Rediscovering Your Soul's Quiet Power: When the Spiritual Path Feels Heavy

There’s a moment most of us don’t talk about—the quiet, gritty middle of the spiritual path. The part where everything feels heavy, not magical. Where we wonder, “Am I really meant for this?” In today’s episode, Courtney shares her raw experience of navigating these shadows: losing friendships, leaving the church, and questioning her path—yet always finding her way back to spirit’s quiet power. If you’ve been feeling weary, unsure, or disconnected, this conversation is your gentle reminder: the waves may feel overwhelming, but the shore is always there. You’re not losing the plot. You’re just in the middle. Timestamps: [01:17] – The glamorization of spirituality vs. real-life struggles [03:07] – Leaving old identities, belief systems, and finding your true foundation [06:01] – Spirit’s metaphor of muddy boots and walking forward [09:10] – Letting your mind rise above the heaviness [12:22] – Choosing what nourishes your soul and releasing what doesn’t “Surely you trust yourself by now, friend. Surely you trust that all of the steps of your path have been divinely ordained to bring you to where you are now.”   🔹 The Mediumship Trust Training – This mini audio experience is for developing mediums who are done second-guessing. Learn how to build body-based trust, activate your YES signal, and finally stop asking, “Was that real?” GRAB THE TRAINING HERE —all for $5.55. https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/trust 🔹 Readings Book Here. https://mediumcourtneydawson.com/services/ 🔹 Classes/Courses/Workshops https://mediumcourtneydawson.com/services/connected-spirit-school/courses/ 🔹 Online + Events In Person Events https://mediumcourtneydawson.com/events/ 🔹 Mediumship Mastery Circle – Waitlist Now Open Step into mastery, refine your readings, and build an in-demand practice. Join The Waitlist. https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/masterycircle25

It starts with a whisper—an inner knowing, a quiet tug you can’t quite explain. For Connie Gable, it began in childhood with dreams that spoke truths before they happened, and a Tarot reader who came to the house long before it was “normal” to talk about these things out loud. In this episode, I sit down with Connie—nurse practitioner, empath, and one of the radiant souls inside the Mediumship Mastery Circle. At 67, she’s proof that it’s never too late to trust your calling. That the world of spirit doesn’t care about your timeline—it just wants your yes. We talk about what it really means to step into your gifts later in life, the challenges of carrying intuitive knowing inside traditional professions, and how deep mentorship and sacred community can unlock a kind of confidence no class ever could. If you’ve ever doubted your timing… if you’ve ever wondered whether it’s too late, or too “out there,” or too far from where you started—this one’s for you. What You’ll Hear: How Connie knew she was intuitive—and why she hid it Why support systems matter more than we realize What makes a mediumship circle truly sacred The emotional moment Connie finally said, “I am a medium” Why your path is uniquely yours—and that’s your power Quote “I think I can finally say that now—nine months later—I am a medium.”   Resources & Links 🔹 Spirit Speaks: A Demonstration of Mediumship - September 13,2025  https://mediumcourtneydawson.com/event/spirit-speaks-a-live-demonstration-of-mediumship/ 🔹 Readings Book Here. https://mediumcourtneydawson.com/services/ 🔹 Classes/Courses/Workshops https://mediumcourtneydawson.com/services/connected-spirit-school/courses/ 🔹 Online + Events In Person Events https://mediumcourtneydawson.com/events/ 🔹 Mediumship Mastery Circle – Waitlist Now Open Step into mastery, refine your readings, and build an in-demand practice. Join The Waitlist. https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/masterycircle25 Support the Podcast & Stay Connected ✔ Subscribe to the channel and turn on notifications ✔ Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it ✔ Follow me on Instagram & Facebook for more → Facebook.  

