Understanding Empaths, Energy & How to Protect Yourself

What Children Know That We Have Forgotten

What if children aren't imagining things — what if they're actually perceiving them? In this Children's Day episode of Medium with a Mic, Kari Bandle of Sacred Whispers Studio explores one of the most profound and overlooked truths in spiritual development: children are born with a natural psychic awareness, a direct connection to their soul's wisdom — and most of us had it quietly shut down before we even turned ten. Blending spiritual insight with real psychological research, Kari walks through why children are natural perceivers, what happens around ages 7 and 8 when the logical mind begins to override that gift, and how well-meaning adults — acting from love, fear, or faith — unknowingly close the door on something sacred. She shares a deeply personal story of witnessing this happen in her own home, and offers something simple and powerful: what we could say instead. This episode is for the parents and grandparents who want to do it differently. It's for the adults who are still trying to find their way back. And it's for anyone who has ever had a moment — a knowing, a feeling, a whisper — and wondered if it was real. It was. It always was. Topics covered: Childhood psychic awareness · The 7-8 year developmental shift · Why parents close the door · The science of children's spirituality · Soul contracts · Finding your way back · How to nurture a child's gifts 🎙️ New episodes every week. Find Kari at www.sacredwhispers1111.com [http://www.sacredwhispers1111.com] Join your host Kari Bandle, the owner of Sacred Wisdom Studio. Kari leads the "Sacred Transitions" community and hosts the "Medium with a Mic" podcasts. As a practicing psychic medium, Kari is passionate about empowering and uplifting others through content that blends scientific and spiritual perspectives. Her goal is to provide real understanding and practical solutions. If this podcast resonates with you, please consider supporting it. You can share it with a friend, leave kind feedback, subscribe, like, or visit the podcast page on her website www.sacredwhispers1111.com [http://www.sacredwhispers1111.com] to "buy me a coffee" which helps support this labor of love and remain ad free.     Kari can be found on:    TikTok: www.sacredwhisper Facebook: Sacred Whispers Studio LLC    Instagram: @SacredWhispers1111.com  Threads: @sacred_whispers_studio_llc  BlueSky: @sacredwhispers1111.bsky.social  Sacred Transitions group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19uVYs7CgY/ [https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19uVYs7CgY/]

Understanding Empaths, Energy & How to Protect Yourself

If you've ever walked into a room and felt the emotional weight of everyone in it before saying a single word — this episode is for you. Being an empath is not a flaw, a disorder, or a sign that you're "too sensitive." It is an ability. And like any ability, it needs to be understood, developed, and — most importantly — managed. In this episode of Medium with a Mic, you'll explore what it actually means to be an empath, how it differs from being a highly sensitive person, and what science has to say about mirror neurons, emotional contagion, and the electromagnetic field of the heart. You'll also hear a deeply personal story about crying at strangers' funerals for years before finally understanding why. Most importantly, you'll walk away with real, practical tools — grounding, clearing, and protection — so you can stop moving through the world as a human sponge and start working with your sensitivity as the gift it truly is. Your energy is a resource. Now you'll know how to protect it. Join your host Kari Bandle, the owner of Sacred Wisdom Studio. Kari leads the "Sacred Transitions" community and hosts the "Medium with a Mic" podcasts. As a practicing psychic, medium, and empath Kari is passionate about empowering and uplifting others through content that blends scientific and spiritual perspectives. Her goal is to provide real understanding and practical solutions. If this podcast resonates with you, please consider supporting it. You can share it with a friend, leave kind feedback, subscribe, like, or visit the podcast page on my website www.sacredwhispers1111.com [http://www.sacredwhispers1111.com] to "buy me a coffee" which helps support this labor of love and remain ad free.     Kari can be found on:    TikTok: www.sacredwhisper Facebook: Sacred Whispers Studio LLC    Instagram: @SacredWhispers1111.com  Threads: @sacred_whispers_studio_llc  BlueSky: @sacredwhispers1111.bsky.social  Sacred Transitions group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19uVYs7CgY/ [https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19uVYs7CgY/]

