A Life Surrounded by Spirits, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC
The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural
Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories
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🗓️ 20 August 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
For John Olson, ghosts weren’t a campfire story—they were part of everyday life. Growing up in a house where strange noises, shadowy figures, and unshakeable feelings of being watched were the norm, he learned early on to accept the paranormal as simply a part of reality. But acceptance soon gave way to curiosity.
As he grew older, John’s desire to understand what was happening around him deepened. His search for answers led him beyond his own home, as he investigated the haunted lives of others and uncovered just how common it is to grow up with spirits. The more he learned, the clearer it became—his story was just one of many.
Today on The Grave Talks, in Part One of our conversation, John shares his personal experiences from a lifetime spent surrounded by the unexplained.
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| 0:07.6 | I struggle most weeks to get up, get myself up and ready and go to therapy or whatever. |
| 0:13.0 | Even like to open the laptop to talk to, my therapist sometimes could be really difficult. |
| 0:17.4 | But I do it because I realize how important it is for me to continue to feel good. |
| 0:21.8 | Because I felt the best I've felt in a long time through therapy. |
| 0:24.9 | Learn more about online therapy at betterhelp.com. |
| 0:28.7 | A better help ad. |
| 0:30.6 | Lewis Capaldi partnered with Better Help to get word out about how important therapy can be. |
| 0:36.6 | I struggle most weeks to get up, get myself up and ready and go to therapy or whatever. |
| 0:42.2 | Even like to open the laptop to talk to, my therapist sometimes could be really difficult. |
| 0:46.6 | But I do it because I realise how important it is for me to continue to feel good. |
| 0:51.2 | Because I felt the best I've felt in a long time through therapy. |
| 0:54.1 | Learn more about online therapy at betterhelp.com. to feel good because I felt the best I've felt in a long time through therapy. |
| 0:57.9 | Learn more about online therapy at betterhelp.com. |
| 1:02.3 | Today on The Grave Talks growing up in a haunted house. Today on The Grave Talks growing up in a haunted house, John Olson's initial experiences with the paranormal were vast. |
| 1:24.8 | When you have unexplained noises, sights, feelings, invading your life on a regular |
| 1:29.1 | basis, it's easy to accept the paranormal simply as a part of life. As John grew older, his |
| 1:35.4 | understanding and quest to learn about ghosts grew deeper. This led him to investigate not only the |
| 1:41.2 | hauntings had done in his life, but also the experiences of others who led a haunted life. |
| 1:47.0 | Growing up in a haunted house turned out to be a more common experience than most would imagine. |
| 1:52.0 | Today on the Grave Talks, we hear the personal haunted story of John Olson. |
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