Have you ever heard a story that gave you chills? A woman who called her sister out of the blue to say “I love you” the morning before a fatal accident. A man who suddenly decided to update his will just days before an unexpected heart attack. A father who felt compelled to make peace with his estranged daughter, only to pass away in a car crash the following week.
These stories leave families with the same haunting question: Did they know?
The Question Everyone Asks Me
As a psychic medium, I hear this question all the time, especially when someone has passed suddenly or tragically. Family members come to me with these puzzling details about their loved one’s final days or weeks. They’re searching for answers, trying to make sense of behaviors that only seem significant in hindsight.
“Matt, my husband got life insurance two weeks before he died. Did he know?”
“My mom visited all her siblings that month. She never did that. Was it a sign?”
“My son told me he loved me three times in one day. He never said it like that. Did he sense something?”
Here’s what I’ve learned from connecting with thousands of souls on the other side: The answer is both yes and no.
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What Spirits Tell Me About Divine Nudges
When I communicate with souls who’ve passed suddenly, they consistently share the same message. They didn’t wake up that morning knowing death was coming. They didn’t have a premonition that said, “Today’s the day.” They weren’t walking around with conscious knowledge of their impending passing.
But here’s where it gets really interesting.
They did feel something. They describe it as urges, nudges, or strong feelings they couldn’t quite explain. It’s like a gentle push from the universe saying, “Do this now.” They didn’t know why they felt compelled to take certain actions, but they followed the guidance anyway.
Think of it like this: Have you ever felt a sudden, strong urge to call someone, and when you did, they said they were just thinking about you? Or felt compelled to take a different route home, only to find out later there was a major accident on your usual path? That’s your intuition working. That’s divine guidance stepping in.
Before someone crosses over, especially in unexpected circumstances, that guidance goes into overdrive.
Angels and Loved Ones at Work
I truly believe this is the work of angels and spirit guides. Our loved ones who’ve already crossed over are watching out for us, and when they know our time is approaching, they work overtime to help us prepare on a soul level.
They can’t change what’s meant to be. Free will and destiny have their dance, and some things are simply part of our soul’s journey. But what they can do is help us tie up loose ends. They can inspire us to say what needs to be said, do what needs to be done, and find peace before we make our transition.
Your grandmother in heaven can’t stop the accident that’s coming, but she can nudge you to call your sister and heal that rift. Your father on the other side can’t prevent the heart attack, but he can inspire you to tell your kids how proud you are of them.
The Father and Daughter Who Found Peace
I’ll never forget a reading I did with a woman named Sarah. Her father had passed away in a tragic car accident, and she was devastated by the sudden loss. But there was something that brought her comfort, even in her grief.
Two weeks before the accident, her father had reached out to her after years of distance between them. They’d had a falling out over something that seemed so important at the time but so trivial now. He called her one evening, completely out of the blue, and said, “I don’t know why, but I just feel like I need to talk to you.”
They met for coffee. They talked for hours. They cried together and apologized. They hugged goodbye, and she remembered thinking how strange it was that he’d reached out after so long.
When I connected with her father’s spirit, he came through with such clarity. He told me he didn’t know the accident was coming, but he felt this overwhelming urge to make things right with his daughter. He said it was like someone was whispering in his ear, “Do it now. Don’t wait.”
That wasn’t coincidence. That was God, that was his angels, that was divine intervention giving him the opportunity to find peace before his crossing. And because he listened to that nudge, both he and his daughter got the gift of reconciliation. She got to know, without a doubt, that he loved her.
Common Signs of Divine Guidance
From the thousands of readings I’ve done, I’ve noticed patterns in how people prepare for their crossing without consciously knowing it’s coming:
Financial and Legal Matters: Suddenly feeling the need to update a will, get life insurance, or organize important documents. One man told his wife exactly where all the passwords were kept, something he’d never done before.
Saying Goodbye in Disguised Ways: Visiting old friends, calling family members they haven’t spoken to in years, or expressing love more openly than usual. These aren’t conscious goodbyes, but the soul knows.
Giving Away Treasured Items: A woman who gave her daughter her jewelry collection “just because.” A father who passed down a watch to his son, saying, “I want you to have this now.” The soul is helping loved ones keep pieces of them.
Making Peace: The strongest urge of all. Apologizing for old hurts, forgiving past wounds, or simply expressing love to someone they’ve had conflict with.
Increased Spirituality: Some people suddenly become more interested in spiritual matters, start praying more, or talk about heaven in ways they never did before.
This Isn’t About Fear
Now, before you start panicking every time you feel an urge to update your will or call an old friend, let me be crystal clear: This isn’t about living in fear or analyzing every decision you make.
We should all be living as if today matters, because it does. We should all be making peace with people we love, organizing our affairs, and expressing gratitude. Not because death is around the corner, but because that’s simply a good way to live.
The divine nudges I’m talking about are different. They’re specific, strong, and often out of character. They’re the kind of urges that make you think, “I don’t know why, but I really need to do this now.”
