What if your deepest grief could become the doorway to your greatest awakening?
In this powerful talk, Sandra Champlain, host of We Don’t Die Radio and author of We Don’t Die, shares her extraordinary journey from skepticism and fear of death to a profound knowing that consciousness survives physical death. Beginning as a successful chef and entrepreneur, Sandra’s life was transformed through personal loss, intense grief, and astonishing experiences with mediumship, electronic voice phenomena (EVP), and afterlife research.
With compassion, humor, and grounded skepticism, she explores how grief alters the brain, why suffering can ignite spiritual growth, and how connection with loved ones in spirit can heal even the darkest moments. Featuring real-life examples, scientific curiosity, and deeply moving personal stories—including communication with her late father—this presentation offers hope, evidence, and inspiration for anyone navigating loss, questioning mortality, or seeking meaning beyond death.
✨ Timestamps
00:00 From Chef to Afterlife Explorer
01:06 Grief as the Catalyst for Awakening
01:25 The Lodgepole Pine Metaphor
04:10 Fear of Death & Early Skepticism
05:32 Studying Mediumship & NDEs
06:24 First Mediumship Breakthrough
08:05 Discovering Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP)
09:18 First Spirit Communication Recorded
10:51 Sharing EVP With the Grieving
11:50 Losing Her Father & Family Fracture
14:10 Rock Bottom & Studying Grief
14:56 How Grief Changes the Brain
15:47 Creating How to Survive Grief
16:38 A Moral Calling Emerges
17:02 Writing We Don’t Die
18:36 Launching We Don’t Die Radio
19:21 Life as Soul Education
20:43 Grief to Glory Role Models
23:17 Evidence of the Afterlife
30:06 Images From the Spirit World
31:42 Seeing Her Father Again
33:35 Living as a Divine Soul
35:06 Sitting in the Power
38:22 The Ripple Effect of Kindness
41:08 Life Review & Final Message
ABOUT IANDS (The International Association for Near-Death Studies)
IANDS is a membership nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to advance global understanding of NDEs and related experiences through research, education, and support. We envision a future in which all people embrace near-death and related experiences as a source of meaning and inspiration for a better world. We believe NDEs can transform an individual’s life, influence the sciences, and embolden society. Today, IANDS engages in far more than research and has members from around the world. We invite you to consider becoming a member of IANDS. To learn more about near-death experiences, visit iands.org.
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This talk was recorded at the 2019 IANDS conference in King of Prussia, PA. All presentations made and information provided during IANDS Conferences are owned and copyrighted by IANDS and may not be reproduced or used without specific, prior written permission.
What is an NDE?
A near-death experience (NDE) is typically a profound, life changing, intensely emotional experience that usually occurs during a clinical crisis and has common characteristics and aftereffects. It is not a dream, hallucination, or mental illness (Greyson, 1983). There are no predictive variables to identify who will have an NDE. They happen to people of all ages, religions, socio-economic groups, cultures, educational backgrounds, and belief systems. They occur under a variety of circumstances such as accidents, near-drownings, illnesses, combat, surgical procedures, and childbirth. Following an NDE, experiencers (NDErs) often display some common aftereffects. Research has established a set of common NDE characteristics and long-term aftereffects. Theories used to explain near-death experiences in purely physical terms have been proven inadequate by NDE researchers and others.
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