Jane just got back from the IANDS conference—the world’s biggest gathering focused on near-death experiences (NDEs), consciousness, and what happens when we die—and she brought back everything: the science, the stories, the gossip, and the thrift-store goodies.

In this episode, Jane and Sarah dive into the fascinating world of near-death experiences and consciousness, unpacking what happens when people flatline and come back profoundly changed. From shifts in the nervous system and a dramatic loss of the fear of death to an inner voice that seems to switch on for good, these stories raise some big questions about life after death, the nature of consciousness, and what might be waiting on the other side.

It's part conference recap, part science geek out, part reminder that the whole point of all of this, at the end of the day, is love.

Jane recounts crashing a conversation with filmmaker Steven Simon (What Dreams May Come) to invite him on the show, dancing with Anita Moorjani at a Wizard of Oz themed party, and thrifting with medium Lauren Robertson. Along the way, she and Sarah dig into a University of Milan study on grief hallucinations that aren't hallucinations at all, talk through the difference between intuition and a nervous system in fight or flight, and touch on the University of Virginia's Division of Perceptual Studies, which investigates spontaneous and verifiable after death communication. 

It's part conference recap, part science geek out, part reminder that the whole point of all of this, at the end of the day, is love.

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Jane sits down with Jordan Segman, host of The Paradigm Experience, a podcast exploring near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, spirituality, and the unexplained. On instagram you can find him with the handle @seggysaid where he chats to AI about the really big questions.

He shares what happened when he asked an AI what it was being coded to do, and the surprising answer that made him think deeply about human sovereignty, intuition, and how much we rely on technology for answers.

From there, the conversation moves into Jordan's own spiritual practice, including daily meditation, mantras, gratitude, and staying grounded while using AI every day.

Jordan also opens up about addiction, heartbreak, fatherhood, money, ADHD, and the ways those experiences have changed how he sees himself. He shares the powerful mediumship experience that connected him with his late grandfather and eventually led him to an intuitive counselor who became an important part of his life.

Jane also gives Jordan a live reading of his spirit guide which is both funny and touching.

In this episode:

"I think it's another thing in the mix, and it's probably a little more lethal in that it can be more addicting."

"It's about the message, not the messenger."

"One candle can light a thousand."

"You have to constrain it. You have to tell it what not to do."

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Sarah and Jane sit down with Amanda Walsh, founder and CEO of Astrology Hub and author of the new memoir Life by the Stars: A True Story of Letting Go, Looking Up, and Remembering Who You Are.

Amanda traces her path from a buttoned-up corporate life in New York City, three degrees deep and checking every box, to an unraveling that started with an emergency C-section, a toddler hurling her Blackberry across the room, and a cross-country move to Hawaii with no plan and no internet. She talks about the first astrology reading that cracked her open, why she calls it her first evidence of God, and how a friend's throwaway comment about an unused domain name turned into Astrology Hub.

The conversation moves through the difference between astrology's various schools (Vedic, Western, evolutionary), why Amanda offers that astrology is one language with many dialects, and her mango tree metaphor for why some people are ready for a leap before others are. She and Jane also dig into the current planetary moment, the Leo-Aquarius axis, and why Amanda thinks we are all living through an unprecedented collective transformation.

Amanda, on her first astrology reading: "This is my first evidence of God."

On timing and readiness: "The yes that's pulling us is stronger than the fear that's holding us back."

On living through this moment: "It's freaking terrifying as hell. But like, my god, it's also kind of fun."

On the Capricorn archetype: "Capricorn is not just a goat... it's a sea goat, part goat, part mermaid," both climbing the highest heights and exploring the deepest depths.

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Sarah and Jane put the guest mic down this week to turn the conversation on themselves — and to share some messages from Robert Redford, along with some big news. In this episode of Medium Curious, the mediumship podcast for the curious and the skeptical alike, Jane and Sarah trace how they each found their way into psychic development and spirit communication without ever planning to — Sarah from a career as a professional oboist, Jane from running film production companies.

