Eleven Intuitions

Mother’s Day Without Her Even Though I Can Still Talk to Her on the Other Side

This episode wasn’t planned, but it needed to happen. I didn’t have a sitter for my student today, which usually means spirit has something else in mind. And today, it was my mom. She came through with memories that only she and I would know. Specific, personal, undeniable pieces of evidence. And what made it even more powerful was what it did for my student. After a rough week of practicing and questioning herself, this reading helped her rebuild her confidence in a way I couldn’t teach. But this episode goes deeper than that. It’s been 10 years since my mom passed, and she is still here. Still helping me. Still showing up when it matters most. I also answer one of the questions I get asked all the time. Is it easier to lose someone when you are a medium and can still talk to them? My answer might surprise you. And after doing and sitting in on hundreds of readings, I am sharing something I wish more people understood. Do not wait until it is too late to heal your relationships. I have seen what happens when people come to a medium trying to fix things after someone has passed. After words were not said. After relationships were left broken. And I have seen the unimaginable pain of estrangement through a dear friend. Not just losing a child, but losing access to grandchildren too. Listen to this episode and feel the love that came through from my mom, and how connected she still is to me and her grandchildren. That love didn’t die when she did… so why should it die here on earth? If there is something that needs to be healed in your life, do it now. So you do not have to sit across from someone like me later, wishing you had. This episode is about mediumship, grief, healing, and the truth about what really matters while we are still here.

Staying & Leaving

This episode wasn’t planned. It arrived. In a quiet moment at the kitchen table, just minutes before pressing record, I felt my mom step in and ask to be heard. What followed is one of the most honest, emotional, and unfiltered conversations I’ve ever shared. This episode is about staying and leaving, and the unseen cost of both choices. It’s a love letter to someone who found the courage to walk away just yesterday, a message for someone who feels stuck and may not yet realize it, and a direct message from my mom for the one who already knows—deep inside—what it will take to make the pain stop. It’s also a reflection from me — someone who has lived through all sides of staying and leaving. Someone who has seen what happens when people stay, when they leave, and when they stand at the beginning unsure of which way to go. In this episode, I’m here alongside my mother, holding space for each of them as they navigate their own path — not in judgment, but in recognition. This isn’t about right or wrong. It’s about seeing the pattern, understanding why we’re drawn into certain roles, and honoring the truth that we’re not placed in each other’s lives by accident. In this episode, we explore: * The emotional toll of staying in relationships that are already broken * How generational trauma quietly repeats itself * Why guilt and hope often keep people trapped longer than love * The difference between fixing something and sacrificing yourself * And what it truly means to choose your life This message is channeled, unscripted, and deeply personal. If something in this episode resonates with you, trust that it found you for a reason. Some relationships can be healed. Some require leaving. And some require the courage to finally choose yourself.

The Grief Nobody Talks About. When Work Was Family

The Grief Nobody Talks About: When Work Was Family This episode is raw. In this deeply personal conversation, I share the story of how my husband and I met at work, built our life around a place that once felt like family, and what happens when that sense of belonging slowly disappears. This is not a story about blame, companies, or decisions. It’s about the kind of grief people rarely name. The grief that comes when work is more than a paycheck. When it’s identity, purpose, routine, and community. And what happens to a person, and a family, when that is taken away after decades of loyalty. We talk about how this kind of loss shows up quietly. In forgetfulness. In irritability. In animals acting out. In a household feeling heavy before anyone has words for it. We talk about what it’s like to watch someone you love feel defeated, disconnected from their sense of worth, and unsure of who they are without the role they lived inside of for so long. This episode is about invisible grief. It’s about love, identity, and rebuilding. And it’s about hope that doesn’t erase the pain, but opens a new door. If you or someone you love is navigating job loss, career upheaval, or the quiet grief that comes with starting over, this episode is for you. You are not failing. You are not broken. And you are not alone.

What Comes After Writing, Loss, and Healing with Author Sara Escobar

In this episode of the Eleven Intuitions Podcast, Melissa sits down with author Sara Escobar for an honest, thoughtful conversation about writing as a lifeline, navigating loss, and finding meaning after life changes you forever. Sara shares the stories behind her poetry collections Old Flames and Wildflowers and Ashes & Stardust: What Comes After, reflecting on heartbreak, grief, love, memory, and the quiet ways we learn to carry what we’ve lost. Together, they explore how words can hold what feels impossible to say, how creativity becomes a form of healing, and what it looks like to keep moving forward without pretending everything is “fixed.” This episode isn’t about rushing through pain or tying life up neatly. It’s about truth, tenderness, and the space we give ourselves to feel, reflect, and keep writing our way through whatever comes next. If you’ve ever turned to words to survive, understand yourself, or make sense of change, this conversation will resonate deeply.   Find information about Sara's books and socials on her linktree here: https://linktr.ee/sarasunshine_ [https://linktr.ee/sarasunshine_]

Speaking the Weight Off - The Secret My Body Has Been Carrying

Content note: In this episode I talk about trauma and painful family experiences. I do not share graphic details, but the themes may feel heavy for some listeners. Please take care of yourself while listening.   I’ve been overweight since I was 6 years old, and for most of my life I believed that was just “a weight problem.” In reality, my body has been carrying a terrible secret that I haven’t been able to talk about publicly… until now. In this episode, I finally share the story behind my weight and the unspoken pain my body has been holding for me all these years.   I don’t name names and I stay in my lane, telling my story through my own experience as a daughter, a medium, and a cycle breaker in my family line. My hope is that by speaking this out loud, the weight can begin to come off—physically, emotionally, and spiritually—and that someone listening will feel less alone, seen, and maybe a little more ready to speak their own truth too.