My journey

 

Somewhere around 2002, I met a spiritual healer; she needed help with her business, and I was a business consultant. I had no idea what it meant to be a spiritual healer (insert eye roll) but you don’t have to understand the specifics of a business in order to be a business advisor, so I began to work with her.  She gradually introduced me to her world, and mine hasn’t been the same since.

My spiritual journey was not a welcomed one. I kicked and screamed every step of the way; vehemently denying what I was experiencing. I was a businesswoman for God’s sake! Not a spiritual practitioner!!  

I didn’t understand what was happening to me. I was having visions, dreams, trances. I “heard” things that were completely foreign to me. I was inundated with information and thoughts that were not my own. I tried to wrap my head around it and couldn’t. More often than not, it scared me. But at the same time, I knew I couldn’t make this stuff up even if I tried.  

Then about 10 years ago, when my resistance was still pretty strong, I finally gave in and asked (with considerable anger):  Why me?!?! 

And I received an answer – that I was being called to reconnect with all that is beyond sight. And in doing so, others would be invited to see and learn through me. 

Of course, I had so many questions: What could doing that work look like? Was I supposed to write something? How was I supposed to share the knowledge and insight I was starting to gain? Was I meant to be a teacher? A healer? Something else?

I was frustrated and confused. I wanted to understand what was happening, and I couldn’t.  What I needed to discover the answers was time and surrender.

Time arrived in many unexpected ways over the years, including job loss, break-ups, grief, and the opportunity to be a full-time caregiver to a terminally ill relative. It was the twists and turns of life that we all experience over time, only that I also took these as opportunities to settle into my spiritual learning, my practice and my self-trust along the way.

Surrender arrived when I finally realized that I don’t need to understand; I just need to accept and experience whatever comes my way.  This shift in my perspective allowed me to delve deeper into the Spiritual Realms…and I made a conscious decision to keep my discoveries to myself.

This was the beginning of my big secret; a period that lasted for years.

Eventually I began offering readings to people I knew, and did mini-readings at a trade show. What a surprise when I realized I could do this work! When people thanked me profusely for knowing exactly what they needed to hear, and every experience with a client was completely unique — the momentum started building and my confidence along with it.

Today, I am someone who has transformed from a complete and utter skeptic, to a believer and practitioner, fully immersed in the spiritual world and offering counsel, readings and guidance to other women.

I still learn something new with every client, and I’ve come to understand that’s exactly how it works. I’m not supposed to become an expert on my own, we’re meant to grow together.

I am here to provide support, dispel the fear, demystify the mystic, and help women like you remember the joy you have within. And there’s really no limit to what we can learn if we step into possibility with an open heart.

“I was delighted and surprised by how relevant and insightful my Tarot reading with Valerie was. It’s clear that she’s meant to use her gifts to empower and support other women.”
— Laura