The conversation moves into consciousness, energy, and why comparing your intuitive gifts to someone else's can shut your own connection down. They also unpack entropy as a way of reading energetic states — what it means to be in a low-entropy state of ease and coherence versus a high-entropy state of urgency and static — and how that shapes the energy you bring to any reading, conversation, or room.

Plus: readings on Einstein and Robert Redford in spirit, verifiable details from the other side, and the launch of a new membership community called Medium Curious Collective for anyone curious about mediumship, intuition, and connecting with spirit.

Topics covered: mediumship, psychic development, spirit communication, consciousness, energy and entropy, celebrity mediumship readings, intuitive development, signs from spirit

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Before Shannon Nering could talk about the ayahuasca ceremony that changed her life, her grandmother arrived first, pulling the conversation somewhere none of them expected. What started as an interview about Shannon's memoir, The Mother Vine: How I Healed My Heart with Ayahuasca, opened into a spontaneous, emotional reading connecting Shannon to her late grandmother, before moving into the heart of the book itself. 

Shannon, a former TV producer and director who walked away from a career in television to move her family to Kauai, talks about the identity crisis that came with that move, the layered "mother" themes in her book (her grandmother, her mother, motherhood itself, and the "mother vine" — another name for ayahuasca), and how writing became a way to process grief that had been held in her body for years.

She shares her first ayahuasca ceremony with the Shipibo tradition in the Amazon, contrasts it with gentler Kauai-grown medicine, and talks through what integration actually looks like day to day.  The she shares about The Living Lab, her seasonal reset program for women in midlife and beyond.

Key Takeaways

Notable Quotes

Shannon, on plant medicine and ego: "You do not get to use your logical mind... it's an ego death."

Shannon, on what she took from her ayahuasca ceremony: "The journey is actually inward... that's where it all happens."

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NEW EPISODE: Jane and Sarah are still flying high from their astounding chat with Gary Temple Bodley and Christy Levy, the channels and mediums behind the podcast An Unimaginable Life.

Gary fills us in on how Christy's mediumship abilities came online and what it's like to channel some of history's most recognizable figures. Christy explains how her gifts activated rapidly after taking Gary's course, despite having aphantasia, and how the two of them developed a practice of allowing well-known souls to come through using clues and categories rather than direct names. 

The conversation moves into a live demonstration, where Christy connects with Albert Einstein and C.S. Lewis, delivering messages about duality, perception, and the idea that the universe is far friendlier than fear leads people to believe. 

You don’t want to miss this episode!  It’s not just sensational – it’s full of wisdom from greater consciousness and transmits the highest vibrational energy!

Key Takeaways

"The universe is infinitely friendlier than our human fear has led us to believe."

"Reality has never stood opposite you. It has always stood beside you and quite often it's secretly cheering."

"You have discovered what fear sounds like when it borrows your voice."

"Life is living through you. It's experiencing through you. You're not living life."

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Joshua Live  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joshua-live-and-the-law-of-attraction/id1154555202

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Talk about the ultimate story-teller! Rebecca Barry has Sarah and Jane completely spellbound.

In this replay episode of Medium Curious, Jane and Sarah welcome intuitive counselor, storyteller, author, and whale communicator Rebecca Barry for a heartfelt conversation about intuition, synchronicity, emotional healing, and learning to recognize the subtle messages the universe is constantly sending.

Rebecca shares how more than two decades of studying mystical traditions, meditation, yoga, and intuitive practices shaped her understanding of life, grief, joy, and our connection to something greater. Through powerful stories, she reminds us that healing doesn't come from avoiding our emotions—it comes from allowing ourselves to fully experience them.

Together, they explore how intuition often arrives as a quiet whisper, why synchronicities deserve our attention, and how the natural world—including whales—can become profound teachers when we're willing to listen.

Whether you're exploring your spiritual path, strengthening your intuition, or looking for comfort after loss, this conversation is filled with wisdom, hope, and practical inspiration.

"Stories are where most of the medicine is."

