In this powerful and soul-bearing episode, Laura welcomes her longtime friend and fellow seeker, Sherold Barr. What unfolds is a profound exploration of trauma, trust, resilience, and spiritual awakening. Sherold opens up about the life-altering events that have shaped her journey, her brother’s unsolved murder, her son’s near-death illness, and her own harrowing accident that led to a near-death experience.

Through it all, Sherold shares how she learned to question her thoughts, trust her intuition, and surrender to what she calls “the high road to healing.” Her journey has been anything but easy but her willingness to face pain with consciousness, compassion, and radical honesty is deeply inspiring.

This conversation is a testament to the power of inner work, the grace of synchronicity, and the wisdom that comes when we stop resisting life and start listening.

What You'll Hear In This Episode

• How Sherold’s brother’s unsolved murder became the catalyst for deep inner healing

• Discovering Byron Katie’s work and realizing how our minds can imprison us

• The painful yet transformational experience of her son’s rare illness and recovery

• Insights into the “mother archetype” and how to mother ourselves and others

• A near-death experience in Mexico that changed everything—physically, emotionally, and spiritually

• The extraordinary synchronicities that appeared during and after her accident

• Learning to listen to intuition and the consequences of not trusting it

• The long journey from trauma to trust, and how writing helped uncover deeper truths

• Healing generational patterns, family dynamics, and coming home to herself

• Living now from a place of spiritual clarity, sobriety, and sacred service

Sherold Barr is a writer, coach, and spiritual guide whose life has been marked by profound adversity and even more profound transformation. A former PR executive turned seeker she now brings her lived wisdom to others through coaching and writing. Sherold is currently working on her memoir, High Road to Healing, and a program to help others navigate health crises with grace and intention.

Resources & Links

The Work by Byron Katie

Map of Consciousness by David R. Hawkins

Seth Godin’s work on creative and conscious entrepreneurship

Sherold’s website https://www.sheroldbarr.com/

Music Featured

The music in each episode of Surrendering to the Signs has been carefully curated to enhance the episode, below is a list of all tracks featured.

List of Music

Saggie, Steven Beddall & Jenny Penkin - Easy to Love

Amick Cutler - Heartache (instrumental version)

Adrián Berenguer - Aware

Ilan Bar-Lavi - Cielito Lindo (instrumental version)

Rob Matheson - Spring

Roie Shpigler - Into the Light (instrumental version)

Salt of the Sound - Surrender

Dream of Eden - Speak without words

Steven Beddall - Never gonna let you go

Saggie, Steven Beddall & Jenny Penkin - Easy to Love (instrumental version)