After sharing Melissa Demery’s deeply moving story, two weeks ago, something unexpected happened…

Hundreds of you reached out — sharing your own experiences of loss, connection, and moments that felt impossible to explain. Stories of sensing your loved ones, dreaming of them, feeling their presence… and knowing, somehow, they were still with you.

In this follow-up episode, I sit down with psychic medium and psychiatric nurse Rebecca Gibson to explore the question we all ask at some point:

What actually happens when we die?

This is not about proving one truth — it’s about opening a conversation.

Together, we explore:

• The difference between the body and the “soul”
• What happens in the moments around death
• Why so many people experience signs from loved ones
• Dreams, sensations, and unexplainable connections
• Different spiritual and religious perspectives on the afterlife
• The role of belief, scepticism, and grief
• And ultimately… what this means for how we live

This episode is for anyone who has ever wondered:
“Are they still with me?”

And for those who have felt it… and just needed to know they’re not alone.

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Many Lives, Many Masters – Dr. Brian Weiss
• Proof of Heaven – Dr. Eben Alexander
• Angels in My Hair – Lorna Byrne
• Where Spirits Dwell – Karina Machado

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What if the people we love never really leave?

In this powerful and deeply moving episode of Hey Soul Sista, Mel Histon sits down with psychic medium Barbra Banner to explore what really happens after we die — and how those on the other side may still be guiding, protecting, and communicating with us.

Barbra shares how her psychic abilities awakened later in life through a series of unexplainable experiences… from lights flickering to spirit encounters in her own home. What started as curiosity quickly became a calling.

Together, they dive into:

• What happens to the soul after death
• Signs your loved ones are still around you
• How spirit communicates (and what we often miss)
• The truth about soul contracts and past lives
• Why we choose our life experiences — even the painful ones
• How to reconnect with your intuition and inner knowing

Mel also opens up about her own personal experience with a loved one visiting her after death — a moment that completely shifted her perspective on the spirit world.

Connect with Barbra:

• Website: bannermedium.com

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This is one of the most tender and powerful conversations I've ever shared on Hey Soul Sista.

My childhood friend, Melissa Demery, is a mother, dietician, and the heart behind the charity Charlie’s Run for Kids — but before anything else, she is Charlie Carr’s mum.

Charlie was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at just eight months old and spent her entire life courageously battling cancer. She passed away at eight years old.

In this episode, Mel shares:

• The moment she was told her baby had stage 4 cancer
• What it’s like to live through multiple relapses
• The reality of palliative care as a mother
• The impact of grief on relationships and identity
• The heartbreaking conversation telling her son his sister would die
• The moment Charlie took her final breath in her arms
• All she has learned about love, acceptance and living your best life with joy!

She also shares a profound experience after Charlie’s passing that completely changed her understanding of life, death, and the soul.

This is a conversation about grief…
But also about courage, motherhood, legacy, and choosing to live fully — even after unimaginable loss.

Connect with Charlie's Run for Kids:

• Instagram: charliesrun4kids
• Website: https://www.charliesr4k.com/

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