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with Ingrid Honkala, PhD.

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We Are God Energy With Dorothy Rowe
 
We are God Energy! This was such a beautiful conversation between Dorothy Rowe and I. Dorothy is an amazing Soul. Her kindness, love and calmness makes her the incredible healer that she is. This conversation brings us to remember that we are the Light and how healing comes from the understanding of who we truly are. Learn how perception is the key to eradicate suffering and how everyone has complete access to their pure potential 
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JULY 29, 2020 - APPEARANCES, NEWS & MEDIA
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Interview With Silvia Isachsen
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In this conversation with Silvia Isachsen
Ingrid shared her amazing journey filled with all the miracles, as well as, all the challenges that brought her to wake up and to become a giver of Light. Ingrid talked about pain and suffering and how all our hurdles are opportunities to grow and evolve. She also shared how calming the mind through meditation is essential, especially during these challenging times.
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JULY 27, 2020 - APPEARANCES, NEWS & MEDIA
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Northern Virginia IANDS Group
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On July 26th, Ingrid shared with the North Virginia IANDS Chapter her path of spiritual awakening, starting with her near-death experience at the age of nearly three. From that time, she was aware of dimensions of life different than those most people experience, including wise input from “Beings of Light.” People learned how throughout her life this wisdom speaker and author has been guided to meet and help many people on their journeys to become aware of a deeper reality and to reconnect with their own inner wisdom.
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JULY 26, 2020 - APPEARANCES, NEWS & MEDIA
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Interviews With Innocence 
With Marla Hughe
 
In the second part of her conversation with Marla Hughes, Ingrid shared her NDE and spiritual transformative experiences that brought her to wake up. She also discussed the purpose of pain and suffering, and the power of connection. The BOL revealed to her that one of the purposes of her NDE was to bring back the message of the importance of connection which is essential to reuniting with our neighbors in Oneness. True connection can only be achieved through unconditional love
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JULY 23, 2020 - PODCAST & RADIO
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Interviews With Innocence 
With Marla Hughe
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In this interview with Marla Hughes, Ingrid shared how having a near-death experience at such a young age brought many gifts but also many challenges into her life. After meeting Ingrid and reading her book, the leading expert in childhood NDEs, P.M.H. Atwater, describes Ingrid as a "poster-child" on children NDEs. Learning about the after-effects of NDEs in children is imperative for their healthy development. 
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JULY 13, 2020 - PODCAST & RADIO
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Conscious Business Zone 
With Kathy Mason
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In this interview with Kathy Mason from Conscious Business Zone, Ingrid shared how her near-death experience and her amazing connection with Beings of Light that brought her to chose her professional destiny as a Marine Scientist and an oceanographer and to bring herself in a very successful journey of sharing science and spirituality around the world with important organizations such as NASA and the Navy. 
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JULY 03, 2020 - APPEARANCES, NEWS & MEDIA
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Messages of Hope 
With Suzanne Giesemann 
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Ingrid has been invited by renowned Evidential Medium, Suzanne Giesemann, host of Messages of Hope of Unity Online Radio, to share her journey with the Light and her amazing connection with Beings of Light, which started when Ingrid was just a little child. Since then the Beings of Light have shared with her incredible teachings that have brought her to live a brightly guided life.
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JUNE 18, 2020 - PODCAST & RADIO
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Come Walk With Me with 
Michele Claiborne
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In this conversation with Michele Claiborne, Ingrid shared her amazing journey filled with all the  miracles, as well as, all the challenges that brought her to wake up and to become a giver of Light.
 
