Wednesdays with Willa – Details, episodes & analysis

Dr. Brenda Hawkins, a retired psychologist and registered Lily Dale medium, joined Willa White for a discussion on grief and resilience. They explored how grief manifests in various life situations , emphasizing the importance of acknowledging and working through grief rather than pushing it away, and how to develop a "resilience bank". Dr. Hawkins shared insights from her clinical experience and personal observations, including the concept of "resilience bank" and the psychological tools developed by Viktor Frankl during his time in concentration camps. They discussed the role of social support, self-awareness, and the choice to cultivate resilience through daily practices and maintaining connections with the divine. The conversation highlighted the significance of gratitude, compassion, and the ability to honor memories while moving forward, with Dr. Hawkins recommending resources like "Man's Search for Meaning" to help navigate grief and build resilience. [This podcast originally aired on February 4, 2026] Willa White is a registered Lily Dale medium (since 2003), a spiritual development and mediumship teacher, and the host of the popular podcast show 'Wednesdays with Willa' (now in Year NINE of episodes). Join Willa on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time for her spiritual discussions with GREAT GUESTS and TOPICS regarding Spiritualism, Mediumship, Healing, Faith, Family, and more! You can also watch the archived Videos of past shows on her facebook page and YouTube Channel OR listen wherever you get your podcasts from! Website: www.willawhite.com Facebook page: / @willawhitemedium You-Tube channel: / @willawhite Instagram: / @willawhitemedium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Willa and trance medium Andrew Codling discuss blending with spirit guides during Trance Mediumship. Andy describes his personal trance process involving love and respect. Andrew shares about journey into mediumship, describing his breakthrough experience at a trance retreat where he demonstrated in front of 85 students, and explained how trance mediumship involves a conscious blending with spirit guides where he feels their personality and energy while remaining aware of the process. Willa and Andy discuss the importance of working with both spirit guides and human participants, with Andrew emphasizing that genuine trance work is a consensual process involving love and respect rather than spirit possession. Andrew describes his daily practices for maintaining connection and how he grounds himself. Andrew Codling is a Trance Medium, Healer, and Coach. After experiencing his grandfather materialize at his bedside, Andrew explored his connection. He was soon invited to teach workshops, guiding others in aspects of trance mediumship. Tickets to Andrew's 2026 Lily Dale event: https://www.lilydaleassembly.org/event-details/trance-embracing-the-love-with-andrew-codling Website for Andrew Codling: https://andrewcodling.com/ Willa White is a registered Lily Dale medium (since 2003), a spiritual development and mediumship teacher, and the host of the popular podcast show 'Wednesdays with Willa' (now at the end of Year NINE of episodes). Join Willa on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time for her spiritual discussions with GREAT GUESTS and TOPICS regarding Spiritualism, Mediumship, Healing, Faith, Family, and more! You can also watch the archived Videos of past shows on her facebook page and YouTube Channel OR listen wherever you get your podcasts from! Website: www.willawhite.com Facebook page: / @willawhitemedium You-Tube channel: / @willawhite Instagram: / @willawhitemedium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CREATING IMMERSIVE WORLDS 6-3-2026 'Wednesdays with Willa' podcast show with Willa's special guest John A. Rice, an artist who specialized in immersive worlds. He will be returning for the 2026 Lily Dale summer season to teach about his artistic process. John and Willa explored how immersive art can serve as a portal for self-discovery and spiritual connection, while also touching on John's artistic process with creating immersive landscapes that connect viewers to natural settings and personal emotions. They discussed John's previous experience as an artist-in-residence at Lily Dale and his approach to helping others quiet their inner critics to access their authentic creative voices. In an extensive art project, John conducted sessions with various spirit mediums (including Willa) that he used for inspiration of an immersive art exhibit that combined visual and audio. John A. Rice is a New York City-based artist, writer, and actor known for his expressive oil pastel work and deeply intuitive creative process. He has twice served as artist-in-residence at Lily Dale Assembly. He is a 2026 season highlight at Lily Dale. Tickets to John's 2026 Lily Dale events: https://www.lilydaleassembly.org/search?q=john+a.