Healing, Mediumship and Personal Growth with Karen Elle
- Hannah Macintyre
- May 21
- 4 min read
What happens when life completely breaks you open and leads you back towards spirit?
In this deeply honest and inspiring episode of Mediumship Matters, Hannah is joined by evidential medium, energy healer and intuitive reader Karen Elle to discuss fibromyalgia, healing, mediumship development, spirit communication, personal growth, ethics, energy work and learning to trust yourself.
Karen shares her extraordinary journey from corporate burnout and chronic illness to discovering mediumship, energy healing and a completely new understanding of life, consciousness and spiritual connection.
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From Corporate Burnout to Spiritual Awakening
Karen explains that spirituality had always quietly interested her throughout childhood and early adulthood.
Like many people growing up in the 90s, she loved crystals, tarot and anything connected to the spirit world, but believed mediumship was something you had to be born with.
After moving from England to Amsterdam and building a successful corporate career, spirituality slowly faded into the background while work, stress and family life took priority.
Then everything changed.
After the birth of her second daughter, Karen suddenly developed debilitating physical pain and exhaustion that eventually led to a diagnosis of fibromyalgia.
The experience became a major turning point.
Unable to continue living the way she had before, Karen began searching for alternative healing methods, eventually rediscovering meditation, crystals, energy healing and spirituality.
Discovering Energy Healing and Mediumship
As Karen explored healing more deeply, she became fascinated by energy work and spiritual development.
One unexpected YouTube video completely changed her understanding of mediumship forever.
After hearing evidential medium Susan Giesemann explain that mediumship could be developed rather than simply inherited at birth, Karen realised:
“If you can become a medium, I’m going to become a medium.”
From that moment on, she dedicated herself fully to spiritual development, intensive practice and learning how to communicate with spirit.
The conversation explores:
mediumship development
energy healing
spiritual awakening
healing through crisis
developing intuition
learning to trust spirit
Karen’s story is an incredibly powerful reminder that spiritual paths often emerge during life’s most difficult periods.
What Evidential Mediumship Really Feels Like
Karen beautifully describes mediumship as entering a flow state where communication from spirit moves quickly and naturally through her awareness.
For her, the most meaningful part is witnessing the healing that takes place when clients realise their loved ones are still present and aware.
One especially moving story involves a client’s dog in spirit communicating the exact phrase:
“He knows he left such a hole in your heart.”
Moments earlier, the client had privately said those exact words to her dog before the reading began.
It’s one of many extraordinary examples discussed throughout the episode that highlight the emotional power of spirit communication.
Mediumship, Ethics and Personal Responsibility
One of the strongest themes throughout this conversation is ethics.
Karen speaks passionately about integrity, empowerment and avoiding dependency within spiritual work.
Rather than encouraging clients to repeatedly return for readings, Karen believes spiritual work should help people feel empowered within themselves.
The episode explores:
ethical mediumship
client empowerment
spiritual discernment
integrity within spiritual work
responsibility as a medium
avoiding dependency
Karen also shares how difficult experiences early in her spiritual journey taught her the importance of discernment and maintaining personal boundaries.
It’s an incredibly grounded and refreshing discussion around ethical spiritual practice.
Healing, Rest and Learning to Slow Down
Alongside mediumship, Karen continues offering energy healing and intuitive guidance while learning how to balance ambition with self-care.
Living with fibromyalgia forced her to completely rethink the way she treated herself and managed her energy.
The conversation explores:
chronic illness and spirituality
nervous system healing
burnout and recovery
grounding practices
healing through rest
balancing ambition with wellbeing
Karen shares openly about learning to slow down, surrender and stop constantly pushing herself beyond her limits.
It’s a deeply relatable conversation for anyone navigating healing while trying to rebuild their life.
Platform Mediumship and Fear of Being Seen
Although Karen feels increasingly confident in one-to-one readings, she also shares honestly about her next challenge: platform mediumship.
The fear of visibility, judgement and public vulnerability is something many developing mediums experience, and Karen speaks about it with refreshing honesty.
At the same time, she also describes platform mediumship as strangely addictive once you begin stepping into it.
The episode beautifully explores:
confidence building
public speaking fears
surrender and trust
platform demonstrations
developing mediumship publicly
personal growth through spiritual work
Why Mediumship Changes Everything
Towards the end of the episode, Karen reflects on the single truth she wishes everyone could fully understand: consciousness survives physical death.
For her, mediumship has completely transformed the way she sees life, relationships and personal growth.
Rather than viewing difficult experiences as punishments, she now sees them as opportunities for learning, healing and evolution.
It’s an incredibly powerful message that runs through the entire conversation.
Key Takeaways From This Episode
Spiritual awakening often begins during difficult life experiences
Mediumship can be developed through practice and dedication
Ethical spiritual work should empower rather than create dependency
Healing requires rest, compassion and balance
Spirit communication can bring profound emotional healing
Confidence grows through trust and surrender
Consciousness continues beyond physical death
Connect with Karen Elle
Karen offers:
evidential mediumship readings
energy healing
intuitive readings
spiritual guidance
online sessions and workshops
She is based in the Netherlands and also hosts events within the Spirit Social community.
Listen to More Mediumship Matters Episodes
Explore more conversations around:
mediumship
healing
spiritual awakening
evidential mediumship
energy healing
personal growth
spirit communication
And if you’re looking for a supportive spiritual community, come and join us on Spirit Social.
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