Spirits Beside Us

Chris Lippincott

Spirits Beside Us is evolving. What began as a podcast about spirit communication and intuition is expanding into something more applied and practical. Hosted by Chris Lippincott — bestselling author, longtime evidential medium, and former senior financial analyst (CFA, MBA) — this show now bridges spiritual discernment with economic structure. For years, we explored guidance and spiritual connection. But over time, a pattern became impossible to ignore. Many intuitive and spiritually grounded practitioners have built real businesses — steady clients, consistent revenue, meaningful impact — yet still feel financial tension underneath it all. Money is coming in. But take-home income feels inconsistent. Margins aren’t clear. Pricing feels emotionally loaded. And the business depends heavily on the owner’s constant presence. This podcast now addresses that layer directly. We explore how discernment applies not only to personal growth — but to: • Business model design • Margin and profitability • Offer structure • Revenue stability • Removing yourself as the bottleneck • Building income that feels calm instead of fragile This is not manifestation marketing. Not surface-level mindset advice. Not generic business tactics. It’s grounded examination of how structure supports sacred work — so serving Spirit doesn’t quietly create stress. If you’ve built something meaningful and want it to feel structurally sound, sustainable, and financially steady — you’re in the right place. Here, energy and economics meet. Clarity becomes structural. And discernment becomes practical. New episodes weekly. Visit us at www.montclairmedium.com

  1. Why This Show Is Evolving

    25 FEB

    Why This Show Is Evolving

    This show is evolving. If you’re serving Spirit but your business feels unstable, this next chapter was built for you. For years, this podcast focused on spiritual discernment, intuition, and connecting with Spirit. That foundation remains — but it’s expanding. In this episode, I explain why this show is evolving and what that evolution means for intuitive entrepreneurs. If you’re a coach, healer, medium, Reiki practitioner, or spiritual service provider generating revenue yet still feeling financial pressure, profit leaks, or burnout from being the bottleneck — this conversation is for you. We’re moving from personal discernment to applied discernment in business. You’ll hear: • Why revenue can look strong and still feel unstable • Why repeatedly changing your offer is often structural, not branding • How emotional pricing quietly erodes margin • Why intuitive businesses feel fragile under financial pressure • What it means to design a model that supports your life instead of consuming it My background is unusual in this space. Before becoming an international medium, I spent 30 years in high-stakes financial environments analyzing businesses, assessing structure, and separating signal from noise — yet I also spent over a decade teaching disciplined spiritual discernment and evidential mediumship. Now those two worlds converge. This next chapter focuses on helping intuitive entrepreneurs build calm, profitable, structurally sound businesses so they can serve at a higher level — without financial stress undermining their calling. If serving Spirit shouldn’t feel financially unstable, you’re in the right place. Get all the resources and show notes for this episode on my website, spiritsbesideus.com. Join our community on Facebook.

    21 min
  2. Why Intuition Is Never Loud

    18 FEB

    Why Intuition Is Never Loud

    Is it intuition or anxiety? If you are struggling to tell the difference, you are not alone. In this episode, I explain why true spiritual guidance is never loud and how to finally stop overthinking so you can break the mental loop of doubt. If you’ve ever felt paralyzed by a decision, wondering if that "urgent feeling" is a warning sign or just fear pretending to be helpful, this episode is for you. We often mistake the loudness of anxiety for the importance of a message. But as you'll learn, your true inner voice doesn't scream—it whispers. In this episode, we explore: The "Siren" Trap: Why anxiety attacks use urgency to trick you, and how to spot the difference between survival instinct and true intuition.Decoding the Texture: How to identify the "jagged," constricted energy of fear versus the "smooth," expanded nature of trusting your intuition.The Relief Trap: Why making a fast decision just to end the tension is usually just "solving an emotion" rather than finding mental clarity.Practical Discernment Tools: How to use the "Return Test" to filter out mental noise and hear your inner voice clearly. Timestamps:  (00:00) The "Loudness" Trap: Why Anxiety Feels Like Truth (08:31) The "Texture" of Intuition (Constriction vs. Expansion) (17:18) Breaking the Loop: How to Trust the Silence (22:49) The "Return Test" for Instant Clarity (23:45) Final Encouragement & Next Steps Listen Next: Mistaking Anxiety for Intuition? Here’s Why Connect with Chris: If this episode resonated with you, please follow the show and leave a 5-star rating. Get all the resources and show notes for this episode on my website, spiritsbesideus.com. Join our community on Facebook.