There’s a moment in this episode when Rickie Avitan describes her time in palliative care—watching a soul leave the body—and everything stills. You feel it. The truth of the unseen world isn’t something to be proven. It’s something to be remembered. In this soul-deep conversation with psychic trance medium and spiritual healer Rickie Avitan, we explore trance as a sacred state of presence, not performance. With decades of experience as a nurse, teacher, and healer, Rickie speaks to the courage it takes to face yourself, layer by layer—and the spiritual clarity that comes when we stop pushing and start surrendering. This is for anyone curious about trance, anyone walking through healing, or anyone who’s ever wondered: is spirit really that close? Whether you’re a developing medium or simply aching for reconnection, this episode reminds you—you’re not crazy. You’re waking up. “When you develop trust in yourself, you develop trust in spirit.” - Rickie Avitan Timestamps  [00:13:00] – Rickie’s nursing background and seeing spirit in palliative care [00:20:00] – What trance mediumship really is (and isn’t) [00:27:00] – Healing through surrender and facing your true self [00:43:00] – Supporting students with trauma and developing spiritual trust [00:50:00] – Guidance for anyone drawn to trance states Connect With Rickie Website: https://rickieavitanpsychicmedium.ca/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/rickieavitanpsychicmedium.ca Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgnlttheIkSmb52tBpxSGhQ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rickieavitanpsychicmedium/ Resources & Links   🔹 Spirit Speaks: A Demonstration of Mediumship - September 13,2025  https://mediumcourtneydawson.com/event/spirit-speaks-a-live-demonstration-of-mediumship/ 🔹 Readings Book Here. https://mediumcourtneydawson.com/services/ 🔹 Classes/Courses/Workshops https://mediumcourtneydawson.com/services/connected-spirit-school/courses/ 🔹 Online + Events In Person Events https://mediumcourtneydawson.com/events/ 🔹 Mediumship Mastery Circle – Waitlist Now Open Step into mastery, refine your readings, and build an in-demand practice. Join The Waitlist. https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/masterycircle25 Support the Podcast & Stay Connected ✔ Subscribe to the channel and turn on notifications ✔ Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it ✔ Follow me on Instagram & Facebook for more → Facebook.    

I used to say, “I’m doing my mediumship on Tuesday.” Like it was a thing to fit between laundry and life. And that worked—until it didn’t. This episode is personal. Not polished. I talk about how society, religion, even our own fear teaches us to split from our sensitivity—to treat it like a job instead of our nature. And I tell the story I didn’t plan to: how the scans showed tumors in both ovaries, how I braced to lose one, and how Spirit reminded me—clear as anything—that we’re not separated from our truth. We’re just conditioned to forget it. If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing all the “right” things and still not feeling connected to your gifts, this is the deeper conversation. The one where we stop performing and start coming home. “Mediumship isn’t something you schedule. It’s something you live.” If this stirred something, don’t journal it. Just sit with it. Let it land. And if someone in your world’s been second-guessing their own path, pass this along. Sometimes the reminder isn’t ours to keep.   Resources & Links Website | Mentorship | Readings: mediumcourtneydawson.com Instagram: @mediumcourtneydawson Book mentioned: Reflections with Glenn Edwards Upcoming: Spirit Speaks – In Person Demonstration of Mediumship (Sept 13, 2025)  Mediumship Mastery Circle Waitlist for September 2025

You were trained to get the name. The relationship. The cause of death. But if that’s where your reading ends, you’re missing the part that actually matters. In this episode, Courtney breaks down why evidence is just the entry point—not the purpose—and how to follow Spirit’s energy into emotional truth, healing, and connection. Whether you’re newly developing or years in, this conversation will reframe your understanding of what real mediumship is for—and how to let the message land with power, depth, and heart.   01:35 – Why identifying the communicator isn’t the point of mediumship 04:25 – How emotional truth gets lost when you stay stuck in the facts 07:40 – What Spirit actually wants to say (and why most mediums miss it) 11:10 – When the link shifts or the power drops—what to do 13:55 – Asking Spirit: “Why did you come through?” 16:45 – Why some communicators won’t “speak clearly” 19:30 – Reminiscing as evidence—how shared memory brings connection 23:05 – Absorbing energy vs. blending emotionally—how to tell the difference 26:15 – Navigating trauma and difficult messages with integrity 30:00 – Why your psychic senses aren’t separate from mediumship 33:10 – Letting go of performance so Spirit can actually lead   Resources: Follow Courtney on Instagram: @mediumcourtneydawson Explore mentorship, circles, and private sessions at mediumcourtneydawson.com                  Summer with Spirit - 12 week online course Starts June 3                                                             Spirit Led Path - 3 Day In Person Workshop - September 2-4,2025                                            Spirit Speaks- Demonstration of Mediumship - September 13,2025   If you loved this episode..... Share it with a friend. Leave a review on Apple or Spotify. Tag @mediumcourtneydawson and tell me what shifted for you  

You’ve felt it before… That strange moment where everything aligns and you KNOW Spirit is orchestrating something bigger. You don’t know what’s coming next… but you know you’re not walking alone. In this episode, I sit down with Phil Warder for a raw, real conversation about what happens when Spirit completely blows up your plans and delivers something better. Phil shares the wild, unexpected signs he experienced in November 2023 and again in November 2024, the unexpected teacher who showed up, and the undeniable lessons about surrender, trust, and divine timing. Inside this episode: [00:00] How Spirit connected me + Phil for this conversation [04:15] The November 2023 spiritual experience that cracked everything wide open [10:20] Why the second confirmation in 2024 couldn’t be coincidence [15:35] The crazy story of how Phil met his shaman teacher [20:45] Learning to stop forcing and start allowing [28:00] The spiritual lessons Phil received (and how they hit differently than he expected) [35:10] How to know if what you’re seeing really IS a sign [39:30] Why surrender is the real path to co-creating with Spirit You’ll leave this episode thinking: 👉 Am I over-controlling? 👉 Am I ignoring the signs Spirit keeps sending me? 👉 What would happen if I surrendered instead of trying to force the path? If you’ve been waiting for a sign… this episode IS your sign. 🎧   Connect with Phil Warder AKA Phantom Phil https://www.unexplainedinc.com/   Resources: Follow Courtney on Instagram: @mediumcourtneydawson Explore mentorship, circles, and private sessions at mediumcourtneydawson.com                  Summer with Spirit - 12 week online course Starts June 3                                                             Spirit Led Path - 3 Day In Person Workshop - September 2-4,2025                                            Spirit Speaks- Demonstration of Mediumship - September 13,2025   If you loved this episode..... Share it with a friend. Leave a review on Apple or Spotify. Tag @mediumcourtneydawson and tell me what shifted for you    

Mediums, this is for you if.... Spirit is waking you up at night… You’re getting bombarded while out running errands… You feel drained after your readings and don’t know how to “turn it off”… This is NOT a sign you’re “super gifted.” It’s actually a sign your boundaries with Spirit are leaking. In this solo episode, I break it down for you: 👉 The #1 reason Spirit shows up uninvited 👉 Why “being open 24/7” is not spiritual—it’s burnout 👉 The exact way to signal to Spirit when you are (and are NOT) open to connect 👉 How to set boundaries with love without blocking your link If you’ve been taught you’re just supposed to deal with it… I’m here to show you a better way. Resources: Follow Courtney on Instagram: @mediumcourtneydawson Explore mentorship, circles, and private sessions at mediumcourtneydawson.com  Join  Summer with Spirit - 12 week online course Starts June 3                                                    Spirit-Led Path - 3 Day In Person Mediumship Workshop - September 2-4. 2025                   Spirit Speaks - In Person Demonstration of Mediumship -September 13,2025                              Join The Mediumship Mastery Circle Waitlst - Circles Start September 2025          If this stirred something inside you... Share it with a friend. Leave a review on Apple or Spotify. Tag @mediumcourtneydawson and tell me what shifted for you — because remembering your connection changes everything.

In this episode of The Connected Spirit Podcast, I sit down with my student Julia DeGroat — a naturally intuitive woman who always felt Spirit but didn’t know how to fully trust what she was receiving. After a spiritual reawakening during pregnancy, followed by a powerful sitting-in-the-power experience that both opened and overwhelmed her, Julia decided it was time to stop developing alone. She joined one of my circles. Showed up. Practiced. And in just six months? She gave her first professional evidential reading — confidently. Her story is going to remind you that your timeline is sacred. And you don’t have to do it alone.   🎧 Inside this episode, you’ll hear: 02:10 – Julia’s early signs of sensitivity (and how pregnancy reawakened her mediumship) 06:34 – The sitting-in-the-power experience that cracked her open 09:50 – What it was like to move from self-study into a guided mentorship circle 12:10 – Building confidence through practice, support, and surrender 17:25 – How she moved through fear, imposter syndrome, and energetic vulnerability 22:12 – The power of community when you're tired of figuring it out alone 26:40 – What surprised her most about giving public readings for strangers 30:50 – Why it’s not about being “born gifted”—it’s about trust, practice, and support 35:15 – Julia’s message to anyone afraid they’re not good enough to do this work   ✨ This episode is for the psychic medium who: Feels isolated or unsure how to move forward Has been reading books, listening to podcasts, but still second-guesses Spirit Craves community, guidance, and a space to grow without ego or pressure Wants to feel confident, clear, and connected — in their gifts and themselves   You’re not behind. You’re not broken. And you’re definitely not making it up. You're unfolding — just like Julia. Just like every real-deal medium who said yes to Spirit before they felt “ready.” 🎧 Tune in now to hear her journey — and if this speaks to your soul, come see what we’re building inside the Mediumship Mastery Circle.   Resources: 🔹 Follow Courtney on Instagram: @mediumcourtneydawson 🔹 Explore mentorship, circles, and private sessions at mediumcourtneydawson.com                🔹 From Heaven with Love - Demonstration of Mediumship Fundraising Event - May 18            🔹 Join Summer with Spirit - 12 week online course Starts June 3   If this stirred something inside you... Share it with a friend. Leave a review on Apple or Spotify. Tag @mediumcourtneydawson and tell me what shifted for you — because remembering your connection changes everything.

