Carla Wills-Brandon has published 13 books, one of which was a Publishers Weekly bestseller. A licensed marriage and family therapist and grief expert, she has worked with individuals impacted by the explosion of the Challenger Space Shuttle, the bombing of the World Trade Center, Holocaust survivors, and veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, among many others.

Wills-Brandon is one of the few researchers focused on the departing vision as proof of life after death. Having researched nearly 2,000 such encounters for more than 30 years, she is a sought-after lecturer and has appeared on numerous national radio and television programs.