Michele the Practical Medium

Masochism. I forgot masochism.  This is a bit of an adult stream if you hadn't figured it out based on my opening sentence. This episode is another installation of my mental exhaust series where I just let fly on stuff. I explain the role autism plays in my life, how these podcasts are 90% Ken, 10% me, and I leave in verbal stumbles to demonstrate how I can't easily pull down words when switc...

A listener asked me to talk about guardians/guides and I'm happy to oblige! This is more of a Cliff notes version of who they are in relation to us, but I go over how to connect with them and what might or might not happen when you try. As an aside, I edited out about 8 minutes of verbal gobbledygook. It'll make sense once you get to the end of the podcast. Email is: michelethepracticalmedium@gmai...

Once upon a time, a police officer posted on r/Paranormal about an abandoned house dialing 911. I chimed in with my .02 and relayed what I was picking up. I didn't get too in-depth with my posts because I was more concerned with telling OP what was coming through. I figured I'd read through the posts and my replies, then give more insight about what I was picking up. I also talk about what happene...

I've decided it's time to get a little more conversational with podcasts and lay out what's on my mind, tell stories that didn't get into a previous podcast but wanted to get out into the world, and examine whatever's on my mind. I'll still do my standard format of one topic per podcast, but this is me deciding to mix it up and throw these out when I've a moment to talk about what's on my mind. He...

This is a hard topic for me to cover, but I felt it was worth doing to help give an insight as to what happens. There's a lot to unpick with what happens to pets after death which makes this podcast a glimpse as opposed to an explanation of what their lives are like after they leave their bodies.  I talk about what happens to pets at death, the confusion of transition and how it doesn't last,...

I have been a hot mess in term of having spare time and dealing with physical stress to do a full podcast. Instead of trying to record a full episode and connecting with Ken to help fill in the blanks, I took the opportunity to give some small updates, correct something on the EVP podcast, and share what Rich has to say about watching Ghost Adventures. Heck, I never even knew he watched the show!...

This time around, I give an overview of EVP, or electronic voice phenomenon. What they are, Ken's explanation of how they work, how you can do it yourself, and how to listen for editing or fakery. I also pass along Ken's opinion of how the dictionary box works.  I think I deleted about 4 minutes of my verbal gobbledygook from the podcast, and I apologize if things got a little out of context....

In the previous episode, I kept dipping out into side topics that I felt needed more explanation and filling out. I finish my thoughts on paranormal investigators and explain why the living don't need to tolerate negative dead people living with them. I apologize for the big jump cut about halfway through the podcast. I botched up my thoughts to speech badly and deleted it.  Up next: EVPs or...

I had a family member pass away a couple of days prior to this episode. I decided to record my thoughts and feelings while it was still fresh in my mind. I wasn't close to this family member, but I still experience some grief at the passing of someone I know. His passing wasn't unexpected, it just came more quickly than was predicted.  In this episode, I relay my feelings, sensations, thought...

A simple question started a big conversation between Ken and I. Nothing new there -- when he was alive, we'd get into these deep thinking conversations all the time. This time it happened to start with me asking "why do I never feel you as a cold spot?" and it devolved from there into paranormal investigators.  I've only watched one show, Ghost Adventures, over the years. They tend to keep th...

I thought I'd have time to edit this one, but if I, like Jim Croce wished, could put time in a bottle, I would. I'm throwing this one out in its unedited state in the interests of getting back into the rhythm of making content.  In this episode, I talk about the computer issues that kept me away from doing the podcast, the EVP with Ken, and discuss how dreams with loved ones work in general....

Or computer purgatory. Outer space sounds sexier, though.  Due to a major technological issue, I was unable to do a regularly scheduled podcast. The issue is fixed, I have full confidence that my new and improved computer will hold up to the rigors I put it through, and enable me to get back into making regular episodes.  This short podcast tells you what happened, what it took to fix, a...

