We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Irma “Elisheva” Diaz. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Irma “Elisheva” below.

Irma “Elisheva”, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Was there a defining moment in your professional career? A moment that changed the trajectory of your career?

The defining moment that led me to where I am today as President of Soul Synergy Network Wellness Solutions wasn’t a single event, but a series of deeply human experiences that converged at the intersection of grief, service, and sacred calling.

For years, I worked in hospice care, holding space for families at the edge of life and loss. I witnessed the sacredness of transition, the depth of unspoken sorrow, and the profound need for compassionate, soul-centered grief support. I walked with people through their final moments—and with their loved ones through the long, quiet road of mourning that followed.

At the same time, I served as the Mental Health Liaison to Congresswoman Grace Napolitano, where I worked closely with community leaders and stakeholders to address the growing mental health crisis in California. Through this role, I came face-to-face with the reality that grief and emotional pain are not isolated experiences—they are systemic, spiritual, and far more common than we publicly acknowledge. Whether from trauma, loss, or silence, people were suffering without support that honored both their humanity and their healing.

The moment of clarity came when I realized that something was missing—not just in public health policy or traditional grief counseling, but in the way we integrate healing for the body, the mind, and the soul.

That realization became the seed for Soul Synergy Network.

This platform is not just a title—it’s a response to a lifelong call: to create a space where people navigating grief, trauma, and mental and emotional health challenges can find restoration, community, and spiritual strength. It’s where policy meets presence, where hospice wisdom meets wellness education, and where we begin to reimagine healing not as a clinical checklist, but as a soul journey.

Irma “Elisheva”, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

Alongside my leadership at Soul Synergy Network Wellness Solutions, where I serve as President and Founder. I’m an interfaith educator and clinical chaplain, grief counselor, spiritual wellness educator, and the former Mental Health Liaison for Congresswoman Grace Napolitano of California. I’ve spent over 25 years walking alongside individuals and communities facing challenging times in their lives—whether at the bedside of a patient in hospice, at the policy table in government, or through sacred dialogue in interfaith spaces.
My work began long before it had a title. It began with my international travels to places like South America, working with orphanages and government and business leaders, as a calling—in hospice, where I helped patients and families navigate the sacred space between life and death. In those moments, I saw not just the pain of parting, but the unspoken emotional weight that many carried quietly, long after the rest of the world moved on. That sacred witnessing shaped the core of who I am and how I serve.
Later, through my work with Congresswoman Napolitano, I co-led a regional Mental Health Consortium and helped elevate community voices into federal mental health policy. I saw firsthand how deeply people were hurting—and how disconnected many felt from systems meant to support them. I realized what we often lack is not just access to care, but care that sees the whole person: body, mind, and soul.
Out of that realization came Soul Synergy Network—a platform for soul-centered wellness. We provide grief and resilience education, virtual healing circles, workshops, podcast content, spiritual coaching, and wellness events that integrate emotional care with compassionate spirituality. Whether someone is recovering from a miscarriage, navigating chronic illness, or rebuilding after job loss or trauma, Soul Synergy offers a space that is gentle, wise, and spiritually grounded.
What sets us apart is our unapologetic embrace of both science and soul. We don’t shy away from grief. We lean into it. We don’t rush healing. We honor its rhythm. And we don’t separate emotional resilience from spiritual growth—we treat them as partners.
What I’m most proud of is the safe space we’ve created—a space where people feel seen, not judged; held, not hurried. It’s a space that welcomes everyone—regardless of background, belief, or story—into a deeper dialogue with themselves and with others. It’s a space where healing is not just about “getting better,” but about becoming more whole.
To anyone reading this who is hurting, healing, or just feeling disconnected: you are not alone. Your story matters.

Putting training and knowledge aside, what else do you think really matters in terms of succeeding in your field?

Beyond training and formal knowledge, I believe the most essential quality for success in my field—whether it’s grief support, mental health advocacy, or spiritual wellness—is emotional presence. It’s the ability to sit with someone’s pain without rushing to fix it. To listen not just with your ears, but with your heart.

In this work, people don’t need quick answers—they need someone who can create a space where they feel seen, safe, and not judged. That requires empathy, humility, and resilience.

You also need a deep understanding of your own inner landscape—because unhealed parts of us can show up in the space we hold for others. So self-awareness, emotional regulation, and the willingness to keep growing are absolutely vital.

In a field that holds space for such vulnerable parts of the human experience, who you are matters just as much as what you know.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

I had experienced a profound personal loss. The loss of my Father who lived with our family for 12 years after my Mother passed. We were very close. This for me was the kind of loss that shakes not just your heart, but your sense of self. And yet, there were people depending on me to show up—to offer comfort, clarity, and calm.
There were moments I would step out of a hospice room, wipe my tears, and then step into a congressional meeting about suicide prevention or youth trauma. I remember thinking, “Can I do do both?” The answer was yes because it wasn’t in pushing through—it was in letting grief and resilience walk side by side.
I learned not to hide my humanity. I let it refine me. I learned that true resilience isn’t about being unaffected—it’s about continuing to show up with integrity, softness, and strength, even when your own soul is in process.
That experience birthed Soul Synergy Network. It reminded me that healing spaces need to be led by people who have walked through fire and come out carrying water for others.
Today, I lead from that place—not of perfection, but of lived resilience.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.soulsynergynetwork.com/ or https://www.elishevairmadiaz.com/about-the-author.html
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElishevaAuthor
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drelishevaidiaz/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7LZF4qZLfWJjmbmrC6Uu3Q

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