Author: Susan Gorman

Call The Stereotype Police, Please

Well, I suppose it’s that time again, Friends. It’s another episode of This Gives Me a Fucking Migraine Every Single Time. Last month I read an article in the New York Times about a ‘Psychic’ who was sentenced to 40 months in prison and required to pay $1.6 million in restitution to the woman she… Read more »

An Update:

Hey Everyone, Susan here, coming to you directly to weigh in on a situation that is unfolding in our local wellness community and which I feel is important for you to know about. Here’s what happened: last week a local yoga studio owner who is white, posted a long Instagram post “reintroducing” herself to her… Read more »

The Why of Intuition, Groovy Metaphysical Edition

You may have noticed that in circles where people are interested in learning about their intuition they are also often talking about tapping into the creative potential of our brains. There’s a reason for that. Once we begin to get more comfortable with our intuition, we begin to observe that it has a lot to… Read more »

The Blurting It Out Stories: 1. When To Say All The Things, And When Not To

I learned the hard way that it is always imperative to ask permission before sharing intuitive information with someone. In 1993, ahead of my first marriage, my stepmother and I were in Crate and Barrel setting up a bridal registry. The young woman who was our sales assistant guided us around the store, showing us… Read more »

RECHARGE DAY SIX: Partnership

“Hey, Susan, it’s all well and good that I’m grooving along here trusting my intuition but what if my spouse or partner doesn’t believe what I’m seeing or feeling?” This is a really important question. And it depends on a couple of things. First off, I’m just going to leave this here: whether they are… Read more »

RECHARGE DAY SEVEN: Let’s Get Flower Drunk

If you’ve been following my Instagram account, you might know that especially in the spring, I go a little crazy over flowers. I call it getting flower drunk. Drunk on their beauty, their fragrance, their abundance. I just love flowers. Love, love, LOVE them. Yes indeed, I do love the flowers. “But Susan,” you might… Read more »

WORRY

Hands down, the most common question I get about intuition is how to know if it’s just fear talking.. My clients are frequently confused about whether they can really trust their intuition because they don’t know if it’s real. They confuse fear (and often, wishful thinking) for the voice of their intuition. Living in a… Read more »

FIGURING IT OUT

Do you ever notice that we spend a lot of time trying to figure out what we already know? Figure It Out Mode is that headspace that keeps us stuck on a mental loop over and over again, whirring, whirring, whirring. Trying to get answers from a line of reasoning that is arbitrary and judgemental…. Read more »

HEY, SIRI

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Recently I was invited to speak at the Seacoast Wellness Summit, which brought local wellness professionals and enthusiasts together to make connections and tackle some of the less talked about issues within our community. The summit opened with a panel discussion on the lack of inclusivity in the larger wellness community, especially with regard to… Read more »

Carving Up The Shysters

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My profession has evidently been debunked. Again. This time it’s John Oliver, who I happen to adore and respect so much. He has a show on HBO, “Last Week Tonight” that I’ve been a loyal fan of for years. He’s brilliant and funny and his work is fantastic. A friend texted me asking me if… Read more »