Lauren Robertson—evidential medium since age 16 and author of The Medium in Manolos—returns to talk about what it really takes to do public demonstrations of mediumship (“platform mediumship”). She shares why confidence is built through exposure, how to reframe anxiety into excitement, and how platform work differs from 1:1 readings (snappier evidence, more communal impact, and clear energy management). Lauren also opens up about skeptics, the role of inner work in becoming a stronger medium, and why ethical compensation matters—especially to prevent burnout and exploitation. The episode closes with Lauren’s core advice: be yourself, because platform mediumship isn’t performance—it’s sacred service.

• Confidence comes from exposure, not perfection. The fastest way through the fear is repeating the experience until your nervous system learns it’s safe.
• Reframe nerves as excitement. Anxiety often shows up when you add pressure about how you’ll look or whether you’ll “mess it up.”
• Platform mediumship is different from 1:1 readings. Public demos need quick, clear, evidential messages that lift the whole room—whether or not everyone gets read.
• Use “communal evidence,” especially objects. Describing an object someone has in their bag/pocket can create a shared moment of awe for the entire audience.
• Stop people-pleasing; start energy management. You’re not there to make everyone happy—you’re a channel for Spirit, and the audience is part of the energetic circuit.
• Call out skeptics with vulnerability. Naming what they might be thinking can disarm defensiveness and lower the emotional temperature in the room.
• Inner work strengthens mediumship. Healing shame, old beliefs, trauma, and people-pleasing patterns can directly improve courage, clarity, and stamina on the platform.
• Money + mediumship can be ethical and sacred. Fair compensation helps mediums stay resourced, confident, and less vulnerable to exploitation—while still leaving room to serve for free at times.
• Mediumship may be a spectrum. Like any skill, people vary in openness, compassion, creativity—and the role mediumship plays can still be meaningful even if someone isn’t meant to demonstrate publicly.

“When we feel anxious or nervous… what we actually really feel is excited.”

“The audience… they are a battery, they are an energy source…”

“You are not there to please anybody. You are there as a mouthpiece… of the spirit world.”

“You should be able to step away from the platform feeling energised…”

“Mediumship isn’t a performance, it’s a sacred calling.”

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In this Sunday solo, Sarah breaks down what “reading subtle energy” actually feels like in real life: soft, fast, surprising, and usually easy to dismiss. She shares how presence (and loosening ego/expectations) strengthens intuition, why most intuitive info doesn’t arrive like a crystal-clear movie or voice memo, and how real-time feedback with a practice partner can change everything. Along the way, she tells powerful stories—like a psychometry exercise that unexpectedly brought through “horse energy,” and a moving reading where a father’s apology, a closet door with white slats, and two dragonflies opened the door to forgiveness, humor, and closure.

• Subtle energy is quiet and quick. If you’re waiting for fireworks, you’ll miss the “pops.”
• Your body is a YES/NO instrument. “Random nope,” “full-body hell yeah,” chills, pressure, emotion shifts—these can be intuitive language.
• Presence is the gateway to presence. To feel Spirit with you, your awareness has to be in the current moment.
• Expectation shrinks the channel. When you “need it to be this,” you filter out the bigger message (and Spirit doesn’t obey ceilings).
• Intuition arrives clean—then the mind narrates. The moment you hesitate, analysis takes over and the signal fades.
• Practice partners create traction. Feedback + intention = learning faster (and trusting yourself sooner).
• Evidence can be both tender and funny. A reading can hold shame + forgiveness + dragonflies + a cocktail-party couple saying “just take it.”
• Guided writing is a real, accessible tool. Calm state + pen moving = a channel for gentle, guiding language.

“Expectation kills openness.”

“For most of my life… I had no idea what reading energy meant. I thought that energy was what I was billed for monthly to keep my electricity running.”

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FALL RE-RELEASE: We’ve been talking about Perdita Finn nonstop lately… so we’re bringing back one of our most beloved conversations.

Originally released 11/6/2024, this episode remains a listener favorite for a reason.

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Perdita Finn — author of Take Back the Magic: Conversations with the Unseen World — teaches that “every day is the day of the dead.” In this super fun and surprising conversation, she shows us what it really means to collaborate with the dead, call in our ancestors, and receive help from the unseen world.

Perdita shares stories about her father, the healing that unfolded after his passing, and how the dead can strengthen our intuition, guide our creativity, and walk beside us in everyday life. We explore signs, synchronicities, ancestral amends, the spirituality within 12-step programs, and the deeper story of our souls.

If you’ve been feeling pulled toward your ancestors lately… this one is for you!

• Why the dead want to help us (and how to put them to work)

• How healing with the dead strengthens intuition

• Why reincarnation is only one stitch in our soul’s long story

• How signs and synchronicities show up when the dead are near

• Why 12-step spirituality is a radical doorway to the unseen

• How ancestors shape our path and creativity

• The lingering impact of witch-trial history on our beliefs

• How collaboration with the dead can expand your purpose

• “The unseen world is real.”

• “The dead have shown up for me. They all want to help us.”

• “Every day is the day of the dead.”

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