Why Treating Mediumship Like a Hobby Dishonours the Dead with Virginia Belliveau

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: inconsistency. Not as a talent problem. Not as Spirit abandoning you. But as a connection problem, specifically, what happens when you skip the first two steps of the reading process and jump straight to the spirit communicator before you've grounded in your own energy or established your recipient's field. This episode is for developing mediums who are tired of white-knuckling every reading and hoping today is one of the good days. What you'll discover: Why mediumship inconsistency is almost always a connection problem, not an ability problem The three-step order that determines whether a reading flows or falls apart What to trace back after a reading that didn't go well (body tension, expectations, where the link actually broke down) Why skipping the first two steps of the Connected Spirit Method causes the most common reading failures How the Connected Spirit Method gives you a foundation to return to when you move out of the power, drop into a psychic link, or get a no from your recipient Connect with Courtney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediumcourtneydawson/ Website: https://mediumcourtneydawson.com 📣Join The Connected Spirit Challenge -  FREE 4 day challenge to identify & fix the gaps in your mediumship readings once and for all https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/cschallenge ⭐️ Join The Waitlist for The Connected Spirit Membership https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/cdlgq1zmnb 📌 Subscribe to The Connected Spirit Podcast so you never miss an episode that meets you exactly where you are on your spiritual journey. evidential mediumship, mediumship development, mediumship training, mediumship confidence, spirit communication, ethical mediumship, mediumship mentor, professional medium, spiritual integrity, sacred service, intuitive development, spiritual growth

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 completely different direction. Her path through addiction recovery, a marriage ending with two children under two, and a complete identity rebuild became the very thing that taught her what she now helps others find: a real, daily, practised relationship with yourself as the non-negotiable starting point for intuition, spiritual connection, and trust. Together they explore: Why you can't consistently trust your intuition if you don't first know your own energy What Julie's recovery journey revealed about the relationship between self-abandonment and spiritual disconnect The one simple daily practice that begins to build the capacity to receive (no app required) Why the higher self isn't an abstract concept and what it actually feels like when you're in contact with it How highly sensitive and intuitive people lose themselves in other people's energy, and what to do about it Why a weekend workshop won't shift your connection to your higher self if the foundational relationship with yourself is missing The difference between fear-based thought and genuine intuitive guidance, and how your body already knows which is which Connect with Julie Website: Julie's website Connect with Courtney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediumcourtneydawson/ Website: https://mediumcourtneydawson.com Join The Waitlist for The Connected Spirit Membership https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/cdlgq1zmnb 📌 Subscribe to The Connected Spirit Podcast so you never miss an episode that meets you exactly where you are on your spiritual journey. evidential mediumship, mediumship development, mediumship training, mediumship confidence, spirit communication, ethical mediumship, mediumship mentor, professional medium, spiritual integrity, sacred service, intuitive development, spiritual growth

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 globally for nine. In this episode, she gets honest about something she sees constantly as a mediumship teacher: the word "evidential" gets tossed around like confetti, and the different interpretations of it are costing developing mediums their confidence, their accuracy, and their sitters' trust. Evidence is the medium's job. Not the sitter's. And there's a big difference between getting hits and delivering the real thing. What you'll discover: What evidential mediumship actually means in practice, and where the confusion in the industry comes from The difference between getting a hit and delivering real evidence Why evidence is always the medium's job, and what happens the moment you ask the sitter to fill in the blank How specific, verifiable information leaves your recipient with no doubt who is communicating from the other side Why holding a high evidence standard builds confidence instead of pressure The ethical line between protecting your sitter and gatekeeping information from them How consistent evidential practice inside the Connected Spirit Membership translates into the way you naturally show up in every reading Connect with Courtney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediumcourtneydawson/ Website: https://mediumcourtneydawson.com Join The Waitlist for The Connected Spirit Membership https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/cdlgq1zmnb ☀️ Summer with Spirit: 12 week live training. Starts June 4, 2026 https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/g4qbpaw135 Mediumship Mastery Circle https://mediumcourtneydawson.my.canva.site/mediumshipmastery 📌 Subscribe to The Connected Spirit Podcast so you never miss an episode that meets you exactly where you are on your spiritual journey. evidential mediumship, mediumship development, mediumship training, mediumship confidence, spirit communication, ethical mediumship, mediumship mentor, professional medium, spiritual integrity, sacred service, intuitive development, spiritual growth