She also shared a beautiful meditation for calming the mind, which is something essential especially during these challenging times.
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JUNE 07, 2020 - APPEARANCES, NEWS & MEDIA
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Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics Journal
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Published on June 02, 2020, Volume 10 Number 1, Johns Hopkins University Press Project Muse.
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Ingrid submitted an article to The Johns Hopkins University Press., 
after peer review her contribution was published in the Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics (NIB) Journal. Her article is entitled: The Life-Long Aftereffects of My Childhood Near-Death Experience. They are planning to use the 18plus articles in this project and symposium to write NDE curriculum for medical schools.These experiences are real to the experiencer and must be validated as such. Training medical professionals and clergy is crucial for the experiencer’s healing. 
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JUNE 02, 2020 - ARTICLE, NEWS & MEDIA
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Conversations with Roland 
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In this conversation with Ronald Achenjang, Ingrid shared her NDE and spiritual transformative experiences that brought her to wake up. She discussed the purpose of suffering and the power of connection. The BOL revealed to her that one of the purposes of her NDE was to bring back the message of the importance of connection which is essential to reuniting with our neighbors in Oneness. True connection can only be achieved through unconditional love.
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MAY 31, 2020 - PODCAST & RADIO
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Woman Heal The World With Juliana Klinkert
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In this interview in Spanish (ESPAÑOL) with Juliana Klinkert, Ingrid shared her incredible journey that started with her near-death experience followed by countless spiritual transformative experiences and also by many challenges 
which all together opened the path of awareness, compassion and love for her and the people around her. She also shared her journey as a successful scientist, working for important organizations such as NASA and the Navy, despite growing in a war-torn, male-dominated, class-separated society. 
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APRIL 27, 2020 - APPEARANCES, NEWS & MEDIA
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Helping Parents Heal 
Hosted by Elizabeth Boisson
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Ingrid was invited by Elizabeth Boisson, 
President and Co-Founder of Helping Parents Heal, to share her journey with the Light. Ingrid shared how during her NDE, she saw her mom who was about 10 min away from the place where she was drowning, and then a connection between her and her mom was established to the point that her mom was able to find her and save her. Ingrid is the only documented NDEr who has come back from the other realm to confirm that this type of connection between parents and children is absolutely real.
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APRIL 20, 2020 - APPEARANCES, NEWS & MEDIA
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Spiritual Cafe With
Laura Wooster 
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In this LIVE interview with Laura Wooster
Ingrid shared how since she was very little her parents discovered that her learning abilities were astonishing but that was not all. Later they also discovered that she could see and hear things that no one else could. All this seemed to be tied up with the aftermath of a near-death experience (NDE) where she drowned at the age of two. Not long after, she started to communicate with Beings of Light who have guided her through a journey of miracles.
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APRIL 15, 2020 - APPEARANCES, NEWS & MEDIA
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Paranormal Road Radio With David Hensley
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Ingrid was invited by David Hensley, host of Paranormal Road Radio talk show on Odysy1.com and iheart radio to share her journey with the Light, starting with her near-death experience a the age of two and her connection with the Beings of Light. She shared some of her amazing spiritual transformative experiences and teachings that brought her to waking up.
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MARCH 15, 2020 - PODCAST & RADIO
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Arizona IANDS Speaker Series 2020.
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At the age of nearly 3 in her native Bogota, Colombia, Ingrid Honkala drowned in a tank of cold water. From that time, she was aware of dimensions of life different than those most people experience, including wise input from “Beings of Light.” On Feb 14, 15 & 16, Ingrid was invited to speak and to do a workshop where she shared how throughout her life this wisdom speaker and author has been guided to meet and help many people on their journeys to become aware of a deeper reality and to reconnect with their own inner wisdom.
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FEBRUARY 14-16, 2020 - APPEARANCES, NEWS & MEDIA
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Living Healed Summit With Wendy Falcon 
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Ingrid was invited by Wendy Falcon to be part of her Living Healed Interview Series - Being Beyond Your Story: Happy and Free to Live the Life You Want. Ingrid shared her near-death experience, her connection with Beings of Light and how to go beyond the story to become a more self-realized and self-actualized being. In this interview she brings us to see how to use our challenges as a door to awakening.
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JANUARY 11-21, 2020 - PODCAST & RADIO
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Unity of New Orleans Spiritual Center
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Ingrid was invited by Rev. Mary Beth Ellis and Bob Tucker to share her journey with the Light with the Wellness Forum at the Unity of New Orleans Spiritual Center. She talked about her near-death experience, the spiritual transformative experiences and teachings that opened for her the path of Awareness, Love and Oneness. She shared how meditation is a door to awareness and how it can help you elevating your vibrational frequency and reconnecting with your inner-guidance. 
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JANUARY 05, 2020 - APPEARANCES
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Death Tracks With 
Bodhi B.
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Susan Ward, Lisa Jones and Ingrid Honkala were interviewed by Bodhi B on Death Tracks - KAKU 88.5 The Voice of Maui. They talked about the purpose and mission of IANDS Maui Chapter (International Association for Near-Death Studies) and the new support group of Helping Parents Heal in Maui. Ingrid shared her near-death experience, her connection with Beings of Light and how to use these experiences to become a more self-realized and self-actualized being. The segment starts at the one hour mark on the video.
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DECEMBER 13, 2019 - PODCAST & RADIO
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Maui IANDS Group - Hosted by Lisa Jones & Susan Ward
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On December 3rd, Ingrid shared with the IANDS Chapter in Maui, Hawaii her path of spiritual awakening, starting with her near-death experience at the age of nearly three. People learned how throughout her life this wisdom speaker and author has been guided to meet and help many people on their journeys to become aware of a deeper reality and to reconnect with their own inner wisdom.
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DECEMBER 03, 2019 - APPEARANCES
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Holistic Learning Center of Maui, LLC
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Ingrid was invited by Susan Varsames of Holistic Learning Center of Maui, LLC to share her path of awakening and the practices she uses and recommends to reconnect and deepening our connection with our Higher Self. It was an interactive evening of open dialog and questions and answers. 
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DECEMBER 02, 2019 - APPEARANCES
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The Past Lives Podcast with Simon Bown
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In this interview with Simon Bown, Ingrid talked about her unique journey which bought her to write her autobiography titled: "A Brightly Guided Life." She shared about how she was guided through an amazing journey of unimaginable challenges, awakenings and miracles where along the way she became aware of her own shadows and became the vehicle to help others.
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OCTOBER 13, 2019 - PODCAST & RADIO
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Charlotte IANDS Group - Hosted by Tamara Caulder Richardson
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On October 12, Ingrid shared with the IANDS Chapter in Charlotte, NC (IANDS Charlotte) her path of spiritual awakening, starting with her near-death experience at the age of nearly three. People learned how throughout her life this wisdom speaker and author has been guided to meet and help many people on their journeys to become aware of a deeper reality and to reconnect with their own inner wisdom.
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OCTOBER 12, 2019 - APPEARANCES
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Anthony Chene - Filmmaker
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In this video documentary filmed and produced by French Filmmaker 

