What if the hardest stretch of your life is quietly training you to become someone softer, steadier, and more powerful than you imagined? That’s the heartbeat of our conversation with Sarah Tolson—medium, Reiki master teacher, and founder of Grounded Harmony—whose path winds through early family loss, a decade-long rupture with her mom, and the unthinkable shock of her young daughter’s seizures and cancer diagnosis. Months in the hospital forced her to sit still, breathe, and listen. After remission, a single Reiki session mirrored back everything she’d privately experienced and cracked open a new reality: spirit is near, intuition is real, and healing can be both grounded and mystical.
We dig into how Sarah reconciles an analytical day job in medical billing with a calling to hold space for grief, transition, and uncertainty. She shares the moment she heard, “There are others, and you need to find them,” and how accepting her mediumship helped her stop assuming she knew anyone’s story—including her own. We talk about soft strength, the kind that replaces road rage with grace, and why boundaries and humility made her a better mom to a fiercely independent daughter still navigating a rare seizure disorder. You’ll hear how loved ones in spirit often arrive with laser-accurate messages that mirror a client’s struggle, reminding us of inherited grit and the steady presence of an unseen team.
Sarah also brings it down to earth: Reiki as real respite for parents in pediatric oncology, a mother of micropreemies who found space to breathe and then turned around to build a community event honoring cancer kids, and simple ways to play with energy in daily life—sending patience to the driver who cuts you off, or asking a stubborn situation to soften. The throughline is choice. We can’t always choose events, but we can choose our stance and our story.
If this resonates, connect with Sarah at Grounded Harmony to experience a mediumship reading or remote Reiki session. And if you found value here, subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a quick review so more listeners can find these conversations.
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Instagram: @grounded.harmony.wellness
Website: https://www.groundedharmonywellness.com/
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Nicole Pope is an internationally-trained Evidential Medium and Soul Integration Guide dedicated to helping others reconnect with their higher self, awaken their gifts, and remember who they truly are.
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