Growing up with a mother known to millions as the "voice of the spirit world," has made living with the dead and things that go bump in the night part of my everyday existence. Talking to the "dead" is as run of the mill in our house as brushing your teeth in the mornings. In fact watching my mother on shows like Larry King Live or Oprah, to me, is more stunning, or unfamiliar than chatting to my extended family in the spirit world. When my Mum is recognized in a supermarket or department store I'm far more shocked than if she passes on a message from their dead mother or father. Strange, I know, but true. If the very notion of having a direct line to those on the other side manages to blow you away, then further contemplate that since my father's abandonment at age ten, the only consistent male figures and role models in my life have been my dead grandfather and Gray Eagle, my mother's departed spirit guide.

Instead of the old, "wait till your father gets home," ploy, enough to make any child squirm at the thought, I had to contend with, "your deceased grandfather told me that you did this or that." Trust me, there's no arguing with a higher power. They usually get their way. My life really has been stranger than fiction and yet at the same time, to me very normal.

Now in my early thirties, with a mother famous for chatting with the dead, I realize that my life has been anything but normal, and that living among the spirit world has been both the most incredible blessing in the world.if not sometimes a little encumbering. It's a subject that usually sparks endless conversations and believe it or not, most people who hear about my life are more intrigued and fascinated than scared or dismissive.

As a journalist, and after finishing my first book, I had some free time on my hands and that was when the web site revival really began. I'd never wanted to work with my Mum in the past. I always needed to do my "own thing" have my own identity, not be associated with what my Mum does. It seems, however, that the universe had different plans. Because of my childhood, and my closeness to my Mum, I'm one of the only people who knows everything there is to know about Rosemary Altea, the spiritual medium, her public and private persona. My Mum and I have always spoken every day, and now we probably speak even more. I've spent my whole life in an environment immersed in what she does, who she is and how it all works. It's really my own fault that I find myself with this job. I'd endlessly told my Mum how terrible her web site was, that it was only a matter of time until she finally cornered me into doing something about it. Plus, I think, I'm the only person who is able to pin my Mum down for long enough and really get the inside scoop. And now I can pass it all along to you.at least some of it.

Our vision for the site is to make rosemaryaltea.com a place where people can learn about Rosemary and what she does, but more than that. We want to make a safe and loving environment where those who want, can learn and grow, connect, be inspired and inspire, make new friends and really become more in tune with themselves, their sixth sense and the world around them. I believe that what my Mum does everyday is incredibly wonderful and extraordinarily important. Her job is to help people in all circumstances, and now rosemaryaltea.com, we hope, will become an extension of that pursuit. I'm very much enjoying my job, it's a great challenge for me. I love working with my Mum and having the opportunity to help her, help others.