up to Best Holistic Life for free by clicking here.

William Peters on the Shift Network
William Peters

On Tuesday, January 17, William Peters, founder of the Shared Crossing Project and director of the Shared Crossing Research Initiative, will share more with you about this powerful phenomenon in Discover the Shared-Death Experience (SDE): Receive Peace & Comfort From the Astonishing Phenomenon of Journeying With a Loved One Through Their Transition.
You can register for this free event by clicking here. 


Elizabeth Boisson Speaks with Carey Conley - Moving Through & Beyond
Carey Conley and Elizabeth Boisson 

Another wonderful taping session with Carey Conley of Moving Through and Beyond. So much gratitude. 🙏 Please stay tuned for when it airs! Thank you for introducing us, and thank you for having me, beautiful Carey!


Mark Ireland has Released an Album!
Mark Ireland - Paradigm Shift

Mark Ireland, the Co-Founder of Helping Parents Heal, has just released an album, entitled Paradigm Shift!  His son Brandon has helped him to create it.  Please take a look!  Mark is very talented.  To listen on Spotify, please click here.  

Spreading Sunshine by LeAnn Hull
Clay, Andy and LeAnn Hull
A Life Well-Lived  


 Recently my granddaughter asked to interview me for her senior project which thrilled me. I love the fact that someone in my family, especially a young person, sees value in what I am doing in my life. Too often, we look at Grandparents as being nice old people but not necessarily people who are still relevant in today’s world. Many times, we fail to see the heroes in our midst, not that I am a hero by any means, but her request absolutely made me feel that way.  

The first question that she asked me was, “How do you define a well-lived life?” Now, obviously this is a very subjective question with endless possibilities for an answer, but in my mind, it is very clear for me. I knew instantly what my answer would be, and it stemmed from all our tragic experiences of the loss of a child. You see, we all have several things in common, but one that has left the largest impression on me was my son’s memorial service. While not all our children spent a great deal of time in the physical on the planet, they no doubt left a legacy and made an impact on us for the rest of our lives.  

One thing is clear, at least for everyone that I have spoken with, we never want our children to be forgotten. We will carry their spirit with us until that glorious day of reunification. I picture that moment often in my head and imagine the hug around them that never seems to end. But how do we carry on without them in the physical and inspire others to never forget our child? And, most important to me was not only that my child, Andy, be remembered but that he be remembered by how he lived and not how he died.  

I was asked recently to go out for happy hour with a friend who was connected to me because of her connection to my Andy. We see each other a couple of times a year, but there is always this sadness in her for me when we meet. I told her that I didn’t want to go out with her because she thought of me in pity or that I was her sad Mom friend. I don’t want to be a charity case and I don’t want to speak of Andy in terms of sadness. I want to go out with her because she wants to enjoy some time with me. There was and still is more to me than Andy. I did not die when he did. I LIVE and of course I know he lives as well in spirit now.  

So back to the answer to the question about a life well-lived. My answer reflects on the memory of the memorial service and what will people say about me and what has been my impact on those around me. Have I served this precious gift of life well and have I served others? The act of service has been critical to the healing of my broken heart after Andy passed. There is and will always be someone else who has suffered or struggled more than me.  

So, I will leave you with my favorite quote which I first heard at none other than someone else’s memorial service.  

        “Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, loudly proclaiming, 'Wow what a ride!'”  

Go get some more of what life has to offer you!!  

Shine on, Moms and Dads~LeAnn Hull, Andy's Proud Mama and the founder of Andy Hull's Sunshine Foundation.  
LeAnn is the author of  
How to Live When You Want to Die, available on Amazon.  She is also the Co-Affiliate Leader with Sophia Mecum of our new group, Helping Parents Heal - Healing After Suicide.

LeAnn Hull Presented to Helping Parents Heal on January 13th.  Please click
here to view!


Uplifting Books About the Afterlife 
Rainbow Hair:Embracing Inter-dimensional Motherhood

Rainbow Hair: Embracing Inter-dimensional Motherhood, Nancy Hejna


Foreword by Elizabeth Boisson:
This beautiful new work by Nancy Hejna, 'Rainbow Hair, Embracing Inter-dimensional Motherhood,' reassures parents that healing is possible after the passing of a child. Nancy experienced the double tragedy of having her only sons, Will and Joey, pass within two years at precisely the same age. Nancy demonstrates that inter-dimensional communication is authentic and achievable through the interaction she shares with her two sons in spirit. 

From the first sign that Nancy describes on the day of her second son Joey's passing, the reader is captivated. Joey's 4-year-old nephew Elliott, who has not yet learned of his uncle's transition, has an irrefutable interaction with his beloved uncle in spirit, leading to the inspiration for the book's title.

