What if life after death isn’t a belief system, but a research-backed reality?
In this expansive episode of Mystical Sisterhood®, Maureen Spielman sits down with Rev. Karen Herrick, PhD, LCSW, psychotherapist and researcher at the intersection of grief, addiction, spirituality, and paranormal experience.
After 30+ years of clinical practice and doctoral research in spiritual psychology, Rev. Herrick shares what she has learned about near death experiences, synchronicity, pretergression, mediumship, the spiritual body, and why we are never alone.
From a spontaneous rebirth experience during breathwork to working with trauma survivors who reported paranormal protection, Rev. Herrick explains how spirituality and psychotherapy are not opposites, but partners.
If you’ve ever wondered what happens when we die, how the soul functions, whether spiritual experiences are “real,” or how synchronicity guides our lives, this episode will expand your lens.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- How a spontaneous rebirth experience awakened Rev. Herrick’s spiritual expansion
- Why trauma survivors may access altered states more easily
- The concept of having both a physical body and a spiritual body
- What near death research reveals about tunnels, light, and transition
- How the vagus nerve may relate to the “tunnel” experience
- What pretergression means and how symbolic experiences guide healing
- Why synchronicity is not coincidence
- The “Boggle Threshold” and why some minds resist spiritual ideas
- How paranormal experiences show up in psychotherapy
- Why grief healing changes when we understand transition instead of loss
- How children naturally ask the deepest spiritual questions
- Why showing up is half of life
We talk about:
- 00:00 A spirituality group that lasted 2.5 years instead of two weeks
- 02:00 The rebirth breathwork experience that changed everything
- 06:00 Altered states of consciousness and spiritual awakening
- 08:00 Trauma, dissociation, and spiritual access
- 12:00 Working with clients who report leaving their body
- 14:00 The spiritual body vs physical body
- 17:00 A paranormal protection story in therapy
- 22:00 APA research acknowledging life after death
- 24:00 What is predigression and symbolic spiritual healing
- 29:00 Explaining the soul to a child
- 38:00 The vagus nerve and the tunnel of transition
- 41:00 The Boggle Threshold and why some reject spiritual phenomena
- 42:00 Fear, showing up, and walking through expansion
- 43:00 Transition vs death and supporting grief with spiritual understanding
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Mystical Sisterhood® Rising: https://www.maureenspielman.com/mysticalsisterhoodrising
- Mystical Sisterhood® Resource Guide: https://www.maureenspielman.com/freebies
- One-on-One Coaching: Schedule a Discovery Call Here
About the Host:
Maureen Spielman is the Founder of Mystical Sisterhood®, a podcast dedicated to bringing more joy, healing and expansion of consciousness to the world. She is a Conscious Life Coach who supports women through one-on-one coaching, tailored groups, and workshops.
Connect with Rev. Karen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revkarenherrick
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/revkareneherrickphd/
- Email: karen@karenherrick.com
- Website: https://www.karenherrick.com/
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