Podcast guest 454 is Dr. Nicole Gruel. Nicole had a near-death experience during a white water rafting trip. During her nde experience she saw a horizon of light while while being under water. Dr. Nicole Gruel is an author, speaker, mama, and specialist in spiritual health, who descends from a 450 year lineage of samurai. A near-death experience as a teenager and numerous other spiritually transformative experiences since have inspired her to cheerlead others through their extraordinary experiences towards life prosperity, joyful livelihood, and to become the Agent of Awesome they were meant to be. Nicole has a Doctorate in Integral and Transpersonal Psychology, is an advisory Board member for Spiritual Awakenings International, has mentored coaches for the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) and American Center for the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences (ACISTE), is a certified counsellor and life coach, and has trained in various healing and energy psychology modalities. But most importantly, she's deeply passionate about co-creating a more beautiful world where each and every person shines their quirky light unabashedly bright.