Melinda Kushner grew up in Southern California where she continues to live with her husband and one of her four children—all whom inherited her mediumship gifts. She previously owned a Victorian tea parlor that allowed customers to step back a century, while inspiring camaraderie among clients and serving baked goodies. In her spare time, she volunteers by lending a spiritual ear to patients battling depression and disease. Melinda is establishing an educational center in the United States for the learning of spiritual development based off of the teachings of The Arthur Findlay College. 

Melinda is an evidential spiritual medium, teacher, psychic and inspirational speaker. As a third-generation medium she has spent her life challenging taboo views of mediumship and the spirit world. Melinda studied at the world’s foremost college for the advancement of spiritualism and psychic sciences: The Arthur Findlay College in England.

Part of Melinda’s training entailed hours of spiritual meditations, contemplation and learning from tutors educated in the same thought process as Gordon Higginson. Now she studies alongside many other international mediums such as her close friend and mentor, Paul Jacobs. Because she believes learning is a life-long process, Melinda continues studying at Arthur Findlay.
Melinda also worked as a nurse for 17 years—specializing in ophthalmology—where she applied her natural instinct for nurturing. Many of her patients were Holocaust survivors and others who carried traumatic life experiences. Using her psychic abilities and medical background she literally and metaphorically helped patients see life with a clearer vision.