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January Newsletter 2026

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 21:07:22 GMT

Happy, Happy New Year!

I'm writing to you from not so sunny Kapaau, Hawaii. As I look out my window right now the palm trees are swaying wildly and the clouds are fat and promising more rain. We've had a mix of sun and torrential rain over the past week— at one point I was certain I saw Noah rowing past... :-) Kilauea also put on an incredible display recently, shooting lava over 800 feet in the air. Pele had something to get off her chest...

We had a rough start to our New Year— hubby threw out his back and we ended up in the emergency department it got so bad. That, combined with a very tight, unmovable deadline for my editor turned me into a bit of a panic monster.

January is normally the time people set intentions for the year ahead. I am not one of those people. I'm more of a 'wing it and hope for the best' kind of person. That being said, I do have a goal of completing three more books this year and maybe even reviving a passion project from several years ago. I'd also love to shed some poundage so I came up with a very doable exercise routine I can do daily from anywhere— now I just have to stick with it...

As far as WIP's go— I finished the first draft of Kawaihae Killer and will be sending it off to the editor in a few days. Normally I edit my work myself three times, send it to beta readers, then off to the editor. Since I ran out of time, I had one partial beta read but not a full reading. Hopefully my lovely editor doesn't kick me off her roster!

Also— stay tuned for February's Newsletter when I unveil Kawaihae Killer's cover. I had a lot more fun with this one now that I have a little experience under my belt, so I hope you like it. Please feel free to tell me what you think!

That's about it for me so far this month. Let me know how your January is going and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Photos

1. We were treated to a beautiful sunset our first night back in Hawaii

2. Waikoloa Warfare hit #52 in the top 100 Amazon Charts :-)

3. Seeing my book on a bookstore shelf was the culmination of many dreams come true!

4. Enjoying an ube cocktail and stunning sunset overlooking the water with the lovely Stacy Garrett

5. Kilauea in all her glory

December Newsletter 2025

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 02:27:29 GMT

Happy Holidays! Hopefully you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and found lots of moments to relax! Two of my three daughters and their families were visiting us in Hawaii- it was beautifully chaotic with six adults, one four-month-old, and two German Shepherds in a 1300 square foot house!

On top of having family over, we hosted several of our friends for Thanksgiving itself- thank goodness for Foodland's Holiday meals! It was a lot less stressful with most of the work already done for me!

And in other big news, I launched Book Two in the Barefoot Sleuth Mystery Series, Waikoloa Warfare, December 1st. It has been a very, very full November! We will be heading back to Oregon soon to spend Christmas with the fam, and I am looking forward to cozy nights with hot chocolate and a good book.

This newsletter is full of gift ideas for the reader in your life (or yourself!) and a special surprise at the end. The genres range from cozy mystery to paranormal to neo noir thrillers. There's even a children's book and magical cheese wheel game!

I'm wishing you all an amazing holiday season and a wonderful New Year!

Bookish Gift Ideas

Women's Fiction

Carolina Girls: Sunset Beach by Camille Harwood
Camille Harwood Books

The Carolina Girls saga is a witty, heartwarming four-part series about friendship, love, and the choices that shape us—perfect for anyone who believes in fresh starts and forever friends.

Tropical Cozy Mysteries

If you're looking for a little break from gray skies and cold weather, escape into these tropical cozies:

The Larceny in the Luau by Shea McCloud
Available on Amazon

Romance author Viola and her best friend Cheryl are enjoying a much-needed vacation in paradise. Unfortunately, the fun ends abruptly when a priceless jewel is stolen during a luau. With several suspects to choose from and an entire Hawaiian beach to search, can Viola find the culprit before the police arrest the wrong person?

(Note: This short crime caper first appeared in the cozy mystery anthology Passport to Murder.)

Waikoloa Warfare by Christine Wellert
Available on Amazon

I just wanted to patrol the beach and eat malasadas. Instead, I'm the prime suspect in my neighbor's murder. Welcome to my life in Waikoloa on the stunning Big Island coastline where sun, sand, and snark go hand in hand with murder and mayhem.

