A Life Afterlife cover art

A Life Afterlife

A Life Afterlife

By: Deborah Gaby Baker
Listen for free

I'm a natural spiritual medium, Clairvoyant and healer With over Twenty years service in the field of holistic practices An intuitive shamanic healer and Gifted Aura Reader /cleanser I'm here to prove there is life after life. Be it through mediumship or past life regression or hearing other people's experiences in the afterlife or near death I hope you enjoy watching and listening to me Deborah Gaby Baker.© 2026 Deborah Gaby Baker Spirituality
Episodes
  • A Life Afterlife: Paige Behan & Alan McGarry (Episode 5)

    A Life Afterlife: Paige Behan & Alan McGarry (Episode 5)
    Jul 9 2026
    In this episode, Gaby Baker sits down with two guests from Ballyfermot, Dublin, for an open and often funny conversation about identity, transformation, and the spiritual undercurrents running through their lives.Paige, 28, shares her journey as a trans woman — from recognizing her identity as a young child, through social and medical transition in her teens, to life two years post gender-reassignment surgery. She speaks candidly about resilience, self-acceptance, and why she sees her path not as something to overcome but as a source of strength and self-knowledge.Alan, known online as "Alan Loves World" (and affectionately as "Alan Loves Chicken"), talks about his years in reality TV, a Brazilian Butt Lift and its recovery, and a pivotal appearance on an American plastic-surgery TV show with Dr. Terry Dubrow that led him to reverse some cosmetic work and return to his natural red hair — a turning point he describes as central to becoming who he is today. He also identifies as non-binary and discusses fluid attraction, fame in a small community, and dealing with online trolling and tabloid attention.The conversation moves through psychic and intuitive experiences, protective "gut feeling" moments (including a frightening story about a nightclub scam in Istanbul), crystals and their spiritual associations (carnelian, rose quartz), and reflections on found family within the trans community. The episode closes with sponsor shout-outs and some lighthearted chicken-based banter throughout.Disclaimer: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. The host is not a legal, medical, or financial professional, and spiritual advice given is not a substitute for professional advice. Listener discretion is advised.TimecodesTimeSegment00:00 | Intro — Gaby welcomes guests Paige and Alan ("Alan Loves World")00:32 | Explaining the "Alan Loves World" nickname00:55 | What the podcast "A Life Afterlife" is about01:20 | Paige introduces herself — age, background, trans identity01:49 | Paige on growing up not recognizing herself in the mirror02:20 | Life two years post-SRS (gender reassignment surgery)02:41 | Why transition doesn't "end" at surgery — ongoing self-discovery03:07 | Owning trans identity rather than running from it03:26 | Knowing she was different from a young age (8–9, then 12–13)03:41 | Coming out as gay at 11, watching Louis Theroux's transgender kids documentary04:21 | The "conditioner" joke with her mum about her transition04:52 | On viewing her journey as a blessing, not something to regret05:19 | On self-knowledge vs. critics — "I know exactly who I am"06:28 | On courage, choice, and living authentically07:11 | Alan introduces himself — "Alan Loves Chicken," the blue-tick backstory07:49 | Why he paid for the blue check (protecting against impersonation scams)08:08 | Alan's background — lifelong Ballyfermot resident, age 3008:39 | Career start in reality TV and social media08:58 | Shows about gender, hair, sexuality and relationships09:15 | BBL (Brazilian Butt Lift) surgery in Lithuania and recovery experience09:48 | Healing process — oxygen chambers, diet, no alcohol10:08 | Alan on identifying as non-binary, not strict about pronouns10:22 | Feeling connected to feminine energy; relating to Love Island contestants11:08 | The real reason behind his surgery — confidence, not "wanting to look mask[culine]"11:34 | Being cast on an American plastic-surgery TV show (implied Botched-style)11:52 | Producers were interested in his hair, not the BBL12:07 | Going back to natural ginger hair on the show12:30 | Meeting with the show's doctor/psychologist about his motivations12:51 | "This show mapped me — it created the person I am today"13:08 | Context — going through a rough, toxic period before the show13:28 | Gratitude toward the show's producer, Terry Dubrow references13:49 | News about the producer's health struggles14:23 | Hopes for a "season two" appearance14:42 | Alan on being attracted to men regardless of their identity/orientation27:09 | Discussion of childhood psychic sensitivity and how conditioning shuts it down around age 7–827:51 | Paige on getting intuitive "gut" reads on situations and people28:27 | On embracing both positive and negative people as lessons28:45 | Paige on never having had an aggressive argument — quietly disengaging instead29:37 | Protecting her energy — a habit shaped by past bullying/trauma30:09 | Being a local celebrity in Ballyfermot; other well-known local figures33:12 | A story about a psychic reading and a missed "buy them a drink" tip34:15 | Reflections on not getting paid for most reality TV work34:49 | Getting his first real paycheck and working alongside A-list cast members35:38 | Speculation about a future TV/hosting opportunity, possibly in Germany36:18 | Coming home from filming and going through a low period37:09 | Rebuilding confidence through social media content37:56 | Crystal and color correspondences — carnelian, orange, ...
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr
  • A Life Afterlife: Ciara Connelly & Kenneth O'Driscoll (Coach Ken) (Episode 4)

