The Connected Spirit Podcast

If you've spent years in development still asking "is this me or is this Spirit?" with nobody around to tell you, this conversation is going to feel familiar. In this heart-led interview, Courtney Dawson sits down with Cathy Hedderwick, a student in the advanced Mediumship Mastery Circle. Cathy came to mediumship after retiring, green as green can be, and spent her early development in a once-ever...

If you've had a reading where the evidence flowed, your recipient knew exactly who you were bringing through, and your confidence felt solid... and then your very next reading fell apart and left you wondering if the first one was a fluke, this episode is going to give you something to hold onto. Courtney Dawson breaks down one of the most misunderstood problems in mediumship development: inconsis...

In this heart-led and grounding conversation, Courtney sits down with Julie Reisler, TEDx speaker, master certified coach, Georgetown University faculty member, podcast host, and founder of the Intuitive Life Designer Coach Academy, to explore the foundation that most spiritual development misses entirely. Julie spent 11 years in corporate America before a life-altering awakening pulled her in a c...

If you've been using the word "evidential" but find yourself not trusting what's coming through, your recipients can't confirm the evidence, or you're asking questions and letting the sitter fill in the blanks... this episode of The Connected Spirit Podcast is going to close that gap. Courtney Dawson has been working professionally as a psychic medium for 11 years and training developing mediums g...

Mediumship development is booming — but is the reverence keeping up? In this episode, Courtney Dawson and fellow evidential medium Virginia Belliveau have the conversation the mediumship community needs to hear: what happens when spirit communication is treated as casual, trendy, or novelty? This isn't about whether you want a professional practice. Developing mediumship to connect with your own d...

If your mediumship development feels inconsistent no matter how many practice readings you do or how many workshops you attend, this episode of The Connected Spirit Podcast is going to hit differently. In this solo episode, Courtney breaks down the one foundational practice that underpins every single aspect of mediumship development: Sitting in the Power. This is not a meditation. Not a visualiza...

If your mediumship feels inconsistent no matter how much you practise, and doubt keeps sneaking into your readings no matter how long you've been developing, this solo episode of The Connected Spirit Podcast is going to hit differently. Courtney Dawson breaks down the real reason most developing mediums struggle to trust what they receive from Spirit. And it's not what most teachers will tell you....

What actually happens when we die? Not the fear, not the religion — the real experience. Psychic medium and medical intuitive Julie Ryan has spent over 30 years witnessing people transition from this life, and she's mapped the entire process into 12 distinct phases she calls the 12 Phases of Transition®. In this episode, Julie walks us through what the soul actually experiences during the dying pr...

Have you ever felt a presence, had a knowing that came out of nowhere, or experienced something you couldn't explain — and then spent the rest of the day convincing yourself it was just a coincidence? If that sounds familiar, this episode of The Connected Spirit Podcast is going to hit differently. Courtney shares the story of the very first spirit message she ever gave — in a parking lot, at nigh...

If your mediumship development feels inconsistent no matter how hard you practise, this episode of The Connected Spirit Podcast is going to hit differently. This week I sat down with Sunny Dawn Johnston, globally recognised spiritual teacher, author, and CEO of the School of Light. With 42 years in the spiritual field and 26 years of professional experience, Sunny brings a level of grounded wisdom...

In this solo episode, Courtney Dawson explores one of the most common challenges in mediumship development: inconsistency. If you have ever had one strong, evidence-filled reading followed by another where the connection felt unclear or difficult to maintain, this episode explains why that happens. Courtney shares why inconsistent spirit communication is often not about lack of ability, but about...

If you've been pushing, creating, trying, and doing everything you know to do, but still not seeing your vision fully take shape, this message is for you. In this April Spiritual Forecast™, Courtney shares what Spirit is revealing about burnout, faith, and the deeper truth that your desires are not dependent on effort alone. This episode is a reminder that your life is a collaboration with Spirit....

If your manifestations keep stalling no matter how hard you try, the problem isn't your practice — it's the 95% of your mind running silently in the background. Spiritual hypnotherapist Lynnsey Robinson joins Courtney Dawson to expose exactly what is blocking your goals at the subconscious level, why most affirmations are working against you, and how to finally reprogram the beliefs that have been...

