Episode 38: The Gift You’ve Always Known

Have you ever known something before you could explain it?

In this episode of The Space Between, Alyson sits down with retired Army Colonel, registered nurse, author, and psychic medium Catherine Nadal for a conversation about intuition, grief, spirituality, and learning to trust the quiet voice within ourselves.

Rather than asking you to believe in psychic abilities or mediumship, this conversation invites you to stay curious. Catherine shares how intuitive experiences first appeared during childhood, the challenges of growing up in a strict Roman Catholic family, and the unlikely path that led her to serve as both an Army Colonel and a psychic medium. Together, Alyson and Catherine explore grief, the lasting impact of COVID, past life regression, and why our deepest knowing often exists beyond logic.

Whether you’re navigating loss, questioning old beliefs, or simply wondering if there’s more to this human experience than we can explain, this episode offers space for curiosity, reflection, and connection.

In This Episode

  • Catherine shares the childhood experience that awakened her intuitive gifts.

  • The remarkable blue crab story that taught her to trust her inner knowing.

  • Growing up in a strict Roman Catholic household while experiencing psychic phenomena.

  • Balancing a career as a registered nurse, Army Colonel, and psychic medium.

  • Why Catherine’s father insisted she pursue formal certification before working publicly.

  • The difference between psychic readings and mediumship.

  • Alyson shares her own experience with past life regression.

  • How COVID reshaped our relationship with grief and spirituality.

  • Catherine’s unforgettable “wheat field” story and what it taught her about death.

  • Why curiosity may be more valuable than certainty.

About Today’s Guest

Catherine Nadal is a retired Army Colonel, registered nurse, psychic medium, coffee reader, author, and radio host. After decades of serving others through healthcare and military leadership, she now helps people navigate grief, intuition, and spiritual connection through readings, education, books, and speaking.

Connect with Catherine Nadal

Website

https://dreamcentralstation.com

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/catwitchnyc/

Books

  • Seeing More Than Clouds in Your Coffee

  • She Danced by the Light of the Moon

Resources Mentioned

  • Arthur Findlay College

  • Forever Family Foundation

  • Grief.com

  • Past Life Regression

Connect with Alyson

Website

https://spacebetweenpod.com

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/alysonrixner

Substack

https://substack.com/@alysonrixner

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

01:22 Catherine’s first psychic experience

04:45 Living two very different lives

07:50 Why her father demanded validation

14:15 Intuition, family, and spiritual lineage

18:35 Past lives and soul memory

20:20 Grief, mediumship, and the pandemic

29:15 Why COVID changed everything

40:05 Rethinking death and the afterlife

44:10 The wheat field story

52:30 Trusting what you’ve always known

56:00 Where to find Catherine

Listen to The Space Between

Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-space-between/id1717249058

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/0LQ9kLQqR9h6rW4VQmX5mW

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@tsb_alysonrixner

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