Malia Kakos, JD

Questions I'm always ready to answer :

• Your mission through The Continuum of Healing is to normalize and professionalize mediumship as a complement to traditional grief care. What would it take for mediumship to become a recognized option within integrative grief support? How do you envision collaboration with therapists, hospice professionals, and healthcare providers—and could services like mediumship eventually qualify for supplemental healthcare benefits?
• You've said that death ends a physical life but doesn't necessarily have to end a relationship. What does maintaining a healthy continuing bond with a deceased loved one look like in everyday life, and how can people embrace that connection while still moving forward?
• What if everything we've been taught about grief is wrong? Why do you challenge the traditional advice to “let go,” “find closure,” and “move on,” and what does healing look like when we allow ourselves to maintain a connection with someone who has died?
• How did losing your mother to brain cancer and experiencing other profound personal losses change your understanding of grief? What did traditional therapy help you process, what did you feel was missing, and how did your experiences with spirit connection reshape your healing journey?
• You're a former attorney with a psychology background who now practices mediumship. How do you reconcile science, skepticism, and spirituality? What research into consciousness, continuing bonds, and mediumship do you find most compelling, and where do you believe the evidence remains inconclusive?
• What actually happens during a mediumship reading, and how can someone distinguish a meaningful connection from wishful thinking? Can you walk us through how you experience spirit communication, the kinds of specific information you receive, and how you handle messages that don't immediately make sense?
• Grief isn't always about death. Why do we often fail to recognize the grief that comes from infertility, divorce, losing our health, changing careers, or losing the future we imagined? How can recognizing these invisible losses transform the way we understand and support emotional healing?
• Mediumship is often misunderstood, and grieving people can be especially vulnerable. What separates ethical, responsible mediumship from practices that risk exploiting grief? What boundaries, professional standards, and safeguards should people look for when choosing a medium, and when should someone seek support from a licensed mental health professional instead?