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I am born and raised in North America to immigrant parents. I say this because on top of abuse and narcissism, there are lots of other issues that come with that. Including family expectations to just tolerate the abuse and continue on with the relationships. I've finally gone no contact with my family. My mom, sister, and "step dad". I feel at peace. I feel a calm.

But I'm struggling with the next step in my life which is to move out of my home city. I have my own little family now, an amazing partner that loves and supports me in every way. Yet I'm afraid to move out of this town. Something that makes me nervous the most is holidays. In a brand new city, how do you celebrate your holidays without that extended family there? Mind you, it would only be my side that is missing, in-laws are fine. But something in here has me stuck and I can't get myself to even decide on where I'd like to move next let alone make the move. Anyone experience anything like this?

At the end of the reunion Alicia mentions she wished she had put more make up on because her scar was visible, I never would've known she even had one had she not mentioned it!

I know we are our own biggest critics but that made me sad about Alicia but also simultaneously endearing(?) that that was her only thing she wished she'd done differently this season. She genuinely seems so innocent, poor girl is so stunted 😢

Last week, my brother texted me asking if I’d like to go and see Allison DuBois. His mother-in-law had a spare ticket. I thought, why not? I’d watched Medium years ago and knew it was supposedly based on her psychic abilities.

My son passed away in 2017, so I quietly hoped I might be one of the people selected for a reading.

This was Allison’s final show in Perth, Australia. During the show, her daughter walked around the audience choosing people for readings. I remember being impressed by Allison’s confidence and the certainty with which she delivered her messages.

I ended up being the sixth and final person selected. I was shocked, emotional and incredibly nervous. I don’t enjoy being the centre of attention, but I felt it would be worth it if there was a chance to hear something from my son.

The first things Allison asked for were my name, date of birth, and who I wanted to hear from. She scribbled in a notepad for a minute or two before telling me that I was my son’s favourite person, that we shared the same sense of humour, and that we laughed a lot together.

While those things were true, they also seemed like fairly safe assumptions for many mothers and sons.

Then she said, “Your son says you cry behind closed doors a lot.”

I was confused and simply replied, “No, I don’t actually do that.”

The moment I disagreed with her, everything changed.

She abruptly stood up, said she couldn’t read me, mumbled something about not connecting with the right person, and walked off stage.

That was it.

No apology. No attempt to continue. No thanks to the audience. Just gone.

People in the audience looked around, confused. This was the final reading of the final show, and the woman who claims to communicate with the dead had effectively bolted the moment I challenged something she’d said.

I left feeling shocked, embarrassed and disappointed.

What bothered me even more afterwards was seeing Allison’s own response to the incident on Facebook.

Rather than acknowledging that walking off stage may have upset or disappointed people, she apparently claimed she was tired because she’d done around 40 readings back-to-back.

To me, that felt like a pretty lame excuse for what happened.

Being tired might explain getting something wrong, but it doesn’t explain abruptly ending a reading and walking off stage the moment someone tells you that one of your statements isn’t accurate.

A simple apology or even, “I’m sorry, I’m not getting a clear connection,” would have been far more professional and respectful.

What disappointed me wasn’t that she made a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes. It was the way she handled being challenged when I simply answered her question honestly.

Afterwards, I did some research and found plenty of claims about Allison helping police and solving crimes, but very little evidence to support those stories. It made me wonder how much of her reputation comes from the success of the TV series Medium rather than any verifiable psychic ability.

My personal opinion is that Allison DuBois is extremely skilled at cold reading, but when a reading doesn’t go the way she expects, the cracks start to show. I also came away feeling that she profits from people at their most vulnerable—those grieving loved ones and desperately hoping for a connection.

I know I’m not the only person who was disappointed. Looking through comments online, I found others expressing shock at the way the evening ended and questioning her behaviour.

I’d genuinely like to hear from others who have seen her live.

Have you had a reading with Allison DuBois?

Did she tell you something so specific and accurate that it couldn’t reasonably have been guessed?

Or did your experience leave you feeling sceptical as well?

She seems much more reserved and calmer since that fight. Me thinks she didn't want her other wife in the basement laundry aired further so decided to go on her best behaviour. Thoughts?

Who is this person? She's so different than the show with this tough guy act but she's coming off incredibly obnoxious and immature.

And then the comments she threw at Jo-Ellen about her mom... eek! As someone with similar mother issues, that struck a nerve for me. I am impressed Jo-Ellen didn't leap at her in that moment.

Rulla's inner mean girl is out in full force and showing her character. Her and her gnome looking man deserve each other. She lost any ounce of class or empathy I may have had with her. She's choosing to be dumb, let her.

We're getting to the age with our toddler seems to understand where we refuse certain treats. How do you manage this so your child doesn't feel like the odd one out in a negative way? And hopefully they don't eat animal products carelessly at school or something? Any tips please?

These Kyle, Wes, Amanda names are always popping up. This guy that looks like he hasn't showered in weeks, drug induced states, and cheating drama. Do I need to watch this show? I feel like I know so much about without even wanting to yet lol

I don't know if the facts are out there as neither seem to have discussed it themselves so curious what your theories are as fun or outlandish they may seem. Mine is Avi just got sick of her. I could see her being verbally abusive/power tripping especially when drinking. She seemed like a mean drunk

We will be celebrating our wedding anniversary in the fall and looking to travel with our toddler. We'd like to splurge and are thinking of something multi city or a couple destinations for a long trip, about 3-4 weeks. I would love to hear some ideas from you all.

We just did a beach vacation so looking for something a bit more of a cultural experience. We were thinking possibly Scotland/Ireland? Thoughts on that if anyone has done it?

She couldn't handle Jo-Ellen one on one without morphing. She privatized her Instagram for a bit after the last episode came out. She clearly can't take the heat so what are we expecting from her during the reunion