    25 min
  3. Why Clarity Feels Harder as Awareness Grows

    11 FEB

    Why Clarity Feels Harder as Awareness Grows

    Feeling calmer than ever but still stuck in your head? This episode explains why clarity often gets harder afterwards. Many people believe overthinking means they lack awareness, confidence, or intuition. But for highly self-aware people, overthinking often increases after calm, presence, and emotional regulation improve. In this episode, Chris breaks down why clarity feels harder as awareness grows, how mental noise forms when internal signals go unfiltered, and why trying to find meaning in every thought quietly keeps you stuck. This conversation explores the difference between calm and clarity, awareness and discernment, and explains why mental overload is not a failure of growth but a natural transition stage. If you struggle with overthinking, decision fatigue, lack of clarity, second-guessing decisions, or mental noise despite feeling grounded and emotionally stable, this episode will help you understand what’s actually happening inside your mind — and why nothing has gone wrong. What You’ll Learn Why calm awareness doesn’t automatically produce clarityHow increased awareness can create mental overload and overthinkingThe difference between noticing thoughts and trusting themWhy unfiltered internal signals lead to decision fatigueHow clarity begins by learning what not to respond to Listen Next Your Loudest Thought Is Usually the Wrong One This episode continues the conversation by explaining why the most convincing thought in your mind is often the least reliable — and what to trust instead. Get all the resources and show notes for this episode on my website, spiritsbesideus.com. Join our community on Facebook.

    30 min
  4. Your Loudest Thought Is Usually the Wrong One

    4 FEB

    Your Loudest Thought Is Usually the Wrong One

    The loudest thought in your head feels urgent—but it’s usually wrong. Learn how to separate mental noise from real clarity. If you keep looping on decisions, it’s not because you’re indecisive. It’s because mental noise is drowning out clarity. In this episode, we break down why the thoughts that feel loud, urgent, or repetitive often block good decision-making—especially for smart, self-aware people. You’ll learn how the ego mind is wired to protect you by keeping you in what feels safe, familiar, and controlled—even when that protection shows up as overthinking, hesitation, and decision fatigue. This isn’t about motivation, mindset tricks, or calming your thoughts. It’s about understanding how decisions actually get distorted under pressure—and how to tell the difference between mental noise and useful signal in real time. When you can separate the two, decisions stop feeling heavy. Confidence returns. And you stop fighting yourself. What You’ll LearnWhy urgency is often a false signal in decision-makingHow mental noise is created by fear, stress, and ego protectionThe real difference between overthinking and clarityWhy high performers struggle most with decision fatigueA practical way to identify clear signal vs mental noise Who This Episode Is ForBusiness owners and leaders making high-stakes decisionsHigh performers stuck in analysis paralysisAnyone exhausted from second-guessingListeners seeking clarity without hype or spirituality 🎧 Listen Next 👉 The Real Reason You Can’t Decide 💬 Join the ConversationWhat’s one decision you’ve been stuck on longer than you’d like? Send me your thoughts or share this episode with someone who’s overthinking right now. Get all the resources and show notes for this episode on my website, spiritsbesideus.com. Join our community on Facebook.

    17 min
  5. The Real Reason You Can't Decide

    28 JAN

    The Real Reason You Can't Decide

    Stuck in your head, replaying decisions, yet feeling calm? If clarity still won’t come, this episode explains exactly why. Many midlife professionals struggling with decision fatigue assume something is wrong when they feel prepared—but still can't make the choice. That assumption quietly keeps them stuck. In this conversation, we break down why feeling "ready" doesn’t automatically create clarity, why trying to force decisions often makes the overthinking loop worse, and what actually allows confident decisions to form faster—without the pressure. If you're mentally exhausted from second-guessing everyday choices, or frustrated that the answer won’t land no matter how much you think about it, tune in. This episode will reframe what’s happening in your brain and show you how to work with it instead of fighting it. You'll discover why your brain might resist the final decision even when you feel calm, why you can't just 'think' your way out of it, and practical steps to end the internal debate and move towards clearer, faster, more confident choices. Chapters 00:00 Understanding the Experience of Feeling Stuck 05:58 The Role of Calm in Decision Making 11:38 Distinguishing Presence from Instruction 17:19 The Dangers of Forcing Action If this helped, the next conversation to listen to is Why Your Intuition Feels Like Its Doubt (And How to Trust It) — it explains how mental noise keeps you circling decisions even when you feel calm. Get all the resources and show notes for this episode on my website, spiritsbesideus.com. Join our community on Facebook.

    18 min
  6. Why Your Intuition Feels Like Doubt (And How to Trust It)

    21 JAN

    Why Your Intuition Feels Like Doubt (And How to Trust It)

    If spiritual growth is supposed to remove doubt… why are the most aware people often the most unsure? You’ve reflected. You’ve grown. You’ve done the inner work. And yet, the doubt is still there. In this conversation, I explain why that doesn’t mean anything is wrong — and why doubt often shows up because awareness is increasing, not because you’re failing. In fact, encountering doubt is often one of the most misunderstood spiritual awakening stages. This episode quietly dismantles one of the most damaging assumptions in spiritual culture: that awareness should eliminate uncertainty. In this episode, you’ll discover: ▶️ Why doubt often increases as awareness deepens — and why that’s normal ▶️ How being “open” can amplify mental noise, not just guidance ▶️ Why doubt isn’t a failure — but a signal you’re missing one key piece ▶️ How to develop spiritual discernment so you can stop second-guessing yourself. If doubt has ever made you second-guess yourself… If you have been struggling with trusting your intuition,… If you’ve felt embarrassed that you still feel unsure after doing so much inner work… This conversation will reframe doubt completely. Because when doubt is misunderstood, people push harder — and get more stuck. But when doubt is understood, pressure drops, self-judgment loosens, and clarity starts to feel possible again — without forcing it. That shift is what this episode is about. ⸻ ▶️ Listen next: "Not Losing Your Intuition-You're Misreading it" Get all the resources and show notes for this episode on my website, spiritsbesideus.com. Join our community on Facebook.

    13 min
  7. You’re Not Losing Your Intuition — You’re Misreading It

    14 JAN

    You’re Not Losing Your Intuition — You’re Misreading It

    You’re not following your intuition — you’re following anxiety and calling it guidance. That mistake quietly blocks real clarity. Many people believe they’ve lost their intuition or that their connection with Spirit has weakened. But in most cases, intuition hasn’t disappeared — it’s being misread or overridden by anxiety, overthinking, and urgency. Intuition is quiet by design. It doesn’t push, pressure, or demand immediate action. Anxiety does. When anxiety is mistaken for intuition, spiritual guidance starts to feel confusing, inconsistent, or unreliable. Real intuition and guidance from Spirit often show up subtly — as calm knowing, emotional neutrality, energetic alignment, or a quiet sense of what feels right or off. Learning how to tell the difference between intuition and anxiety restores trust, clarity, and confidence in your spiritual connection. When you understand how intuition actually communicates, guidance becomes easier to recognize without forcing signs, second-guessing yourself, or searching for answers outside yourself. 🔹 What You’ll Learn:• why intuition doesn’t feel loud or dramatic • how anxiety is commonly mistaken for intuition • the difference between fear-based urgency and intuitive clarity • how Spirit Guides communicate through subtle inner knowing • why intuition feels quiet even when it’s working • how to rebuild trust in your intuitive and spiritual guidance Chapters: 00:00 Understanding Intuition vs. Anxiety 02:51 The Nature of Intuition 05:29 Recognizing Intuition in Everyday Life 08:26 Rebuilding Trust in Intuition 🎁 Free Gift:Spirit Guide Connection Starter Kit 👉 https://montclairmedium.com/guideconnectionkit Get all the resources and show notes for this episode on my website, spiritsbesideus.com. Join our community on Facebook.

    11 min

About

Spirits Beside Us is evolving. What began as a podcast about spirit communication and intuition is expanding into something more applied and practical. Hosted by Chris Lippincott — bestselling author, longtime evidential medium, and former senior financial analyst (CFA, MBA) — this show now bridges spiritual discernment with economic structure. For years, we explored guidance and spiritual connection. But over time, a pattern became impossible to ignore. Many intuitive and spiritually grounded practitioners have built real businesses — steady clients, consistent revenue, meaningful impact — yet still feel financial tension underneath it all. Money is coming in. But take-home income feels inconsistent. Margins aren’t clear. Pricing feels emotionally loaded. And the business depends heavily on the owner’s constant presence. This podcast now addresses that layer directly. We explore how discernment applies not only to personal growth — but to: • Business model design • Margin and profitability • Offer structure • Revenue stability • Removing yourself as the bottleneck • Building income that feels calm instead of fragile This is not manifestation marketing. Not surface-level mindset advice. Not generic business tactics. It’s grounded examination of how structure supports sacred work — so serving Spirit doesn’t quietly create stress. If you’ve built something meaningful and want it to feel structurally sound, sustainable, and financially steady — you’re in the right place. Here, energy and economics meet. Clarity becomes structural. And discernment becomes practical. New episodes weekly. Visit us at www.montclairmedium.com

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