Spirits Beside Us

Different relationship. Different job. Different decision. So why do you keep ending up with the same feeling? If you keep repeating patterns in relationships, work, or decision-making, the answer may have less to do with your circumstances than you think.What if the recurring problem isn’t actually the pattern—but evidence that a deeper pattern exists? Overthinking, people-pleasing, self-doubt, and constantly looking to others for reassurance can quietly shape what you do next. Greater self-awareness and self-trust can start with one deceptively simple question: What stayed the same?You change jobs, relationships, circumstances, even the decisions you make. Yet somehow you can end up thinking, How the hell am I here again?That doesn’t mean you created everything that happened to you. Bad bosses exist. Relationships fail. Financial problems are real. Life happens.But between what happens to you and what happens next, there’s something worth examining: how you interpret the situation and how that interpretation influences what you repeatedly do.Maybe you stop speaking up. Maybe you overgive. Maybe you look outside yourself for reassurance. Maybe you wait for certainty before acting. Or maybe you tolerate something until circumstances finally make the decision for you.Chris breaks down the cycle of situation → interpretation → response → result and shows how a response that makes perfect sense in the moment can quietly reinforce the very experience you’re trying to escape.You’ll also hear a powerful mediumship story about a father whose repeated decision to hold back his emotions eventually became one of his deepest regrets—and why the small choices you make repeatedly may matter far more than one enormous decision.The goal isn’t self-blame. It’s awareness. Because once you can see what you keep bringing into different situations, you may discover that you have far more influence over what happens next than you realized.What You’ll LearnWhy changing your circumstances doesn’t always change your experienceThe difference between what happened to you and what you repeatedly did nextHow interpretation can influence your response—and reinforce the outcome you expectedThe simple question “What stayed the same?” and how to use it when a problem keeps returningWhy overthinking, people-pleasing, avoiding conflict, and seeking reassurance can make perfect sense beneath the surfaceHow small decisions repeated over time can quietly become a life patternChapters00:00 — How the Hell Am I Here Again? 03:07 — The Mistake We Make When Circumstances Change 06:15 — When Overthinking Becomes the Pattern 09:12 — What Happens Between the Event and the Outcome 13:20 — The Question: What Stayed the Same? 17:33 — When Small Decisions Become a Life PatternStruggling with a decision right now? Take the free Decision Clarity Audit:Decision Clarity AuditJoin our community HERE.  Get all the resources and show notes for this episode on my website, spiritsbesideus.com. Learn more about the Private Decision Clarity Reset HERE

What if the problems in your life that seem completely unrelated are actually connected by something you haven’t noticed yet?Money. Relationships. Work. Your health. Even the decisions you keep putting off. They may look like separate problems, but sometimes the same hidden belief is quietly influencing how you respond to all of them.Struggling with a decision? Start with the free Decision Clarity Audit →The tricky part? That belief probably doesn’t feel like a belief.It feels reasonable.“I’ll do it later.”“It’s not that big a deal.”“Whatever you want.”“I can handle it.”Those small, ordinary thoughts can reveal a much bigger story — especially when the same behavior begins appearing with different people, in different circumstances, and in completely different areas of your life.Through the story of a woman facing four seemingly unrelated problems, Chris explores what happens when you stop examining each problem separately and start looking for what they have in common.You’ll discover:• How one hidden belief can influence multiple areas of your life• Why repeated behavior can reveal beliefs you don’t consciously recognize• How old beliefs influence what you tolerate, avoid, pursue, and accept• Why your first intuitive signal often gets buried beneath rationalization and overthinking• How to distinguish an isolated problem from a deeper recurring story• What mediumship has taught Chris about the patterns we carry across different parts of our lives• A simple three-column exercise for uncovering the belief beneath your own choicesChapters00:00 The Hidden Pattern Behind Your Problems02:22 Meet Lisa: Four Different Problems?05:19 When the Same Story Shows Up Everywhere10:24 The Hidden Connection Between Her Problems11:39 The Core Belief: “My Needs Come Last”16:43 How to Spot the Pattern in Your Own Life21:17 How to Find the Belief Underneath Your BehaviorYou may discover that the most useful question isn’t, “How do I fix all these different problems?”It may be:“What do I repeatedly do — even when the circumstances change?”Because sometimes you don’t have four unrelated problems.Sometimes it’s the same story wearing four different outfits.Listen Next: Why You Keep Overthinking What Your Intuition Already KnowsOnce you recognize the belief underneath the pattern, the next challenge is learning how to separate what you genuinely sense from fear, conditioning, self-doubt, and mental noise.Follow Spirits Beside Us so the next episode is waiting for you when it drops.Love and Light,ChrisJoin our community HERE.  Get all the resources and show notes for this episode on my website, spiritsbesideus.com. Learn more about the Private Decision Clarity Reset HERE

