"I am within you, and without you, Mum."

Published: Jan. 3, 2020, 9:37 a.m.

The day her son died his mother, Laura, wild with grief, ran to the place where he drew his last breath and shouted to the sky, "Alex, if there is a life after death, I will find you!" That tragic day in 2007, launched my guest, Melbourne artist and author Laura Tomei, on a profound journey of spiritual awakening, triggered by the abundant signs her beautiful 18-year-old boy sends her almost every day. Laura is passionate about spreading the message that love never dies, as you'll find out in our conversation, which is in parts heartbreaking and uplifting, as Laura gifts us with story upon story about the ways Alex, her only child, shows her he is still alive, albeit in some other place. "I am with you, and without you, Mum," he poetically told her, in one mystical meeting... As Laura tells me, "We have to learn a new vocabulary between our world and their world." Enjoy the episode, and please take a moment to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast. Thank you.   Get in touch with my guest, Laura Tomei, at her website. Keep in touch with Karina at karinamachado.com, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Pre-order the updated edition of Spirit Sisters, available February 2020! Listen to Karina's other podcast about true-life spooky stories, The Ghost Files.