Medium in the Middle Podcast

This week on Medium in the Middle, we are talking about five reasons your mediumship practice readings can go wrong, and why having one difficult reading does not mean you are suddenly losing your mediumship abilities.
This episode was inspired by a conversation I had with one of my mentees, who had recently completed six mediumship practice readings. Five of them went really well, and one felt like a complete disaster. So, what happened? How can you have five great readings and then suddenly have one that feels like nothing is working?
The truth is, there are so many factors that can influence a mediumship reading, and not all of them have to do with the medium!
In this episode, I am breaking down five common reasons your practice readings might not go as planned, including the sitter's energy, their expectations, whether they actually want to receive a reading, and how much pressure they might be putting on you without even realizing it.
We also talk about why practice readings are very different from professional readings, and why it is so important to prepare your sitter before you begin. When someone agrees to sit for a practice reading, they are there to help you learn, not to test you! I share some of the things I recommend explaining to your sitter beforehand, including how to provide helpful feedback, why taking notes matters, and how to create an environment where everyone feels comfortable participating.
I also share an example from John Edward about what can happen when a sitter is so focused on hearing from one specific loved one that they overlook information coming through from someone else.
And finally, we are talking about something that does not get discussed enough in mediumship development: being a sitter is not always easy either! Sometimes the information comes through in pieces, and the sitter has to figure out how those pieces fit together. As developing mediums, we want to make that process easier for them, not harder.
If you are currently developing your mediumship abilities and have ever walked away from a practice reading wondering what went wrong, this episode is for you. One challenging reading does not cancel out all the amazing readings you have already done, and learning how to navigate these situations is an important part of your development.
So pay attention. It’s rarely random.
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This week on Medium in the Middle, we’re talking about the ways our bodies can try to get our attention, sometimes for a very, very long time.
I’m sharing a story about a client who came in for a session and casually mentioned that she had a weird cough. She apologized for it, but the cough wasn’t even the reason she had booked the session. It was just something she had been living with for so long that it had become normal.
During the session, I became curious about it. I asked her when the cough started, and she didn’t know. I asked her how long she had been dealing with it, and again, she wasn’t really sure. Eventually, she said that maybe it had been around for 30 years.
So, of course, my next question was, “What happened 30 years ago?”
Nothing.
I asked again. What happened 30 years ago?
She got married.
Immediately, I felt like there was something about the cough that was connected to her husband and that relationship. As we continued talking, I learned that they had actually divorced six years earlier, but they were still connected because they owned a business together.
Two months later, she came back for another session. She walked through the door and said, “I’m ready to deal with my cough.”
This time, she was ready to look at what was underneath it, and we were able to explore what the cough represented for her and what her body had been trying to bring to her attention.
This episode is about the alarm bells our bodies can send us and how easy it can be to normalize something when we have been living with it for a long time. We can notice something, ignore it, push it aside, or simply decide that it is part of our normal life. Sometimes we can do that for years, even for 30 years.
Your body can keep trying to get your attention, but that does not necessarily mean you are ready to listen. There can be a big difference between noticing that something is there and actually being ready to explore it.
Sometimes the sign isn’t new. Sometimes it has been there all along, waiting for you to become curious enough, or ready enough, to listen.
Your intuition called. You should probably answer.
So pay attention. It’s rarely random.
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This week on Medium in the Middle, we are talking about something that can be REALLY hard when you are developing your mediumship: detachment.
One of the best ways I can explain detachment in mediumship is to think of yourself like a mail carrier. Your job is to deliver the mail. You don’t need to know what is inside the envelope, why someone is receiving it, what they are going to do with it, or whether it makes sense to them right away. You just have to deliver it.
Mediumship can be the same way.
We can get so caught up in wanting to be right, wanting confirmation, or trying to figure out where every single piece of information fits that we accidentally get in our own way. Sometimes the information makes sense immediately, sometimes the confirmation comes days, weeks, or months later, and sometimes you may never get the confirmation at all.
In this episode, I’m sharing a few stories that are perfect examples of this, including readings where the names Anna and Troy didn’t make sense at the time, but the clients were able to connect the dots long afterward.
I also share a story about a reading where I was getting information about job changes and an unexpected business opportunity. At the time, it didn’t necessarily fit, but later, those exact circumstances started unfolding in the client’s life. And then there are the walnuts.
Sometimes Spirit gives us information that feels completely random, and our job is still to say it. A recurring image of walnuts eventually connected back to a property a couple was considering, but there was no way for me to understand that connection when I originally received the information.
This is why I always encourage you to keep notes on the pieces that don’t make sense yet. Write them down. Come back to them later. You might eventually get the confirmation you were looking for, or you might not.
The goal is to become comfortable with both.
The more you can detach from needing to understand the information, needing to be right, or needing someone to immediately validate what you received, the easier it becomes to simply trust what comes through and deliver the message.
You are the mail carrier. Deliver the mail.
Spirit can sneak in when you least expect it, so pay attention. It’s rarely random.
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This week on Medium in the Middle, I am sharing two mediumship stories that are perfect examples of how Spirit can sneak into the most ordinary moments, and how sometimes the information we receive does not make sense until later.
The first story happened while I was getting ready to teach a Mediumship Practice Circle. Before the circle even started, I received a very specific image of rose bushes. I ended up using the rose bushes as an example while I was teaching, only to find out that the example was incredibly specific to someone in the circle. I also talk about one of the ways I recognize when information is coming from Spirit, especially when I hear myself using words or phrases that I would never normally use.
Then we get into story number two, which happened during a Reiki Level One training on the same day. A fire alarm, the smell of smoke, and a random thought about a fire extinguisher started creating a pattern that I could not ignore. As more pieces came together and multiple students shared their own fire-related experiences, we eventually realized who was trying to come through: a father figure in Spirit who had been a firefighter.
The interesting part was that I was not teaching mediumship. I was teaching Reiki, and I have very clear boundaries around giving spontaneous mediumship readings during my Reiki trainings.
These two stories are such good examples of what mediumship can actually look like. It is not always one giant, obvious sign. Sometimes it is a rose bush. Sometimes it is a smell, a random thought, an oddly specific word, or several tiny pieces of information that eventually create a much bigger picture.
Spirit can sneak in when you least expect it, so pay attention. It’s rarely random.
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Is it lucky girl syndrome, or just listening to my intuition?
This week on the podcast, we’re talking about what happens when you learn your own intuitive language and actually use it in your everyday life. Your intuition isn’t only for the big, life-changing moments. I use mine when I’m booking a flight, making plans, deciding what time to leave, figuring out if I need a backup plan, and even when I’m trying to catch a ferry.
I’m sharing a story about catching the ferry twice when, logically, it looked like we probably weren’t going to make it. Both times, I kept checking in with myself. Should I be worried? Should I make a backup plan? Should I be feeling anxious about this? But every time I checked in, I still didn’t have a bad feeling. And both times, we made it onto the ferry as one of the last few cars.
The same thing happened when WestJet went on strike. Everything around me was giving me a reason to worry, but internally, I felt like my flight was going to be fine. I had this knowing that I was going to go to sleep, wake up, and the strike would be over. And it was.
Then there was the flight I needed to book. I knew that when I saw the right flight, I would know. I saw it, I got the feeling, and I booked it. Easy. Fast. Done.
This is why learning your own intuition matters. What is your yes? What is your no? What does a red light feel like? What does a green light feel like? What does pause, slow down, or wait feel like for you? We all have this ability, but you have to learn your own manual.
And of course, we have a follow-up to last week’s episode. First, my doorbell was aggressively ringing when this same friend came over. This time? The fire alarm decided to join the conversation.
The more I listen to my intuition, the easier and faster I can move through decisions because I know what I’m looking for and, more importantly, what I’m feeling.
So, is it lucky girl syndrome? Or do you just need to listen?
Your intuition called, and you should probably answer.
So pay attention. It’s rarely random.
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