Death is Not the End

Grief can soften when we begin to see death not as an ending, but as a continuation — a passage into another dimension of being. This perspective helps us understand that love and consciousness never die. For those of us who have lost someone dear, recognizing the soul’s eternal nature brings deep comfort and meaning to our healing journey.

I find peace in seeing death as part of the soul’s eternal journey—not as the end. In much of Western culture, we’re taught that our physical body defines who we are, and that when the body dies, we dissolve into nothingness. This belief makes it even more painful when we think our loved ones have vanished into dust.

Yet, today there are countless stories and growing research affirming the survival of the soul after physical death. I find deep consolation in receiving signs from my late husband, Phil, and in the evidence that he is still very much with me.

One remarkable experience involved Phil wanting to pass on a message to Faye, a spiritual friend of his. I felt prompted to share with her that I had recently found a page of my notes from when I did The Emotion Code for him—a year after he passed. On June 8, 2024, he had told me he felt like he was dying, so I did the Emotion Code session to see what the cause might be. We thought it was anxiety due to his ongoing vertigo issues.

According to the chart developed by Dr. Bradley Nelson, the result came up as “no will.” I jotted this down in my notebook, not understanding what it meant at the time.

The next day, June 9, 2024, I rushed him to the hospital. He was shivering with a high fever. The diagnosis was sepsis and terminal cancer—something we had no idea he was battling.

When I reread my old notes a year later, I realized what the message had meant: his soul had no will to continue living—his time had come.

Unknown to me, Faye had just received the heartbreaking news that her breast cancer had returned. The very day I shared my Emotion Code notes with her, she had told her husband she wasn’t ready to die—that she still had the will to live. When she heard my story, she got goosebumps and felt an undeniable sense of validation that, unlike my husband’s, her soul still had the will to stay. That moment deeply encouraged her to move forward with her treatment, and she is now recovering beautifully after surgery—cancer-free.

Phil later sent her more messages, including one that made us both laugh even in the midst of her healing journey.When we open our hearts to the soul’s perspective, we begin to see how life and death weave together in perfect harmony.

The physical body may dissolve, but the love we share continues to work, heal, and inspire, often in ways that ripple out to others, just as Phil’s message did.

Death is not the end of our story. It’s the continuation of love in a different form — one that still touches hearts, still uplifts, and still guides us toward peace. 

If you’re interested in learning more about The Emotion Code, visit the Resources section of my website. And if you’d like to explore more real-life experiences of connection with loved ones who have crossed the veil, you’ll find books by Dr. Jamie Turndorf, Dr. Matthew McKay and Faye Schindelka especially compelling:  Books