Why Would Anyone Pay Someone to Talk Through Their Wellness Journey? (I Asked Myself the Same Thing)

I’ll be honest with you — sometimes I wonder why anyone would pay someone like me to talk through their wellness journey. It’s a question that creeps in quietly, usually when things feel slow or uncertain. And when it does, I’ve learned to sit with it rather than push it away. Because the answer, when I dig into it honestly, is actually the most clarifying thing I know about the work I do.

The Person Who Is Not Necessarily On Your Side

When I’m really struggling with something, I reach out to my counsellor. Even when I’ve already talked it through with my husband, my family, or my friends. When I dig into why, it comes down to this: I want someone who isn’t necessarily on my side.

That might sound strange. But think about it. The people who love you want to protect you. They want you to feel better. Their responses — however well-meaning — are filtered through their feelings for you, their own experiences, and sometimes their own fears. When my counsellor asks me a question or reflects something back to me, I know she’s coming from a neutral place. And because of that neutrality, I’m less likely to become defensive. I’m more likely to actually hear it.

She also brings something the people in my life simply can’t — knowledge, experience helping others through similar situations, and tools that land differently than advice from someone who knows and loves me. At the end of the day she validates me, my feelings, my perspective — and then offers a different, non-partisan view alongside that. Both things at once. That combination is rare and it’s powerful.

Getting More Than You Expected

A few years ago I engaged a business coach to help me get Holistic Mystic off the ground. I have a commerce degree. I’ve spent my entire career in the business world. I have friends and family who are entrepreneurs. By every measure I should have had what I needed.

And yet I knew something was missing.

What I thought I would get from that coaching relationship and what I actually got were two very different things. Yes, she helped me with the business aspects I came for. But what I didn’t expect were the deep blocks she helped me identify within myself — things that were quietly standing in the way of my own confidence and creativity. She gave me consistent feedback, practical tools, and gentle pushes outside my comfort zone, always at my own pace. The personal growth that came out of that experience was something I absolutely did not see coming.

That’s the thing about having the right support. You come in with one question and leave with something you didn’t even know you needed.

So Why Pay Me for a Conversation?

When I think about those two experiences — my counsellor, my coach — I understand exactly why someone would book an Intuitive Wellness Session with me. Not because I have all the answers. I don’t. But because I offer something that the people already in your life, however wonderful they are, simply cannot.

I am non-partisan. I will answer you honestly. I will ask you questions you may not have thought to ask yourself. I will give you space to talk through fears, uncertainties, and the things you’re afraid to say out loud to the people closest to you. I will help you look at your wellness journey from the outside — across mind, body and spirit — without the filter of someone who already has opinions about what you should do.

And sometimes what comes out of that conversation surprises even me. Because the right question, asked at the right moment, by someone with no agenda other than your wellbeing, can open a door you didn’t know was there.

What If It’s Worth Exploring?

I know that sometimes what we explore together may not turn out exactly as hoped. A service might not be the right fit. A practitioner might not resonate. That’s real and I won’t pretend otherwise.

But here’s what I keep coming back to: what if it does? What if the thing you haven’t tried yet is exactly what you need? What if the service is right but you just haven’t found the right person to deliver it? What if there’s something out there that fits not just your health needs but your values, your comfort level, and your life — and you just haven’t known where to look?

Those questions are worth sitting with. And if you’d like someone to sit with them alongside you — someone neutral, curious, and genuinely invested in what’s right for you specifically — that’s exactly what I’m here for.

My Intuitive Wellness Sessions are $55 and available at Ki’smet Co. in Saskatoon. If something in this post resonated, I’d love to hear from you. There’s no pressure and no script — just a conversation about where you are and where you want to go. And if what you need is outside what I offer, chances are I can point you in the right direction.

Have you ever had a conversation with someone neutral that changed how you saw a situation? I’d love to hear about it in the comments.

If you'd like to know more about the story behind Holistic Mystic, you can read about it here.

With warmth,

Holistic Mystic | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan