Ingrid Honkala, a PhD in Marine Science, has claimed to have died three times, including when she was two years old when her mother intervened when she fell into an icy water tank at home. She believes this was not a coincidence, but a form of communication between her and her mother, who witnessed the incident. Honkal also experienced a period of pure consciousness, which she describes as "a deeper layer of reality that exists beyond our physical senses". She credits her near-death experiences to her scientific career and believes that science and spirituality may not necessarily be in conflict, but they may be exploring the same mystery from different perspectives.