Is That Your Spirit Guide… Or Your Mind? (How to Tell the Difference) with Karen Docherty

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 is real. Karen also shares four practical tools you can use to begin sensing, recognizing, and communicating with your guides, but first you'll learn the mechanics of the connection so it finally makes sense. Inside this conversation: The #1 block that keeps people from connecting with their spirit guides Why modern intuition requires a modern approach The difference between your inner voice vs true Spirit guidance How to know when you've made real contact The collective messages Karen's guides have been sharing lately If you've ever wondered, "Is that my spirit guide… or just me?" this episode will shift the way you trust what you're already receiving.   Connect with Karen   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/karendochertyspiritmedium/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mediumkarendocherty     Courtney Dawson Offerings:   Private Readings Mediumship Training Gift Certificates   Connect with Courtney Website Facebook Instagram TikTok Youtube

When therapy, mindset work, and manifestation tools stop working — it's often because the root of what we're feeling didn't start with us. In this powerful conversation, Courtney Dawson sits down with therapist and ancestral healer Ben Eden to explore how ancestral healing helps us uncover and release inherited patterns that shape the way we love, give, and seek to be seen. Together, they dive into what it means to return to self through lineage work — bridging psychology, somatics, and Spirit. Ben shares his experience creating The Sacred Return, and how healing our ancestry can repair the nervous system, restore trust in our own energy, and open the path back to wholeness. This episode is for anyone who's ever felt unseen, stuck in repeating cycles, or tired of carrying what isn't theirs. In This Episode You'll Learn: What ancestral healing really is and how it works How generational patterns influence emotional and spiritual wellbeing Why traditional therapy can't always reach inherited pain The body's role in releasing ancestral energy How to find peace, purpose, and presence in your lineage 💫 Listen to The Connected Spirit Podcast™ on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you tune in. Tag @mediumcourtneydawson and let us know what part of this episode spoke to your heart.   Connect with Ben Eden Website Facebook   Courtney Dawson's Offerings Join the Mediumship Mastery Circle CLICK HERE Gift Certificates Private Readings

The holidays can stir so much emotion—joy, nostalgia, and the deep ache of missing someone you love. In this restorative Christmas episode of The Connected Spirit Podcast, internationally recognized psychic medium and mentor Courtney Dawson shares a deeply personal story about losing her grandfather and the difficult, unexpected grief that followed. Through honesty, vulnerability, and Spirit-led insight, Courtney reveals how grief doesn't block connection with the spirit world—it opens it. She teaches her gentle and powerful Heartspace Method™ — Acknowledge • Allow • Anchor — a three-step process that helps you heal, reconnect, and feel the presence of your loved ones in Spirit with more trust and clarity. If you're longing for connection during the holidays, this episode will bring warmth, understanding, and hope—reminding you that love never disappears. It simply changes form. What You'll Learn How grief and Spirit connection coexist — and often strengthen each other Why your emotions don't block Spirit but open the doorway The 3 steps of The Heartspace Method™: Acknowledge – the truth of what hurts Allow – letting emotion move and soften Anchor – creating simple rituals or symbols that hold connection How ordinary objects (like a suitcase or umbrella) become spiritual bridges How to trust the subtle signs and synchronicities your loved ones send A gentle guided visualization to help you feel comfort, presence, and peace Key Quote "Grief doesn't block Spirit; it reveals where love still lives." If this episode brought you comfort and you're ready to connect more deeply with your loved ones in Spirit, you can book a private mediumship reading with Courtney. A reading is a tender, heart-centered space to receive evidential messages, healing insights, and loving reminders that your connection didn't end—only transformed.   👉 Book your session: https://mediumcourtneydawson.com/services/bookings/ 👉 Join us - Christmas Connection: A Guided Spiritual Experience: Dec. 6/25   Connect with Courtney Dawson 🌐 Website 🎧 Listen + Subscribe: The Connected Spirit Podcast on Apple Podcasts | Spotify 📸 Instagram: @mediumcourtneydawson 💌 Subscribe: The Connected Spirit Newsletter  💛 Book a Reading   This episode explores grief at Christmas, spirit communication, signs from loved ones, emotional healing after loss, and how to reconnect with Spirit through mediumship, intuition, and symbolic reminders. Perfect for anyone seeking comfort, understanding, and spiritual reassurance during the holidays.

Have you ever noticed the same song, light, or ornament appearing again and again—and wondered if it means something? In this comforting Christmas episode of The Connected Spirit Podcast, internationally recognized psychic medium and mentor Courtney Dawson explains how Spirit communicates through symbols, signs, and synchronicities during the holidays. Courtney shares a heart-warming client story about a Christmas ornament that became a bridge between worlds, then teaches her Symbol Language Framework™ (Perceive • Recall • Receive)—a simple three-part process to help you interpret and trust Spirit's messages with confidence. If you've been curious about signs from Spirit or want to strengthen your connection to your loved ones on the other side, this episode will help you see the sacred messages woven through everyday life. What You'll Learn Why the holiday season amplifies Spirit communication How to tell coincidence from true spiritual connection The 3 parts of The Symbol Language Framework™: Perceive – notice the first feeling or nudge Recall – link the symbol to a memory or emotion Receive – allow confirmation to unfold through repetition and timing How to record and validate the signs you receive A short guided visualization to invite your own holiday symbol Quote to Share "Spirit doesn't perform for proof—they blend with love." 👉 Book your session: https://mediumcourtneydawson.com/services/bookings/ 👉 Join us - Christmas Connection: A Guided Spiritual Experience: Dec. 6/25   Connect with Courtney Dawson 🌐 Website 🎧 Listen + Subscribe: The Connected Spirit Podcast on Apple Podcasts | Spotify 📸 Instagram: @mediumcourtneydawson 💌 Subscribe: The Connected Spirit Newsletter  💛 Book a Reading

