“From a very young age I would find myself looking in the mirror questioning how I was here and what my purpose was. Through God and spirituality I have found those answers.”

Laurie Oakes

If you are here, it’s probably because you are where I was in 2018–the beginning of my spiritual awakening and journey!

Before I became a full-time medium, channel, spiritual teacher & intuitive coach, I was living a pretty toxic lifestyle as a full-time chef and pastry chef. The hours were long (60-80 hours/week), the pay was virtually non-existent, and the burnout and hustle mentality was REAL!

By the fall of 2018, I was finding myself crying on my way to work every day, coming down with chronic migraines, fatigue, and body pain. I knew something had to change, I knew spirituality was my calling, but I didn’t know how to make that trust fall into the unknown.

I started with the only thing I felt might work at the time–meditation. Whenever I had time, primarily in the evenings, I would sit in my quiet space, and listen. I didn’t know what I was listening for, which made it all the more exciting when I started to hear words, see images like visions in my mind, and get sensations. I needed MORE of this.

My mom was diagnosed with MS when I was around the age of 4, and breast cancer in 2012 that metastasized to her bones in 2015. My mother was my twin flame soul. Our connection went far beyond the physical, and certainly this lifetime. I didn’t realize the fear of losing her I was holding onto, but I would soon find out.

Through Divine timing and guidance, my mom, through the connection of many other friends, was introduced to Dagmar Butler. She is God’s channel and the most selfless, compassionate, and humble woman I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. She received a message she needed to meet me, and we started working together on me.

Dagmar channelled what, at the time, was a lot of uncomfortable guidance for me. I was resistant, more often than not, but could feel in my soul that this was the path I was meant to be on. In front of her, I felt naked, she wasn’t looking at my body, she could see my soul. God showed her all the things I tried to forget. The “dark cloud” that followed me around my whole life became a storm. I share this with you because I know firsthand the discomfort and the value of this work.

From childhood trauma and perceptions, sexual trauma, to the unhealthy living situation and relationship I was in at the time, she gently brought it all into my awareness so I could do the work. All the while she built a group of ladies to learn and practice mediumship, this was the entrance to my path, and there was no turning back.

In 2020 I changed careers, ended a 5-year long relationship, and moved twice. In June of 2021, I experienced the passing of my dear mother and best friend and moved again. Every time I thought I had the bottom, I found myself facing another lesson. Dagmar stood by my side the whole time, containing to offer God’s guidance and her own loving support. In July of 2021, I was evicted. It was the final test and cocoon for which I would emerge stronger and wiser than ever.

I find myself today in St. Catherines, living with my incredible partner and his two beautiful girls, with my two fur-baby huskies, a career that lights me, and so many incredible connections and stories I learnt along the way.

I cannot convert enough the importance of staying on the path, trusting God, and not giving up.

I’d be honoured to help you on your path!