AHA Podcast

Ali Andrus
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The AHA Podcast is a space for the seekers, the grievers, the awakening — and anyone who has ever felt that there has to be more to this life than what we've been told. Hosted by Ali Andrus, this podcast was born from the most profound loss imaginable and the unexpected journey of healing, awakening, and transformation that followed. AHA stands for Awaken, Heal, Align — and that's exactly what we're here to do together. Each episode, Ali sits down with healers, near-death experiencers, mediums, scientists, and beautiful souls who have walked through the fire and come out the other side with wisdom to share. We talk about grief without filters, spirituality without dogma, and the kind of aha moments that quietly change everything. Because your loved ones aren't gone. Because you can't do life wrong. And because the little things — a note slipped under a door, a stranger smiling in the snow, a light that turns on at just the right moment — are often the most profound things of all. If you're ready to awaken, heal, and align — you're in the right place. 💙

  1. 5d ago

    The Hollywood Movie Producer Who Talks to His Wife on the Other Side | Stephen Simon ♡ (ep 15)

    Stephen Simon spent his career in Hollywood making films that entertained millions — Somewhere in Time, What Dreams May Come, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. He didn't know his art was preparing him for his own life, with an epic love story that transcends death. In this episode, Stephen shares the extraordinary true story of meeting his wife Lauren across a crowded theater in Portland — a moment they both instantly recognized as fate — and the devastating loss of her in 2018. He opens up about the grief that brought him to his knees, and the moment 37 days later when he heard her voice, not with his ears but with his heart, guiding him to a song that changed everything. We talk about the book he co-wrote with Lauren from beyond the veil, the community of people quietly living this same experience, and why he believes the wall between this world and the next is thinning for all of us. Stephen also reflects on what it means to hold both faith and doubt at once, and why "certainty is the enemy of tolerance." This conversation is for anyone who has ever felt a sign from someone they've lost — and wondered if they were imagining it. You're not. 💙 Purchase Stephen's book, What Dreams Have Come on Amazon: https://a.co/d/00puOsg7 Visit Stephen's website at: https://www.ablepages.com/whatdreamshavecome Love after Life Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19cFdyThDx/ #AHAPodcast #AwakenHealAlign #WalkingEachOtherHome #SignsFromAbove #GriefJourney #LifeAfterLoss #LLM

  2. Aug 7

    Blake the Stigma: A Mother's Fight to Talk About Suicide | Desiree Darago (ep 14)

    On this episode of AHA Podcast, I sit down with Desiree Darago, whose 18-year-old son Blake — a football star known for his "full contact" energy and his big, generous heart — died by suicide in 2024. Desiree opens up about the mother's intuition that told her something was wrong before she got the call, the last ordinary afternoon she spent with Blake, and the school that refused to let his classmates grieve openly. She shares how that silence became the spark for Blake the Stigma, the foundation she built to break the taboo around suicide and mental health — from awareness events to a grief support group she started because she needed one herself. We talk about surviving the unthinkable, the hawks that show up when she needs Blake most, and why talking about the ones we've lost is one of the most healing things we can do. 💙 Learn more or support Blake the Stigma at blakethestigma.com Connect with Des: Instagram: @desireekaren46 Facebook: Desiree Pauley TikTok: JustDez @desireekaren81 #AHAPodcast #AwakenHealAlign #WalkingEachOtherHome #blakethestigma #LLM

  3. Aug 1

    The Choice Is Always Ours: Dr. Erin Hudson on Turning Pain Into Purpose (ep 13)

    In this episode of the AHA Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Erin Hudson — chiropractor turned multifamily real estate powerhouse, mom of five, grandma, and a woman who has survived more betrayal and heartbreak than most people could imagine. Erin takes us back to her childhood, where a small moment with her mom planted a seed that would shape her entire life's mission. From there, she shares the wild ride of building 26 single-family rentals, reinventing herself at 40, and jumping into multifamily real estate — only to be defrauded by her very first business partners, threatened by a hired hitman during her divorce, and blindsided by a fraudulent title company that cost her $125,000. We also go deep into her divorce story: the secret alcoholism, the gaslighting, the deed swapped out from under her at closing — and the DUI that finally gave her the clarity to walk away for good. Through it all, Erin comes back to one core belief: when things happen to us, we can either be the victim or the victor, and the choice is always ours. This conversation is raw, funny, faith-filled, and packed with hard-won wisdom about resilience, discernment, and finding the good even in your darkest seasons. In this episode: Erin's childhood and the moment that planted her entrepreneurial seedReinventing her career and moving into multifamily real estate at 40Being defrauded by her first business partners — and the phone call that saved her familySurviving a devastating divorce, betrayal, and a life-altering 24 hoursFive family health crises in five months — and finding meaning in the chaosLaunching Aligned Multifamily Network to help others build wealth and legacy Connect with Erin: @erin_hudson_7 on Instagram Facebook: Erin Hudson Phone: (949) 510-3351 💙🌙 #AHAPodcast #AwakenHealAlign #WalkingEachOtherHome #mindset #LLM

