Part Two: Vincent Tolman Died in a Dairy Queen Bathroom at 25 — He Was Gone for Over an Hour and Came Back With 10 Messages About the Afterlife

May 13, 2026

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Vincent Tolman’s account centers on a near-death experience that began when he was found unresponsive in a Dairy Queen bathroom at age twenty-five. Declared dead with no measurable brain activity for more than an hour and later kept in a medically induced state, he later revived with no lasting neurological damage. In the interval he describes traveling with a guide named Drake through an expansive non-physical environment and returning with ten specific lessons about consciousness, connection, and purpose.

The Expanded Environment and Its Sensory Qualities

Tolman reports arriving in a space far larger than any planetary scale he could comprehend. Upon touching the grass he experienced an influx of unconditional love accompanied by direct communication from each blade, along with simultaneous taste, aroma, and musical tone. The same multi-sensory qualities extended to flowers and trees, which he perceived as ancient, slow-moving consciousness. Water from a stream rose over his form and located what he describes as fractures in his energetic body, repairing them before receding. He notes that these perceptions occurred through an energy body rather than physical senses and that the intensity of emotion produced visible light rather than tears.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Vincent Todd Tolman**
2 (02:14) **Lesson of Oneness and the Pointed Finger**
3 (03:25) **Arrival in the Expansive Realm**
4 (04:38) **Sensory Experience of the Grass and Flowers**
5 (08:08) **Healing Encounter with Water and Trees**
6 (10:24) **Farewell Hug with Drake and Return**
7 (17:38) **Claustrophobia and Immediate Aftermath**

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Show Notes

He was dead for 90 minutes. What he saw will shatter everything you think you know!

Doctors say this should have been impossible.

Vincent “Vinney” Tolman wasn’t just clinically dead - he was gone for somewhere between 45 minutes and an hour and a half, with no brain activity and no chance of returning without severe damage. Yet somehow, he came back - fully conscious, forever changed, and carrying a story that has left even medical professionals stunned.

What happened during that time? According to Vinney, everything we think we know about life, death, and reality is only the beginning.

After an accidental overdose in a restaurant bathroom, Vinney crossed over - and what he experienced on “the other side” goes far beyond a typical near death experience. He describes leaving his body and entering a state where he could hear the thoughts and feel the emotions of others, moving through a realm where time doesn’t exist the way we understand it, and encountering a level of unconditional love so overwhelming it defies human language.

In this episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, he shares the moment he met his spirit guide, learned how to raise his energetic frequency to travel, and underwent a profound life review, reliving not just his own actions, but feeling every ounce of pain and joy he had ever caused others.

After being resuscitated and placed in a coma for 3 days, Vinney returned with 10 specific messages he says were given to him from “the other side”, including insights into:

- Why we’re really here on Earth

- Hidden purpose behind suffering, conflict, & evil

- Why free will is essential to existence

- Truth about authenticity, love, & judgment

- How tech & other negative influences shape our spiritual path

- Why our value has nothing to do with what others think

He also reveals why he believes Earth has existed far longer than we’ve been told, how it moves through energetic cycles, and why children seem more spiritually connected.

But coming back wasn’t peaceful.

Vinney opens up about the dark psychological aftermath of returning to his body: waking up in a hospital, desperately wanting to go back "home", seeing what he believed were departed souls, and nearly losing himself trying to process it all. From being prescribed antipsychotics to a supernatural turning point that pushed him toward spiritual understanding instead, his journey didn’t end when he came back - it only got more intense.

Now, he shares how he connects with his spirit guide, the premonitions and guidance he receives, what he believes “Earth angels” really are, and how anyone can begin connecting with their own spiritual guidance.

He even links his NDE to childhood trauma, explaining how dissociation may relate to the abilit