There's nothing quite like coming to the realization that someone you thought of as a friend turns out to be a toxic mess who's intent on keeping their hooks in you. In this episode, I discuss my friendship with Tony and why I needed to get him out of my life. He decided my feelings don't matter and that he can rule my roost. My response? No way, Jose'.  As a bonus feature, a thunderstorm was...

The internet is full of stories of medical professionals who have patients that talk about deceased family members coming to visit. That's when the medical professional picks up the phone and calls in family members to say goodbye. I try to focus on the living and the dying's perception of these events in this episode and try to cover as many aspects as I can. I've realized I sometimes sound clipp...

Earlier this week, I came across a post from a set of names that seemingly had a good amount of authority at one point. Somewhere along the line, someone grabbed that wheel and turned it sharply in a different direction. This post was espousing some really bad science and it came from the other side. My face when I read this: o.0 Dear listeners. It pissed me off. And while I don't slam my fist on...

As I mentioned in the last podcast, I'd have a conversation with my medium friend, Linda, and see where it went. I edited to minimize pauses and get rid of filler that didn't do much for the conversation. She has a dog who got to barking during the conversation, so I paused and edited it out in order to not blow out eardrums.  There's a bit of locker room talk that goes on. I left it in to sh...

In this episode, I butcher your ears with a short rendition of a Beatles tune as part of my talk on astral travel. Guys, I think quarantine is getting to me. Uh. Oh. In all seriousness, I talk about my own experience, how you can do it in the comfort of your own home, and do we astral travel in dreams? (spoiler alert: yes, we do.) The spelling of the author's name is Jurgen Ziewe. He's been astral...

And after all, we're only ordinary men. So sayeth Pink Floyd.  In this episode, I take a look at the basic physics of our existence and how we continue to persist after we leave our bodies. I'll probably re-do this at some point and put in more structure. This is mainly me relaying what I'm being told and it's kind of squiggly.  Email is: michelethepracticalmedium@gmail.com

In this episode, I talk about the inherent issues with locating the missing or the dead as a psychic medium, and the experience I had that said this is not for me. I had to make a decision that still doesn't sit right with me to this day. Questions? Comments? Email me at: michelethepracticalmedium@gmail.com 

Psychic mediums have a tendency to share similar concepts and use similar descriptions about what it's like on the other side, but have never met. Thanks to a conversation I had on Reddit, I was pointed to The Spirits Book, the book that kicked off Spiritism/Spiritualism. I go through the Wikipedia page for the first time and focus on some of the points that metaphysical types are all familiar wit...

I probably repeat myself way too much in order to get the point across in this episode. However, I talk about the current events with coronavirus and talk about what hatmen and shadowmen really are. As Douglas Adams says "don't panic" whenever you run into one of these entities. They're there to check in on you, nothing more. Most of the time. 

I wish I could make a pun out of the refrain from Ramblin' Man from the Allman Bros., but "Lord I was born a ramblin' medium" doesn't play out.  In this episode, I go freestyle and talk about what's on my mind including the corona virus, why I don't engage in future telling, and how my interactions with C showed me how far I've come in my development as a medium.  Thanks for listening y'...

In this episode, I talk about the disconnect the living have with the dead and what, if anything, can be done about it. All too often people make assumptions about what's going on in a haunted location, or that everything out there is just waiting for an opportunity to attack the innocent. It's hard to overcome this way of thinking because empirical data on the other side is difficult to come by....

You may or may not have heard of the concept of the life contract. Sometimes it's called a soul contract because you agree to connect with other souls during your lifetime in a contract. The truth is, the words don't really address what the contract really is: something that's flexible, helps guide your steps in life, and can be changed when conditions call for it.  I also get a little person...

In this episode, I do as I promised and talk about why parents and children die together or within a period of time of each other. I also got reminded of the passing of Judith Leiber and her husband. Look for the New York Times obituary for her passing for a wonderful read. Meanwhile, I feel like I struggle a bit with keeping in touch with my emotional state because my perspective of death is diff...