Resilience Is Not About Bouncing Back One of the biggest misconceptions about resilience is that it means "bouncing back." We've all heard the phrase before. Someone experiences a loss, a setback, a divorce, a health challenge, or a major life disruption, and people say, "You'll bounce back." But what if resilience isn't about returning to who you once were? What if resilience is about becoming who you are meant to become because of what you've experienced? Life changes us. The loss of a loved one changes us. A career setback changes us. A divorce changes us. Retirement changes us. A health challenge changes us. Even positive life events can change us in ways we never anticipated. We are not designed to return to some previous version of ourselves as if nothing happened. We are human beings, not rubber bands. We are influenced by our experiences. We learn. We adapt. We grow. And sometimes we discover strengths we never knew we possessed. To me, resilience is the ability to embrace change rather than resist it. The reality is that change is one of the few constants in life. Relationships evolve. Children grow up. Careers shift. Loved ones pass. New opportunities emerge. Unexpected challenges appear. Life continually asks us to adapt. The people who thrive are not necessarily the strongest, smartest, or most talented. Often, they are the people who learn how to move forward despite uncertainty. That doesn't mean the journey is easy. When we experience trauma, grief, disappointment, or loss, recovery takes time. There is no shortcut through the healing process. Sometimes the life we planned doesn't unfold the way we expected. Sometimes the future looks very different than we imagined. And that's okay. Resilience isn't about pretending everything is fine. It isn't about avoiding pain. It isn't about denying your emotions. Resilience is about acknowledging where you are today while remaining open to where life may lead you tomorrow. As an Intuitive Practitioner, I've had the privilege of speaking with thousands of people facing life's transitions. Some are grieving. Some are considering a career change. Others are navigating retirement, relationship challenges, family struggles, or simply feeling stuck.

In 2016, Jennifer LeClaire wrote this article on me and my religious belief. I would like to know what you think. Article title: Christians warned to beware of psychics who may claim to serve God but are actually going against the Scripture Even though "clairvoyant Christian" Troy Griffin uses his powers to talk to the dead in order to help the police solve "unsolvable cases where tracks had run cold," Charisma News senior editor Jennifer LeClaire believes that what he is doing is wrong. "The trouble with this type of prophetic ministry is that it violates Scripture. I have no doubt Griffin is talking to spirits—familiar spirits who know everything about the deceased person," she writes for Charisma News. "Why these familiar spirits would cooperate in solving crimes, I do not know. What I do know is necromancy—which Merriam-Webster defines as 'conjuration of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events'—is an abomination to the Lord." The Bible passage Deuteronomy 18:9-13 says that it is an "abomination to the Lord" for any person to use "divination, or use witchcraft," or become "an interpreter of omens, or a sorcerer, or one who casts spells, or a spiritualist, or an occultist, or a necromancer." Griffin argues that his "psychic calling" is a gift from God, so he uses Christian themes in his readings. "Many of the readings I do for private clients are for people who have lost children to suicide or to other tragic events, and this has caused them to lose or doubt their faith," he said. "They're looking to repair their faith and my religious background plays a role in helping them on that journey." LeClaire says Griffin's statements are a "tragic deception" because Christians are not supposed to turn to psychics or prophets to get in touch with dead loved ones when they feel down, since the only one they should turn to is God. "Prophets are not supposed to get prophetic words from any other source but God, yet in this hour we are clearly seeing these and other troubling trends emerge among those who call themselves prophetic," she says.

How did you decide what to charge for your readings or services? (Was it confidence, experience, trial and error, market rates, intuition, etc.?)

What part of your intuition, business, or confidence are you questioning right now?

If you're like me in this intuitive profession, there are times when you question yourself. You finish a reading and later wonder: "Did I do okay?""Did I help?""Did I say too much?""Did I say too little?""Did I make things better...or worse?" Then there are the other things we don't always talk about: Burnout.Boundaries.Pricing and fee structures.The emotional weight we carry after sitting with people in some of their most difficult moments. Who do we talk to about our work? Our readings are — or should be — confidential. But sometimes I simply need to talk to someone who understands the gifts, responsibilities, and emotional impact that come with doing this work. For most of us, that person isn't our family. It isn't always our friends. Many people care about us, but they don't truly understand what this work can feel like. After more than 20 years in this field, I realized I could find classes, development circles, and business groups... but finding genuine support was much harder. That's why I created The Intuitive Support Collective. A place for real conversations. A place for intuitive professionals and developing intuitives to support one another. No proving gifts.No competition.No judgment. Just people who understand. I'd love to hear from you: What is one challenge you've faced in your intuitive journey that you don't think people outside of this work understand?