In this sacred and thought-provoking conversation, Courtney Dawson sits down with psychic medium Nicole Newman to explore what's been quietly lost in modern mediumship — and how bringing the God-force, or divine Source, back into the work transforms everything. Together, they discuss how performance culture has overshadowed reverence, how ego subtly replaces service, and why true mediumship begins...

In this activating and heart-led conversation, Courtney sits down with bestselling author and evidential psychic medium Hannah MacIntyre to explore the philosophy behind Mediumship Made Simple and her mission to make spiritual and intuitive development accessible to everyone. Hannah shares how her journey began with self-doubt, how she learned to trust her natural connection, and why ethical, grou...

In this first Monthly Spirit Forecast™, evidential psychic medium Courtney Dawson channels a message from the spirit world to support you through collective overwhelm and emotional heaviness. Using the Sacred Destiny oracle deck by Denise Lynn, the card for March is one powerful word: Love. If your nervous system has felt overloaded by the news, social media, or the state of the world, this episod...

In this episode of The Connected Spirit Podcast™, Courtney sits down with psychic medium and spiritual guide Tamara to explore the sensitive and powerful world of missing person mediumship. With nearly two decades of experience in evidential mediumship and intuitive development, Tamara shares how her early search for identity shaped her spiritual gifts — and how she now supports families through e...

What if silence isn't an absence — but a gateway to Spirit? In this intimate and inspiring conversation, Courtney sits down with Sue Hind , a Spiritual Medium, Teacher, and Bestselling Author of Born to Hear Spirit. Born with a severe hearing impairment, Sue discovered early on that while the world's sounds were faint, Spirit's voice was clear. Her journey is one of courage, surrender, and learnin...

What does it really mean to be your own Spirit guide? In this heart-opening conversation, celebrity psychic medium Travis Holp joins Courtney Dawson to explore the stories and teachings behind his book Are You There, Spirit? It's Me, Travis. Together, they talk about: 🌿 How Spirit first made itself known in Travis's life — and the turning points that shaped his purpose. 💫 The inspiration behind...

Many psychic mediums know how to open to Spirit ,but few are ever taught how to close their energy afterward. In this episode of The Connected Spirit Podcast™, Courtney Dawson sits down with Reiki Master Teachers Stephany Brown and Jennifer Quick to talk about the missing link in mediumship: energetic maintenance. They explain how Usui Reiki helps psychic mediums: ✨ Identify what energy is yours,...

In this episode of The Connected Spirit Podcast™, Courtney sits down with Dr. Lotte Valentine, creator of Kindraya™ Ancestral Healing, to explore how inherited lineage patterns shape our emotional, physical, and spiritual lives. This grounded conversation focuses on Kindraya™'s three integrated layers of awareness — cognitive, somatic, and superconscious — and how healing unfolds when the body is...

In this episode of The Connected Spirit Podcast™, Courtney sits down with filmmaker Robert Lyon and internationally respected evidential mediums Philip Dykes and Kerry McLeod to explore the heart behind their new documentary, Evidence of the Afterlife. Together, they discuss the purpose and integrity of  evidential mediumship , the healing power of evidence, and how personal grief can deepen one's...

What if your body isn't betraying you — but speaking to you? In this grounded and heart-opening episode, Courtney sits down with Katie Beecher, MS, LPC — a Licensed Professional Counselor and Medical & Emotional Intuitive with over 35 years of experience. Known for creating detailed physical, emotional, and spiritual reports (and even intuitive paintings) using just a client's name and age, Katie...

In this episode of  The Connected Spirit Podcast , Courtney Dawson explores mediumship development, spiritual burnout, and learning to trust Spirit through the body after a year of grief, illness, and forced rest. Courtney shares how ignoring intuitive and physical signals led to burnout and health challenges, and why Spirit often communicates through the body when we're not listening in other way...

You've been feeling the nudges. You've been sensing something. But what if the way Spirit reaches for you isn't what you think it is? In this episode, psychic medium Karen Docherty shares the surprising truth about spirit guides and the subtle signs most people miss. She walks you through how spirit guide communication actually works, so you stop second guessing and start recognizing when guidance...