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 departed loved ones, or to serve your family and close community, is a deeply valid and honourable path. The issue is approaching the work without reverence for what it actually is — a sacred bridge between the living and souls in the Spirit world. Courtney and Virginia speak candidly about the responsibility every developing medium carries, what gets lost when that responsibility is ignored, and what it truly looks like to honour this gift. If you're serious about mediumship development — at any level — this episode will meet you where you are. In This Episode: Why mediumship is a sacred craft, not a casual pursuit The real impact of treating spirit communication as entertainment Developing with reverence outside of professional practice What it means to honour the souls who come through How to step into deeper integrity in your mediumship development Connect with Virginia Belliveau  https://morningmoon.phonesites.com/ 📌 Subscribe to The Connected Spirit Podcast so you never miss an episode that meets you exactly where you are on your spiritual journey. Join Courtney's programs: Summer with Spirit — 12 weeks of live mediumship training. Starts June 4, 2026: https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/g4qbpaw135 The Connected Spirit Membership — join the waitlist for first access and founding member perks: https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/cdlgq1zmnb Connect with Courtney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediumcourtneydawson/ Website: https://mediumcourtneydawson.com mediumship development, psychic medium, evidential mediumship, spirit communication, mediumship training, mediumship mentor, The Connected Spirit Podcast, Courtney Dawson, intuitive development, spirituality  

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 visualization. Not an affirmation. It's the energetic bridge between you and the Spirit world, and most developing mediums are either skipping it entirely or doing it completely wrong. Courtney explains what Sitting in the Power actually builds inside you, why spiritual energy works like a cell phone battery that needs recharging, and how this single practice develops your mediumship at every level, whether you had your first Spirit experience six months ago or you've been working professionally for years. She also shares exactly how she does it herself, simply and without ritual, and why simplicity is actually the point. This episode is for developing mediums at any stage who want stronger, more consistent spirit communication and a reliable way to build and hold the link.   In this episode: Why journaling, pulling cards, and doing practice readings won't actually develop your mediumship without this one practice underneath them What Sitting in the Power actually is, and what it is not Why Spirit communicators come in subtle rather than dramatic, and what you need to build in order to feel them How to use your heart space as the anchor point for your spiritual power The simple, no-ritual way Courtney does this practice herself Why this is the one practice that applies regardless of your level, from brand new to working professionally How building your own energy awareness is what makes you certain when another energy enters your space   📌 Subscribe to The Connected Spirit Podcast so you never miss an episode that meets you exactly where you are on your spiritual journey. Join Courtney's programs: Summer with Spirit — 12 weeks of live mediumship training. Starts June 4, 2026: https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/g4qbpaw135 The Connected Spirit Membership — join the waitlist for first access and founding member perks: https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/cdlgq1zmnb Connect with Courtney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediumcourtneydawson/ Website: https://mediumcourtneydawson.com mediumship development, psychic medium, evidential mediumship, spirit communication, mediumship training, mediumship mentor, The Connected Spirit Podcast, Courtney Dawson, intuitive development, spirituality  

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. It's not a spiritual problem. It's not a sign that you don't have what it takes. It's a training gap... and it's fixable. Most mediumship training skips a critical step. Students are taught how to connect to Spirit, how to make the link, before they're ever taught how to connect to themselves. And when you don't deeply know your own energy, your own body, your own emotional state, there will always be room for doubt to creep in. Every single time. In this episode, Courtney walks you through The Connected Spirit Method, her four-connection framework that builds the foundation for clear, consistent, and confident mediumship. This is the concrete you pour before you put up the walls. What you'll discover: • Why doubt in your mediumship is almost always a training issue, not an ability issue • The step most mediumship courses skip entirely (and why it costs you your confidence) • The four connections you need to develop before you reach out to the spirit world • How to recognise the difference between your own energy, your recipient's energy, and the spirit communicator's energy • Why knowing what your body feels like is actually the foundation of evidential mediumship • What changes in your readings when you follow this process consistently • How The Connected Spirit Method approaches mediumship from a holistic point of view   📌 Subscribe to The Connected Spirit Podcast so you never miss an episode that meets you exactly where you are on your spiritual journey. Join Courtney's programs: Summer with Spirit — 12 weeks of live mediumship training. Starts June 4, 2026: https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/g4qbpaw135 The Connected Spirit Membership — join the waitlist for first access and founding member perks: https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/cdlgq1zmnb Connect with Courtney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediumcourtneydawson/ Website: https://mediumcourtneydawson.com mediumship development, psychic medium, evidential mediumship, spirit communication, mediumship training, mediumship mentor, The Connected Spirit Podcast, Courtney Dawson, intuitive development, spirituality  

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 process, whether peace is present even in sudden or traumatic deaths, how to support a loved one from this side of the veil, and one simple practice to stay connected to those who've crossed over. If you're sitting with grief, caring for someone close to passing, or simply want to understand what awaits us all — this conversation will change how you think about death and how you live.   Find Julie and her free gift for listeners at askjulieryan.com.   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/askjulieryan/   Website: https://askjulieryan.com/ Join Courtney's programs: Summer with Spirit — 12 weeks of live mediumship training. Starts June 4, 2026: https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/g4qbpaw135   The Connected Spirit Membership — join the waitlist for first access and founding member perks: https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/cdlgq1zmnb   mediumship development, psychic medium, evidential mediumship, spirit communication, mediumship training, mediumship mentor, The Connected Spirit Podcast, Courtney Dawson, intuitive development, spirituality  