Anthony Chene, Ingrid shared her life journey starting with her near-death experience at the age of two, which opened the doors that allow her to communicate with Beings of Light. Since then a myriad of experiences that many could call as mystical and perhaps impossible have crossed her path with the purpose of guiding her and others to re-discover their True Nature. 

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 - APPEARANCES, NEWS & MEDIA
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Awake 2 Oneness with Caroline Chang
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In this interview with Caroline Chang, Ingrid shared her NDE and spiritual transformative experiences. She also discussed the purpose of suffering and the power of connection. The BOL revealed to her that one of the purposes of her NDE was to bring back the message of the importance of connection which is essential to reuniting with our neighbors in Oneness. True connection can only be achieved through unconditional love.
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AUGUST 30, 2019 - PODCAST & RADIO
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2019 IANDS International Conference
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Dr. Honkala presented throughout the entire IANDS Conference as:

- Speaker at the Annual IANDS Banquet     Fundraiser.

- Panelist for the “Wisdom of Higher Beings” Panel Discussion Group.

- Co-facilitator at Vietnam Vet Rev. Bill McDonald’s Military NDE Workshop.

- Participated in Ret. COL Dr. Diane Corcoran’s Military Discussion Group.

- She also made appearances in the Experiencer’s Lounge to help support IANDS attendees!

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AUG 29 - SEP 01, 2019 - APPEARANCES
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The Donna Seebo Show
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In this interview with Donna Seebo, Ingrid talked about her unique journey which brought her to write her autobiography titled: "A Brightly Guided Life." She shared how she was guided through an amazing journey of unimaginable challenges, awakenings and miracles where along the way she became aware of her own shadows and became the vehicle to help others. (To hear look for file #2301, select the file, then scroll down more an click: Play Selected Files).

