Lisa Michelle Williams (born 19 June 1973) is a British psychic,

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and author, known for her appearances on television in the U.K. and the U.S.

Career

Williams starred in two shows on

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: ''Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead'' (2006–2007) and ''Lisa Williams: Voices From the Other Side'' (2008). Williams also appeared on ''

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'' when the episode aired on

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on 31 March 2008. She also made a guest appearance in one of ''Lifetimes other shows, ''

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''.

Critical reception

On 21 June 2019, media personality and skeptic Alistair MacLauchlan presented his review of Williams in part three of four medium investigations he conducted in Scotland. He attended one of William's

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events in Edinburgh. He reported that in her opening statement Williams asked how many people were there for forensics. One of the seminars the following day was on forensics, breaking down evidence supplied from spirits and extrasensory perception. According to MacLauchlan, while highly publicized missing person cases tend to attract many mediums who use it as a means of building their portfolio, most law enforcement do not acknowledge their involvement. Of her event, he says, as Williams began the discussion, she primed the audience saying they should "think outside the box" and make connections to the messages she claims to receive from the dead because they can sometimes be muddy. Further MacLauchlan then reported she went on with basic cold reading tactics even speaking to a dog that had passed away. MacLauchlan concluded the article saying that while Williams has good stage presence building rapport with her audience, she uses wild guesses from a primed audience, firing questions then picking through their reactions that fit her narrative.

Personal life

On 30 October 2004, Williams married Kevin Harris. They moved to

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, when she was producing her TV shows. On her ''

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Radio'' show on 9 December 2009, Williams announced that she and Kevin were separating. Williams was in a relationship with a female partner, but later became single and lived in

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with her son Charlie and their two dogs.

Bibliography

* ''Life Among the Dead'' (2009) * ''The Survival of the Soul (Do You Want to Know Everything?)'' (2011) * ''I Speak to Dead People: Can You?'' (2014)

References

External links

Official website
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