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Facts vs Myths with Medium Tyler Henry

Facts vs Myths with Medium Tyler Henry

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Star of E!'s "Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry" clears up misconceptions about psychics

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Young Hollywood

Hey, what's up guys? It's Nicole in the Young Hollywood studio with the YH girls, Carly, Emma, and Christina. We have a very special guest today. He's sitting right next to me actually. Feel all the energy. Mr. Tyler Henry, the Hollywood medium.

Tyler Henry

Thank you for having me. I'm so happy to be here.

Young Hollywood

How are you?

Tyler Henry

I'm doing amazing.

Young Hollywood

Good, cuz we are honestly, we're like obsessed with you in like the least creepiest way. We are so excited that you're here.

Tyler Henry

Oh, I'm so happy to be here.

Young Hollywood

Good, good. So, we've seen season one. Yeah. And we binge watched it. We were like, "We have to meet this guy." And now you're here. Yes. What is it like having your own TV show?

Tyler Henry

Oh my gosh. Well, it's been so surreal. I mean, I was told when I was a young kid basically that I would end up someday and have a TV show by another psychic, funny enough.

Young Hollywood

Oh, really?

Tyler Henry

I was like, "Okay, yeah, whatever." And at this time I was interested in going to school to become a hospice nurse. So, I was going that route. And then sure enough, when I turned 19, I got a TV show. So, she was right.

Young Hollywood

Wow. That sounds like an amazing life.

Tyler Henry

Yeah. No, it's amazing. It went from zero to 60.

Young Hollywood

Wow. Yeah. So, for people that are watching at home that might not know what a medium is,

Tyler Henry

Right.

Young Hollywood

please describe it for us.

Tyler Henry

Sure. So, for me, I believe that a medium is basically somebody who connects people on the other side and delivers and relays messages. So, basically all mediums are psychic to some extent, but not all psychics are mediums. A psychic generally is somebody who's able to pick up on intuitive information and oftentimes that kind of comes with the insinuation that that's about the future. So, that's when people say psychic, they usually think of like future telling. But a medium is basically someone who just relays information that comes through from people who've passed.

Young Hollywood

That's so interesting.

Tyler Henry

Yeah. It's a bit of a mix in throughout readings as well. And you'll actually see on the show though obviously it's called Hollywood Medium, there are some psychic aspects.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. So, just maybe starting from the beginning, how did you find out you were gifted? I think you I saw that it was something having to do with the hospice nurse situation, right?

Tyler Henry

Right. Well, you know it actually started earlier than that. I was 10 years old and grew up in a very small conservative town and I basically went to bed one night and woke up and just knew that my grandmother was going to pass away. And I describe it almost like a memory that hadn't happened yet. I just woke up with this knowingness. It was a sense of conviction. And I walked into the room to tell my mom that I felt like we had to say goodbye. And before we actually got the chance to walk out the door, my mom's phone rang. And she got the call that my grandmother had passed. So, from there it really started evolving. But I literally woke up with this sense of knowingness and was kind of thrust into that whole life without any choice.

Young Hollywood

Wow.

Tyler Henry

Yeah, it was nuts.

Young Hollywood

So, I don't know about everyone here, but I like to think that I'm a lucid dreamer. And so would you consider that like lucid dreaming a little bit or like people can get in touch with their intuition and their spiritual sides through lucid dreaming.

Tyler Henry

People often times, you know, will ask me about astral travel and lucid dreaming. And there are two very different things. Lucid dreaming is more so being able to train oneself to have lucidity or an awareness while sleeping and and therefore have some control over your dreams. Astral travel is actually considered like an out-of-body experience. And that's something that people definitely can have. And people have them in their sleep sometimes.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. So, now that you know everything that you know, I'm just curious, um, would you say that you saw the future happening with your grandma or would you say maybe it was maybe it was like a message that she gave you personally? How would you describe that?

Tyler Henry

Absolutely. Yeah. Well, you know, after she passed, I mean, I consider what I experienced to be a premonition. And my grandmother came to me in a dream shortly after she passed away and actually came through and explained the process of connecting on the other side. And she kind of came through, you know, had messages for other family members, things along those lines. And I relayed those members those messages to other members of the family. But what became kind of strange was that I would find when I would dream, I would dream of complete strangers. And I would go and tell kids at school or my teachers and I would say, "You know, I had a dream of this man." And I came through and give a full description and say what he said. And they'd stop me and they'd say, "Oh my God, that's my dead grandfather or my dead grandmother." And, "the person you're describing, it fits me." So, I started dreaming of people I knew, and then I started dreaming of people I didn't. And that's really when it took a bit of a strange turn.