At the same time, having two beautiful boys transition in such rapid succession profoundly influences Nancy's healing journey. But the signs from her sons slowly pierce through Nancy's sadness. Her book gently traverses the autumn, winter, and 'grey zone'  of her grief and finally ends with a glimmer of a spiritual awakening in spring and summer.

Soon, the signs from Will and Joey that Nancy describes are abundant, and the overlying tone of her carefully crafted work is one of hopefulness and healing. Nancy explains, "I have two very handsome, smart, funny, loving guides walking beside me to keep me moving forward whispering, 'Mom — it's ok — you've got this.'" Indeed, as Shining Light Parents, we have all got this.  

As a Caring Listener for Helping Parents Heal, Nancy donates her time and energy to help other parents who have just started on the path to healing. Her new book is invaluable in providing evidence to parents that our children are not gone. They are still right here, and they share in everything we do. I highly recommend this beautiful work from a Shining Light Mom who is living proof that we can all move forward and heal.  

Nancy Hejna is a Helping Parents Heal Caring Listener and the Shining Light Mom of two boys in spirit.  Please click here to order her book on Amazon.

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here to go to the Recommended Reading tab of our website.  We have books by Providers, books by Parents, Libros en Español and Children's books.

Helping Parents Heal Affiliate Group Information
NEW CO-AFFILIATE LEADER - Lisa Wilcoxson and Craig Nelson of HPH - Parents of Special Needs Children.  Please click here to learn more!
NEW AFFILIATE LEADERSHelping Parents Heal - Australia/New Zealand with Kerry Alderuccio, Karolina Barac, Danny & Angela London, Marie Sulda, Anne-Marie Taplin, and Merle Taylor.  Please click here to learn more!
NEW GROUP!  Helping Parents Heal - Valdosta, Georgia with Janet Rose Carter!  Please click here to learn more, and click here to RSVP to the first Zoom meeting on January 21st! Please click here to read a recent article in the Valdosta Daily Times
Cave Creek Hopeful Healing Gathering with Gina Zoulek.  Please learn more here
NEW CO-AFFILIATE LEADER! - Beth Newkirk and Wendy Saffel of Helping Parents Heal - Seattle.  Please click here to learn more. 

NEW GROUP! Helping Parents Heal - Brasil with Marilene and Tom Madsen.  Please click here.  
NEW GROUP! Helping Parents Heal - Vancouver, WA with Shyrose Nurmohamed.  Please click here
NEW GROUP! HPH - Healing After Suicide with LeAnn Hull and Sophia Mecum.  Please click here.  
NEW CO-AFFILIATE LEADER HPH- San Diego with Dawn Richards and Amy Sanders.  Please click here.NEW GROUP! Helping Parents Heal - Parents of Children who have Passed of Substance Abuse with Lisa Arnold. Please click here to learn more.Helping Fathers Heal, hosted by Mike Edwards, Andy Bohart, Jeff Cottrell, Warren Gibbons and Chris Myers, every Wednesday at 7 pm Central by Zoom.  Please contact Mike here for future dates and times.
IN PERSON MEETINGS! Helping Parents Heal - Phoenix/Scottsdale with Elizabeth Boisson at Unity of Phoenix, the third Sunday of the month from 1-3 pm.  Please click here to learn more.
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NEW GROUP! Helping Parents Heal - All Our Children/Only Child with Irene Vouvalides & Lisa Wilcoxson.  Please find our more here.  
Helping Parents Heal  - Metro Milwaukee with Heather Hansen.  Please click here to learn more!
Helping Parents Heal - Sacramento/Foothills Region with Cindy Norris Bohart.  Please click here for more information.
Helping Parents Heal - Northern Virginia with Kathy MacMannis and Andy MacMannis!  Please click here for more information.
Helping Parents Heal - Sedona with Michele Tillery and Leslie Zuczek!  Please click here
Helping Parents Heal - Milwaukee with Rick and Beth Olsen.  Please click here
Helping Parents Heal - Davenport/Quad Cities with Terri Pardun.  Please click here.
HPH - Spiritual Tools for Grief Healing with Paige Lee and Amy Boyer Cox.  Please click here.
Helping Parents Heal - London, UK, hosted by Terri MacDonald.  Please click here.
Helping Parents Heal - Maine with Ginny Kern.  Please click here.Helping Parents Heal - Utah with Sue Inglet.  Please click here
Helping Parents Heal - NYC/Westchester with Colleen Byrne.  Please click here!
Helping Parents Heal in Romanian with Claudia Ardelean and Ramona Vizitiu. Please learn more here!
Helping Parents Heal - Bay Area with Truc-Co and Tom Jong and Beverly Wilson.  Please click here for more information!