Psychological Thriller

LEECH
Available on Amazon

LEECH is a story of obsession and the lengths to which some will go to be remembered. It asks one chilling question: What if the story that defines you isn't yours at all?

Neo Noir Thriller

Down by the Water: A Stevie Diaz Mystery by Sam Evans
Available on Amazon

Down by the Water is a neo-noir story about the lengths women go to for personal safety—and what happens when buried secrets rise to the surface.

Historical Cozy Mysteries

Murder on the S.S. Cleopatra by Sara Rosett
Available on Amazon

Set against the stunning backdrop of the Nile River and the ancient wonders of Egypt, this classic whodunit is the second book in the 1920s Lady Traveler in Egypt series from USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett.

Murder of a Christmas Star by Amber Crewes
Available on Amazon

This Christmas at Blackwell Manor, goodwill is running low, tempers are running high… and if Lady Margot doesn't find the killer soon, she may not live to ring in the New Year.

Contemporary Cozy Mysteries

Diana Xarissa, a lovely human being and a well-known and very prolific author who writes in several genres has several free books this holiday season that she shared with me:

Joy and Jealousy by Diana Xarissa (free December 4th-8th)
Available on Amazon

Book 10 of the Isle of Man Ghostly Cozy series - Join Fenella Woods as she navigates her first Christmas on the Isle of Man... especially after her former boyfriend shows up. Add in a murder and she'll have her hands full solving a crime and celebrating Yule.

Aunt Bessie Knows by Diana Xarissa (free December 26th-30th)
Available on Amazon

Book 11 of Isle of Man Cozy Mystery series. New Years Eve becomes a little more exciting after a girl turns up missing and her good friend Hugh is accused of murder. Can she solve the murder before the clock strikes midnight?

More Gift Ideas

I Think My Cat is a Dragon by Megan Walker
Available on Amazon

Pick up this cute book for the kiddo in your life and help Vincent discover if his cat is really a dragon!

The Wheel Deal Game by Luna Ryder
Join the Kickstarter Campaign

Join the campaign now to get your very own gameboard of the highly awaited story of a gnome and her enchanted cheese wheel!

Falling For Ever by C.M. Wyllie
Available on Amazon

Get swept away by young love in this second in series romance!

Special Giveaway!

And if you made it all the way to the end, I have a special surprise for you! I will be giving away signed copies of Waikoloa Warfare to the first five people that respond to this question:

What is your favorite Christmas movie and why?

Christine Featured on the “Wish I’d Known Then” Podcast

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:49:43 GMT

In this episode of the Wish I’d Known Then… For Writers podcast, Christine shares a glimpse into her time at the Author Nation conference in Las Vegas. Recorded live during the event, the interview highlights her experience attending sessions, meeting fellow writers, and soaking in the energy of the conference.

Christine also reflects on her impressions of Las Vegas itself—its surprises, its atmosphere, and how it felt to explore the city while surrounded by a community of authors. It’s a brief but delightful behind-the-scenes moment that offers readers a window into her journey as both a writer and a conference attendee.

You can listen to the podcast episode here:
Behind the Scenes at Author Nation – Wish I’d Known Then Podcast (Apple Podcasts )

November Newsletter 2025

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 01:22:16 GMT

Happy November! This month feels like it's flying by. I traveled to four different states already and we're only halfway through November. Before I get into bookish news, I wanted to extend a very warm welcome to all my new subscribers. Thank you for being here and I hope you enjoy my content!

Okay- on to news for the month. Waikoloa Warfare, my second installment of the Summer Jenkins Mystery Series drops December 1st. Click on the link to secure you're copy now. You can find it in eBook as well as paperback format. If you order directly from my website, you'll get a signed copy as well as some cute little swag to go with it!

Thank you for your support- I'm sending all of my love and aloha your way!

Author Nation 2025

Super rad annual writer's conference in Vegas. I made friends and talked to people! Sara Rosett even interviewed me for her podcast, Wish I'd Known Then...

Link to eposide

Here are some photos from the event- the skimpy pile of books is only because my suitcase was bursting. In addition to the pile, I also ordered seven paperbacks online and seven eBooks! The book you see on the bottom was actually one I brought with me, and the author signed it for me at the event! It was a weirdly strange coincidence as I didn't look at the speaker list ahead of time and didn't know she'd be there. She very graciously signed it and was very nice-even though I acted like a weirdo fangirl!

There were lots of speakers and authors whose books I've read and honestly it was like walking around an auditorium filled with all of your favorite celebrities. My head is still spinning from all of the classes and panels I attended and I'm hoping to get some time next week to really deep dive into all of my notes!

Last but not least, I spent some time in Oregon loving up on my grandson and two of my three daughters. My heart is incredibly full! Coming into the holiday season, I'm doing my best not to get too frantic--we are hosting Thanksgiving at our house in Hawaii and then coming back to Oregon in December to spend Christmas with the fam. I'm too embarrassed to even mention how many trips to Target, Costco, Wal-Mart, Fred Meyer, and Home Depot I've made already hoping to find the most perfect decorations and the most perfect gifts. I'm trying not to get overwhelmed juggling the holidays on top of a book launch, not to mention a deadline in early January for the manuscript to the third in the Summer Jenkins Series. Wish me luck!

Pictures: Frenchie's Nail Salon Chalkboard, Apple Caramel Latte, Two Hooligans Causing Trouble in Portland, Leg Lamp!

Signed Paperback of Waikoloa Warfare on my Website

Waikoloa Warfare Ebook on Amazon

More Than a Book Club Podcast Feature!

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 00:05:48 GMT

Episode 17: Bookish Events and Authors We Want To Meet with Guest Co-host Christine Wellert, Author

In this episode, hosts Leyna and LJ welcome author Chris Wellert to discuss her journey in writing her book 'Awakened Power'. They explore themes of community support for writers, the authenticity of characters, and the blending of genres in literature. The conversation also touches on personal experiences with paranormal elements and the importance of female friendships in navigating life and writing. In this engaging conversation, the hosts discuss their experiences with author events, memorable signings, and the authors they aspire to meet. They share personal anecdotes about attending book festivals, the impact of authors on their lives, and their excitement for upcoming literary events. The discussion highlights the importance of community among book lovers and the joy of connecting with authors through their work.

A Day in the Life

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 08:16:13 GMT

I’m going to admit something right now. I’m nosy. Not like, look in your trash type of nosy, more like, tell me how you live your life and your innermost thoughts type of nosy. When my fellow authors make posts on Instagram with reels showcasing their lives, I grab the popcorn and settle in to watch. So, I figured that in all fairness, I would post about a normal day in the life for me. Prepare to be enthralled, enraptured, or perhaps mildly entertained.

Some of you might know already that I have a muggle job. (Oh, the shame!) I’ve worked as a registered nurse for over ten years now. I’ve tried it all- emergency department, surgery, prep and recovery, a brief stint in primary care, labor and delivery, and case management. So, when I’m not masquerading as the next New York Times bestselling author (hey, it could happen!) I’m working as a nurse.

My muggle job dictates how, or more precisely, when my day starts. If I’m working, I start my day at 4:30am. I make my coffee, check emails and IG, and then shoot for at least 500 words on whatever WIP I have going at the time. If the words are flowing and I have time, I’ll keep going. If I’m fighting for each letter, I’ll switch to editing or content creation for social media.

My job is an hour and a half drive away, so I’ll load up some writing related podcasts or audiobooks on writing techniques for the drive. Here in Hawaii cell service can be intermittent, so it’s a good time to do some learnin’.

If I have the day off, I like to start my day with coffee and oracle cards (I’ll share the decks I use below) and then write in my gratitude journal, followed by my manifestation journal. Then I brew some tea and get to work! For me, I need to start with my WIP first. I find I can tap into that creative side in the morning first thing a lot more easily than if I try to edit or work on the business side of things before writing.

Usually by noon or 1:00 I’m tapped out on writing and move on to reaching out to my Bookstagram friends and checking up on any business loose ends that need addressed. By 3:00 or 4:00 I call it a day from a writing/author standpoint and then start on life things like dinner and laundry…��

Before you get too discouraged thinking ‘I don’t have the flexibility in my schedule to mirror Chris’s day,’ neither do I! Listed above is my ‘perfect’ day for writing, but honestly, it’s pretty rare that my day goes that way. There are usually phone calls from the kids, dog nonsense, hubby needs something, rabbit holes to get lost down, etc. When I’m actively working on a book, I tend to get lost in the writing and lose track of time. Setting a timer on my phone has helped, but I’m open to any suggestions if you have any!

One thing I’ve recognized is the need for a better balance between writing, working, and living. Apparently, there aren’t any rich benefactors willing to front me the cash so I could just stay home and write all day, so I’m working on finding a compromise.

Figuring out the perfect schedule is a work in progress that I’m fine tuning each week. I know it’s not perfect, and there’s room for improvement, but writing books while juggling jobs, kids, pets, LIFE, requires constant balance and negotiation. And it’s totally worth it!

Denise Lynn’s The Sacred Forest Oracle Deck

https://a.co/d/2OIrQ9A

Denise Lynn’s The Scared Destiny Oracle Deck

https://a.co/d/54rGUV1

Alana Fairchild’s Sacred Rebels Oracle Deck

https://a.co/d/0MwhLZR

I Finally Got My Sh*t Together….

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 08:06:00 GMT

Do you ever look back on something you did and think to yourself how much sooner you could've accomplished it if you would've been better organized, more disciplined? Same. The journey to finishing Awakened Power was a long one (haha, that's what she said!) full of twists and turns, triumphs and setbacks. Grab some tea and get settled…

It was a dark and stormy night… No, that's not right. It was the best of times; it was the worst of times… Okay, that's a little more accurate. I started my book mid-2020, when COVID was the ONLY thing on the news, and I couldn't even go to the grocery store for toothpaste, much less the bookstore or library. Boredom set in really quickly.

Luckily, I worked remotely, which gave me plenty of time at home, occasionally avoiding actual work and goofing off instead. (Shhh…. don't tell my boss!) To be fair, my position was really new, and no one quite knew what to do with me. And I tend to grind really hard to get my to do list done so I have more time to goof off. I mean, enjoy other hobbies.

Anyhoo, based on a dream I had one night, I started writing a book. I didn't know it would be a book I mostly just wrote about my dream because it haunted me (I was reading a lot of Nora Roberts at the time).

Every few days or weeks I would add a little something to it, but not much and not consistently. Over the next few years, I continued to play around with it, but in 2024 I decided at 70,000 words and counting I actually had a book, and I got serious.

Even at my most serious I still only got a couple thousand words in here and there, but after my husband had a pretty serious surgery and my life ground to a halt, I used writing as an escape, as a fun little diversion from the worry.

One of my first biggest cheerleaders was my sister-in-law, Susie. (Hi Susie!) When I told her about my book, she got so excited, asked me questions about it whenever we talked, and generally rizzed me up (that's cool kid code for making me feel like a rockstar. I think. I looked it up on Urban Dictionary and that is decidedly not their definition.).

Susie worked on creating a website for me, and we had weekly meetings discussing my progress on the book and the next steps. Finally, I made myself an actual ironclad schedule (that I followed about as well as any enforced rule… :-)). But it helped me focus and eventually I banged out (again with The Office jokes…) the rest of the book.

The first person I sent my first draft to was my friend Sam, so she could be a Beta reader for me (not that I knew that's what it was called at the time). Meanwhile, I paid a developmental editor to edit it for me. I wish I would've read my book through a few more times before I sent it. In all seriousness, when you are writing something, it's hard to see the gaps or holes in your story because you're so close to it. After I got it back from Claire, my editor, I realized, based on her feedback, that I had a lot more work ahead of me.

After a few more months of a big overhaul and bushwhacking it down from 100,000 words to 70,000, I reread it again, maybe a hundred more times, then sent it back to Claire. That was ten days ago. No, I'm definitely not biting my nails and pacing nervously…

The moral of this very long-winded story for the two people still reading is that I finally got my sh*t together and put in the work to write an actual book! I'm working on my second one now, part of a three book (so far) cozy mystery/romance series that is completely different from my first book. I can't wait to have them published and to show them off to the one or two people that might pick them up by accident…. :-)

One of my favorite dive spots on the planet!

Crystals

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 07:59:15 GMT

First, a little background history about crystals; yes, I know, yawwnnnn- a history lesson. But I think it’s nice to get an understanding on the past importance historically speaking to be able to appreciate why people value crystals so much. Here goes:

Precious and Semi-precious stones have been in use since the beginning of recorded history and probably longer. Many people, then (and now), believe there to be an inherent energy or frequency particular to each type of stone. These stones often ascribed wealth and status and were coveted- similarly to current times.

Throughout history, cultures have used crystals in ceremonies such as burials, weddings, and sacred contact with deities. Egypt was known for utilizing lapis lazuli, China used jade, and Aztec and Toltic cultures considered emeralds sacred.

I personally am a little obsessed with crystals. I’ve never been a jewelry kind of girl, preferring experiences over things. But I find it hard to pass by a crystal shop without going in to browse. The crystals I have are usually towers, flames, balls, or rough-cut stones. I put them on my windowsills, desk, shelves, fireplace mantel, etc. I also put some in my car.

Now if you’ve read any of my other posts you know that I consider myself skeptically optimistic (or is it an optimistic skeptic?) so I will say that although I love my little stone buddies, I don’t know that I believe them to have magical superpowers. (Ok but how cool would that be?) For instance- my rose quartz is not going to instantly make my husband super romantic and loving because I held it in my hand and asked for it. (It was worth a shot though…..)

To me, it’s more of using them as a focus. So, to use the rose quartz example again- I can wear a rose quartz bracelet, and when I look at it, I can take that opportunity to focus my thoughts on being more loving, on bringing more love into my life by addressing my blocks and insecurities.

I also place certain crystals in my truck and my backpack when I travel. I love me a good hematite stone for protection. Did it stop the tornado from touching down in front of my airplane in Chicago this summer while we sat on the tarmac like the most alluring of trailer parks? No. Did I come out unharmed with a wild story to tell and some new friends? Yes. Again, probably not magic, but certainly a comfort and helps me remember to do everything I can to stay safe.

Here is a list of crystals mentioned in the book, Awakened Power: Emma’s Story , along with some information about each one:

Some crystals I use in my own (real!) life:

As always- take what resonates and leave anything that doesn’t, keep seeking your internal truth and compass, and help others along their path when you can!

Near Death Experiences (NDE)

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 07:34:22 GMT

I started Awakened Power: Emma’s Story with a dramatic NDE. The idea for Emma coming into her power through a near death experience came from my own experience with an NDE in 2000, when I gave birth to my youngest daughter. I started hemorrhaging after I delivered her, and at some point, my soul left my body. I remember looking down at all the people frantically running around, and at my husband holding our brand-new baby, a look of terror on his face.

All I felt was absolute peace and love. I kept trying to tell them to relax, everything was okay, that I was fine, but no one reacted. A warm, peaceful, sense of love I’ve never experienced before or since washed over me. While an incredible experience, it was a lot less dramatic, and sadly not as impactful as our intrepid hero in the book!

NDE’s often illicit a sense of absolute love that is hard or impossible to replicate here on Earth. Another commonality with most, if not all, NDE’s I've researched (and there were hundreds!), are a general message of enlightenment that improves the person’s overall approach and belief in the goodness of life.

This can happen immediately and strengthen over time, or for some of us folks we might not remember a whole lot about the lessons we learned during the NDE until later in our lives. My theory is perhaps we can’t always incorporate those lessons immediately; maybe life circumstances are overwhelming us at the time, or perhaps we need more emotional maturity before we can truly understand them.

In the book, Emma gains a connection to ghosts, spirits, and enhanced intuition. In a much more subtle way, most NDE experiencers report they undergo an enhanced connection to the people in their lives, animals, and nature, and have more love and acceptance overall.

