How To Love Your Life By Understanding Death with Dr. Mary Helen Hensley

TW: Death, abortion, rape How to love your life by understanding death- whether you have an irrepressible zest for life or you’re struggling to find joy and make this life make sense, we can all connect more deeply with life through its opposite… death.   This is part one of an absolutely fascinating (and quite fun) interview with Dr. Mary Helen Hensley where we re-examine our relationship with death and life. Dr. Mary Helen brings her insights into the human nervous system through her work as a chiropractor, author, and healer, with a very unique twist- she had a near-death experience in her twenties that changed everything.   Dr. Mary Helen shares the story of her near-death experience as well as her deep connection to the spiritual realm as a child, despite growing up in a household that didn’t naturally accept her gifts. With Dr. Mary Helen’s Astrological chart on hand, Debra immediately connects Dr. Mary Helen’s experiences beyond the veil with components of her chart.    This conversation holds practical, easy-to-understand analogies and insights on what happens beyond this life, and through a richer understanding of our karmic paths (as indicated through our Astrological charts) and what happens beyond life, we can lean more into loving our experience in this lifetime.   Get your copy of Dr. Mary Helen Hensley’s Promised by Heaven here: https://amzn.to/3UUCxD8  Key Highlights From The Episode How to love your life by understanding death and reexamining your relationships with life and death Incredible recollections from a near-death experience The relevance and importance of regulating your nervous system in the physical and spiritual realms Understanding the energies of Pisces, Aquarius, Taurus, Scorpio, and Gemini within different applications in a natal chart Insights from beyond the veil and beyond our human constructs of time Timestamps [0:46] Introducing the I Don’t Believe In Astrology Podcast and an introduction of our guest, Dr. Mary Helen Hensley [1:45] “Having an affair on life” as we are called to re-examine our relationship with death and life [2:21] Debra shares a personal story of dealing with death and honors her friend Tim in this conversation [3:50] Dr. Mary introduces herself  [4:50] Interpreting Dr. Mary’s Astrological chart highlighting Pisces, Aquarius, Taurus, and Scorpio energy [7:13] Dr. Mary shares about her upbringing with a southern baptist father  [8:44] Dr. Mary’s mother had the German measles while pregnant with her and her father’s “event” that helped give him clarity around Dr. Mary’s life path [10:45] The importance of “Judge” in Dr. Mary’s story [12:43] “The kitchen table talk” and Dr. Mary’s ability to see spirits [13:40] Dr. Mary’s practical analogy around how she sees people in spirit [14:38] Dr. Mary’s tells the story of her near death experience [17:38] Details around Dr. Mary’s out of body experience and the awareness of being “the master of your own ship” [19:20] Debra seeks confirmation around a premonition and a car accident [20:55] What happened after the first sound Dr. Mary heard and its connection to our soul frequency [22:37] Dr. Mary describes what happened just before her life review moment and connection to elderly people [25:25] Debra echoes the imprint of NDEs and where most people can’t connect to the experience [26:18] How long Dr. Mary was outside of her body and the breakdown of the constructs of time [27:32] The life review moment that changed everything for Dr. Mary [29:27] What happens in a near-death experience that juxtaposes when we attach the ego to this reality [30:48] Experiencing different realities and the spinning plates analogy [31:43] Astrology enters the past-life karma chat [33:08] Debra shares about her new book that will come out in 2025 [34:01] When Dr. Mary was given the choice to come back into this lifetime [37:20] “You already are that which you seek.” [38:39] The relevance of regulating your nervous system [39:15] Speaking to the traits of Gemini Rising [40:55] How interfering with the nervous system can be a tool for growth [41:44] The reminder for us all through this conversation [42:32] Why do we study Astrology? [43:20] One of the key gifts that Dr. Mary came back with after death [44:12] An insight into the observance of traumatic death and Dr. Mary’s example to support this insight [48:37] The big moment Dr. Mary witnessed her father experiencing during the height of his dementia [51:15] Closing out part one of Debra’s conversation with Dr. Mary [53:26] Allowing fear to have its own voice [54:08] Sharing gratitude for this conversation with Dr. Mary