    A Life Afterlife: Ciara Connelly & Kenneth O'Driscoll (Coach Ken) (Episode 4)
    Jun 26 2026
    In this powerful episode, host Gabby Baker is joined by two truly remarkable guests — Ciara Connelly and Kenneth O'Driscoll (Coach Ken) — for an open, heartfelt conversation about life, death, and everything in between.Ciara shares her extraordinary story of surviving a cardiac arrest at just 24 years old. Clinically dead for 25 minutes, she was brought back against all odds — and came back changed. She opens up about her near-death experience: floating through a golden wheat field toward a wooden house, feeling a love beyond description, and meeting a woman's energy at a windowless pane who gave her a choice to stay or return. She also talks candidly about the aftermath — relearning to walk, read, and write, living with dilated cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure, and the profound spiritual and psychic gifts that emerged from the other side.Coach Ken, founder of the Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard Running Clubs, shares his own journey from addiction and a troubled past to becoming a beacon of hope in his community. He recounts his own near-death experience during a hospital visit, his experimentation with DMT and the parallels he sees between that and Ciara's experience, and how running became the unexpected force that saved his life — and the lives of countless others in his community.Together with Gabby, the three explore consciousness, the spirit world, the science of DMT, retrograde amnesia, psychic ability, the meaning of goosebumps, and what it truly means to be alive. This is an episode about resilience, purpose, and the undeniable sense that there is something bigger at work."If I can reach out to just one person and let them know there is something else — that their loved ones are not alone when they die — that's enough." — CiaraTimecodes00:00 — Welcome & guest introductions: Ciara and Coach Ken 01:33 — Ciara's story begins: the day of her cardiac arrest in Drimnagh 02:32 — Six minutes to death: Dublin Fire Brigade, three shocks, and a faint pulse 02:54 — James's Hospital, a hypothermic coma, and 25 minutes clinically dead 03:43 — Waking up: stroke, memory loss, and only remembering her two children 04:27 — Being the 1 in 10 who survived an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest 05:14 — Diagnosis: dilated cardiomyopathy — a heart three times normal size 05:41 — Living with retrograde and anterograde amnesia 06:04 — The one thing she does remember: her near-death experience 06:50 — Describing the experience: a warm summer field, floating, overwhelming love 07:31 — The wooden house, the windowless pane, and the woman's energy 09:01 — The choice: come through or go back — and Ciara chooses her children 09:51 — Was it a bright light or sunlight? The group explores 10:33 — Ciara responds to the "just brain chemistry" argument — and why she knows it was real 11:17 — Gabby's take: the earthbound field vs. the other dimension beyond the window 11:35 — Coach Ken's turn: growing up poor, experimenting with drugs, and DMT 12:19 — What is DMT? The pineal gland, the brain's natural release at death, and Amazonian plant medicine 13:43 — Ken's own DMT experience: levitating, the brightest light, travelling through a portal 14:41 — The angel figure in the universe — and what it felt like 15:22 — Parallels between Ken's DMT journey and Ciara's cardiac arrest experience 23:31 — Gabby's near-death experience: a hospital visit, a red corridor, and her godmother walking toward her 25:43 — Being pulled back — and the explosion of psychic ability that followed 29:42 — Ken on being open-minded: why he doesn't argue, he just shares what he's seen 30:45 — How the experience changed Ciara's relationship with money and materialism 31:45 — The power of positive thinking: attracting energy, good and bad 33:34 — Living with heart failure: swelling, bed weeks, and choosing gratitude anyway 35:26 — The burnt toast theory: when things go wrong, they go wrong for a reason 40:00 — Ciara's defibrillator and a second near-cardiac arrest before Christmas 43:21 — Coach Ken's career break and handing the running club over to his committee 44:06 — Ken's daughter being born during his addiction — and the moment he stopped taking drugs forever 45:30 — Running as a new addiction: how it built confidence and community 46:02 — The Kerry Way Ultra: 28 hours non-stop, jelly legs, and toenails falling off 47:29 — The ripple effect of the running club: depressed women now thriving, alcoholics turning their lives around 48:36 — Ken as a healer through sport — and Gabby calling it out 50:08 — Ciara's life in Inchicore: close to her doctors, close to James's Hospital — right where she's meant to be 51:04 — Ciara's meditation experiences: seeing purgatory, souls in grey, and calling on her angels 52:44 — What is consciousness? The three discuss Eckhart Tolle, the soul, and the self 54:05 — Wrap-up: gratitude, bravery, and why Ciara finally ...
    Show More Show Less
    57 mins
  • A Life Afterlife: Michaela Dunphy & Carly Mahady (Episode 3)