Young Hollywood

Wow.

Tyler Henry

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

How did you feel in those moments? I mean, were you kind of just like, did you feel at peace or were you kind of nervous?

Tyler Henry

Well, it wasn't like the Sixth Sense. It wasn't scary. It wasn't like I saw dead people walking around as much as really when I would just go to sleep, I would wake up and have these very vivid dreams where people would come through and talk to me no differently than I'm talking to you now. And I would go about my day-to-day life and share them. And I was a little freaked out when people would validate it and say it's making sense, but

Young Hollywood

Right.

Tyler Henry

Yeah. Yeah. I can imagine. The actual, yeah, the actual communication that they would relay was actually just very peaceful. It was very positive. Um, you know, it was focused on being in the moment and the messages were always really healing. So, for me it wasn't a scary thing. It was actually really comforting. But getting the validation that I was right was a little and still is. I mean, honestly, to this day it is still shocking and still jolting for me when someone says, "Yes, that makes complete and total sense." Never gets old.

Young Hollywood

That sounds like an amazing life, honestly. I mean, you kind of sound like you're like a genius, but like

Tyler Henry

Oh, I wouldn't.

Young Hollywood

times a million. Like you just know like all these things that are happening.

Tyler Henry

Oh. Well, you know it's

Young Hollywood

That's amazing.

Tyler Henry

that's so sweet. Thank you. I mean, people often times ask, you know, like, "Do psychics know everything?" And I always tell people it's a massive misconception. As a medium and as an intuitive person, all I really do in a reading is I pick up on impressions. And I have to kind of piece those impressions together, relay them in a coherent way and deliver them as best I can. So, it can help give insight for sure.

Young Hollywood

So, speaking on like the process, do you have like a specific, you know, um, you give yourself like 20 minutes or Yeah. Take us through that.

Tyler Henry

Absolutely. So, when I go to a reading, you'll see that I actually don't drive on the show. And that's in part because I'm lazy, but also, also because it actually is part of my process. When I go to my readings and I know that I have to do a session, I basically will meditate the first 20 minutes or so before I go to these readings and I'll I'll scribble in my notebook. And that's just my way of kind of forgetting the energy that, you know, is around and just kind of centering my mind and focusing on a single point. It's kind of like if you've ever been on the phone with someone and you've doodled. Right. Yeah. Similar kind of a premise of basically I just sit there and it just kind of helps me tap into the subconscious state. Um, and so from that point, basically with all that put together, I'm able to just relay what's coming through and communicate it.

Young Hollywood

You know, it kind of makes me think of like when I'm on the phone, like you're lying on the floor and then you're like lying on the staircase and then you're like spinning around. It's just So, I guess it's kind of like that. Yeah. It's definitely amazing. It's a group effort. Just kind of like that.

Tyler Henry

That's exactly like it. You described it perfectly.

Young Hollywood

So, to dive a little bit more into your gift, we um, we figured we'd do something in a funner way. We're going to play fact or myth.

Tyler Henry

Perfect.

Young Hollywood

So, this is how the game works. The girls, Christina, Emma, and Carly, we have a box here with um, statements. All right. They're going to read them out loud. And you're going to say fact or myth. Okay. And then we'd love for you to elaborate. You can.

Tyler Henry

Cool. Perfect. All right. Awesome. Let's do it.

Young Hollywood

Christina, you want to kick it off? All right. You see spirits during readings?

Tyler Henry

Oh, myth in the traditional sense. It's not like the Sixth Sense in the way that people think that I see dead people walking around. I would say in a reading, I less see spirits as much as I see their messages.

Tyler Henry

Oh, myth in the traditional sense. It's not like the Sixth Sense in the way that people think that I see dead people walking around. I would say in a reading, I less see spirits as much as I see their messages. That's a better way to put it.

Young Hollywood

Wow. Yeah. That's interesting. So, just to touch on that,

Tyler Henry

Right.

Young Hollywood

would you see a message? It's like a symbol.