Helping Parents Heal - Buffalo with Deanna Galkiewicz and Joan LoCurto.  Please click here to learn more!
Helping Parents Heal - Flagstaff hosted by Janean Quigley and Megan McCarthy.  Please click here.Helping Parents Heal - South Africa with Simone Stamp & Shereen Pillay.  Click here to learn more.
Helping Parents Heal - Australia/New Zealand Moving Forward After Suicide with Jo Greaney, Alison Keane and Alison Salisbury.  Please click here for more information.
Helping Parents Heal - Calgary with Bill & Susan Van Oije.  Please click here to learn more!
Helping Parents Heal - Carmel with Galen Call.  Please click here to learn more! 
Helping Parents Heal - En Espagnol with Ana Molina.  Please click here!
Amy Boyer Cox of Helping Parents Heal - Charlottesville.  Please click here

Helping Parents Heal - Boca Raton with Sandra Seiden.  Please click here!
Helping Parents Heal - Osteosarcoma, led by Casey Crossan and Sunita Krishna.  Please click here

FOR SIBLINGS!  Helping Siblings Heal with Cody Brooks, Anna Buckmaster and Kailee Savoie.  Please click here to learn more! 
Helping Parents Heal - Austin with Rhonda Andrews.  Please click here to learn more.

Helping Parents Heal - Binghamton, NY with Kat and Robert Allen and Rosanne Groover Norris.  Please click here
Helping Parents Heal - India with Chandra Ramamurthy and Anal Shah.  Please learn more by clicking here
Helping Parents Heal - Greater Inland NW (Washington to Idaho) with Kami Carlton, please click here.
Helping Parents Heal - Denver with David Derby. Please click here to learn more!
Helping Parents Heal - Torrance/Downey with Dolores Cruz, Lin Dobie and Ana Esquival.  Please click here to learn more! 
Helping Parents Heal - Peoria/West Side with Ernie and Kristine Jackson.  Please click here
Helping Parents Heal - Philadelphia with Antoinetta Forte and Chris Volpe, please click here!!
Helping Parents Heal - Coldwater, MI with Louise Crist. Please click here to learn more.
Helping Parents Heal - Portland with Marc and Annie Adams.  Please click here to learn more.
Helping Parents Heal -Minneapolis/St Paul, hosted by Lynn Argetsinger and Alicia Moag-Stahlberg.  Please click here to learn more!
Helping Parents Heal - Meditation Group hosted by David and Allison Alison.  Please click here

Helping Parents Heal - Washington DC hosted by Julia LaJoie and Rita Kozushin.  Please click here
Helping Parents Heal - Danvers, MA with Renee Jacavacno.  Please click here to learn more.
Helping Parents Heal - Parents of Children with Special Needs, hosted by Lisa Wilcoxson.  Please click here to learn more!
Helping Parents Heal - Cave Creek, AZ, and Helping Parents Heal Book Club, hosted by Carol Allen.  Please click here to learn more.
Helping Parents Heal - Atlanta South Side with Jean Felts and Pat Kane Rudd. Please click here.
Helping Parents Heal - Mat-Su Valley, Alaska, hosted by Jean Pretorius and Dawn Harris.  Please click here to learn more
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Helping Parents Heal - Long Island with Patricia and Michael McHenry.  Please click here.
Helping Parents Heal - Ventura County hosted by Gloria Burciaga.  Please click here to learn more.

Helping Parents Heal - Southern New Hampshire hosted by Marta Ferreira and Anne Silanskas.  Please contact Marta for more information at Marta.ferreira4919@gmail.comHelping Parents Heal - Ottawa hosted by Patti May.  Please click here to learn more.
Helping Parents Heal - Tampa, FL hosted by Amy Diehl, Marla Grant, and Cathy Zimmerman.  Please click here to learn more.
Helping Parents Heal - Pittsburg with Tracee Slagel and Marilyn Vincenti.  Please click here.
Helping Parents Heal - Toronto hosted by Teresa Cernigliaro and Karen Wilson.  Please click here.
Helping Parents Heal - Connecting with Our Loved Ones hosted with Mary Bertun and Tava Wilson. Please click here
Helping Parents Heal - Bergen County, NJ with Marla Kallin and Irene Stuart.  Please click here.
Helping Parents Heal -Akron/Cleveland with Christine Moncheck, Sylvia Christian & Celia Hardon.  Please click here.
Helping Parents Heal - Hilton Head, hosted by Irene Vouvalides, Please click here to learn more.
Helping Parents Heal - Mississippi Gulf Coast with Donna Tasker. Please click here to learn more.
Helping Parents Heal - Guided Meditation, hosted by Vida Vai. Please click here for more information.  
Helping Parents Heal - Brentwood/Nashville hosted by Maggie Spaulding.  Please click here
Helping Parents Heal - Houston, hosted by Pamela Hidinger.  Please click here to learn more.


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