What if dying wasn't the end — but the moment everything finally made sense?
On May 22nd, 2023, Jonathan Ashford collapsed alone in his bathroom at 4:30 in the morning. His organs had failed. His skin had turned gray. His temperature dropped one degree for every hour he was gone. Three hours later, he woke up — a completely different person.
This isn't just a near death experience. Jonathan was clinically dead. And what happened during those three hours will challenge everything you think you know about life, death, consciousness, and love.
Jonathan spent 25 years as a C-suite executive — driven, materialistic, and openly dismissive of anything spiritual. The man who came back sold everything, quit his career, and now lives off donations, sharing what he was told to share with anyone who's ready to hear it.
This conversation will stay with you.
✨ What it actually felt like to die — and the peaceful, graceful way Jonathan's body and consciousness separated
✨ The life review that showed him every ripple his actions sent through other people's lives
✨ The near death experience transformation that turned a corporate executive into a spiritual messenger overnight
✨ What he was taught about time, consciousness, free will, and the benevolent force that never leaves us
✨ The message he brings back for anyone who is grieving, lost, or asking "why am I even here?"
If you've ever asked…
🕊️ "What actually happens to us in the moment we die?"
🕊️ "Is there really something — or someone — waiting on the other side?"
🕊️ "Why am I still here when the person I love is gone?"
…this episode meets you right there.
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Chapters
00:00 🌱 Planted, Not Buried
01:30 👋 Welcome — Meet Jonathan Ashford
02:29 💀 Three Hours of Death: Sepsis and Organ Failure
04:00 🪞 The Moment He Knew He Was Dying
05:47 🫁 Coming Back — A Completely Different Person
08:35 ⛰️ Welcomed Into a Light-Filled Landscape
10:01 🥾 Meeting the Being on the Other Side
11:53 🎞️ The Life Review — Loved, Not Judged
14:46 🔗 How Connected We Truly Are
17:16 ⏳ The Choice to Return and the Teachings on Time
21:37 🤲 The Benevolent Force Around Us
24:18 🌊 The Ripple Effect: One Choice, Endless Consequences
30:05 🌅 The Veil, Remembering, and Stillness
33:35 ✝️ Remove the Name, Just Call It Love
36:47 💛 A Message for Anyone Grieving
