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

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.

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_

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.

This episode is for the people who love God, grew up in church, and were told their gifts are demonic. Medium Melissa Ainslie shares her story of church trauma, tithing pressure, and why she walked out of the building but never walked away from God. She explores what the Bible actually says about spiritual gifts, the verses people use to shout “witchcraft,” and why she believes crossing spirits over and working with God and the archangels is a gift of love, not evil. If you are deconstructing, curious, or quietly gifted and scared to talk about it, this one is for you.

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode includes themes of pet loss and grief.

What happens when Spirit speaks before the facts do? In this emotional episode of the Eleven Intuitions Podcast, Melissa Ainslie shares a powerful story about timing, intuition, and the bond between humans and their animals.

When her daughter’s beloved cats went missing, Melissa found herself caught between being a medium and being a mom. Spirit showed up with a message she wasn’t prepared for—and it changed everything about how she understands love, loyalty, and loss.

✨ If you’ve ever loved and lost a pet, this episode will speak to your heart.

Melissa welcomes Brienne, who began as a student at Eleven Intuitions and is now a practitioner on our team. Brienne shares the moment she realized she could connect as a medium, how spirit guides feel like family cheering you on from “home,” and why past lives often hold the missing why behind fears, patterns, and even physical pain. You’ll hear her Hopi grandfather guide story, a powerful past-life validation, and a real example of how past-life insight helped Melissa release severe hip pain. Brienne also introduces Sacred Basics, her beginner-friendly course that helps you get grounded quickly so you can grow with confidence.

Highlights

• From student to practitioner on the Eleven Intuitions team
• The moment Brienne recognized her mediumship ability
• How to recognize a true nudge from your spirit guides
• Past lives as a practical key to healing and clarity
• Why simple foundations build confidence faster
• What’s inside Sacred Basics and how to choose your next step

Links

• Sacred Basics course - https://elevenintuitions.thrivecart.com/sacredbasicsthespiritualclassroom/
• Spirit Guide Session with Brienne - https://calendly.com/brienne-elevenintuitions
• Past Life Hypnosis with Brienne - https://calendly.com/brienne-elevenintuitions
• Eleven Intuitions: www.elevenintuitions.com

Connect with Brienne

• Website: https://soulconnectionandrestoration.com/
• Insta: https://www.instagram.com/qhhtreikibybrie/
• FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552387026683
• Private FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/awakenyoursoulwithbrienne

If you’re waking up spiritually and want a clear starting point, begin with Sacred Basics, then book the session that fits what you need most right now.

Some stories are too perfectly timed to be coincidence.

In this episode, Melissa shares how Spirit has guided every animal that’s come into her life — long before she knew they were meant for her. From Tank to Daisy Mae to Luna, each one arrived through divine orchestration, proving that the bond between humans and animals is never random.

You’ll hear how rescues like Healing Heart Rehab and Pearl’s Place unknowingly help deliver the animals Spirit has already chosen for their people — and why Melissa believes so deeply in giving back to them.

Because she doesn’t just do this work — she lives it, every single day.

🐾 Listen now to The Rainbow Bridge, the Rescue, and How Spirit Chooses Our Animals Before We Do — a story of purpose, healing, and love that transcends lifetimes.

💜 Give back while you listen: book a Reading That Gives Back, where proceeds support the rescues who make these miracles possible. 👉 www.elevenintuitions.com/readings-that-give-back