Unchurching, Ancestral Power & Psychic Gifts: A Black Medium's Journey Home to Spirit

What happens when psychic readings become a crutch? In this deeply honest conversation, returning guest Rory Walkhom—a spiritual teacher, channel, and mentor with The Medium School—shares the kind of truth that stops you mid-scroll. You’ll hear us unpack a very real and often uncomfortable dynamic in the psychic and spiritual world: how repeated readings, while well-intentioned, can slowly disempower the very people they aim to help. Together, we name what’s not working, but more importantly, we talk about how to do it better. For clients, for practitioners, and for the integrity of the sacred work. This episode isn’t about calling people out. It’s about calling us all in—to a way of showing up in this work that actually roots us deeper into our own soul wisdom. You’ll hear Rory talk about: What a psychic reading is truly meant for Why discomfort in the unknown doesn’t need immediate fixing How to reconnect with your own inner expansion What ethical boundaries look like—for both the reader and the client How to choose a practitioner from a place of alignment, not panic Whether you’re a practicing intuitive or someone who turns to readings when life feels uncertain, this one will meet you right where you are. "If we’re doing readings again and again for people, we are disempowering them from connecting to their own intuition. That’s not healing. That’s dependency."- Rory Walkhom Resources & Links: Rory Welcome: @themediumschool on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook Rory's book: 11 Lessons from My Dead Dad — available worldwide on Amazon Free 3-part intuition video training: themediumschool.com Mediumship Certification Training (starting September, application only) Free Masterclass: From Self-Doubt to Surrender (August 27) If this conversation stirred something in you, take a quiet moment. Breathe into your body. Ask, “What feels expansive for me right now?” And trust what rises. You’re your own best reader.   📣Join the Mediumship Mastery Circle - 3 Circles. Starts September 2025 Website Instagram Facebook YouTube  

Heather Bierner didn’t come to mediumship empty-handed. She brought years of spiritual seeking, a Christian upbringing she’d long outgrown, and intuitive experiences that hinted at something deeper. She even went to India in search of soul truth. But nothing prepared her for the moment when spirit asked her to let go of everything she thought she needed—and just trust. In this intimate conversation, Heather opens up about her journey inside the Mediumship Mastery Circle: from resisting the unfamiliar to becoming the very tool spirit could work through. What began with photos, structure, and “doing it right” transformed into something far more sacred—real connection, raw trust, and wild moments of evidence that cracked her open. (Yes, “just say ducks” is now a whole thing.) If you’ve ever doubted your gifts or wondered if you’re doing it “right,” this episode is your permission to drop the script, soften into your own rhythm, and trust what spirit already knows about you. You’re not behind. You’re becoming.   Follow Courtney + The Connected Spirit School   📣Join the Mediumship Mastery Circle - 3 Circles. Starts September 2025 Website Instagram Facebook YouTube   If your soul is craving a safe, supportive space to deepen your connection with Spirit, my fall Mediumship Mastery Circles are now open for enrollment.

There’s a moment in every medium’s journey when Spirit steps in so clearly, so undeniably, that you can’t go back to who you were before. For me, it was a warm June night outside a little Spiritualist church—a chance meeting with a man in Spirit that cracked my world wide open. But here’s what I learned in the years after: your mediumship doesn’t grow in a vacuum. It needs a safe, soul-aligned space to breathe. The wrong circle will leave you doubting yourself. The right one will see you first—before your evidence, before your “performance”—and hold you steady while your gifts find their rhythm. In this episode, I share the story of that first undeniable connection, the hard seasons that followed, and why the right mentor and community are the difference between burnout and deep, joyful connection with the Spirit world. If you’ve been wondering why your mediumship feels stuck—or why it flowed so effortlessly before you “tried so hard”—this one’s for you.   “Mediumship isn’t something you chase. It’s already within you—and the right community will help you remember that.” ~ Courtney Dawson   Follow Courtney + The Connected Spirit School   📣Join the Mediumship Mastery Circle - Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced.  Classes start September 2025 Website Instagram Facebook YouTube   If your soul is craving a safe, supportive space to deepen your connection with Spirit, my fall Mediumship Mastery Circles are now open for enrollment.

