Michele the Practical Medium

It's Halloween and I didn't realize I missed making an episode last year, so boo me. I discovered this fact after I did the podcast, so future me found out what past me didn't know.

Some time ago, Linda had a work trip and stayed at a location that was supposedly haunted. What she found was interesting and raised quite a few questions about what really goes on at sites with a reputation for being haunted.

Since Halloween is a time when people go to spooky places for a scary experience, I figured her discoveries were worth talking about and exploring.

Spoiler alert: go to the haunted houses and have a good time, just be careful, and ask for lighthearted scares if it's a place with a reputation for paranormal activity. You'll get the thrill with none of the negative associations, and you'll have a great physical and mental memory that lasts a lifetime.

As always, I swear a bit, so the podcast is marked explicit as a result.

More content coming soon!

Relationships involve the pairing of two people who share the same space throughout the course of their lives. When something in that space breaks, it needs fixing, and it's not always easy to get fixed. Both partners have their opinions about how to fix something, and sometimes one partner has expertise.

But what happens when one partner is dead and can't physically fix the problem to the extent you need? 

You get what happens in this podcast.

Feel free to enjoy my disgust and frustration at the situation. Maybe throw in a Nelson Muntz "ha ha" while you're at it for kicks. I earned it. 

Email is, as always: michelethepracticalmedium@gmail.com

I caught this post on the Paranormal subReddit at the beginning of October and felt there was some good material to talk about. I know it's a bit lazy to read off a Reddit post for yucks, but I figured I'd give it a swirl to let people what's behind the one-way mirror that is our existence and interaction with the other side of this dimension.

The original post is here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/xc8lxq/as_a_correctional_officer_ive_had_tons_of/

And my email is, as always:

michelethepracticalmedium@gmail.com

My subReddit is:

http://www.reddit.com/r/thepracticalmedium

In this episode, I let Ken out of the box to talk about what his life is like after death. Most of the podcast is me relaying what he has to say about the generalities that come with not having a dense physical body and daily life. He rides his hobby horse in some areas, but I just let him go for the most part. 

The subreddit for talking about the podcast or anything related to this topic: https://www.reddit.com/r/thepracticalmedium/

My email, as always, is: michelethepracticalmedium@gmail.com 

I was looking through the back catalog and realized it's been over 3 years since I started the podcast. The time felt right to update the original first episode. The original is staying up for various reasons, including giving listeners the opportunity to compare if they feel like it. 

Some things have stayed the same, including why I use the title "Practical Medium" and my dislike for turning sensitivity and the other side of the fence into something it's not. What has changed? My confidence in myself and the information I receive. 

Questions? Comments? As always, email me at:

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This is a bit of an open-ended topic about how the brain can create a reality out of something it doesn't want to deal with versus being a medium and dealing with a reality that doesn't mesh with the physical world in a way that makes sense. 

As always, plenty of self-deprecation and my own perception of being perceived as weird. Story of my life. Does it annoy you? Let me know!

michelethepracticalmedium@gmail.com as always

And the link to Law Talk With Mike:

https://www.youtube.com/c/LawTalkWithMike

He's a fun host and worth watching to get a sense of just how clueless people can be when it comes to the legal system. 

I was listening to a favorite artist of mine recently and something that struck me long ago about his live performances hit me so hard that I felt the need to make a podcast about it.

The artist? Stevie Ray Vaughan. He lived a short but fast life full of guitar hero glory, and I realized why he did what he did when he was alive. His motivations apply to every single last one of us who came here to live in the physical. 

Spoiler alert: I don't tune into him, but I do use his story as a lesson for why we need to let our wild hairs loose on occasion. 

email me at: michelethepracticalmedium@gmail.com if you know Enoch or want a reading. 

I finally got around to recording this topic as I've been promising for a while. I talk about how stones can give a bit of a boost to your life, and what to expect from their abilities and properties. Are they magical and capable of making your life awesome? No, but they can make a difference when you need it. I also talk about how to pick stones, what properties to ascribe to them, and how to use them. 

I mention this in the podcast, and I'll bring it up here as well: I'll most likely be working mineral shows in the Chicago area in 2022. I'll be sure to put out a podcast well in advance that says where I'll be and when for anyone who wants to meet me and look at rocks and minerals.

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I cover a couple of topics that were at the front of my lobes. One was watching the Twitch streamer PayMoneyWubby do a live ghost hunt (snore), and a story of how I got jumped by an angry dead person and why it's relevant. Also, mature warning in that I let fly on the salty language a bit.