    A Life Afterlife: Michaela Dunphy & Carly Mahady (Episode 3)
    Jun 11 2026

    In this deeply moving episode of A Life After Life, host Deborah Gaby Baker sits down with two extraordinary young women from Dublin — Michaela Dunphy and Carly Mahady — whose lives have been profoundly shaped by cancer.

    Michaela shares the heartbreaking journey of her husband Dean, who was diagnosed with an aggressive glioblastoma brain tumour at just 31. From the terrifying moment of his first seizure on the motorway, to two brain surgeries, rounds of chemo and radiation, and a wedding that took place just days before his passing — Michaela's story is one of fierce love, unimaginable loss, and remarkable strength. Now a widow and mother to four-year-old Sloane, she has channelled her grief into the Dean Dunphy Fund, raising money for glioblastoma research in Ireland alongside Professor Annette Byrne's team at RCSI.

    Carly tells her own story of being diagnosed with secretory carcinoma — an extremely rare breast cancer affecting just 0.01% of people — at 24. Despite being dismissed as a teenager when she first found a lump, Carly persisted, advocated for herself, and came out the other side after a mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, and IVF egg retrieval. Now nearly six years cancer-free, she is a passionate voice for self-checks, lowering mammogram age limits, and better aftercare for young women.

    Together, these two women remind us that cancer doesn't discriminate by age — and that turning pain into purpose can change and save lives.

    Content warning: This episode discusses cancer diagnosis, reoccurrence, palliative care, brain tumours, grief, and loss.

    Timecodes:

    TimeTopic
    0:00 | Content warning & support resources
    0:32 | Welcome & introduction of Michaela Dunphy and Carly Mahady
    1:27 | Overview: the Dean Dunphy Fund and Carly's awareness work
    2:08 | What A Life After Life is about
    2:35 | Michaela's story begins — growing up in Ballyfermot, meeting Dean
    3:03 | Miscarriage and early anxiety
    4:12 | Lockdown, saving for a house, baby Sloane arrives
    4:34 | Dean's first seizure while driving
    7:02 | Michaela learns something is wrong at work
    8:13 | Dean in A&E — fighting to be seen
    11:26 | Hospital stay and MRI with contrast
    12:15 | The phone call — something found on the brain
    13:05 | Transferred to Beaumont, awaiting biopsy
    15:10 | Surgery on 23rd August — biopsy and tumour removal
    18:00 | The diagnosis: glioblastoma brain cancer
    20:04 | "This cancer is not curable"
    20:31 | Second surgery to remove remaining cells
    22:40 | Treatment — 40+ rounds of radiation, 6 months of chemo
    22:54 | "You have no control over your life" — deciding to get married
    23:57 | Dean's seizure the day before the stag party
    24:44 | The wedding — Dean in a wheelchair, overwhelmed with emotion
    26:47 | Wedding night seizure; Dean on morphine pump
    29:21 | Dean's final moments — he opened his eyes one last time
    29:44 | A striking detail: Dean was born and died at the same time, on a Wednesday
    31:02 | Setting up the Dean Dunphy Fund for glioblastoma research
    33:25 | Meeting Prof. Annette Byrne at RCSI — clinical trials in Ireland
    35:28 | Carly and Michaela reflect on each other's journeys
    38:46 | Carly's story begins — diagnosed at 24 in October 2019
    39:12 | Finding a lump at 16; dismissed by GP
    41:05 | New GP sends Carly to breast clinic; biopsy
    43:00 | Receiving the diagnosis on holiday
    46:43 | Secretory carcinoma — 0.01% of people worldwide; a childhood cancer
    48:10 | Mastectomy, chemo, radiation, and IVF egg retrieval
    51:26 | Life after cancer — lack of aftercare; interest in becoming a counsellor
    52:52 | Carly's message: please check your breasts; self-checks save lives
    54:52 | Closing reflections — Deborah on both women's impact
    56:27 | Final thank yous and sign-off
    57:00 | Disclaimer

    www.idonate.ie/crowdfunder/thedeandunphyfund
    Show More Show Less
    58 mins
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
No reviews yet