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This week, I'm admitting something that might surprise you... I still dread every reading. After years of working professionally as a medium, I still feel nervous before demonstrations, anxious before one-to-one readings, and vulnerable every time I open myself to spirit. In this episode, I'm talking about: Why confidence isn't the goalThe reality of imposter syndrome in mediumshipWhy the sitter's energy matters more than people realiseThe mistake developing mediums make while waiting to "feel ready"What changed for me after thousands of readingsAnd why some of the most difficult readings become the most memorable.If you've ever wondered whether you're the only medium who feels terrified before working... You're definitely not. I'm starting a circle, and you're invited. Most people developing their mediumship are doing it on their own. From September I'm running a monthly development circle inside Spirit Social, where you practise with other people instead of just reading about it. Over 12 monthly live events, alongside daily card readings and live demonstrations. Come and join us: https://onelink.to/pgwzuq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I’m exploring a question that’s been rattling around my head for a while: Where does spirit end… and human effort begin? Because in spiritual spaces, we’re often very comfortable saying: Spirit brought me this. Spirit guided me. Spirit made it happen. But what about the hours of work? The risks? The failures? The money? The persistence? In this episode, I’m talking about: • The inspiration behind Spirit Social • Why ideas don’t arrive fully formed • The hidden labour behind spiritual businesses and communities • Whether marketing and alignment can coexist • Why we struggle to acknowledge our own contribution • And the uncomfortable relationship between spirituality, visibility and success Can spirit inspire the vision? Absolutely. But someone still has to build the thing. I'm starting a circle, and you're invited. Most people developing their mediumship are doing it on their own. From September I'm running a monthly development circle inside Spirit Social, where you practise with other people instead of just reading about it. Over 12 monthly live events, alongside daily card readings and live demonstrations. Come and join us: https://onelink.to/pgwzuq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s episode is a bit of a deep dive into spirit communication, expectations… and whether modern spirituality is making genuine connection harder. Starting with listener questions, we end up exploring: • Why spirit sometimes show up without a message • Whether spirit guides are really separate from us • Why mediums can connect to the “wrong” spirit • The pressure clients place on mediums for proof and accuracy • And how social media, advertising and algorithms are changing spiritual spaces Because somewhere along the way, spirituality became performance. Hooks. Virality. Attention. Proof. But what if real spirit communication is quieter than that? This episode is messy, thoughtful and full of questions rather than fixed answers… which honestly feels very fitting. I'm starting a circle, and you're invited. Most people developing their mediumship are doing it on their own. From September I'm running a monthly development circle inside Spirit Social, where you practise with other people instead of just reading about it. Over 12 monthly live events, alongside daily card readings and live demonstrations. Come and join us: https://onelink.to/pgwzuq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s episode started with road rage… and somehow ended up exploring manifestation, energetic responsibility and whether we blame ourselves for things that were never ours to carry. Because after a really uncomfortable encounter on the road, I found myself asking a question I think a lot of spiritual people secretly ask: Did I cause this? In this episode, I’m talking about: • What happens when someone else’s energy really hits you • Why being energetically sensitive can feel overwhelming • The pressure spiritual people put on themselves to stay “high vibe” • The darker side of manifestation culture • And whether every difficult experience really is our fault Sometimes chaos is just chaos. Sometimes people bring their energy into your space. And sometimes healing isn’t instantly “raising your vibration” and moving on. Maybe it’s just being honest that something hurt. I'm starting a circle, and you're invited. Most people developing their mediumship are doing it on their own. From September I'm running a monthly development circle inside Spirit Social, where you practise with other people instead of just reading about it. Over 12 monthly live events, alongside daily card readings and live demonstrations. Come and join us: https://onelink.to/pgwzuq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s episode is a bit of a story… and the lesson that came from it. Because sometimes it’s not the big things that force change. It’s the final, small thing you were willing to tolerate… until suddenly, you’re not. In this episode, I’m sharing: • What happened when Spirit Social was hit by a scam • The reality of building something from scratch (and the unexpected costs) • The moment something small pushed me over the edge • And how frustration, anger and “overreaction” can actually be alignment We’re often told to stay calm, stay positive, stay balanced. But sometimes… snapping is the thing that finally moves you forward. What if the thing that pushed you too far… was actually helping you change direction? I'm starting a circle, and you're invited. Most people developing their mediumship are doing it on their own. From September I'm running a monthly development circle inside Spirit Social, where you practise with other people instead of just reading about it. Over 12 monthly live events, alongside daily card readings and live demonstrations. Come and join us: https://onelink.to/pgwzuq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s episode came from a moment in teaching that stopped me in my tracks… In our quest to become better mediums… are we actually losing the point of mediumship? Because somewhere along the way, many of us become focused on one thing: More evidence. More proof. More validation. But what if that focus is taking us further away from the very thing that makes mediumship powerful? In this episode, I’m exploring: • The balance between evidence and presence • How striving for proof can block the natural unfolding of spirit • Why the most powerful moments in a reading often come from surrender • The difference between information… and connection • And who we’re really trying to convince in our mediumship Because mediumship isn’t just about proving someone is there. It’s about allowing them to be felt. I'm starting a circle, and you're invited. Most people developing their mediumship are doing it on their own. From September I'm running a monthly development circle inside Spirit Social, where you practise with other people instead of just reading about it. Over 12 monthly live events, alongside daily card readings and live demonstrations. Come and join us: https://onelink.to/pgwzuq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s episode is a more honest look at something we don’t often talk about in mediumship… The weight of it. Because while mediumship is an incredible privilege, it also asks a lot of you. In this episode, I’m sharing what happens when that reality really lands. We’re talking about: • Sitting in other people’s grief, day after day • The emotional and energetic weight of evidential readings • How mediumship changes your relationship with life, loss and fear • The pressure to hold space, even when it affects you • And why this work is both beautiful… and heavy This isn’t about complaining. It’s about being real. Because mediumship isn’t just about connection to spirit… It’s about learning how to carry what comes with it. I'm starting a circle, and you're invited. Most people developing their mediumship are doing it on their own. From September I'm running a monthly development circle inside Spirit Social, where you practise with other people instead of just reading about it. Over 12 monthly live events, alongside daily card readings and live demonstrations. Come and join us: https://onelink.to/pgwzuq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when a reading doesn’t come true? This week’s episode came from a real client question… and it sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole. Because there isn’t just one answer. Was the reading wrong? Did the sitter not take the action they needed to take? Or is it simply that the timeline isn’t what we think it is? In this episode, I’m exploring: • The three possible reasons a reading might not “come true” • The role of inspired action vs waiting for outcomes • Why timelines in readings are more fluid than we like to admit • What people actually want when they book a reading • And where responsibility really sits between medium, sitter and spirit It’s not as simple as right or wrong. And it raises a bigger question… Is a “good” reading one that’s accurate… or one that tells you what you want to hear? I'm starting a circle, and you're invited. Most people developing their mediumship are doing it on their own. From September I'm running a monthly development circle inside Spirit Social, where you practise with other people instead of just reading about it. Over 12 monthly live events, alongside daily card readings and live demonstrations. Come and join us: https://onelink.to/pgwzuq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear it all the time in spiritual spaces: Your new life will cost you your old one. It sounds inspiring. Empowering, even. But what does that actually look like when you’re living it? In this episode, I’m sharing a much more honest view of what that cost can be. Not just the visible changes, but the things we don’t talk about: • Burnout and pushing beyond your limits • Financial pressure when you’re building something from scratch • The loneliness of leadership and responsibility • Outgrowing people, places and versions of yourself • Making the right decisions… and still feeling the loss This isn’t a “just trust the process” conversation. It’s about the in-between space. The void. The part where you’ve let go of your old life, but the new one hasn’t fully arrived yet. If you’re in that space right now, you’re not doing it wrong. You’re just in it. I'm starting a circle, and you're invited. Most people developing their mediumship are doing it on their own. From September I'm running a monthly development circle inside Spirit Social, where you practise with other