Normally I'm big on privacy, and I try to stay away from hot button topics, but this time I couldn't avoid it if I were to share the strange that is my life. 

Email is: michelethepracticalmedium@gmail.com

It's time for another Halloween-related episode! In this podcast, I talk about why certain places are haunted, how they get that way, and the psyche of the people that stick around and haunt these places. Plus, bonus story about Ken's increased strength at the end. 

Addendum to the story about Ken -- I have a three tier cart next to me to hold my diamond painting stuff. It's full of crinkly plastic bags. After I would put something back in the cart, he would keep pushing on it and making it crinkle to annoy me. One dirty look from me later....

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Technical and mental difficulties caused me to take a break from making the podcast for a lot longer than I expected. I finally managed to right my ship, catch a break, get my wind back, and put my brain in gear to do a podcast. 

In this episode, I talk about my lack of bandwidth due to life's challenges, briefly talk about a visit from a young medium, my experience with C's mother, and talk a little bit about the stuff I've seen over the past three months. 

My email is: michelethepracticalmedium@gmail.com if you want to get in touch with me. 

I finally, FINALLY got a full episode put together after months of barely having enough time for this side of my life.

In this episode, I talk about karma, how it works, and how it doesn't. Is it real? Yes, but it's a simple law of energy, not a burden. Take heart, dear listener, because karma affects everyone from the most miserable to the most positive. Karma can and will be a bitch when least expected.

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Until recently, I've had no spare energy to connect and do a deep dive on a particular topic. I explain why in this brief episode and how pain affects sensitivity. Also, fart joke warning at the end for those who don't like that humor. 

In the infamous words of the Terminator, "Ah'll be bak."

In this episode, I discuss how our own personal baggage can get in the way of connecting to people we love.

Anyone who wants to make the effort to reconnect to their loved ones who have passed over. Talking to the dead isn't exclusive to mediums. However, mediums get their egos out of the way so the non-corporeal can come through. Non-mediums have their own perceptions that frequently get in the way of the connection. I talk about the implications of baggage, how it's affected my connection to Ken in the past, and also bring up how it affects people who want to astral travel, but have difficulties doing so.

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I've alluded to religion in the past along with bits and pieces of my point of view on the topic. I decided to knuckle down and lay out where I come from when I talk about religion. A majority of stuff is my own personal opinion and my own experience with religion, but I do touch on the "what's out there" aspect that I pick up on from time to time. 

At one point, I realized my point of focus was going somewhere not here and what was coming out of my mouth was not me. Nor was it Ken. I still don't know who it was, but I'm not going to take ownership of something that wasn't me. It's not controversial, or at least I don't think it is, but it was a weird experience. 

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I had every intent to do a topical podcast. Until, that is, a series of events pulled my head away from the topic. I'll get to it in the next episode, I promise. There was a strong feeling I should take the opportunity to blow off steam and aggravations that have been building with regards to my life as a medium. Or I should say, my mousy life as a medium. 

Questions? Comments? Suggestions on how to evict my incontinent guests? Email me at:

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In this episode, I talk about free will and how it's a universal truth whether you're physical or not. I talk about how it plays a role in our lives, the political landscape up until recently, why people need to remember it's theirs to use, and how giving up a little bit of one's own free will isn't always a bad thing.  I do tend to meander back and forth a bit per my usual habit.

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In this episode, I'm finally getting around to fulfilling this topic request. I talk about the concept of hell and how it isn't, or is it? a thing. I discuss my experience with how the thought of hell keeps people from crossing over, why it's not as advertised, and how people choose to punish themselves in life and in death. 

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I figured it was a good time to talk about how the relationship between Ken and I has evolved, how we work together as a team, and how we handle the differences between our physical states. But before I go into that, I talk about the current timeline, the energy tide changing, and promise to get to a topic in the new year since it's a little dark for the holiday season. I haven't been spending a lot of time in the sensitive side of my head and it's for no other reason than the fact I haven't had much to stimulate me in that direction. I'll keep working on topics and put out podcasts as they arrive, however. 

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I finally got around to putting together an episode about near death experiences (NDE). This is an overview of what happens a la the crossing over episode, but I plan to come back to get more in-depth on some of the aspects. I also share what Ken went through when he died on the table the first time. 

I didn't edit the audio this time, so apologies in advance for verbal hesitations. I wanted to get the episode out before Black Friday ended and ran out of time to edit. 