  4. Jul 30

    The Gift That Opened Through Grief: A Conversation with Medium Shelly Wheeler-Cox (ep 12)

    In this episode, I sit down with Shelly Wheeler-Cox, a gifted medium whose own life has been shaped by profound loss — and by a gift that opened wide open because of it. Shelly shares the moment as a teenager when she first saw someone from the other side, the experience years later that "pierced her veil" for good, and the incredible specificity of the messages she now receives — from teddy bears left on graves to knowing the exact hour a loved one would pass. This conversation is deeply personal for me. Shelly was the medium who gave me my first real reading after my daughter McKel's passing, at a bereaved mothers' retreat when I wasn't sure I believed any of this was real. She connected with McKel so clearly that day, and this episode is our first time sharing that story together. We talk about soul contracts and exit points, what it actually feels like on the other side (hint: euphoric, overwhelming love), how to tell the difference between your own thoughts and a message coming through, and why grief doesn't have to mean the end of connection. If you've ever wondered whether the people you love are still with you — this one's for you. 🔗 Connect with Shelly: Shelly Beck- Cox (Facebook) 🔗 Instagram: @lipstickissesshelly 🔗 TikTok: shellybeckcox 🔗 website: https://spiritualinsightmedium.com/ #AHAPodcast #AwakenHealAlign #WalkingEachOtherHome #LLM #griefjourney

  5. Jul 15

    They're Still Here: Simone Devenny on Rex, McKel & the Signs That Connect Us (ep 11)

    In this episode of AHA Podcast, I sit down with Simone Devenny — a mother, like me, who knows the club no one wants to join. Simone's son Rex crossed over a little over three years ago, and the story of how she and I found each other is a sign in itself: shared dates, shared symbols, and a connection neither of us can call coincidence. 💙 We talk about the undeniable, electrifying signs our kids have given us — flickering lights, chandeliers with minds of their own, a hardtop car mysteriously open on Father's Day — and why these moments show up most in the immediate wake of loss. We dig into what it means to believe our children left exactly when they were meant to, having fulfilled everything they came here to do. And we talk about the gift hidden inside the grief: the people we meet, the peace we find, and the way our kids keep teaching us from the other side. This conversation is for anyone who has felt a flicker, a whisper, a sign — and wondered if it was real. It was. 🌙 You can find Simone on Instagram: @simonedev #AHAPodcast #AwakenHealAlign #WalkingEachOtherHome #nocoincidences #signsthatconnectus

  6. Jul 10

    You Are a Human Being, Not a Human Doing: Brheanna Myers on Her NDE and Life After (ep 10)

    In December 2020, at the height of COVID, Brheanna Myers went to the ER three times with a cough doctors kept insisting was COVID. It wasn't. It was severe fungal pneumonia — and it stopped her heart. In this episode, Brheanna takes us through what happened in those six minutes: standing at the foot of her own bed in total detachment, meeting a guide she barely knows in this lifetime, and learning she'd written two "exit clauses" into her own soul contract. She walks us through the vortex of sacred symbols, the soul family that greeted her on the other side, and the moment she was shown her entire life — and the collective — as one interconnected web. We also talk about what almost nobody shares about coming back: the year of depression and identity collapse that followed, the spontaneous kundalini awakening that cracked everything open, and how she went from running a farm and a retail business to working full-time as an energy healer, QHHT practitioner, and spiritual coach. Brheanna shares her perspective on soul contracts, ancestral karma, the "three waves of volunteers," why she believes free will works differently than we're taught, and what she wants anyone in grief to know about the people they've lost. Her biggest aha moment, in her own words: "You are a human being, not a human doing." Connect with Brheanna: Instagram: @lightandbreezy1111 🌐 lightandbreezycoaching.com 💙🌙 #AHAPodcast #AwakenHealAlign #WalkingEachOtherHome #NDE #spreadloveandlight

