John Edward: Stop Trying to “Move On” After Loss (Use THIS Daily Practice to Make Peace Without the Answers)
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
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4.7 • 30.5K Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2026
⏱️ 90 minutes
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Summary
Today, Jay welcomes internationally recognized psychic medium John Edward for an eye-opening conversation about grief, healing, and the survival of consciousness. John shares how people often come to him hoping for closure after losing a loved one, only to realize that what they truly find is connection. Rather than “fixing” grief, his work helps people recognize that love continues beyond the physical world and that healing comes not from moving on from loss, but from reframing how we see it. Through his own journey from skeptic to seeker, John illustrates how curiosity and openness can lead us to deeper truths about life and beyond.
Together, Jay and John break down the biggest misconceptions about mediumship, especially the fine line between skepticism and cynicism. John shares why healthy skepticism can actually be a gateway to discovery, while cynicism closes the door before anything begins. He also walks through the scientific studies that have examined his abilities, how he receives information through clairvoyance, clairaudience, and clairsentience, and why validation is at the core of every reading.
John emphasizes that no one truly “needs” a reading, they need understanding. By reframing grief as the other side of love, he invites us to honor our emotions, say what matters while our loved ones are still here, and discover meaningful ways to carry their presence forward. From keeping traditions alive to sharing their stories, John reminds us that our connections don’t end, they endure when we choose to include those we’ve lost in our everyday lives.
In this interview, you'll learn:
How to Reframe Grief Into Growth
How to Recognize Real Connection vs. Closure
How to Tell If a Psychic Is Genuine
How to Keep Loved Ones Present After Loss
How to Talk About Death Without Fear
How to Find Lessons Hidden in Grief
How to Honor Your Loved One’s Legacy
Grief may leave cracks in our hearts, yet those very cracks can become the places where light enters and strength is revealed. Each moment we choose to honor the past while embracing the present, we create space for deeper connection, renewed purpose, and lasting peace.
Check out John’s latest book, Chasing Evil: Shocking Crimes, Supernatural Forces, and an FBI Agent’s Search for Hope and Justice.
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Jay Shetty
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What We Discuss:
00:00 Intro
00:28 Why Do People Really Go See a Medium?
01:11 Turning Grief Into Discovery
03:37 Skepticism vs. Cynicism
07:53 The Science Behind Psychic Studies
12:08 How Messages Are Received in a Reading
16:04 What Actually is a Psychic Medium?
18:10 Everything Is Energy
20:25 Red Flags to Look for in Readings
24:35 A Session That Changed Everything
30:20 Do We Ever “Need” a Reading?
33:03 Discovering Your Life Path
37:56 Challenges That Arise in Readings
41:36 Exploring Reincarnation and Consciousness
47:55 Choosing Between Fear and Love
49:40 When Grief Truly Begins
53:47 Say What You Need to Say Before It’s Too Late
57:42 Grief is the Other Side of Love
01:00:13 Finding Your Way Through Grief
01:02:12 The Truth About Time and Healing
01:05:27 Moving Forward When You Feel Stuck
01:07:08 Astrology as an Energetic Blueprint
01:10:42 Honoring and Living With Grief Every Day
01:12:13 Supporting a Grieving Parent
01:12:57 The Comfort in Knowing No One Really Dies Alone
01:16:22 Keeping Their Memories Alive After They’re Gone
01:19:38 Letting Go of Their Belongings to Heal
01:21:21 Internalizing, Not Externalizing Feelings
01:23:37 Chasing Evil
Episode Resources:
John Edward | https://johnedward.net/
John Edward | https://www.instagram.com/psychicmediumje/
John Edward | https://www.facebook.com/psychicmediumje
John Edward | https://x.com/psychicmediumje
John Edward | https://www.tiktok.com/@psychicmediumje
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast, guaranteed human. |
| 0:05.0 | I don't think anybody needs a reading. |
| 0:06.4 | Nobody really wants to sit with me. |
| 0:07.6 | They want their loved one and friends to be here in the physical world. |
| 0:10.2 | I want people to recognize that a medium is not going to fix their freedom. |
| 0:13.7 | John Edward, welcome to On Purpose. |
| 0:16.1 | Thank you for having me. |
| 0:17.1 | It's great to have you here. |
| 0:18.3 | It's not every day I get to sit down with a psychic medium |
| 0:21.6 | and to dive into your mind, to dive into your work, to learn more about an area that I'm curious about as a form of healing and growth for people who need it and seek it out. |
| 0:32.6 | And I think my first question to you is, what do most people come to you searching for? |
| 0:39.3 | What are they seeking when they come to you? |
| 0:41.3 | When a client first decides that they want to see a medium, they are thinking, I want to make that connection back with the person who's left the physical world. |
| 0:50.3 | That seeking of what they think is closure is actually really connection. So I think what they |
| 0:56.1 | think they are seeking as closure, when it becomes the connection, I want people to recognize |
| 1:01.3 | that there's a survival of consciousness, that life and love or eternal, and that a medium is not |
| 1:05.4 | going to fix their grief. So that's what they think that they're coming for. Like, they're going to |
| 1:08.3 | be healed. They're going to be fixed. And I think, truth be told, it's going to actually set them on a path of discovery. How many people are disappointed that they're not going to get fixed and healed when they realize that's not the process? And how many people continue to actually say, no, I'm going to commit to this next phase? I don't know what the numbers would be, but I can go by feeling, right? |
| 1:29.4 | I think that in every reading, no matter how amazing the information may be, you're always |
| 1:34.5 | starting as a deficit because nobody wants to sit with me. |
| 1:37.5 | Nobody really wants to stay with me. |
| 1:38.8 | They want their loved one and friends to be here in the physical world. |
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