people instead of just reading about it. Over 12 monthly live events, alongside daily card readings and live demonstrations. Come and join us: https://onelink.to/pgwzuq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shadow work. We love to talk about it. We love to say we’re doing it. We love to imagine that one day we’ll be “done.” Here’s the truth: your shadow isn’t going anywhere. In this episode I’m talking about trauma, blocks, awakening, and the slightly uncomfortable reality that being human means having a shadow. It’s not something you eliminate. It’s something you learn to live with. This isn’t about ascending your humanity. It’s about accepting it. I'm starting a circle, and you're invited. Most people developing their mediumship are doing it on their own. From September I'm running a monthly development circle inside Spirit Social, where you practise with other people instead of just reading about it. Over 12 monthly live events, alongside daily card readings and live demonstrations. Come and join us: https://onelink.to/pgwzuq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Need powers a reading. And no one talks about that properly. In this episode I’m breaking down the difference between professional readings and practice spaces, why development readings don’t always feel powerful, and why reading for someone who’s had twelve readings in two weeks is not the flex you think it is. Energy matters. Need matters. And sometimes the lesson in a practice reading isn’t for the sitter at all. I'm starting a circle, and you're invited. Most people developing their mediumship are doing it on their own. From September I'm running a monthly development circle inside Spirit Social, where you practise with other people instead of just reading about it. Over 12 monthly live events, alongside daily card readings and live demonstrations. Come and join us: https://onelink.to/pgwzuq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Energy is everything in a reading. Not just the evidence. Not just the facts. The energy. In this episode I talk about the “gears of a car” and why you cannot start in sixth gear just because you want to impress someone. Why we stall. Why we push for more evidence even when it’s already proven. And why surrendering actually gives you more control, not less. If you’ve ever sat there thinking “this isn’t good enough yet”… this one’s for you. I'm starting a circle, and you're invited. Most people developing their mediumship are doing it on their own. From September I'm running a monthly development circle inside Spirit Social, where you practise with other people instead of just reading about it. Over 12 monthly live events, alongside daily card readings and live demonstrations. Come and join us: https://onelink.to/pgwzuq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Being told you’re amazing feels great. But is it helping you grow? In this episode I talk about teaching advanced mediums, why direct feedback can feel brutal, and the uncomfortable truth that validation and development are not the same thing. If you’ve ever left a class feeling slightly winded… this one’s for you. I'm starting a circle, and you're invited. Most people developing their mediumship are doing it on their own. From September I'm running a monthly development circle inside Spirit Social, where you practise with other people instead of just reading about it. Over 12 monthly live events, alongside daily card readings and live demonstrations. Come and join us: https://onelink.to/pgwzuq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You don’t have to turn your mediumship into a business. You don’t need a booking link. You don’t need a brand. You don’t need to “step into your calling.” In this episode I’m talking about the pressure to monetise everything spiritual, and why doing mediumship because you love it is more than enough. Not everything sacred needs a Stripe account. I'm starting a circle, and you're invited. Most people developing their mediumship are doing it on their own. From September I'm running a monthly development circle inside Spirit Social, where you practise with other people instead of just reading about it. Over 12 monthly live events, alongside daily card readings and live demonstrations. Come and join us: https://onelink.to/pgwzuq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Season 9 of Mediumship Matters. This season is a little different. Rather than longer episodes, I've experimented with shorter, more focused conversations exploring the questions that have challenged me most over the past year. We'll be talking about: Trusting yourself as a mediumEthics, discernment and spiritual leadershipWhy we get stuck in our developmentImproving your evidential mediumshipThe responsibilities we carry as spiritual practitionersAnd the many questions I still don't have answers to. This season isn't about certainty. It's about curiosity. Thank you for coming along for the ride. I'm starting a circle, and you're invited. Most people developing their mediumship are doing it on their own. From September I'm running a monthly development circle inside Spirit Social, where you practise with other people instead of just reading about it. Over 12 monthly live events, alongside daily card readings and live demonstrations. Come and join us: https://onelink.to/pgwzuq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.