+rice Website for John A. Rice: https://www.jarstudionyc.com/ Willa White is a registered Lily Dale medium (since 2003), a spiritual development and mediumship teacher, and the host of the popular podcast show 'Wednesdays with Willa' (now in Year NINE of episodes). Join Willa on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time for her spiritual discussions with GREAT GUESTS and TOPICS regarding Spiritualism, Mediumship, Healing, Faith, Family, and more! You can also watch the archived Videos of past shows on her facebook page and YouTube Channel OR listen wherever you get your podcasts from! Website: www.willawhite.com Facebook page: / @willawhitemedium You-Tube channel: / @willawhite Instagram: / @willawhitemedium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Willa White's special guest Mark Thomas, co-founder and spiritual teacher at Fellowships of the Spirit, share many practical tips and guidance for meditation practices. The discussion covered common challenges people face when returning to meditation, including lifestyle changes, stress, and misconceptions about what constitutes a successful meditation session. The episode concluded with Mark guiding a meditation session for listeners. Willa White is a registered Lily Dale medium (since 2003), a spiritual development and mediumship teacher, and the host of the popular podcast show 'Wednesdays with Willa' (now in Year NINE of episodes). Join Willa on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time for her spiritual discussions with GREAT GUESTS and TOPICS regarding Spiritualism, Mediumship, Healing, Faith, Family, and more! You can also watch the archived Videos of past shows on her facebook page and YouTube Channel OR listen wherever you get your podcasts from! Website: www.willawhite.com Facebook page: / @willawhitemedium You-Tube channel: / @willawhite Instagram: / @willawhitemedium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FIFTH of a special Spiritualist History series about the Fox Family on "Wednesdays with Willa" podcast show with Willa White's special guest Tracy Murphy, caretaker & historian of the Fox Property (also known as the Hydesville Memorial Park). Tracy will share about the Fox Family, focusing in this FIFTH episode on the Fox Cottage, the location of spirit rappings of the famous mediums Kate and Maggie Fox. In the mid-1800s, these two sisters jet propelled spirit contact onto the world stage and gave rise to the Birth of Modern Spiritualism on March 31, 1848. Would you like to visit the Fox Property? If you would like to make arrangements with Tracy to meet you there, this is her contact information: TEXT her cell phone at 315-879-8804 and/or email foxsisters1848@gmail.com TUNE IN on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time for her spiritual discussions with GREAT GUESTS and TOPICS regarding Spiritualism, Mediumship, Healing, Faith, Family, and more! You can also watch the REPLAY or archived Videos of past shows on her facebook page and YouTube Channel. Website: www.willawhite.com Facebook page: / willawhitemedium You-Tube channel: / @willawhite Instagram:/ @willawhitemedium Reverend Willa White is a registered Lily Dale medium (since 2003), a spiritual development and mediumship teacher, and the host of the popular podcast show 'Wednesdays with Willa' (now in Year NINE of episodes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'Wednesdays with Willa' podcast show with Willa's special guest Psychic Medium John Holland, well-known medium and author. The conversation covers topics including proper training for mediums, the difference between physical and mental mediumship, and how to support children who are naturally psychic. John shares his experiences with mediumship, particularly discussing his first transfiguration experience in England where he witnessed a medium's face change to reveal a spirit. They discuss the challenges of raising psychic children, with both emphasizing the importance of letting children develop naturally rather than forcing spiritual abilities. John also shares his past life regression experience with Brian Weiss and discussed his book "The Spirit Whisperer." John Holland has been featured on many documentary including A&E, the Biography Channel, & the History Channel. Website for John Holland: https://johnholland.com/ Willa White is a registered Lily Dale medium (since 2003), a spiritual development and mediumship teacher, and the host of the popular podcast show 'Wednesdays with Willa' (now in Year NINE of episodes). Join Willa on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time for her spiritual discussions with GREAT GUESTS and TOPICS regarding Spiritualism, Mediumship, Healing, Faith, Family, and more! You can also watch the archived Videos of past shows on her facebook page and YouTube Channel OR listen wherever you get your podcasts from! Website: www.willawhite.com Facebook page: / @willawhitemedium You-Tube channel: / @willawhite Instagram: / @willawhitemedium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Willa's special guest is Shannon Taggart, spirit photographer, author of the book 'Seance', and program coordinator of Summer Symposium at Lily Dale --- a series of unique lectures by renowned scholars, authors, and artists to explore the cultural history of Spiritualism, the Supernatural, and the Strange. Shannon shares details about this special 2026 workshop weekend at Lily Dale. Shannon's website: www.shannontaggart.com Tickets for Shannon's 2026 events: https://www.lilydaleassembly.org/search?q=shannon+taggart Tickets to Willa's summer 2026 mediumship class: https://www.lilydaleassembly.org/event-details/mediumship-101-introduction-to-mediumship-for-beginners Tune in LIVE at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time USA on Willa's Facebook page www.facebook.com/willawhitemedium to View this spiritual conversation between Shannon & Willa. TUNE in LIVE on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. ET or watch the