Faking Death to Save My Baby: The Making of a Psychic Detective - Nancy Orlen Weber

What happens when a near-death experience violently forces your mind and soul wide open?Nancy Orlen Weber, a former registered nurse, survived a horrifying domestic attack while five months pregnant by pretending to be dead. That profound trauma became the unexpected doorway to a life-altering awakening. For the last 40 years, Nancy has used her resulting intuitive gifts as a psychic detective—helping law enforcement solve homicides, cold cases, and missing persons investigations.This episode dives into the FailCraft theme of turning the darkest traumas into transformative power. Nancy shares the chilling story of her survival, how she initially used her gifts in an acute psychiatric unit in the South Bronx, and the coping mechanisms she learned to manage the emotional weight of working fresh crime scenes. Discover why she believes everyone is "wireless" and connected, and how to rewrite your own belief systems to overcome the fear of the unknown.In this episode of FailCraft, you’ll discover:* The Traumatic Catalyst: Surviving strangulation while pregnant by faking death.* The Medical Turning Point: How a near-fatal hospital error sparked "righteous anger" to live.* Trusting the Gift: Using intuition to heal a patient locked in a psychiatric ward for 20 years.* The Life of a Psychic Detective: Walking fresh crime scenes and managing the emotional toll.* How Nancy dealt with skeptics and a childhood of being dismissed.* Practical Advice: Why "belly breathing" and creating a new belief system are the first steps to healing.* Nancy's definition of true success: Radical self-acceptance and refusing to sell your soul.This episode is for anyone fascinated by the unexplained, survivors of trauma looking to reclaim their power, and listeners seeking to unlock their own deep intuition.Connect With Nancy Orlen Weber:* Website: https://nancyorlenweber.com/* Books: he Life of a Psychic Detective, Nature Speaks, Soul Detective (Available on Amazon)Chapters:00:00 Hook: "I Pretended I Had Already Died"01:12 Introduction: Nancy Orlen Weber01:48 The Attack: Surviving Domestic Violence While Pregnant04:12 The Hospital Negligence & Choosing to Live06:56 From RN to Psychiatric Unit: Trusting the Intuition08:24 The Schizophrenia Case: Healing Florence10:45 Becoming a Psychic Detective & Managing Crime Scene Trauma13:49 Overcoming Childhood Dismissal & Building Resilience17:01 Advice for the Broken: Belly Breathing & Rewiring Beliefs19:32 Nancy's Definition of True Success21:12 How to Connect with Nancy