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AUGUST 23, 2019 - PODCAST & RADIO
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IANDS Monthly Magazine
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The International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) featured Ingrid's article: "The Aftereffects of My Childhood NDE," in their website and monthly newsletter. One of the greatest gifts NDErs gain from their experiences, is loss of the fear of death. What would life be like if there was no fear of death?
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AUGUST 12, 2019 - ARTICLE, NEWS & MEDIA
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The Wholeness Network
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In this event, Ingrid shared the path of awakening that brought her to discover the True Nature of who we are. She also was part of an amazing panel discussion on Science and Spirituality. If science is based on things that you can prove, and spirituality is based on things that you feel, when do the two meet? Find out in this incredible panel discussion!
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AUGUST 10, 2019 - APPEARANCES, NEWS & MEDIA
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Grief 2 Grow with
Brian Smith
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In this interview with Brian Smith, Ingrid shared her childhood NDE at two and the spiritual transformative experiences, plus the challenges that bought her to wake up. She will also discuss the purpose of suffering and the power of connection. She shared for the first time in an interview her second NDE at the age of 24 which happened as a result of a motorcycle accident.
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AUGUST 09, 2019 - PODCAST & RADIO
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The Kevin Moore Show
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In this interview with Kevin Moore, Ingrid shared her journey of miracles and challenges. She revealed how much courage it took for her to open up and to start sharing her story with others including her own husband. At the age of nineteen the Beings of Light told her that someday she was going to become a spiritual teacher.

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AUGUST 01, 2019 - PODCAST & RADIO
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The InStory Show with Deborah Spilman
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In this interview with Deborah Spilman (Writing Mentor and Storyteller of over 30 years), Ingrid shared her incredible journey that started with her near-death experience followed by countless spiritual transformative experiences and also by many challenges which all together opened the path of awareness, compassion and love for her and the people around her.
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JULY 16, 2019 - APPEARANCES, NEWS & MEDIA
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Unity Church of Burbank, California, In Spanish
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Ingrid was invited by Heliberto Cano, 
member of the Unity Church of Burbank, California, to share her path of awakening with her presentation titled: "The Infinite Power of Connection / El Poder Infinito de la Conexión." This was a bilingual event where Heliberto served as interpreter. The presentation was also broadcasted on FaceBook Live.
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JULY 11, 2019 - APPEARANCES, NEWS & MEDIA
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Cutting-Edge Consciousness Group
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Ingrid was invited by Diane L. Ross to share cutting-edge consciousness at the Winter Park Public Library near Orlando, FL, with her presentation titled: Sharing the Light of Loving Awareness! She spoke about her near-death experience, the spiritual transformative experiences and teachings that opened for her the path of Awareness, Love and Oneness.

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JUNE 25, 2019 - APPEARANCES, NEWS & MEDIA
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2019 The Afterlife Awareness Conference
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People from all different fields gathered to talk about experiences that uniquely shaped the course of their lives. At The Afterlife Conference in Salt Lake City, UT, Ingrid shed light about the courage she had to gather to talk and write about her near-death experience as a child and its aftermath, which brought many gifts to her life; however, due to her lack of understanding she had to go through many sufferings before she could see the Light and re-discover her True Nature.
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JUNE 6-9, 2019 - APPEARANCES
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We Don't Die Radio with Sandra Champlain
 
In this interview with Sandra Champlain, Ingrid shared new and amazing insights about her NDE and spiritual transformative experiences that brought others, like her best friend Santiago, to see the Light! She also discussed the purpose of suffering and the power of connection. The Beings of Light revealed to her that one of the purposes of her NDE was to bring back the message of the importance of connection which is essential to reuniting with our neighbors in Oneness. True connection can only be achieved through unconditional love.
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MAY 26, 2019 - PODCAST & RADIO
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Evolutionary Empath Global Summit with Bevin Niemann
 
Gifted with Guidance from Beings of Light after a Near-Death Experience. This interview is part of the Evolutionary Empath Summit, a free online event featuring leading empathy experts, authors, and inspiring teachers sharing how to turn your sensitivity into your superpower. For more information, please visit evolutionaryempathsummit.com. This recording is a copyright of The Shift Network. All rights reserved. https://evolutionaryempathsummit.com https://theshiftnetwork.com
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MAY 14-16, 2019 - PODCAST & RADIO
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Dallas IANDS Group - Hosted by Pete Quortrup and Dr. Jan Holden
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On April 10 people came from different 
cities around Texas to hear how throughout her life this wisdom speaker and author has been guided to meet and help many people on their journeys to become aware of a deeper reality and to reconnect with their own inner wisdom. At the age of nearly 3, Ingrid Honkala drowned in a tank of cold water. From that time, she was aware of dimensions of life different than those most people experience, including wise input from “Beings of Light.”
Read More >>
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APRIL 10, 2019 - APPEARANCES
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Helping Parents Heal - Hosted by Brian Smith
 