REPLAY of archived Videos of past shows on Willa's YouTube Channel. Enjoy Willa's spiritual discussions with GREAT GUESTS and TOPICS regarding Spiritualism, Mediumship, Healing, Faith, Family, and more! Website: www.willawhite.com Facebook page: / willawhitemedium You-Tube channel: / @willawhite Reverend Willa White is a registered Lily Dale medium (since 2003), a spiritual development and mediumship teacher, and the host of the popular podcast show 'Wednesdays with Willa' (now in Year NINE of episodes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if one simple conversation each week could open the door to the spirit world? Join Willa White for Wednesdays with Willa—a soulful space where Spiritualism, mediumship, intuition, healing, and the deeper nature of spirit are explored. Each episode feels like you're sitting together in thoughtful conversation, discovering what it really means to live with spiritual awareness. Willa welcomes inspiring guests—authors, spirit mediums, healers, and spiritual thought leaders—who share their experiences with spirit communication, evidence of the afterlife, intuitive development, and conscious living. Now in its ninth year, the podcast also celebrates the magic and history of Lily Dale, the world’s largest center for Spiritualism, a place that has inspired generations of seekers. Start listening and follow Wednesdays with Willa—and let’s explore the wonder of spirit together. Available on Apple, Spotify, or you favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will and her special guest Jacob Cooper, a licensed clinical social worker, near-death experience (NDE) survivor, and author, discuss how people can connect with their memories of heaven. Jacob shares about his NDE memories of heaven and how people can connect with their own spiritual experiences. Jacob's profound NDE at age 3 included encountering guardian angels, his higher self, and eternal love. He explains that heaven is not a physical destination but rather a state of awareness and love that can be accessed through practices like meditation, hypnosis, and surrender. Willa and Jacob discuss the concept of "between life soul regression therapy" as a tool for accessing memories of heaven. Jacob L. Cooper is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and author of Life After Breath and The Wisdom of Jacob’s Ladder. His near death experience has inspired many people to remember their soul’s truth and reconnect with the love that exists beyond this physical world. Tickets to Jacob's 2026 Lily Dale event: https://www.lilydaleassembly.org/event-details/connecting-to-your-memories-of-heaven-with-jacob-cooper Website for Jacob Cooper: https://jacoblcooper.com/life-after-breath Willa White is a registered Lily Dale medium (since 2003), a spiritual development and mediumship teacher, and the host of the popular podcast show 'Wednesdays with Willa' (nearly a decade of episodes). Join Willa on Wednesday mornings on her Facebook and YouTubechannel at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time for her spiritual discussions with GREAT GUESTS and TOPICS regarding Spiritualism, Mediumship, Healing, Faith, Family, and more! You can also watch the archived Videos of past shows on her facebook page and YouTube Channel OR listen wherever you get your podcasts from! Website: www.willawhite.com Facebook page: / @willawhitemedium You-Tube channel: / @willawhite Instagram: / @willawhitemedium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Willa and her special guest Whitley Strieber, best-selling author and one of the most influential voices in the paranormal, discuss his extraordinary experiences with unknown entities, beginning with his famous 1985 encounter that led to the writing of "Communion." Whitley shares how his wife Anne supported him through these experiences, including her spiritual insights that helped frame the encounters in a positive light, and how after her passing in 2015, they continued to communicate through synchronistic white moth appearances. The conversation explores Whitley's latest book "Transformation 2026," which updates his earlier work with new insights about the neurological aspects of contact experiences and how these encounters serve as spiritual thresholds for human transformation. Whitley Strieber is the author of many bestsellers (fiction and non-fiction) and his own podcast Dreamland. He has spent a lifetime exploring fear and transformation, grief and joy, death and the understanding that the soul continues. Tickets to Whitley's 2026 Lily Dale event (a panel discussion with Travis Walton and Q&A session): https://www.lilydaleassembly.org/event-details/an-evening-with-travis-walton-whitley-strieber Website for Whitley Strieber: https://unknowncountry.com/ Willa White is a registered Lily Dale medium (since 2003), a spiritual development and mediumship teacher, and the host of the popular podcast show 'Wednesdays with Willa' (now in Year NINE of episodes). Join Willa on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time for her spiritual discussions with GREAT GUESTS and TOPICS regarding Spiritualism, Mediumship, Healing, Faith, Family, and more! You can also watch the archived Videos of past shows on her facebook page and YouTube Channel OR listen wherever you get your podcasts from! Website: www.willawhite.com Facebook page: / @willawhitemedium You-Tube channel: / @willawhite Instagram: / @willawhitemedium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices