From Breakdown to Breakthrough: A Medium’s Healing Journey with Deanna Brown

In this compelling conversation, Deanna Brown shares her remarkable transformation from a shy child with low self-esteem to a gifted clairvoyant and medium. She recounts her early encounters with spirits, the absence of support from her family, and her struggles with mental health while working in nursing, and how she learned to navigate and embrace her gifts. 

She reflects on the emotional toll of her experiences in the nursing field and emphasises the crucial role of trauma-informed care, community, and support in her healing journey.

The discussion goes deeply into her experiences with trauma and human trafficking, offering profound insights into the healing process. She explains the concept of non-state torture, describes the reality of night terrors, and details her involvement in paranormal investigations.

Additionally, Deanna offers guidance for aspiring mediums, advice on supporting spiritually sensitive children, and tips for building self-esteem through self-reflection and kindness. Her story is a testament to resilience, empathy, and the power of embracing one’s true self.

• Early experiences with spirits and lack of family support
• The difference between clairvoyant, psychic, and medium abilities
• Working in elder care and forensic psychiatry as an empath
• Her personal battles with mental health and energy overload
• Recovering from trauma and finding purpose through the Spiritualist Church
• Participating in paranormal investigations
• Living with night terrors
• Advocacy for non-state torture and human trafficking survivors
• Energy healing requires careful management of one's own energy
• Lessons on self-worth, boundaries, and using spiritual gifts for good

About: Deanna is a clairvoyant medium who connects clients with their loved ones in spirit, delivering messages with honesty and compassion. Passionate about sharing her gifts, she offers private and group workshops on working with Spirit.

As a retired nurse, Deanna has travelled across Canada and the US, making meaningful connections for others. She is certified in several healing therapies, including Reiki, Past Life Regression Hypnosis, and Reflexology.

She’s also a member of the Ontario, Canada paranormal team, Whispers from Beyond Paranormal Investigation, which helps others free charge to understand and resolve their paranormal issues.

Follow her at: Whispers of Eden Spiritual Services and Whispers From Beyond Paranormal.

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction and relationship
• 2:35 First experiences with spirit at age 8
• 5:24 Family dynamics and support
• 9:04 Struggles with friendships and fitting in
• 10:08 Discovering the “Clairs”
• 11:50 Mediumship vs. psychic abilities
• 14:01 Encounters with dark energies and stepping away
• 17:09 Becoming a nurse and seeing spiritual presences in hospitals
• 23:55 Forensic psychiatry and exposure to mental and spiritual distress
• 30:26 Second mental breakdown and energetic burnout
• 33:15 Joining the Spiritualist Church and finding a community
• 36:10 Beginning professional readings and confronting self-doubt
• 38:23 Mentorship under Jackie Dennison
• 41:28 Trauma-informed care and working with survivors
• 43:07 Surviving human trafficking and non-state torture
• 47:17 Tools for a medium
• 48:34 Living with night terrors
• 54:32 Paranormal investigations
• 59:35 Exploring healing and spiritual modalities
• 1:06:21 Advice for people who want to be a medium
• 1:14:47 Supporting children with intuitive abilities
• 1:16:33 Tool for building self-esteem
• 1:21:06 Connecting with Deanna and closure