You don’t need another certification to feel ready. You need to remember who you already are. In this honest, soul-deep conversation, I’m joined by medium, trance healer, and poet Jennifer Rose to talk about what happens when your spiritual development becomes more about doing than being. We dive into what it actually looks like to step off the hamster wheel of “more classes, more training, more proof”—and drop into trust, integration, and real inner confidence. This episode isn’t about doing more. It’s about letting what you’ve already learned settle in—and lead you forward.    Inside this conversation, you’ll hear: ✨ What to do when your growth turns into spiritual over-efforting ✨ How to shift from performance into presence in your mediumship ✨ Why integration (not more training) is the turning point for most mediums ✨ What “we are Spirit too” actually means—and how it changes everything   You’re not here to constantly prove your gifts. You’re here to remember that Spirit already lives in you. 🎧 Press play and come join this grounded, Spirit-led conversation.   Connect with Jennifer Rose Website.   www.mediumjenniferrose.com. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mediumjenniferrose/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferrosemedium/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sacredspiralnetwork   Resources: 🔹 Follow Courtney on Instagram: @mediumcourtneydawson 🔹 Explore mentorship, circles, and private sessions at mediumcourtneydawson.com                 🔹 From Heaven with Love - Demonstration of Mediumship Fundraising Event - May 18                🔹 Join Summer with Spirit - 12 week online course Starts June 3   If this stirred something inside you... Share it with a friend. Leave a review on Apple or Spotify. Tag @mediumcourtneydawson and tell me what shifted for you — because remembering your connection changes everything.  

If you're doing all the "right" things — sitting in the power, reading the books, showing up for class — but your mediumship still feels stuck, you're not broken. You're battling something way deeper than technique: your mind. In this soul-to-soul episode of The Connected Spirit Podcast, Courtney Dawson reveals the hidden reason Spirit feels distant — and exactly how to rebuild the trust you've been craving. Inside, you’ll learn: ✨ Why Spirit can only meet you where you’re willing to be met (not where you’re trying to force yourself to go) ✨ How self-judgment and perfectionism silently block your clearest connections ✨ The missing link between “understanding” mediumship and truly trusting Spirit ✨ Why your most powerful mediumship is born in lived experience, not polished performances ✨ How surrender, compassion, and grace open the doorway to a deeper spirit relationship If you’ve ever whispered to yourself, "Maybe I’m not good enough to do this..." — this conversation will show you the truth: You already are. You just have to trust it. Timestamps to Jump In: 00:00 – Welcome: What a Spirit-Led Life Actually Looks Like 02:15 – How Your Soul Speaks (And Why You Might Be Ignoring It) 06:30 – "It Didn't Resonate": When Spiritual Lessons Miss the Mark (for Now) 10:10 – The Truth About Readiness: Why Spirit Can't Rush Your Healing 13:45 – The Real Battle Is in Your Mind (Here’s How to Win It) 18:20 – Why Trying to "Polish" Your Readings Is Blocking Your Evidence 23:10 – Meeting Your Spirit Team (Without Needing Their Names or Labels) 28:50 – Three Core Shifts to Trust Spirit More Than Your Fear 34:00 – Closing: The Power of Surrendering Before You Even Begin Resources: 🔹 Follow Courtney on Instagram: @mediumcourtneydawson 🔹 Explore mentorship, circles, and private sessions at mediumcourtneydawson.com                 🔹 From Heaven with Love - Demonstration of Mediumship Fundraising Event - May 18              🔹 Developing Mediums Mini-Readings   - May 21                                                                              🔹 Join Summer with Spirit - 12 week online course Starts June 3   If this stirred something inside you... Share it with a friend. Leave a review on Apple or Spotify. Tag @mediumcourtneydawson and tell me what shifted for you — because remembering your connection changes everything. Because connection isn’t something you chase. It’s something you already are. 🤍