Tyler Henry

It is. It just kind of depends on who it is. Exactly. So, when I go into a reading, it's not like I'll see someone's dead grandfather. For me, I may see, you know, blue or pink, male or female. Um, and then at that point, I'll I'll get an age range. Is it someone younger or older? In that case, I'll either see a younger member of my family or my grandfather, which means I'm connecting to their grandfather. So, it's more of a symbolic process than it is like, you know, having people come through and talking to them like, like for real. Yeah. It's a lot. It's a lot. It's a lot to take in.

Young Hollywood

Go ahead, Emma. Next one. Having objects close to the client helps you receive details.

Tyler Henry

That is a fact, for sure. So, often times

Young Hollywood

Yes. I'm sure it is. We got one. Woo! Yes. Yes. It's working. Absolute. One for two.

Tyler Henry

Yeah, we're getting there. One for two. Yes. Yes. For sure. So, I always tell people it's it's important to bring an object. And for me, bringing an object is really just about the intention that goes into that. If someone is going to bring an object of a loved one, it's really an action that shows that they're thinking about that loved one. You know, they've put some preparation on their end for it. And it often times can increase the odds for that loved one to come through. It doesn't always guarantee a connection for a person to connect, but it can help. So, that definitely is a fact.

Young Hollywood

That's so cool. Yeah. Mind blowing. Amazing. Go ahead, Carly. Seeing repetitive numbers play a major role in a spirit's presence.

Tyler Henry

It can. So, this is a fact sometimes.

Young Hollywood

Fact. Fact sometimes. We did it again. Yes. Yes.

Tyler Henry

So, in some cases, I believe that just as we all communicate differently in life, sometimes our loved ones can communicate on the other side. And sometimes that's through something called synchronicity or coincidence. And I really fundamentally believe

Young Hollywood

together. Yes.

Tyler Henry

It's the number one way our loved ones communicate with us is through synchronicity. Sometimes I believe seeing multiple numbers being repeated, um, you know, certain things over and over again can be almost like a reminder of like, "Hey, pay attention to this." You know. And that can be our loved ones reaching out. But it's not in every case. It's really dependent on the communicator on the other side.

Young Hollywood

Wow. Wow. So, like what happens if you just don't listen?

Tyler Henry

Well, you don't pick up the messages. You keep seeing 333 every time you, you know, go anywhere, you'll just you'll just be seeing it.

Young Hollywood

Okay, hold on. I'm going to spring this up just one moment. Yeah. Um, you were supposed to come in on March 3rd. Yep. March 3rd. 3:3 at 3:00 PM. Oh, really? And you poor thing got sick.

Tyler Henry

3:3.

Young Hollywood

I know. But, you know, we're glad you're better now. Of course you know. But that's just crazy because I mean, I personally, well, all of us now, we actually see 111, which we know is a really universal number. For sure. But that's so interesting that that's your So, you'd say 333 is

Tyler Henry

Yeah. In my case. I mean, I'm just using it as an example, but yeah, definitely.

Young Hollywood

All right. Yeah. Christina. Awesome. Yeah. For sure. Yeah. Okay. The amount of time a person has been deceased impacts the intensity of their energy.

Tyler Henry

Fact. Usually.

Young Hollywood

How works that? Wow. Yes. Fact. Oh, man. Oh, man.

Tyler Henry

It is. Yes. So, often times, what I would say, there's always exceptions, but often times if someone, whoa, it's like my voice is cracking like puberty all over again. Round two. All right. No. Let me restart. So, sometimes if someone has passed away relatively recently, it can be a little bit more difficult for them to come through as clearly because when we pass away, I believe that we do kind of, you know, go through this process of understanding, you know, our lives, our purpose in a deeper way. But I believe that where we go when we die is the same place that we kind of came from. I believe that it's not a foreign place. Um, but it does require this kind of acclimation. And as spirits get acclimated, sometimes it can require a little bit of time before they come through and communicate all of what they have to say. For sure.

Young Hollywood

That makes sense. Yeah. Definitely. Emma. Okay. You know what will happen in your own life. Ooh. I know. That was a good one.

Tyler Henry

That is a myth in most cases. Okay. So, the myth aspect of that is all people often times think that, you know, psychics are able to to tell their future or or see all of it. In my case, it's actually important to not be biased. And as people, we're generally biased about ourselves. We have our own goals, our own hopes, our own fears. And a big part of why I never want to know who I'm reading is because I don't want to know anything about them. And that includes their own hopes, goals, dreams, fears. So, when it comes to reading me as a person, it can become a little difficult to intuitively go with feelings because I have those things in the way. When I'm reading a complete stranger, I can tell them, "Oh, I'm seeing a television opportunity in two years." And and just convey it articulately in a way with with very little, you know, emotional investment on my end. But when it comes to issues or situations that I'm emotionally involved in, it becomes difficult to to navigate.