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 night, before she had a single class under her belt. A man in Spirit wouldn't leave her alone until she delivered his message to his daughter and granddaughter. She gave his physical description, how he passed, the whole thing. Both women could take all of it. And in that moment, everything changed. If you've been quietly sitting on experiences like this and brushing them off, this episode gives you real, grounded answers. In this episode you'll learn: The 5 real signs you're receiving spirit communication — not just intuition Why mediumship development is different from psychic work and why that distinction matters Why you don't have to have been aware of Spirit since childhood to be a developing medium What evidential mediumship actually looks like and why the evidence is always the medium's job Why formal mediumship training removes doubt, builds consistency, and changes everything The right reasons to pursue this path — and why it's sacred, not a shortcut If after listening you find yourself nodding along thinking yeah, I've had that... that's not your imagination. That's Spirit.   Connect with Courtney: Instagram: @mediumcourtneydawson Website: mediumcourtneydawson.com  Join Courtney's programs: Summer with Spirit — 12 weeks of live mediumship training. Starts June 4, 2026: https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/g4qbpaw135   The Connected Spirit Membership — join the waitlist for first access and founding member perks: https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/cdlgq1zmnb   mediumship development, psychic medium, evidential mediumship, spirit communication, mediumship training, mediumship mentor, The Connected Spirit Podcast, Courtney Dawson, intuitive development, spirituality

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 that is rare in this industry. She has appeared on Lifetime, Gaia, Fox, and Coast to Coast AM and has helped tens of thousands of people reconnect with their soul, their intuition, and their spiritual gifts. And what she shared in this conversation stopped me mid-sentence. Most developing mediums are taught how to connect with Spirit. What almost nobody teaches is how to be present enough to actually receive what Spirit is sending. Sunny unpacks why scattered energy is the number one block to clear and consistent spirit communication, and what to do about it starting today. This is not a conversation about doing more. It is a conversation about coming back to yourself so Spirit can actually reach you. In this episode we cover: Why energetic presence is the real foundation of evidential mediumship How scattered energy blocks spirit communication more than ability ever could Why sensitive people burn out and how to build longevity as a psychic medium Sunny's personal five-step morning presence practice How to manage and maintain your energy before every reading The message the angels have been delivering consistently since the pandemic Why staying in your body is one of the most important things a developing medium can do The difference between spiritual escapism and genuine spirit communication Connect with Sunny Dawn Johnston: Website: sunnydawnjohnston.com   Connect with Courtney: Instagram: @mediumcourtneydawson Website: mediumcourtneydawson.com  Join Courtney's programs: Summer with Spirit — 12 weeks of live mediumship training. Starts June 4, 2026: https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/g4qbpaw135 The Remembering — 3 Day In-Person Immersion with Courtney Dawson and Nicole Newman this July: https://loveofaverykind.ca/retreat/2878-2/ The Connected Spirit Membership — join the waitlist for first access and founding member perks: https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/cdlgq1zmnb   mediumship development, psychic medium, evidential mediumship, spirit communication, mediumship training, mediumship mentor, The Connected Spirit Podcast, Courtney Dawson, intuitive development, spirituality

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 missing structure, technical foundation, and repeatable process. She talks about the gap in much of today's mediumship training, where developing mediums are often taught fragments of technique without learning how to consistently build, hold, and re-establish a link with the spirit world. Drawing on her experience as a professional psychic medium, years of development circle work, and training at Arthur Findlay College, Courtney explains what supports stronger, more reliable evidential mediumship. She also shares how better training helped her move from hoping a connection would work to knowing how to work with Spirit in a clear and consistent way. This episode is for developing and professional mediums who want stronger foundations, more confidence, and a more repeatable approach to mediumship. In this episode Why mediumship inconsistency is usually a training issue, not an ability issue What is often missing from mediumship education How a repeatable process supports stronger spirit communication What to do when you lose the link with a spirit communicator during a reading Why technical foundation matters in evidential mediumship How structured practice can support growth, confidence, and accuracy   ☀️ Summer with Spirit - 12 week live training. Starts June 4,2026 Register Here 📣 The Remembering - 3 Day In Person Retreat July 17-19,2026 https://loveofaverykind.ca/retreat/2878-2 Join The Waitlist for The Connected Spirit Membership https://theconnectedspiritschool.myflodesk.com/cdlgq1zmnb   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mediumcourtneydawson/   Website https://mediumcourtneydawson.com   📌 Subscribe to The Connected Spirit Podcast so you never miss an episode that meets you exactly where you are on your spiritual journey.   ethical mediumship, God Source, evidential mediumship, spiritual growth, divine connection, intuition, healing, spiritual mentorship, psychic medium, sacred service mediumship development, psychic medium, evidential mediumship, spirit communication, mediumship training, spiritual development, ethical mediumship, connection to Spirit, intuitive development, spiritual mentorship