It all sounds pretty good (except the dying part!) but I invite you to do your own research, be your own skeptic, and decide for yourself. My guess is if you're reading this blog post, you already are a little more open to these concepts.

Below you’ll find some videos, books, and websites linked to experiencers, as well as researchers who have devoted their life work to studying and understanding NDE’s in a more scientific way. Because of the nuance and inability for absolute proof, NDE’s remain unsubstantiated by most of the medical and scientific community.

I can say even with having had my own NDE I remained skeptical for a long time. After reading many books and research, I’ve concluded the experiences during an NDE are glimpses of what’s on the other side, as well as whomever (angels, guides, God, the Great Spirit?), allowing us to glimpse some Universal connection and wisdom to take back and share with others for the enlightenment of all. I look forward to hearing from you all- thoughts, opinions, experiences, etc!

As always- take what resonates and leave anything that doesn’t, keep seeking your internal truth and compass, and help others along their path when you can!

The Light; We Are The Light And The Echo Of The Universe - Near Death Experiences (youtube.com)

Coming Home - YouTube

The Other Side | Channel Trailer (youtube.com)

The videos above document some individual experiences and lessons taken from the NDE experience. There are many videos on Youtube sharing NDE’s. My theory has always been to take what resonates and leave what doesn’t. Some NDE videos I watched left me enlightened and hopeful, and others just put me off- either the speaker was hard to listen to or the messages came across sort of misconstrued or misinterpreted, or sometimes downright self-serving. I encourage you if you’re interested to poke around and make up your own mind about Near Death Experiences and the afterlife!

Speaker and New York Times Best Selling Author | United States | Anita Moorjani

Anita’s experience is pretty well documented and incredible. She went from being on life support and family informed she had hours to live to complete health in a miraculous amount of time. She continues to receive more from her experience and the messages and knowledge she obtained. Most likely this is due to the NDE opening up a channel of connection allowing Anita to continue to tap into the messages humanity needs most to hear.

NDERF Home Page

Website for those who have experienced NDE’s or who are interested in learning more. A wealth of information and support, as well as extensive research into NDE’s.

Bruce Greyson / Author of After, and Expert in Near-Death Experiences

Mr. Greyson is a very well-known doctor who has devoted his life to researching NDE’s. Probably the top researcher in the world. His books are both scientific and anecdotal, providing a full picture as well as posing the questions we’re all thinking (and by we I mean those of us who are cautiously hopeful yet skeptical!) regarding NDE’s.

Psychic Mediumship

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 07:29:41 GMT

Picture this- you’re standing on the sidewalk of a rundown strip mall in the bad part of town, the door in front of you loudly advertising ‘Psychic readings; Get the Clarity you Need for Life’s Problems” with a giant Evil Eye insignia painted in loud colors underneath. Your girlfriends are giggling behind you as they nudge you to go in. You push through the door, narrowly dodging being swallowed up by the dangling crystal-beaded curtain as you enter into the main room.

There in front of you in the dimly lit room is a table covered in crushed purple velvet with a giant crystal ball perfectly positioned in the middle of the table. Behind it, barely visible, sits a lady of indiscriminate age, a gold turban embellished with peacock feathers wrapped around her head. Her bright red lipstick causing her skin to appear sallow and drawn.

She beckons you to sit down on the tufted chair in front of you. Hesitating slightly before sitting down, you wait to hear what she says, trepidation making your heart beat out of your chest.

The fortune teller stares at you for an uncomfortably long amount of time before reaching over to shuffle a deck of tarot cards sitting next to the crystal ball. As she shuffles, she encourages you to focus on a question or problem in your life.

The kicker was- you don’t really have a question. You only came because your friend Kristie insisted everyone had to get their fortunes read for her bachelorette party. You don’t even really want to be here but now you’re stuck.

The fortune teller starts placing cards in the form of a cross on the table and then turns the cards over, gasping dramatically at the last card. There sitting in front of you, a mocking smile on its face, sits a Devil.

‘Great’ you think, ‘just what I need.’

The fortune teller insists she can fix everything, she just needs to perform a little ritual to rid you of this bad energy, at the small cost of an extra fifty bucks.