She didn’t grow up seeing spirits. She didn’t spend years in training. But on her very first try, Tosha Link brought through a piece of evidence so specific—a toaster—that it left no doubt spirit was speaking through her. In this heartfelt conversation, Tosha shares how she went from curious beginner to confident evidential medium in just eight months inside the Connected Spirit Circle. We explore the exact moments that shifted everything for her—why surrender matters, how mentorship and community accelerate growth, and why you don’t need years of training to bring through accurate evidence from spirit. If you’ve ever wondered if you’re “gifted enough” to be a medium, this episode will remind you that connection isn’t just for a chosen few—it’s for anyone willing to show up, practice, and trust the process.   Timestamps: [01:46] – Meet Tosha and her surprising start as a medium [04:10] – The “toaster” evidence that changed everything [07:30] – What it felt like to be thrown right in on her first night [10:21] – How mentorship and community sped up her psychic development [17:34] – The power of surrender in evidential mediumship [21:31] – How peer support builds confidence and trust in spirit [24:16] – Tosha’s encouragement to anyone starting their spiritual journey   “Even on your first try, you can connect to spirit and bring through accurate evidence—you just need the right techniques and support.”   Follow Courtney + The Connected Spirit School Website Instagram Facebook YouTube

She was a nurse in the ICU, raised Baptist, mothering, wife-ing, surviving—until Spirit began whispering louder. Through grief and gut-truths, ancestral dreams and a deep church awakening, Ermi listened. And when she finally said yes, everything changed. In this raw, magnetic episode, Ermi shares her journey from a strict Christian upbringing to becoming a deeply Spirit-led psychic medium. Her story weaves through unchurching, ancestral reclamation, and breaking stereotypes as a Black woman in the spiritual space. We talk about hearing Spirit in the hospital, reconciling faith with mediumship, and why representation isn't just powerful—it's necessary. This conversation is an offering for anyone trying to hold God and intuition in the same hand.   Ermi: "Whoever controls your mind, controls you."   [00:29] – Ermi's multidimensional identity: mother, nurse, medium, Leo [01:56] – Human design and the sacred art of balance [04:11] – What life looked like before Spirit became center [06:36] – A Pentecostal church visit that cracked her open [10:18] – Divine whispers, grief dreams, and spiritual awakening [18:12] – Reconciling Christian faith with intuition and gifts [24:45] – Letting go of religious fear and reclaiming God [32:52] – How Spirit trained her through practice, not classes [40:19] – Ethical mediumship and building your own vocabulary [52:26] – Why Ermi shows up as a Black medium—and what she’s reclaiming   If you're wrestling with faith, gifts, or a calling that doesn’t fit inside the old boxes—this is your permission to listen deeper. Let Spirit show you what’s possible when you stop choosing between God and your truth. You can hold both. Connect with Ermi: ermisees.com Resources & Links: Follow Courtney + The Connected Spirit School Website Instagram Facebook YouTube    

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

As a teenager, Kelly Brickell couldn’t sleep. Her body was wired, her mind racing, her spirit trying to be heard. What doctors dismissed, she later recognized as the first signs of energetic sensitivity—an invitation into a world of spirit she hadn’t yet named. In this soul-deep episode, Kelly opens up about how chronic insomnia cracked open her path into psychic mediumship and numerology. She shares how ancestral gifts were hidden in plain sight, how numbers became her unexpected allies, and why knowing your own energy is the foundation of any true spiritual work. This isn’t a how-to—it’s a heart-level remembering. You’ll leave feeling more connected to your sensitivity, your lineage, and the codes that have been speaking to you all along. "You have to know what’s yours and what’s not. That’s the real starting point of any spiritual work." - Kelly Brickel   Connect with Kelly Website: https://kellybrickel.com/ Sacred Spiral Network https://sacredspiralnetwork.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/energeticsessions     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.

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