When spirits describe these feelings to me, they say it’s peaceful, not scary. It’s a loving push from the universe to help them (and their loved ones) be as prepared as possible.
How to Recognize Divine Guidance in Your Own Life
You don’t have to be psychic to feel these nudges. We all have intuition. We all have that quiet voice inside that sometimes knows things our logical mind doesn’t understand yet.
Pay attention when you feel a strong, unexplained urge to:
- Reach out to someone you haven’t spoken to in a while
- Tell someone how much they mean to you
- Resolve an old conflict
- Get your affairs in order
- Spend quality time with someone you love
These feelings might not mean anything dramatic is coming. But they might mean that your soul, your angels, or your loved ones in spirit are trying to guide you toward peace, healing, or preparation.
Listen to those nudges. Act on them. You’ll never regret telling someone you love them, making peace with someone, or being prepared. The worst that happens? You’ve lived more intentionally and loved more openly.
And if it is a divine nudge preparing you or someone you love for a transition, you’ll have the comfort of knowing you listened. You’ll have the peace of knowing you said what needed to be said.
Messages from the Other Side
When I connect with souls who followed these divine nudges before passing, they’re always grateful they listened. They tell me how much peace it brings them to know they reconciled with a loved one, expressed their love one more time, or made sure their family would be taken care of.
The ones who didn’t follow those urges? They often come through with regrets. “Tell my brother I’m sorry.” “Let my daughter know I wanted to call her that day.” “I wish I had said I love you more.”
But here’s the beautiful part: It’s never too late for healing. Even when someone has crossed over, we can still heal those relationships. Forgiveness works both ways across the veil. Love doesn’t require both people to be on the same side of heaven’s door.
The Bottom Line
So do people sense when death is coming? On a conscious level, usually no. But on a soul level, with the help of angels and loved ones in spirit, they often receive divine guidance to prepare in ways that bring peace to everyone involved.
This isn’t something to fear. It’s something to find comfort in. It’s proof that we’re never alone, that we’re always being watched over, and that love is more powerful than we can imagine.
It’s evidence that God, the universe, your angels, whatever you believe in, is actively working to help us find peace before our crossing. And that’s a beautiful thing.
Keep Exploring the Connection
If you’re struggling with the loss of someone who passed suddenly, or if you’re seeking to understand the signs and messages from heaven, I’d love to help you connect. Join me at one of my live events or online group readings where you might receive validation that your loved one is at peace and still with you.
You can also dive deeper into understanding how heaven works and how our loved ones communicate with us through my books and courses. The more you learn about the afterlife, the more comfort you’ll find in knowing that death isn’t an ending. It’s just a transition. And love? Love never dies. It just changes form.
With peace from the other side,
Matt Fraser
Responses
My husband knew when he was going to die . He kept telling me he wasn’t going to be around much longer. He kept looking at his mother and grandmother’s pictures as if to tell them he was coming soon.
You can see heaven. How can you not want to go right away?
Yes this happened in my life. With my man of 37 years he visited so many n wanted to go places we hadn’t been… my daughter and son in law both. She asked me a week before what I thought happened when somebody was in an accident and perished and I told her I believed that they only had that moment of fear and then they were into the next Realm of living and she gave me a hug like she was saying goodbye 5 days before and my son-in-law actually came in thanked me for so many things just days before he had made a comment to his sister that she needed to come and visit him because he didn’t know how much longer he would be here and he was supposed to come and get me and did not they had just had a baby and we’re at the hospital on their way home with my oldest granddaughter she is still here with us thank God but yes different signs and with my man sometimes he would just look at me and I think he knew he knew he was going to be saying goodbye just like they did and it helps my face stay strong knowing that somebody was letting them know they were going home
A beautiful story; very comforting.
For me it was the other way around, it had been mamy years since i spoke to the kove of my life but i knew he had passed. When I researched it i found out it was true, not just a thoight that stuck with me. I felt it was true and it was. I got to say goodbye.. and know he loved me too.
Had a knowing abkut people passing before too, just did t recognize it untill he nudged me so clearly giving me the gift of knowing lobe never ends and we are never alone.
My beautiful son Aspen passed in May 25, 2025 @ 825pm. Destroyed beyond explanation!! HELP ME PLZ
Hello Felicia,
My name is Debbie, and I am so very sorry for the loss of your precious boy, Aspen. It is profound and unnatural for a parent to have to experience the loss of a child, no matter how young or old they are. You are in the beginning of your grief, not even a year….sigh. I wish I was with you to hug you and cry along with you. I lost my son, Joey on June 20, 2008 when he was 26 years old. It has been a roller coaster ride for me. I looked for help online and found many groups with identical circumstances and eventually became a moderator of one of those groups. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers, and if you ever want to talk, I am here for you. I understand completely what you are going through, and I am always available to listen and never will tire of hearing about your beloved Aspen. My wish for you is peace, and I send you love from my heart to yours, Debbie
My husband was very sceptical of all things spiritual but about a month before he tragically died he said he felt that “someone else was in the house with us trying to help us”. He thought it was one of our late fathers. He also said “I wonder if I’ll ever drive my car again” and commented on what great times we’d had together. He died a few days later from a fall. Looking back I think somehow he was being prepared to leave. We were together 55 years and married for 51. He was my soulmate, my world and my very best friend. I miss him more than words can say.