What if your circumstances aren’t the real problem? Your beliefs and mindset may be quietly shaping your choices, life patterns, and what happens next.You can change jobs, relationships, habits, or circumstances and still find yourself facing strangely familiar problems. That’s because an old belief can follow you into completely different areas of your life without you realizing the same inner story is still operating.Struggling with a decision? Start with the free Decision Clarity Audit →Two people can experience remarkably similar circumstances and make completely different choices afterward. Not because their beliefs magically created what happened, but because beliefs influence what we notice, how we interpret events, what we expect, what we tolerate, what we pursue, and what we do next.That distinction is the difference between control and agency.You cannot control everything that happens to you. But you can begin recognizing the beliefs and life patterns influencing how you respond.And once you see the common thread, you may discover that problems you thought were completely unrelated are connected by an old belief you’ve carried for years.What You’ll Learn:• Why circumstances and beliefs can influence each other• How two people can experience the same event and respond completely differently• How beliefs shape choices, expectations, behavior, and outcomes• Why old limiting beliefs can quietly affect relationships, career, money, and emotional health• The difference between trying to control life and developing personal agency• How past experiences can create beliefs that continue influencing your present• How to recognize the common thread underneath repeating life patterns• A simple exercise for identifying the core beliefs influencing your choices• Why changing your inner story can change what you tolerate, pursue, and accept• How greater self-awareness can create meaningful personal growth and changeChapters:00:00 Introduction: Why Circumstances Don't Tell the Whole Story00:27 The Relationship Between Circumstances and Beliefs00:56 How Two People React Differently to the Same Event01:22 The Power of Beliefs in Shaping Outcomes01:52 Beliefs Are Not About Math or Specific Situations02:20 The Impact of Limiting Beliefs on Multiple Life Areas02:49 The Difference Between Control and Agency03:18 Recognizing and Challenging Old Beliefs03:46 The Exercise to Identify Core Beliefs04:15 The Importance of Recognizing the Underlying Story04:43 Conclusion: Changing the Inner Story to Change Your LifeListen Next:“Why You Keep Overthinking What Your Intuition Already Knows”Spotting the belief is only the beginning. The next step is learning how to separate your actual inner signal from fear, conditioning, self-doubt, anxiety, and all the mental noise surrounding it.If this conversation resonated with you, subscribe and share it with someone who may be trying to fix what’s happening around them without recognizing the story operating underneath it.Love and Light,ChrisJoin our community HERE.  Get all the resources and show notes for this episode on my website, spiritsbesideus.com. Learn more about the Private Decision Clarity Reset HERE

After 114 episodes, 400,000 downloads, and listeners in 149 countries, the host of Spirits Beside Us has done something he never expected — he's gone quiet.Not permanently. Not dramatically. Just honestly.In this two-minute episode — possibly the most important one ever recorded and definitely the shortest — Chris shares what happened somewhere inside these last two years, why the spark that started this show quietly went out, and why sometimes the most intentional thing you can do is stop.He'll be back in the fall. Spirit willing.Until then — he's gone to the other side. The European side, specifically. With his wife. For their 30th anniversary. Which, if you think about it, is exactly where a man who talks to the dead should go to find himself again.See you in the fall.Join our community HERE.  Get all the resources and show notes for this episode on my website, spiritsbesideus.com. Learn more about the Private Decision Clarity Reset HERE

Private Decision Clarity ResetSpirit signs, repeating numbers, intuition, synchronicity, and angel numbers like 11:11 often appear quietly before a spiritual awakening begins. A repeated song. A strange feeling you can’t explain. A conversation or symbol that keeps resurfacing until you finally stop and wonder: “Why does this keep happening?” At first, it all seems random. Until it keeps happening.In this extended episode, international psychic medium Chris Lippincott explores the subtle ways spirit guides communicate through repeated signs, synchronicities, emotional nudges, timing, and patterns most people dismiss too quickly. You’ll learn why spirit signs rarely feel dramatic at first, how to tell the difference between coincidence and genuine spiritual guidance, and why many of the messages shaping your life only make sense later in hindsight.If you’ve been questioning your intuition, overthinking spiritual signs, or wondering whether spirit may already be trying to reach you, this episode will completely change the way you see the quiet patterns unfolding around you.What You’ll Learn:• Why spirit signs usually feel subtle before they become impossible to ignore • How repeated songs, numbers, symbols, and synchronicities may carry deeper meaning • The difference between intuition, imagination, anxiety, and genuine spirit communication • Why spirit guidance often feels confusing until you look back later and see the pattern • How to stop dismissing the quiet signs that may already be trying to guide your lifeChapters:00:00 — Why Spirit Signs Usually Start Small 03:02 — The 3 Main Spirit Signs Most People Ignore 07:52 — My Wild 12:12 Spirit Sign Experience 11:18 — The Guns N’ Roses Reading That Changed Everything 19:13 — Intuition vs Imagination — How To Tell The Difference 24:14 — The Biggest Lesson My Spirit Mentor Ever Taught Me 34:14 — Spirit vs Emotion — The Critical Difference 42:11 — Why Spirit Often Makes Sense Much Later 53:22 — My Asheville “Clear Mountain” Story 1:07:28 — 4 Powerful Exercises To Recognize Spirit GuidanceJoin our community HERE.  Get all the resources and show notes for this episode on my website, spiritsbesideus.com. Learn more about the Private Decision Clarity Reset HERE