Now, if this scenario is what you picture when you think of a psychic, it’s completely understandable, as that’s how they are typically portrayed in movies, TV, and the media. And it’s important to note is that there are A LOT of people claiming to be mediums who are just really adept at reading body language and making generalities that are very global.

However, there are plenty of legit psychic mediums who actually CAN help through several different methods, including good old-fashioned psychology and active listening, but also through what is called ‘extra-sensory perception’ (ESP).

One aspect to address is the difference between a psychic and a psychic medium. A psychic can use their own internal guidance system, (ESP) which typically consist of claircognizance, clairsentience, clairaudience, and clairvoyance.

These extra senses help the psychic to tap into energies that allow them to predict future events and intuitively gather information about a person’s emotional state in the present moment and offer advice or information to help the ‘sitter’ (person who came to the psychic for help) make decisions.

A psychic medium, mostly referred to as mediums (dropping the psychic as it’s kind of already implied if they’re a medium they are psychic) takes it a step further. They may use the same ESP tools, but in this case, they utilize it to tap into the energies of a person who has passed.

So basically, you can be a psychic but not necessarily a psychic medium, but if you’re a medium, you’re psychic. �� My opinion on this is that if you’re psychic you’re also likely able to tap into mediumship, but it takes practice and connection.

I’m from the Midwest, raised in a very Baptist environment so the idea of psychic mediumship has always been almost taboo. However, I found myself intrigued by it after finding the podcast, “Enlightened Empaths.” I’d had my own moments where I seemed to ‘know’ things, events that from a logical perspective I shouldn’t or didn’t have any prior knowledge of and I felt drawn to the idea of psychic abilities.

After listening to the podcast and following them for several months I decided on a lark to make an appointment to have a reading with Denise Correll (If you’ve read my book Awakened Power: Emma’s Story then you might recognize her- the book Denise is 100% a depiction of the real-life Denise!). I found her warm, funny, supportive, and down to Earth. She did the reading, but I was skeptical about some of the things she told me in the reading.

Stuff she told me about my family didn’t add up, UNTIL I talked to some of them and they confirmed what she’d told me. It was an interesting experience but I kind of set it to the side and went about my life.

Then some very synchronistic, out of the blue things happened in my life, things that Denise had predicted. And I don’t mean, “You will move into a blue house in the future,” kind of stuff, I mean very specific, “You and your husband will be splitting time between this city and that city and will then move to this place together.”

Meanwhile, after my reading with Denise I started researching mediumship and how it worked. When Denise and her fellow podcaster Samantha opened a beginner’s psychic mediumship class I decided to try it for fun and out of curiosity.

I had some amazing readings and experiences with fellow students. In some cases, I knew things about our class partners loved ones; eerie considering I’d never met these people before.

Ok but still. I’m of that very fun class of people that would LOVE nothing more than to believe with all of my heart, but remain skeptically optimistic (not sure if that’s possible but here we are…).

Sooooo…..here we are. I’m still a believer but not a ‘knower’ if that makes sense. I believe mediumship is real, I absolutely believe there are people in this world that can connect with those who have passed. I think the ‘knowing’ will come into play when the spirit shows up right in front of me like you see on TV on shows like Charmed or Ghost Whisperer….

My hope is that anyone who reads this allows themselves to stay open to the possibility of something more out there, the ability for people to connect to the other side and share wisdom, love, and support.

As always- take what resonates and leave anything that doesn’t, keep seeking your internal truth and compass, and help others along their path when you can!

Podcasts:

Psychic Teachers on Apple Podcasts

Enlightened Empaths on Apple Podcasts

A Psychic's Story Podcast (apsychicsstory.com)

Books:

Where Two Worlds Meet by Janet Nohavec

Your Soul Purpose by Kim Russo

Unveiling Your Psychic Powers: Never Before Told Secrets of a Psychic Medium by Priscilla Keresey

Websites:

The Grateful Messenger | Intuitive Readings and Mediumship

Samantha Fey – The Crystal Chick

Mental Mediumship Research | Psi Encyclopedia (spr.ac.uk)