In this online meeting Ingrid shared how during her NDE, she saw her mom who was about 10 min away from the place where she was drowning, and then a connection between her and her mom was established to the point that her mom was able to find her and save her. Ingrid is the only documented NDEr who has come back from the other realm to confirm that this type of connection between parents and children is absolutely real.
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MARCH 27, 2019 - APPEARANCES
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Exploring The Human Journey with Gayle & David Marsh
 
Since Ingrid was very little her parents discovered that her learning abilities were astonishing but that was not all. Later they also discovered that she could see and hear things that no one else could. All this seemed to be tied up with the aftermath of a near-death experience (NDE) where she drowned at the age of two. Not long after, she started to communicate with Beings of Light who have guided her through a journey of miracles.
Read More >>
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FEBRUARY 10, 2019 - APPEARANCES, NEWS & MEDIA
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Path 11 Productions with April Hannah
 
In this interview with April Hannah, Ingrid discussed how if we are willing to pay attention to subtle signals, take our intuition seriously, and forgive our most challenging difficulties, anyone can experience a brightly guided life.
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FEBRUARY 4, 2019 - PODCAST & RADIO
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Mysterious Ways Magazine
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Ingrid was interviewed by Evan Miller for the February-March Edition of the magazine Mysterious Ways. The article titled A Peek at Eternity: When Children See Heaven, presents the dramatic NDEs of three young children.  
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FEBRUARY 1, 2019 - ARTICLE, NEWS & MEDIA
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2018 The Afterlife Awareness Conference
 
Ingrid promoted and sold her book, A BRIGHTLY GUIDED LIFE, at The Afterlife Awareness Conference in Orlando, FL., in the exhibit area.
People from all different fields gathered to talk about experiences that uniquely shaped the course of their lives.
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NOVEMBER 1-4, 2018 - APPEARANCES
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Exploring Death with
Lisa Jones
 
When Ingrid Honkala PhD was nearly 3 years old she drowned in a tank of water and since then she's been able to experience other dimensions of life. She was also gifted with the wise input of "Beings of Light" who gave her invaluable insights and assistance as she faced the challenges of growing up, falling in love, and finding her professional destiny as a research scientist and oceanographer.
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OCTOBER 10, 2018 - PODCAST & RADIO
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NDE Radio with Lee Witting
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During this interview with Lee Witting for the IANDS (International Association for Near-Death Studies) NDE Radio, Ingrid shared topics related with her NDE, the ego, her mom, the Beings of Light, her son, the future of humanity and more.
Listen at the NDE Radio or in her YouTube Channel 
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 - PODCAST & RADIO
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Healed By The Light with Tricia Barker
 
Ingrid is featured in an interview with NDE experiencer Tricia Barker during the 2018 IANDS (International Association for Near-Death Studies) Conference in Bellevue, WA.
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AUGUST 31, 2018 - APPEARANCES, NEWS & MEDIA
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2018 IANDS International Conference
 
Ingrid presented at the 2018 International Association For Near-Death Studies (IANDS) Conference in Bellevue, WA with the theme of "Aftereffects of Near-Death Experiences: A Deeper Understanding and A Sharing of the Gifts." On this video she shares her presentation at the conference.
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AUG 28 - SEP 01, 2018 - APPEARANCES 
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Top Ten Book Reviews by Ken Korczak
 
"Marine Biologist Ingrid Honkala Tells The Story Of Her Near Death Experience And Subsequent Life Guided By Spiritual Beings Of Light."
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"So, I give A BRIGHTLY GUIDED LIFE my best recommendation. It’s a heartfelt rendering of one’s person’s life story that is unflinching and honest – dealing out the good with the bad – and ending with a message of hope for all."
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APRIL 11, 2018 - NEWS & MEDIA
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Near-Death Experience 
Research Foundation (NDERF)
 
Ingrid's near-death experience was featured as an exceptional experience by NDERF.org. On their site, she shares the first two chapters of her book, two videos and an in-depth Q&A questionnaire describing her NDE and the aftereffects.
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