  7. Jun 26

    Grief as a Silent Passenger | Becks Davis on Loss, Choice & Coming Home to Yourself (ep 9)

    Some people don't just survive grief — they let it crack them wide open. 💙 In this deeply moving episode, I sit down with Rebecca "Becks" Davis (@kulaspringsyoga) — yoga teacher, philosophy guide, and mother — who has navigated the unimaginable not once, but twice. Becks lost her daughter Madalyn in 2020 and then her husband Olly suddenly this past February, and joins us from Bali where she's raising her two adult children, Annie and Mitch, by living life fully and refusing to "marinate" in the pain. Becks shares the wisdom that's carried her through: how a "dark night of the soul" fifteen years ago quietly prepared her for what was to come, why grief is a silent passenger we learn to walk beside, and how loss can become a blank canvas if we let fear soften into excitement. We talk butterflies and bluebirds, the ancient yogic teaching of Chittavritti (and how resisting "what is" creates our suffering), the modern pandemic of burnt-out women, and the difference between honoring our grief and getting stuck in it. This one is raw, hopeful, and full of practical tools for anyone walking through the dark — and looking for that first glimmer of light. 🌙 In this episode: – The "dark night of the soul" and how loss prepares us – Grief as a silent passenger: feeling it without drowning in it – The blank canvas: choosing life after "my life is over" – Signs from the other side — butterflies, bluebirds & undeniable moments – Chittavritti: the yogic key to suffering & peace – Masculine & feminine energy, burnout, and coming home to yourself – Becks's biggest aha: welcoming the darkness and the light, without guilt 💙 Dedicated to McKel, Madalyn, and Olly You can find more information and services offered by Becks at her website: linktr.ee/Yogibecks #AHAPodcast #AwakenHealAlign #WalkingEachOtherHome #GriefJourney #SpiritualAwakening #LossAndHealing #YogaPhilosophy #GriefSupport

  8. Jun 22

    The Labyrinth of Grief: Why You're Not Broken — with Dr. Tiffany Ryan (ep 8)

    What if your grief, your anxiety, your falling-apart moments aren't signs that something's wrong with you — but a normal part of moving through the human experience? 💙💜 In this tender episode, I sit down with Dr. Tiffany Ryan — author, social worker, and someone I consider Soul Family. Tiffany and I found each other through the hardest kind of doorway: we both have children on the other side. Her son Noah was 16. My McKel was 14. And out of that shared shattering, a friendship and a calling were born. Tiffany's new book, Post-Pathology: A New Orientation to Mental Health, reimagines healing through the metaphor of the labyrinth — the idea that we're always moving in and out, touching meaning and alignment, then cycling back into the hard stuff. We talk about why happiness was never meant to be permanent, why surrender (not resistance) is where suffering softens, why disintegration might be the precipice of growth, and the radical idea that loss itself can be a gift. This one is for anyone in the thick of it. You're not crazy. You're not broken. You're just human, walking the same labyrinth as the rest of us. 💙💜 Find and follow Tiffany on instagram: @dr.tiffanyryan 📖Noah Grants Hope https://a.co/d/09okygdu 📖Soul Work https://a.co/d/0hr8LSAL 📖 Post-Pathology releases June 30th on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Free workbook samples, guided meditations, and details on Tiffany's September retreat outside Portland are on her website (link below). https://www.drtiffanyryan.org/ #AHAPodcast #AwakenHealAlign #WalkingEachOtherHome #griefjourney #labyrinth

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The AHA Podcast is a space for the seekers, the grievers, the awakening — and anyone who has ever felt that there has to be more to this life than what we've been told. Hosted by Ali Andrus, this podcast was born from the most profound loss imaginable and the unexpected journey of healing, awakening, and transformation that followed. AHA stands for Awaken, Heal, Align — and that's exactly what we're here to do together. Each episode, Ali sits down with healers, near-death experiencers, mediums, scientists, and beautiful souls who have walked through the fire and come out the other side with wisdom to share. We talk about grief without filters, spirituality without dogma, and the kind of aha moments that quietly change everything. Because your loved ones aren't gone. Because you can't do life wrong. And because the little things — a note slipped under a door, a stranger smiling in the snow, a light that turns on at just the right moment — are often the most profound things of all. If you're ready to awaken, heal, and align — you're in the right place. 💙

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  • Creator
    Ali Andrus
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Ali Andrus