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In this deeply moving episode of the Do Good Podcast, we meet Sarah Marco, a woman whose story is shaped by both profound loss and extraordinary purpose.

Born in the UK and now calling Sydney home for over two decades, Sarah’s world was turned upside down just days before the events of October 7 attacks, when she tragically lost both of her parents on the same day. While navigating unimaginable grief, the unfolding crisis in Israel ignited something deeply personal within her.

Her connection to Israel runs through her very roots. Her parents met there in 1967, volunteering in the aftermath of the Six-Day War. So when history echoed once again, Sarah instinctively knew where she needed to be.

Within months, Sarah and her sister arrived at Ben Gurion Airport and immersed themselves in service. From working on farms to supporting hospitals, hosting barbecues for soldiers, and partnering with initiatives like Citrus and Salt, they gave their time, energy, and hearts to those on the front lines.

But what truly defines Sarah’s journey is not just what she did, it is how she did it.

In hospital wards and rehabilitation centres, she sat with injured soldiers, listening, sharing, and connecting. What emerges from her story is something far deeper than volunteering. It is healing in its fullest sense. Healing for the soldiers. Healing for a nation. And healing for herself.

Despite carrying immense personal pain, Sarah radiates warmth, humour, and perspective. She speaks about her four trips to Israel since October 7 not as sacrifice, but as something profoundly restorative, describing it simply as:

“Doing a favour for your soul.”

This episode is a powerful reminder of the human capacity to turn grief into meaning, and pain into purpose. Expect laughter, tears, and a story that will stay with you long after it ends.

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This week, we do something a little different.

The host becomes the guest.

In a powerful role reversal, Yocheved Kim Rutenberg, founder of Sword of Iron, steps into the hosting seat to interview Brad Solomon.

What unfolds is raw, real, and deeply personal.

Brad shares his journey of travelling to Israel nine times since the beginning of the war, not just to witness, but to stand alongside its people and serve where it matters most. From volunteering on the ground to advocating for the voiceless, especially the animals, this is a story of identity, purpose, and action.

This isn’t just about travel.
It’s about connection.
It’s about answering a call.

Through stories of Shanti, soldier stops, and fully immersing into Israeli life, Brad reflects on what it truly means to show up. No rigid plans. No perfect itinerary. Just a willingness to go, to give, and to be present.

Because sometimes, the journey doesn’t begin when you arrive.

It begins the moment you book the flight.

Expect honesty.
Expect heart.
And yes, expect a few laughs along the way.

Tune in for a different kind of episode. One that reminds us that doing good often starts with simply showing up.

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In this deeply thoughtful and spiritually rich episode of The Do Good Podcast, I’m joined by Ella Ray, an energy healer from Israel whose story, work, and perspective sit at the intersection of healing, identity, resilience, spirituality, and inner transformation.

With roots that are both Colombian and Israeli, Ella brings a beautifully layered perspective to what it means to live between cultures, hold space for others, and navigate life through both intuition and emotional truth. What unfolds in this conversation is not simply a discussion about “energy healing” as a concept, but a much deeper exploration of what it means to feel, to heal, to regulate, and to come back to yourself in a world that often feels noisy, heavy, disconnected, and uncertain.

Throughout the episode, we explore what energy healing really is, beyond the labels, beyond the clichés, and beyond the scepticism that can sometimes surround this work. Ella shares her own understanding of healing as something far more nuanced and human than many people realise. We talk about the body, the nervous system, emotional residue, spiritual connection, and the unseen ways in which stress, fear, trauma, and survival can become stored within us over time.

One of the most powerful threads in this conversation is the reality of trying to stay connected to yourself while living in a country that has endured such prolonged pressure and instability. We talk openly about Israel, about the emotional and energetic weight that so many people are carrying, and about how collective fear, grief, uncertainty, and trauma can affect not just the mind, but the body, the heart, and the spirit too.

This episode touches on the idea that healing in a place like Israel is not abstract or performative. It is deeply practical. It is about survival, grounding, emotional regulation, and finding moments of peace, softness, and connection even when the world outside feels loud and fractured. Ella offers a compassionate and intuitive lens on what it means to hold your centre in difficult times and why healing work matters so much, especially in environments where people are living with chronic stress, vigilance, and emotional exhaustion.

We speak about how easy it is in modern life to become disconnected from our bodies, to override our inner knowing, and to move through life from the neck up, all thought, productivity, and survival, with very little true presence. Ella speaks beautifully about the importance of reconnecting to the body, listening inwardly, and allowing healing to be something felt, not just intellectually understood.

This is also a conversation about permission. Permission to slow down. Permission to feel. Permission to acknowledge that not all healing is linear, logical, or visible. And permission to recognise that healing is not about becoming someone new, but often about returning to who you were before life taught you to disconnect from yourself.

Whether you are deeply spiritual, cautiously curious, sceptical but open-minded, or simply someone trying to make sense of stress, emotion, and what it means to stay whole in a fractured world, this episode offers something meaningful. It is grounded, honest, expansive, and full of insight.

This is a conversation about energy, but also about humanity. About what we carry. About what we absorb. About what we need to release. And about the quiet, powerful work of becoming more present, more open, more attuned, and more alive.

A beautiful, soulful, and deeply resonant conversation with a woman whose work invites us to listen more closely, live more intuitively,

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