"Joy holds everything."

"You were a miracle in someone's life."

"Money is just energy."

If this episode resonates with you, we'd love your support. Please download the episode, subscribe, leave a rating and review, and share it with someone who could use a little encouragement from the universe today.

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Jane and Sarah love a good spiritual awakening story, and Amanda Elemental has a fascinating one. We're bringing back this beautiful conversation with Amanda from a few years ago! (Episode 38)

Amanda joins us to share her journey from a career in corporate advertising to becoming a Reiki Master, medium, and conscious DJ. During the pandemic, Amanda began looking for ways to heal her trauma. As she went deeper into that work, she unexpectedly found herself moving into a profound spiritual awakening.

And as we all know, awakening isn't always easy.

Amanda talks about following the signs and connecting with the people who helped support her through a huge time of change. She also shares how her spiritual journey led her into sobriety, something both Jane and Sarah know something about!

Amanda describes moving through a dark night of the soul and the practices, resources, and people that helped her along the way. She also talks about the importance of taking trauma healing slowly and being gentle with yourself as you move through big changes.

But wait! Don't worry - the conversation turns to music and dance.

Amanda's years as a DJ have evolved into a more conscious approach to music, energy, and healing. She talks about ecstatic dance and the way movement can help us reconnect with our bodies, our joy, and ourselves.

Because we're here to be embodied.

We're here to experience ourselves.

And what better way to do that than by dancing?

This is another fun-filled episode with plenty of laughs, honest conversations, and a few epiphanies along the way.

“Community is so important right now.”

“I know that trauma is something that happens fast and is meant to be healed very slowly.”

Amanda Elemental

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Buckle up sweet listeners, this one is extra special. Sarah and Jane sat down with Davis Haines, an artist, musician, and near-death experiencer who is an exceptionally sparkly human. Tear stained and soggy from the conversation, by the end both of us are convinced he is emitting actual light beams.

Davis grew up in a wonderful but chaotic, art-obsessed family in Alabama, an identical twin who found himself through theater, poetry, and a barbershop quartet. Davis he woke up at 5am in High School to rehearse with (the devotion!). He fell in love young, coined his own spiritual identity as a "love-ist" because why not just make up the word you need, and lived that glorious, broke, funk-band-and-feather-boas artist life in Chicago in his early twenties.

Then, on July 11, 2011, a bike ride took a dark turn. Davis went under the back tires of a truck, and was given a 1% chance of survival. During emergency surgery, he died. And what he found on the other side was not tunnels or visions, it was love, love and love capital L.

The rest of the episode is a joyful wander through what Davis calls integration, the long and winding thirteen-year-average process of putting himself back together. There is a vision quest, a skydive, some ayahuasca, a whole lot of learning to just be, a stray backyard cat named nothing in particular, and a soul mantra ("thank you, I love you") that will bring you all the feels.

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A Vedic astrology reading gave Jane some unexpected clarity, and she brought Sarah in on it too: how do you actually know you're living your life's purpose? The episode was sparked by that reading, where the astrologer named Jane's purpose in a way that felt less like news and more like confirmation of something she already knew in a deep and delicious way.

From there the two dig into why so many people confuse their job with their purpose, and why that framing sets people up to feel lost. Sarah shares how her own sense of purpose has shifted by decade, from partying and playing music in her twenties to raising a family in her thirties to, now, simply becoming the fullest and most unfiltered version of herself. Jane echoes this with her own winding path from wanting to be a teacher, to filmmaker, to medium, to teacher again, full circle.

The conversation moves through some of the most useful, real world tools either of them offers on the show: using tension versus excitement in the body as a compass for decisions, noticing what books are stacked on your nightstand as a clue to what you are actually being called toward, and the idea that reactivity is not something to eliminate but something to move through with more awareness. Sarah lands on what might be the simplest definition of purpose either of them has offered: it is the presence or absence of regret. If a choice brings you closer to joy and further from regret, that is the direction to walk in, even when the decision is small.

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