My partner passed suddenly in 2023. When we were in Rehab( we both had unexpected surgeries) he told me how much he loved me & I noticed when we went outside for lunches he would talk how beautiful the flowers & trees were. More than usually. He passed a few wks later. I wasn’t able to say goodbye because he was in the hospital. I felt terrible & have this guilt. I loved him so very much. In the 15 yrs we were together. It seemed like a lifetime.
I wish I knew that my mom is really at peace and I wish I could understand why my mom died so soon. Also wish I knew that my mom did her best to let me know she didn’t give up and that she really didn’t want to die so soon I wish I just knew that she didn’t really want to leave me so soon so that I would have had to really know her . I have such a hole in my heart that I just can’t really feel that she didn’t want to leave me. For I feel that I wasn’t good enough for her to have been with me longer so I could have gotten to know her I wish I would’ve had her longer for I don’t feel like I was worth the fight to keep her here with me so I could have known the person she really was. Not the feeling like I wasn’t good enough for her to have been with me and I would love to know to didn’t want to leave me instead I feel that I am not good enough
Yes my dad pased and a he sido thing that make me belive that he know he was leaving this world
Hey Matt, Thank you for your insight…I enjoyed and attended your session this past Sunday 02/22- but, was so disappointed…did not receive a reading…
How do you feel about
M.A.I.D????
Medically Assisted In Dying.
Hello Matt,
I have just returned from my home country where I have helped my elder sister ‘prepare for death’. Or rather prepare her house for her departure, by doing her housework and by putting things into motion for an oncoming peaceful last months of her life on earth, aka ‘meals on wheels’, being fetched for a day out at a palliative center and having a housekeeper come in once a week to clean up her home. Upon my arrival, she was more than ready to let go. It took me 3 months to do this. I was grateful for the bonding time this afforded us, as I have been living abroad for 50 years. Her son of 43 years is living with her and will be alone when she has passed. But now on the family chat on Whatsapp, we are handling this as best we can. The surviving family apart from her son is myself in Europe with another sister and a brother who lives in the same town in Asia. We would like to be with her at the final moment.
Forgive me for behaving as if you are an astrologist which I know you are not. But here is my question : How long does she have ? Or more exactly, when will she pass away ? The doctors have predicted a life span of 4 months to a year. Since my departure, she has shown signs of wanting to hang on and is certainly doing so. This is surprising in contrast to my arrival. So I am relieved that this headstrong woman is now flinging death out the window with gusto and cooperating in living Life as if it were her last day (to the very best of her abilities, that is).
I am hoping that she will last a year. You see, having had absolutely to get back to my residence which is on the other side of the world, I do plan to be beside her when she passes. She tells me that she is afraid of dying, that she would like to pass away in the confines of her own flat, and not in a hospice. Announced to be in stage 4 of cancer and hence in the symptom control stage, this determined woman still gets up in the morning and fixes her own breakfast. Cachexia has set in quite some time ago, and we have got her a walking stick to help her overcome the extreme fatigue which appears regularly. Between this courage and strong character of hers, we are all a little at the end of our wits, not knowing what to expect. The only consolation is that she is not in pain + we are all very grateful for this. How could you help me (us) please. Thank you. Jean
Your books are amazing Matt I appreciate each one! The validation they gave me is what I have yearned for. I must look into your courses. I have a few questions I would love to ask you.
Good story thank you for sharing
Please reach out to Savannah Guthrie to assist in any way to find her mother.
that’s all and well when person apologizes in some form from the beyond but my mother would never ever say from beyond how sorry she was the way she treated me –i can count on one hand the times she was nice or said something nice–she was a master at fooling people how nice she was–the final straw when she told lies about my husband to who ever would listen and they believed her or you get disinherited–guess who got nothing–fine with -hope she all alone in a deep dark place–she will never come thru saying sorry the way i treated you–
My son was 26 when he passed 6/25
Thank you so much for this E-mail His son was born last month bringing up new complex feelings this helps to keep things in perspective Matt
Hi Matt.I’m Berry, from Capetown, South Africa. Fifteen years ago,my wife of twenty three years passed on,from lymphoma,bone cancer.
Our marriage became rocky towards the end unfortunately.
The night before she died,she called me from her hospital room.We spent two hours talking, apologizing, forgiving and having a beautiful conversation. She died seven hours later.
It was as if she knew that it was our last chat.
Thank you for your blessed work and always answering my questions.
I really appreciate it!
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