What if your exhaustion isn’t a sign that something is breaking… but that something is reorganizing?

In this episode, I’m joined by Niko the Medium, a trance medium, teacher, and author who brings clarity and grounded wisdom through a collective consciousness called Noah — a group of archangelic beings here to support our evolution.

WHAT WE COVER:

– What trance mediumship actually is (and isn't)
– How to understand disorientation as recalibration
– Why trance states help us become more ourselves, not escape reality
– How Niko connects to Noah and who this collective really is
– A real-time guided trance exercise you can follow along with
– A powerful message from Noah about the phase humanity is in right now

🎙 One quick context note before we begin:
There’s a section where we talk about activism and the state of the world. This is not an episode telling anyone to disengage or ignore injustice. It’s an exploration of something many of us are feeling — that when we’re emotionally flooded, even well-intentioned actions can become reactionary or draining.

The invitation here is regulation for clarity. Because when your inner state is steady, whatever you choose to do — speak up, parent your kids, have hard conversations, donate, create — comes from a place of presence, not panic.

Some people are called to be out front. Others are called to stabilize the room. This episode is about that role.

00:00 Hook + Intro
01:35 Who is Niko the Medium?
02:48 What Is Trance Mediumship?
06:05 Disorientation as Evolution
09:40 What Is Noah?
14:00 Guided Trance Practice (Follow Along)
21:00 Channeling Begins — Noah Comes Through
28:12 A Message for the Collective
33:40 Holding Coherence in a Chaotic World
38:00 The Role of the Stabilizer
42:15 Why You're Not “Doing It Wrong”
45:00 How to Connect with Spirit Safely
49:15 Final Thoughts + Ways to Work with Niko

Website: https://www.nikothemedium.com
Offerings: Private Sessions, Group Circles, Books, Courses
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikothemedium

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A conversation about out-of-body experiences for people who still have responsibilities.

In this episode, we join Emma from Out of Body Stories to talk about out-of-body experiences from a grounded, human perspective. Emma shares her journey from spontaneous experiences to learning how to explore them intentionally, all while balancing a day job, family life, and real-world responsibilities.

This is not a how-to or a promise of enlightenment. It is an honest conversation about consciousness, curiosity, fear, and what actually changes when people begin exploring these experiences for themselves.

We discuss:

• What out-of-body experiences really are and how they differ from lucid dreaming
• Techniques that have worked best through lived experience
• Common threads Emma has noticed after interviewing dozens of people
• How these experiences impact everyday life, work, and relationships
• Why many people feel drawn to explore consciousness without wanting to escape reality

This conversation is for the curious, the grounded, and the people who still have to clock in the next morning.

You can explore Emma’s work and interviews here:
🔗 Out of Body Stories on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@OutOfBodyStories

If you’ve had an out-of-body experience, Emma also welcomes everyday people to share their stories through her channel.

Subscribe and follow Kelly for grounded conversations exploring consciousness, intuition, and human potential through That Spiritual Girl Next Door.

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What if you don’t need to fix yourself to have the life you want?

In this unplanned, in-person conversation, Kelly sits down with Courtney Stephenson to explore identity, human potential, and what happens when you stop putting conditions on yourself.

This episode moves through manifestation, nervous system regulation, self-concept, and the radical idea that you already are what you’ve been trying to become — without turning it into a performance or a debate.

We talk about:

• Why “doing the work” can quietly become another condition
• Identity, awareness, and the idea of “I Am”
• Letting go of victim stories and self-judgment
• Parenting without passing down fear or limitation
• Synchronicity, perception, and choosing new stories
• Why self-love changes everything — without effort

This is a grounded, conversational episode for anyone who feels tired of fixing themselves and ready to remember who they already are.

If you’re curious about consciousness, human potential, and living with more freedom — consider subscribing for future episodes.

Chapters

00:00 You Don’t Have to Fix Yourself

02:18 The Story You’re Telling Is Creating Your Reality

06:10 Identity, Awareness, and “I Am”

11:42 Why Doing the Work Becomes a Condition

17:30 Letting Go of Victim Stories

23:05 Parenting Without Passing Down Limitation

28:40 Synchronicity, Telepathy, and Being “Held”

35:15 Radical Self-Acceptance vs Self-Improvement

41:50 Judgment, Mirrors, and Other People

48:35 Choosing New Stories in Real Time

55:20 Time Isn’t Real (And Why That Matters)

01:02:10 You Already Are Enough

Connect with Courtney:

Offerings: ✨linktr.ee/courtneyinsavannah

TikTok: tiktok.com/@iamcourtneystephenson

IG: instagram.com/iamcourtneystephenson
Her podcast, Your Joyful Era: https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/your-joyful-era/id1825175876

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This episode includes discussion of death and grief. Listener discretion advised.

In this episode, we are joined by Barbra Banner, an evidential, psychic, and trance medium whose work is rooted in compassion, service, and practical support for people navigating loss.

Barbra shares her path into mediumship, including years of crisis-response and grief support work that uniquely prepared her to hold space for others in their most vulnerable moments. Together, Kelly and Barbra explore what mediumship actually looks like when it’s grounded and human—how grief moves, how humor can coexist with loss, and how loved ones continue to support us after they’ve died.

They discuss:

• What evidential mediumship really is (and what it isn’t)
• How grief shows up differently for everyone—and why there’s no “right” timeline
• Survivor’s guilt, compassion, and learning to pivot toward love
• Signs, symbols, and intuition—especially with children
• Reincarnation, parallel lives, and why we forget
• Why skepticism can block connection (and how openness changes everything)

If you stick around to the end, Kelly participates in a live reading where Barbra brings through specific, verifiable details from loved ones on the other side—followed by a simple exercise listeners can try on their own to experience connection firsthand.

This episode isn’t about convincing anyone of anything. It’s about curiosity, comfort, and the possibility that this lifetime isn’t all there is—and that we’re far more supported than we realize.

🔗 Learn more about Barbra Banner or book a reading:
https://bannermedium.com/

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What if our sight isn’t limited to the physical eyes?

In this episode of That Spiritual Girl Next Door, I’m joined by Dr. Brooke Soto — PhD, board-certified doctor of natural medicine, and founder of Quantum Bliss — for a grounded, expansive conversation about Mindsight: the ability to perceive beyond the physical senses.

Stick around to hear Brooke demonstrate her mindsight during the episode, and turn into our YouTube channel to see (ha!) it for yourself. 

Before the formal conversation begins, Brooke shares an unplanned moment about her lived experience as a mother to a non-speaking autistic child — a moment I chose to keep in because it offers important context for the world she operates in and the level of perception she’s deeply familiar with. Hang with me though because this episode is about MINDSIGHT! 

From there, we explore:

• What Mindsight actually is (and what it isn’t)
• Why children access intuitive perception so naturally
• How adults can relearn perception beyond the analytical mind
• The role of nervous system regulation and emotional balance
• Why play, curiosity, and trust matter more than effort
• How intuition, imagination, and perception intersect in daily life

This is not a performance or a proof-based conversation — it’s an invitation to explore what may already be available to us when we soften, regulate, and listen differently.

Chapters

02:58 Telepathy and Non-Speaking Communication

06:05 The Journey of Mind Sight Training

08:58 Understanding Mind Sight and Its Benefits

11:51 The Process of Opening Mind Sight

14:47 Overcoming Doubts and Embracing Abilities

17:53 Practical Applications of Mind Sight

20:46 The Role of Intuition in Personal Power

23:57 Starting Mind Sight Practice at Home

35:07 Introduction to MindSight and Fun Learning

43:40 The Role of Emotional Balance in MindSight

48:24 The Importance of Playfulness and Laughter

55:32 Personal Experiences and Emotional Release

01:01:18 Workshops and Community Engagement

Links & resources mentioned in this episode are included below.

Dr. Brooke Soto

• Website: https://brookesoto.com
• YouTube: The Blindfold Family
• Workshops, sessions & events

Connect with Kelly:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatSpiritualGirlNextDoor

Today’s guest, Jesse Collins—known on Instagram as @earlbob1964—has a unique early morning ritual: he steps into the darkness, prays to the Holy Spirit, and points his camera at the sky. More often than not, the sky responds—with a flash, an orb, or a shooting star that defies statistical probability.

In this episode, Jesse shares:

• How his deeply Christian language is just one way of expressing a universal connection
• What it feels like to be met by the sky in a moment of prayer
• Why nothing happening is sometimes part of the process
• The jaw-dropping footage he’s captured and what it might mean

We also explore:

• The difference between belief and resonance
• The math behind how rare his experiences are
• What “sprites” really are in atmospheric science (not fairies!)

If you’ve ever gone outside, asked for a sign, and felt silly when nothing happened—this episode is for you.

🌀 Whether you call it God, Source, Universe, or Light—Jesse’s story reminds us that connection is possible. Sometimes all it takes is showing up and speaking from the heart.

🎥 YouTube viewers: I’ll be splicing in Jesse’s footage throughout the episode. https://www.youtube.com/@ThatSpiritualGirlNextDoor
 

🎧 Podcast listeners: You can view his videos at @earlbob1964 on Instagram

💬 Drop your thoughts in the YouTube comments or DM me if you've had skywatching moments of your own.

🔗 Referenced Resources

• 📸 Jesse Collins on Instagram: @earlbob1964
  
  
• 💧 Dr. Masaru Emoto’s water consciousness work: https://www.masaru-emoto.net
  
  
• 👁️ Garry Nolan’s work on consciousness and UFOs: Nolan Lab at Stanford
  
  
• 🔭 Project Skywatch (community-led skywatching): projectskywatch.net
  
  
• 🎧 The UAP Files Podcast: @theuapfilespodcast
  
  
• 🧠 Jesse’s friends & fellow experiencers:
  • Jenny / @jenny281973
  • Brandy / @orbs.girl
  • Sarah / @ufo_gurley

Connect with Kelly:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatSpiritualGirlNextDoor

Not your typical Halloween episode.
Yes, we touch on the history—Samhain, All Saints/All Souls, and Dia de los Muertos—but this isn’t a parade of jump scares. It’s an hour about the mystery inside all of us and the quiet ways it reaches out: six yellow butterflies for a grieving mom, a grandmother’s prayer that arrives like a voice at 2 a.m., a visit in an operating room that steadies a frightened heart, a college house where the air gets heavy, and an agnostic grandfather who catches a feather at the exact moment he needs reassurance.

You don’t have to see the world the same way to meet in the middle—sometimes the bridge is built from our differences. If you’re craving an episode that honors faith and skepticism, intuition and reason, the sacred and the silly, this one’s for you. Stay for the stories; leave with a simple prompt to ask someone you love: “Have you ever had something happen you couldn’t explain?”

In this episode: Samhain’s origins; how All Saints/All Souls reframed the season; Dia de los Muertos’ heart of remembrance; personal stories from my friend Anna, my grandmother, my mother-in-law, my friend Matt, and my dad; and a closing reflection on curiosity as a spiritual practice. Southern accents included with no extra charge!

• 00:00 – A kid’s question that started it all (Halloween = demons?)
• 01:43 – Samhain: where Halloween really began
• 03:20 – All Saints & All Souls, and… soul cakes
• 04:53 – Dia de los Muertos roots: Mictecacihuatl → La Catrina
• 05:41 – Global echoes: Obon, Qingming, Undás
• 06:26 – The sacred and the silly can coexist
• 07:40 – An invitation to ask your people about the “unexplainable”
• 08:05 – Anna: six yellow butterflies and a mother’s love
• 10:57 – What Anna’s story opens in us
• 11:43 – Memama: prayer, knowing, and a near-death meadow of peace
• 24:48 – Faith shows up differently: into the OR
• 25:09 – My mother-in-law: a visit from her dad… and a rocking chair
• 37:43 – Some feel energy more than others
• 38:24 – Matt: Brunswick attic, a levitating 8-ball, and Coach Joe
• 52:26 – From haunted to humble: setting up my dad’s story
• 52:57 – My dad: an agnostic, a feather, and quiet certainty
• 1:00:25 – Closing: curiosity builds the bridge

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What really happens when you die — and how can that experience change the way you live?

In this episode, Kelly sits down with Jonathan Ashford, a former C-level executive who flatlined for three hours after organ failure and came back completely transformed. His near-death experience (NDE) rewired everything — his understanding of love, time, source energy, and what actually matters in this life.

Jonathan shares what it felt like to meet the Divine, what his life review taught him, and how those lessons now guide his work as an intuitive reader and spiritual coach. He even offers simple, practical ways to connect to the “other side” — without, you know… having to die first.

This is one of the most insightful, moving conversations we’ve ever had on That Spiritual Girl Next Door — full of humor, heart, and wisdom you’ll want to replay again and again.

Topics include:

• Near-death experiences (NDEs) & life after death
• Intuitive connection, surrender, and self-love
• The Divine Feminine and the cosmic sense of humor
• Why neutrality, stillness, and gratitude are spiritual superpowers

“Thanks for dying so we didn’t have to, Jonathan.”

💫 CONNECT WITH JONATHAN ASHFORD

 Work with Jonathan
Jonathan offers spiritual guidance and intuitive sessions to help people reconnect to their divine nature — no near-death experience required. He works entirely by donation.
→ Book or learn more at jonathanashford.com

 Support His Work
Jonathan doesn’t charge for his talks or sessions, but you can support his mission through donations.
→ Donate directly here

🌐 Stay Connected

• Website: jonathanashford.com

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⚠️ Trigger warning: child loss, medical trauma, divorce, and faith deconstruction.

What do you do when the life you built—and the God you thought you knew—can’t hold what happened?

Writer and Seeds & Leaven creator Ally Morgan joins Kelly for a conversation about authenticity, grief, and rebuilding a livable faith. We cover:

• The night she told God, “I think you’re a psycho”… and the sentence that shifted everything
• Leaving church to protect her view of God, not abandon it
• The sweater metaphor: performance vs. presence
• Rare diagnosis, losing both daughters, and a custody reality she never imagined
• Somatic healing: grounding, forest bathing, yoga, breath, acupuncture
• Ethical truth-telling about divorce (without turning people into content)
• A psychic reading and why language (Holy Spirit vs. “psychic”) changes what we hear
• Pleasure as medicine and the nervous-system toolbox

This episode is about hope, honesty, and the power of authenticity—even when life looks nothing like you planned.

If it helps, follow, rate, and share with someone living in the both/and.

#Authenticity #FaithAfterLoss #GriefHealing #SpiritualPodcast #Embodiment #SomaticHealing #SeedsAndLeaven #ThatSpiritualGirlNextDoor

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✨ If you’ve ever wondered “Who am I really?” or “What’s my purpose?” Or how about when spiritual circles say, "remember who you truly are," and you're left just trying to figure out what that even means...?! —this one’s for you.

In this short episode of That Spiritual Girl Next Door, I share two powerful stories—Pixar’s Soul and Neale Donald Walsch’s The Little Soul and the Sun—to explore what it means to be the light, why we sometimes forget, and how our true purpose isn’t about achievements at all… it’s about living fully.

🎧 A quick reflection you can carry into your day—full of heart, soul, and a reminder of why you’re here.

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Connect with today's stories:

Soul by Pixar: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2948372/

The Little Soul and the Sun: https://amzn.to/4ppvkIm

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