Dark Dreams Aren't Demon's

Dark Dreams Aren't Demons That terrifying presence in your dream. The figure in the corner. The voice telling you not to call for help. The sensation that lingered in your body after you woke up. Before you label it demonic — what if it was a message? In this episode of Medium with a Mic, Kari explores what dark and frightening dreams actually are, why they feel so physically real, and how to decode them rather than fear them. Drawing on Jungian psychology, sleep science, and real dream examples, she walks through the hypnopompia threshold — that liminal zone between sleeping and waking where the most vivid experiences land — and explains why the shadow figures, hateful presences, and frequency disturbances in your dreams are almost always symbolic messengers rather than demonic visitors. Kari shares a three-question decoding framework and addresses the fear-based dream interpretation culture that keeps people trapped in spiritual defensiveness rather than genuine understanding. Dream interpretation services available at sacredwhispers1111.com. Join your host Kari Bandle, the owner of Sacred Wisdom Studio and host of the "Medium with a Mic" podcasts. As a practicing psychic medium, Kari is passionate about empowering and uplifting others through content that blends scientific and spiritual perspectives. Her goal is to provide real understanding and practical solutions. If this podcast resonates with you, please consider supporting it by sharing it with a friend, leave kind feedback, subscribe, like, or visit the podcast page  www.sacredwhispers1111.com [http://www.sacredwhispers1111.com] to "buy me a coffee" which helps continue this labor of love and remain ad free.   Kari can be found on:    TikTok: www.sacredwhisper Facebook: Sacred Whispers Studio LLC    Instagram: @SacredWhispers1111.com  Threads: @sacred_whispers_studio_llc  BlueSky: @sacredwhispers1111.bsky.social  Sacred Transitions group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19uVYs7CgY/ [https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19uVYs7CgY/]

You Chose Your Life & The Victim Factory

What if your struggles aren't punishment — but a curriculum your soul designed before you arrived? In this episode of Medium with a Mic, Kari explores two of the most transformative ideas in her spiritual philosophy: the pre-birth soul contract and the victim identity trap. Drawing on the research of Dr. Michael Newton and Dr. Brian Weiss, as well as her own years of experience as a psychic medium and intuitive empath, Kari walks through what soul contracts are, how your soul group agrees to play roles in your life before birth, and why your higher self doesn't experience human pain — not because it's indifferent, but because it holds the bigger picture your human self can't yet see. She then takes on the victim mentality with compassion and honesty — acknowledging that trauma is universal while challenging the identity that keeps so many people trapped in their own story. This episode will shift how you see everything that has ever happened to you. Join your host Kari Bandle, the owner of Sacred Wisdom Studio. Kari leads the "Sacred Transitions" community and hosts the "Medium with a Mic" podcasts. As a practicing psychic medium, Kari is passionate about empowering and uplifting others through content that blends scientific and spiritual perspectives. Her goal is to provide real understanding and practical solutions. If this podcast resonates with you, please consider supporting it. You can share it with a friend, leave kind feedback, subscribe, like, or visit the podcast page on my website www.sacredwhispers1111.com [http://www.sacredwhispers1111.com] to "buy me a coffee" which helps me continue this labor of love and remain ad free.     Kari can be found on:    TikTok: www.sacredwhisper Facebook: Sacred Whispers Studio LLC    Instagram: @SacredWhispers1111.com  Threads: @sacred_whispers_studio_llc  BlueSky: @sacredwhispers1111.bsky.social  Sacred Transitions group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19uVYs7CgY/ [https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19uVYs7CgY/]

Hell, The Devil & The Biggest Lie Ever Told

What if hell was never real — at least not the way you were taught? In this episode of Medium with a Mic, Kari traces the word "hell" back to its original Hebrew and Greek roots — Sheol, Hades, Gehenna, and Tartarus — and reveals that every single one of them meant something far less terrifying than eternal fire. The word hell as we know it was built on mistranslation, shaped by a medieval poem, and used for centuries as a tool of fear and control. But that's only half the story. Kari also examines who the devil and Satan actually were in ancient scripture — a Latin metaphor for a Babylonian king, a Hebrew title meaning "the accuser," a prosecutorial role operating with divine permission — and asks the question that changes everything: what if most of what we call evil is actually misinterpreted fear? Drawing on Jungian psychology, biblical scholarship, and her own years of experience as a psychic medium and intuitive empath, this episode dismantles the architecture of fear-based religion and replaces it with something far more empowering — understanding. Join your host Kari Bandle, the owner of Sacred Wisdom Studio. Kari leads the "Sacred Transitions" community and hosts the "Medium with a Mic" podcasts. As a practicing psychic medium, Kari is passionate about empowering and uplifting others through content that blends scientific and spiritual perspectives. Her goal is to provide real understanding and practical solutions. If this podcast resonates with you, please consider supporting it. You can share it with a friend, leave kind feedback, subscribe, like, or visit the podcast page on my website www.sacredwhispers1111.com [http://www.sacredwhispers1111.com] to "buy me a coffee" which helps me continue this labor of love and remain ad free.     Kari can be found on:    TikTok: www.sacredwhisper Facebook: Sacred Whispers Studio LLC    Instagram: @SacredWhispers1111.com  Threads: @sacred_whispers_studio_llc  BlueSky: @sacredwhispers1111.bsky.social  Sacred Transitions group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19uVYs7CgY/ [https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19uVYs7CgY/]