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In this episode, I blow off some thoughts about James Randi and Alex Trebek and talk about where I've been. Never in my life have I been so wrung out in terms of having enough energy to make it through a day. I envy people like Adam the Woo who have the energy to create a daily vlog. Hopefully I'll be able to get back into a regular rhythm and dig into various topics once again in the near future. 

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In this way, way long overdue podcast, Linda and I talk about Halloween. We dig into the various aspects, how it's not a big deal in her neck of the woods and why, how she feels about it, and a funny story about her daughter. I also quiz her on what kind of intel she gets from the other side about how they view Halloween, pick her brain about the dangers of seances and using Ouija boards, how to protect oneself, and other various tidbits.

Ken's largely quiet in this episode, but he does get in one of his, ahem, mature audience digs at one point. 

The conversation is unedited primarily because I felt it better to leave it alone and let the conversational flow stand. 

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If anyone wants to connect with Linda, let me know in email and I'll forward the communication. 

An overview of crossing over, what it is, and why not everyone wants to cross over right away. Sometimes people are asked to stay back, sometimes people don't want to be separated from family and life, and sometimes it's difficult to leave behind addictions. 

Ken likes to explore the darker side of humanity which gets kind of apparent in this episode. I, too, watch Jim Can't Swim along with other true crime stuff a little too much and I think we dug a bit too deeply into it. 

Next topic won't be on what I said in the podcast. I am reserving the right to change my mind and doing so! Nyeah. I'm keeping it a secret because it's a big one in the world of paranormal topics. Dun dun duuuuuunnnnnn

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Masochism. I forgot masochism. 

This is a bit of an adult stream if you hadn't figured it out based on my opening sentence. This episode is another installation of my mental exhaust series where I just let fly on stuff. I explain the role autism plays in my life, how these podcasts are 90% Ken, 10% me, and I leave in verbal stumbles to demonstrate how I can't easily pull down words when switching between myself and his flow. Last, but not least, I talk about the inspiration for the next topic which is crossing over. 

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A listener asked me to talk about guardians/guides and I'm happy to oblige! This is more of a Cliff notes version of who they are in relation to us, but I go over how to connect with them and what might or might not happen when you try.

As an aside, I edited out about 8 minutes of verbal gobbledygook. It'll make sense once you get to the end of the podcast.

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Once upon a time, a police officer posted on r/Paranormal about an abandoned house dialing 911. I chimed in with my .02 and relayed what I was picking up. I didn't get too in-depth with my posts because I was more concerned with telling OP what was coming through. I figured I'd read through the posts and my replies, then give more insight about what I was picking up.

I also talk about what happened to a friend of mine recently. She's a sensitive and inadvertently blocked out her dead partner with life stuff. He got worried enough about the stress she was going through that he picked up the phone and dialed. (Tubular Bells plays in the background)

Link to the index of posts on Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/user/Tin_Crow25/comments/aumgcu/index_911_calls_from_an_abandomed_house_links_to/

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I've decided it's time to get a little more conversational with podcasts and lay out what's on my mind, tell stories that didn't get into a previous podcast but wanted to get out into the world, and examine whatever's on my mind. I'll still do my standard format of one topic per podcast, but this is me deciding to mix it up and throw these out when I've a moment to talk about what's on my mind. Hence the title of Mental Exhaust which is a polite way of saying "brain farts". 

In this episode, I talk about what it's like to be autistic and a medium who didn't know it, my perceptions of the world and how they led to assumptions that everyone experienced what I did, Ken's stories of pets and animals, and a look at the fact the problems we're currently experienced don't come from a meddling spirit so much as it's due to Scooby and the Gang pulling the sheet off the ghost. 

This is the title of the documentary I mention: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9070904/

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This is a hard topic for me to cover, but I felt it was worth doing to help give an insight as to what happens. There's a lot to unpick with what happens to pets after death which makes this podcast a glimpse as opposed to an explanation of what their lives are like after they leave their bodies. 

I talk about what happens to pets at death, the confusion of transition and how it doesn't last, why they don't resent humans for euthanasia, and a couple of personal stories of my last cat. 

I point this out in the audio, but I'll mention it again that I've only had cats throughout my adult life. I've worked with horses, known other people's dogs, but I'm cat-centric because that's what I've had the most. However, the stuff cats experience is universal to all animals. All pets are individuals and you know your pet best. My goal is to give you an idea of what goes on and to breathe easy, you will reunite with your pets when it's your time to go home.

Email is:

michelethepracticalmedium@gmail.com 

I have been a hot mess in term of having spare time and dealing with physical stress to do a full podcast. Instead of trying to record a full episode and connecting with Ken to help fill in the blanks, I took the opportunity to give some small updates, correct something on the EVP podcast, and share what Rich has to say about watching Ghost Adventures. Heck, I never even knew he watched the show!

The saying of "getting old is not for sissies" is really hitting home of late!

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This time around, I give an overview of EVP, or electronic voice phenomenon. What they are, Ken's explanation of how they work, how you can do it yourself, and how to listen for editing or fakery. I also pass along Ken's opinion of how the dictionary box works. 

I think I deleted about 4 minutes of my verbal gobbledygook from the podcast, and I apologize if things got a little out of context. The irony of me talking about talking only to be verbally tripping over myself so badly that I cleaned up that much out of the podcast 

Email as always is:

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In the previous episode, I kept dipping out into side topics that I felt needed more explanation and filling out. I finish my thoughts on paranormal investigators and explain why the living don't need to tolerate negative dead people living with them. I apologize for the big jump cut about halfway through the podcast. I botched up my thoughts to speech badly and deleted it. 

Up next: EVPs or electronic voice phenomenon.  

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I had a family member pass away a couple of days prior to this episode. I decided to record my thoughts and feelings while it was still fresh in my mind. I wasn't close to this family member, but I still experience some grief at the passing of someone I know. His passing wasn't unexpected, it just came more quickly than was predicted. 

In this episode, I relay my feelings, sensations, thoughts and other related experiences as a way of giving insight to what it's like for a medium to experience grief. Prior to the recording, I had been on a casual Zoom chat for hours and hadn't realized that I had some speaking fatigue. You might need to turn up the volume a little bit to catch some of my words, and I apologize for that.

Part two of paranormal investigators and the dead coming next. 

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A simple question started a big conversation between Ken and I. Nothing new there -- when he was alive, we'd get into these deep thinking conversations all the time. This time it happened to start with me asking "why do I never feel you as a cold spot?" and it devolved from there into paranormal investigators. 

I've only watched one show, Ghost Adventures, over the years. They tend to keep the theatrics down while mostly maintaining a rational method of collecting evidence. Attempts at watching other shows made me turn them off. Except GA. The show drew me in and I kept watching. Nowadays, it's hard to watch, and I explain why in the podcast. But I wanted to give a medium's perspective of how they fit in the paranormal world and why they're a net positive for the world in general.

There is linking information from that conversation that needs to have its own focus in another podcast. That'll be the followup to this one. 

As always, email is:

michelethepracticalmedium@gmail.com

I thought I'd have time to edit this one, but if I, like Jim Croce wished, could put time in a bottle, I would. I'm throwing this one out in its unedited state in the interests of getting back into the rhythm of making content. 

In this episode, I talk about the computer issues that kept me away from doing the podcast, the EVP with Ken, and discuss how dreams with loved ones work in general. I have a couple of tasty topics lined up, but I will make a part 2 to this topic with personal experiences in case it helps someone. 

As always, email is:

michelethepracticalmedium@gmail.com 

Or computer purgatory. Outer space sounds sexier, though. 

Due to a major technological issue, I was unable to do a regularly scheduled podcast. The issue is fixed, I have full confidence that my new and improved computer will hold up to the rigors I put it through, and enable me to get back into making regular episodes. 

This short podcast tells you what happened, what it took to fix, and the topic of the next podcast. Spoiler alert: I'm going to talk about dreams with the dead. 

There's nothing quite like coming to the realization that someone you thought of as a friend turns out to be a toxic mess who's intent on keeping their hooks in you. In this episode, I discuss my friendship with Tony and why I needed to get him out of my life. He decided my feelings don't matter and that he can rule my roost. My response? No way, Jose'. 

As a bonus feature, a thunderstorm was rolling through at the time I was recording and supplied authentic atmospheric effects throughout. 

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michelethepracticalmedium@gmail.com 

Earlier this week, I came across a post from a set of names that seemingly had a good amount of authority at one point. Somewhere along the line, someone grabbed that wheel and turned it sharply in a different direction. This post was espousing some really bad science and it came from the other side. My face when I read this: o.0

Dear listeners. It pissed me off. And while I don't slam my fist on my desk, much less animated as I speak, I do have the capacity to get angry and talk about it. To the point where I'm putting up this podcast inbetween my normal schedule.

Moral of the story is: when one is trying to make the metaphysical and life after death into something that people are interested in having a rational discussion about and exploring the possibilities of, don't ruin it by putting out junk science.

As always, email is:

michelethepracticalmedium@gmail.com

As I mentioned in the last podcast, I'd have a conversation with my medium friend, Linda, and see where it went. I edited to minimize pauses and get rid of filler that didn't do much for the conversation. She has a dog who got to barking during the conversation, so I paused and edited it out in order to not blow out eardrums. 

There's a bit of locker room talk that goes on. I left it in to show that this stuff still goes on even without a physical body. Ken and I zinged each other in life and we still do. Linda is used to it for the most part. 

Linda and I will do this again in the future, but we'll be more structured about it. After I stopped recording, I brought up hat men and discovered it's not something she was familiar with. She felt it was an American phenomenon which is something we can dig into for different perspectives and whatever else we can think of.

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In this episode, I butcher your ears with a short rendition of a Beatles tune as part of my talk on astral travel. Guys, I think quarantine is getting to me. Uh. Oh.

In all seriousness, I talk about my own experience, how you can do it in the comfort of your own home, and do we astral travel in dreams? (spoiler alert: yes, we do.)

The spelling of the author's name is Jurgen Ziewe. He's been astral traveling for decades and is a reasoned, rational mind on the topic. Well worth reading in my estimation.

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And after all, we're only ordinary men. So sayeth Pink Floyd. 

In this episode, I take a look at the basic physics of our existence and how we continue to persist after we leave our bodies. I'll probably re-do this at some point and put in more structure. This is mainly me relaying what I'm being told and it's kind of squiggly. 

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In this episode, I talk about the inherent issues with locating the missing or the dead as a psychic medium, and the experience I had that said this is not for me. I had to make a decision that still doesn't sit right with me to this day.

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Psychic mediums have a tendency to share similar concepts and use similar descriptions about what it's like on the other side, but have never met. Thanks to a conversation I had on Reddit, I was pointed to The Spirits Book, the book that kicked off Spiritism/Spiritualism. I go through the Wikipedia page for the first time and focus on some of the points that metaphysical types are all familiar with and deepen insight on them.

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Fake email addresses are fine as I don't have an issue with people wanting to remain anonymous. 

I probably repeat myself way too much in order to get the point across in this episode. However, I talk about the current events with coronavirus and talk about what hatmen and shadowmen really are. As Douglas Adams says "don't panic" whenever you run into one of these entities. They're there to check in on you, nothing more. Most of the time. 

I wish I could make a pun out of the refrain from Ramblin' Man from the Allman Bros., but "Lord I was born a ramblin' medium" doesn't play out. 

In this episode, I go freestyle and talk about what's on my mind including the corona virus, why I don't engage in future telling, and how my interactions with C showed me how far I've come in my development as a medium. 

Thanks for listening y'all! Email me at:

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In this episode, I talk about the disconnect the living have with the dead and what, if anything, can be done about it. All too often people make assumptions about what's going on in a haunted location, or that everything out there is just waiting for an opportunity to attack the innocent. It's hard to overcome this way of thinking because empirical data on the other side is difficult to come by. What can you do about? There is no real good answer, but acceptance is one place to start even though it's hard.

Questions? Comments? Email me at:

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You may or may not have heard of the concept of the life contract. Sometimes it's called a soul contract because you agree to connect with other souls during your lifetime in a contract. The truth is, the words don't really address what the contract really is: something that's flexible, helps guide your steps in life, and can be changed when conditions call for it. 

I also get a little personal in this episode and talk about the connection contract between me and Ken to give an idea of how soulmates make things work, or not. 

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In this episode, I do as I promised and talk about why parents and children die together or within a period of time of each other. I also got reminded of the passing of Judith Leiber and her husband. Look for the New York Times obituary for her passing for a wonderful read. Meanwhile, I feel like I struggle a bit with keeping in touch with my emotional state because my perspective of death is different as a medium. If I ever seem callous, I apologize to you as that's not my intention. 

Questions? Comments? Requests? Email me at:

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This was a special request from Ken who was trying to figure out how to deal with a family member who was driving him nuts with treating him like a saint. It's hard for me to relay something and stay neutral when I know the people involved, but I did what I could. As a result, this isn't one of my (IMO) better podcasts. However, it's guidance on how to relate to loved ones who have passed at the very least and hopefully it helps shape how people should view those have passed on. 

Email: michelethepracticalmedium@gmail.com