In this episode of The Connected Spirit Podcast, I sit down with my student Julia DeGroat — a naturally intuitive woman who always felt Spirit but didn’t know how to fully trust what she was receiving. After a spiritual reawakening during pregnancy, followed by a powerful sitting-in-the-power experience that both opened and overwhelmed her, Julia decided it was time to stop developing alone.

She joined one of my circles.
Showed up. Practiced.
And in just six months? She gave her first professional evidential reading — confidently.

Her story is going to remind you that your timeline is sacred. And you don’t have to do it alone.

02:10 – Julia’s early signs of sensitivity (and how pregnancy reawakened her mediumship)
06:34 – The sitting-in-the-power experience that cracked her open
09:50 – What it was like to move from self-study into a guided mentorship circle
12:10 – Building confidence through practice, support, and surrender
17:25 – How she moved through fear, imposter syndrome, and energetic vulnerability
22:12 – The power of community when you're tired of figuring it out alone
26:40 – What surprised her most about giving public readings for strangers
30:50 – Why it’s not about being “born gifted”—it’s about trust, practice, and support
35:15 – Julia’s message to anyone afraid they’re not good enough to do this work

• Feels isolated or unsure how to move forward

• Has been reading books, listening to podcasts, but still second-guesses Spirit

• Craves community, guidance, and a space to grow without ego or pressure

• Wants to feel confident, clear, and connected — in their gifts and themselves

You’re not behind. You’re not broken. And you’re definitely not making it up.
You're unfolding — just like Julia. Just like every real-deal medium who said yes to Spirit before they felt “ready.”

🎧 Tune in now to hear her journey — and if this speaks to your soul, come see what we’re building inside the Mediumship Mastery Circle.

Resources:
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