Young Hollywood

I guess that's fair. Yeah. Definitely. I think we have time for one more. Carly. Let's go for it. All right. That's a good one. I love it. We're going to use them all next time. I know. All right, you guys. Gotta be a good one. It's really just a pretty clean accessible. Fabulous. I love it. You like it? Oh, yeah. You should keep it. Expect to hear next time. All right. I think we can accommodate that. All right. Spirits follow you home after reading.

Tyler Henry

Myth. Definitely. I don't believe that our our loved ones are really connected to us in that way. I don't think that they watch us shower or go boo when we're going poo. I mean, really? I made a rhyme. I'm a Dr. Seuss. Yeah. No, we're fine. But really, I do I do believe that they're connected, but they're not watching us, you know, constantly 24/7. When I go in and do a reading, you know, I believe that our loved ones are connected to us through the relationships they have with us. As a medium, all I do is really tell you about that relationship. Tell you about that connection that's already there. Um, and that's the job of a medium. Our loved ones are connected to us. And you have a much closer connection to your loved ones than any psychic or intuitive person ever could. For sure. So, I just tell you about it.

Young Hollywood

So poetic. Oh my, well, earlier with the rhyming, I mean, thank you. But thank you. Yeah. They added a special touch. That was great. That was beautiful. Thank you. Awesome. So, now I'm curious. What's one thing that you wish people knew about your gift?

Tyler Henry

Ooh. That it doesn't work on a whim in the traditional sense. Um, I think that there are misconceptions that often times, you know, you can walk down the supermarket and just give a reading on a on a whim. That might be true for some people. But for me, I view what I do is almost like a sense of therapy. It's almost like, um, a practice that would require, you know, a lot and requires a lot of time and a lot of emotional investment. And in the same way that you wouldn't get five minute therapy, I always encourage people, you know, don't get a five minute medium reading because a lot of personal information can come through. But when it's done in the right setting and when I'm able to kind of connect and having my notepad and all of that, you can have some pretty cool sessions. But that would be a big big misconception in I would mention.

Young Hollywood

You got that everybody? Yep. Exactly. It doesn't happen like that. But yep. So, it's safe to say that we're even more obsessed with you now. Oh my. Honestly, it's been so fun. Oh my gosh. Thank you. to have you here. I think we got all of our major questions answered from you. You just walking here live was like an answer. Oh. Oh. That's so sweet. That's all. my job. Interview done. I love you guys so much. Oh, it's been so amazing. I love it. We'll see you next time. Bye.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Tyler Henry

    Star of E!'s 'Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry' and guest

  • Nicole

    Host from Young Hollywood

  • Carly

    Young Hollywood girl, participating in Fact or Myth

  • Emma

    Young Hollywood girl, participating in Fact or Myth

  • Christina

    Young Hollywood girl, participating in Fact or Myth

  • Dr. Seuss

    Mentioned by Tyler Henry for rhyming

FAQ

What is the difference between a psychic and a medium?+
A medium connects people to those on the other side and relays messages from them, while a psychic generally picks up on intuitive information, often related to the future. All mediums are psychic to some extent, but not all psychics are mediums.
How did Tyler Henry discover his gift?+
Tyler discovered his gift at 10 years old when he woke up with a knowingness that his grandmother was going to pass away, and shortly after, his family received the call that she had died.
Does Tyler Henry see spirits during readings?+
Tyler Henry does not see spirits in the traditional sense, like in 'The Sixth Sense'. Instead, he sees their messages, which he describes as symbolic processes rather than direct interactions.
Does bringing an object help in a reading with Tyler Henry?+
Yes, Tyler Henry states that bringing an object of a loved one can increase the odds of that loved one coming through, as it shows intention and preparation on the client's part.
Can Tyler Henry predict his own future?+
Tyler Henry states it is a myth that he can know everything about his own life or future, as his personal biases, goals, hopes, and fears make it difficult to be objective about himself.
Do spirits follow people home after a reading?+
Tyler Henry believes it is a myth that spirits follow people home after a reading, explaining that loved ones are connected through existing relationships, not by constantly watching someone 24/7.
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