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
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
Past Life Regression
Connect with Alyson
Website
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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