In this comforting and educational Christmas episode of The Connected Spirit Podcast, internationally recognized psychic medium and mentor Courtney Dawson shares how your departed loved ones visit during the holidays—and how you can recognize the subtle signs Spirit sends to remind you that love never dies. Courtney opens up about losing her dad just two months before Christmas and the extraordinary ways he reached out from Spirit, showing that connection continues beyond the physical world. She also teaches The Presence Pathway™—a simple three-step method that helps you identify messages, sensations, and signs from your loved ones with confidence and trust. If you've ever wondered whether that song, that feather, or that familiar warmth was more than coincidence, this episode will help you understand exactly what Spirit is trying to say this season.   Christmas Connection - December 6,2025 https://mediumcourtneydawson.com/event/christmas-connection-a-guided-holiday-remembrance-meditation/   Join the Mediumship Mastery Circle CLICK HERE Gift Certificates Private Readings

The holidays can open your heart in unexpected ways ,joy, grief, and longing often coexist. In this soulful episode, Courtney shares how to navigate holiday grief, reconnect with loved ones in spirit, and find peace through spiritual connection and mediumship. Learn how to hold both love and loss, invite signs from Spirit, and rediscover a deeper sense of comfort this season.   Nov 22 - Bringing Heaven Home For Christmas Online Event - REGISTER HERE December 6 - Christmas Connection Online Event  - Register Here Join the Mediumship Mastery Circle CLICK HERE Gift Certificates Private Readings

Ever felt scared of your own spiritual gift? In this episode, I'm sharing how I moved from doubting my connection to fully trusting spirit. You'll learn what it really takes to stop second-guessing your messages, release fear, and lean into faith as an ethical medium. ✨ You'll hear: How fear shows up in your mediumship The moment I almost walked away from my gift The shift that helped me trust spirit again If you've ever wondered, "Can I really trust what I'm receiving?" — this one's for you.   Join the Mediumship Mastery Circle CLICK HERE Nov 22 - Bringing Heaven Home For Christmas Online Event - REGISTER HERE December 6 - Christmas Connection Online Event  - Register Here Gift Certificates Private Readings

What happens when you grow up healing strangers in church pews… but are told your gifts are from the devil? In this soul-shaking conversation, spiritual teacher and intuitive healer Tammi Morrison joins me to talk about reclaiming spiritual gifts after religious trauma, healing the mother wound, and learning to trust divine timing—especially when life pulls you into the void. We explore the sacred messiness of being both intuitive and human, and how the deepest healing often comes in the pause. This episode is a remembering—for anyone who's ever questioned their path, doubted their worth, or tried to silence their soul just to belong. "God made me this way. Why would He create me with these gifts just to send me to hell?" - Tammi Morrison   📚 Resources & Links: Find Tammi on Substack, YouTube, and check out her memoir Walking Away—all linked in the show notes. https://stan.store/IntuitiveTammi  [email protected]   Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077356840519&mibextid=LQQJ4d TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@intuitivetammi?_t=8geNwqBmiFi&_r=1 YouTube:  https://youtube.com/@TammiMorrison  

When "divine union" becomes manipulation, it's time to talk. Psychic medium Alexa English joins Courtney for a raw, no-fluff conversation about the Twin Flames Universe—and how spiritual seekers are being targeted by high-control, unethical groups. We get into: The red flags of Twin Flames and spiritual cults How to spot manipulative mentorship and fake "healers" Why discernment is your deepest protection If you've ever doubted your own intuition or felt uneasy in the spiritual space, this episode brings clarity, truth, and real-talk guidance. "Anyone who tells you they know you better than you know yourself? That's your red flag. Trust that." - Alexa If this episode stirred something in you, take a moment today to check in with your gut. Who are you giving your spiritual authority to? Are you still listening to your own voice? You already know. Start there.   Resources & Links   Connect with Alexa English www.thegardenmedium.com Facebook Instagram   Connect with Courtney Dawson Bringing Heaven Home For Christmas  - November 22,2025   Christmas Connection: A Guided Holiday Remembrance Meditation - December 6,2025   Advanced Mediumship Mastery Circle    Readings

It started with a whisper—Tamarin Martin, eyes soft but steady, tuning in live on Instagram. A name. A detail. A presence. Then the moment: "He says he's sorry. He couldn't see clearly when he was alive, and he's taking ownership now." You could feel the shift—grief stretching into something softer. This week's episode isn't theory. It's not talk about mediumship—it is mediumship. Courtney sits down with psychic medium and Reiki master Tamarin Martin for a raw, real-time demonstration of evidential mediumship. No vague guesses. No spiritual fluff. Just spirit, truth, and healing through specific, soul-anchored messages. If you've ever wondered what it really sounds like when a loved one comes through—or how to recognize ethical, heart-led spirit communication—this is the one to hear. Whether you're grieving, curious, or looking to deepen your connection to the unseen world, this episode will meet you right where you are. Highlights: – What evidential mediumship actually means – How Tamarin senses and interprets messages from spirit – Red flags in spiritual readings: what to avoid – Spirit message for Angela: A male in spirit steps forward with deep apology and emotional clarity – Spirit message for Katie: A brother's love, spaghetti memories, and a jacket left behind – Spirit message for Lorraine: A singing mother, self-care reminders, and family lineage in names and music – Q&A: How to begin connecting to spirit, signs, and the truth about "being born a medium"   Resources & Links: ✨ Book a session with Tamarin or Courtney: www.mediumcourtneydawson.com ✨ Follow Tamarin on Instagram