Sometimes we are happy, sometimes we are sad, or lonely, or joyous. There are a range of emotions we feel every day. It's part of the human experience. It can make life exciting and worth living, it can also cause stagnation and depression.

In all my years as an Intuitive Counselor, I have witnessed too many clients who believed in suffering with their sadness, not feeling that there is more to life. When sadness works its way into your every day experience and becomes an overriding factor in your life, then its time to face it rather than suffer with it.

In our bodys energy system, joy and grief both reside in the heart chakra. They are like two sides of the same coin. In order to allow the joy to rise within you, you need to heal the sadness. How? By becoming aware of the sadness, hearing what it has to say, allowing it to speak or weep, and validating its purpose for having been there all this time. Then, give yourself permission to let go --which is easier said than done sometimes.

Its important to reach out for help. Ask others to assist you. Seek traditional counseling or intuitive counseling or even grief therapy. Another person can give you a perspective outside of yourself. It never ceases to amaze me how much we can't see the forest for the trees when we're the ones in it. Everyone benefits from outside observation at times.

Why do people seek out my services? Mostly for this same reason: to get a fresh perspective. Many of them are looking for something. They don't always know what... they just know there is something more for them in this life beyond the stuckness they feel, or the ordinariness of their daily life. One client said to me recently, "I feel like I'm living the Groundhog Day movie, where everyday is the same, nothing ever changes. I want to get on with my life..."

It's funny how often I hear something similar from a new client. Many will add that they know there is something missing in their life, or they are searching for a sense of purpose and clarity. Others are so tired from holding onto all the sadness and years of emotional baggage that they just want help. They want to know the steps to take in order to make changes. Others want help with their relationship issues and dramas.

Regardless of the particulars, the desire is the same: They want to be happy.

Happiness is born from the healing process. Allowing sadness to be released and transformed into joy, we achieve freedom... freedom to express our happiness, our desires, our wants and needs, and freedom to expand within our own energy body and finally being able to relax into simply being one with our self.

We all have this need to be free...

How do you begin your journey to happiness? Start by asking yourself these questions:

Jodie Foster

I am an intuitive counselor and consultant working with clients for more than 15 years. I hold a degree in Psychology, and have had advanced training in breathwork, meditation, vibrational therapy and hydrochromotherapy. I am also a flower essence practitioner.

As a child, my earliest memory is being 3 years old and telling my mother things that I could not have possibly known. At the age of 17, I began studying the fields of intuition, meditation, counseling, etc. I took training courses, went on retreats and attended workshops. I gathered tools, tips, techniques and methods to develop my own intuition and I began to teach others.

I produce a monthly ezine/newsletter called Illuminations. Each month there are articles about spiritual growth, energetic awareness and emotional empowerment.

How I work:

My abilities fall under several categories, clairvoyant, clairaudient and clairsentient.

My work with clients is within the realm of emotion and energy, assisting them to open to deeper levels within themselves, uncovering their inherent potential and authentic self. This uncovering opens the way to enhanced communication, creativity, passion and purpose in their lives.

During the coaching / intuitive counseling process, we begin sorting through the emotions, mental chatter and confusion. Collectively we analyze their current situation, the echoes of the past that are influencing the current situation and then develop an active approach to move forward and transform their lives.

My own intuitive energies come forth, guiding them and directing their inner quest. As intuitive messages come forward, I deliver them and help the client to surface the emotional / mental / physical / spiritual pieces involved to catalyze a transformation. The working plan of action may include various assignments and tasks for them to complete along with goals to work towards.