If you've spent years in development still asking "is this me or is this Spirit?" with nobody around to tell you, this conversation is going to feel familiar.

In this heart-led interview, Courtney Dawson sits down with Cathy Hedderwick, a student in the advanced Mediumship Mastery Circle. Cathy came to mediumship after retiring, green as green can be, and spent her early development in a once-every-other-week lecture-style class where the questions piled up faster than she could ask them. She loved the work. She just wasn't having fun. She was sweating before every reading, lying about how great it felt, and quietly wondering if she'd ever trust a single thing she received.

Almost a year of weekly circle later, Cathy is channeling, giving clear readings, and showing up as a real anchor in the group. Together they talk about what actually shifted, and why so much of it came down to one thing she'd never had before: real feedback from a mentor who was tuning into her work in real time, validating the link so she could stop second-guessing and go deeper.

There's a moment where Cathy describes noticing Courtney in the Zoom room while she's working, knowing that if Courtney sees the same Spirit she's talking to, there's no room for doubt anymore. That's the whole thing in one sentence.

In this episode:

Why fragmented, lecture-style training leaves so many developing mediums anxious and stuck
What it actually feels like to not trust your abilities even when people tell you you're great
The difference real-time mentor feedback makes when your mind starts spiralling mid-reading
Why a "no" from a sitter doesn't have to throw you off your link
How community and active participation accelerate growth in ways solo study can't
The tool Cathy now uses to settle herself when panic rises, in readings and in everyday life
Why finding the right mentor and the right circle matters more than collecting more information

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