Eleven Intuitions

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...

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 car...

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 ...

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 arc...

In this episode of the Eleven Intuitions Podcast, Melissa sits down with Minda – once a student, now a beloved colleague – to trace the wild, Spirit-led path that took her from religious breakdown to life in a castle in the south of France.

Minda shares how three years of total upheaval, a devastating motorcycle accident, and a complete unraveling of her faith cracked her open to mediumship, near-death experiences, and ultimately t...

Disclaimer: This episode is shared for awareness and discusses my personal experience and impressions. I am not naming or accusing any individual. Please do not speculate, harass, or attempt to identify anyone discussed. If you have verified information related to Lina Sardar Khil’s case, contact the San Antonio Police Department.

In this episode, I share why I’m finally speaking out publicly about the disappearance of Lina Sardar K...

In Episode 12, Melissa sits down with Eleven Intuitions’ newest team member, astrologer Tammy Porter, for a clear and practical tour of astrology that meets you where you are. Tammy shares how a dark night of the soul led her to her chart, why Western astrology resonates for real life, and how fate and free will work together. They explore the “big three” placements, the power of moon signs for healing, and what synastry can reveal...

After Melissa’s mom passed, elevens began showing up everywhere. Phone screens. Gas pumps. Receipts. License plates. Friends and new clients even see elevens before they meet her. In this special eleventh episode, Melissa shares how those signs became an ongoing hello from her mom and why Eleven Intuitions was the only name that fit. Listeners will hear the June 11 birth story that made the number theirs, a few of the funniest elev...

A love letter to the so-called weird ones and a shoutout Brienne will feel in her bones. Melissa unpacks two readings from the week from Minda that mirror each other. Brienne’s message about softening her inner critic and speaking kindly to herself. Paul’s message about easing inner pressure and choosing faith when work gets shaky. Both point to the same truth. Weird is not a flaw. Weird is the channel Spirit breathes through. Meli...

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 t...

What happens when two mediums who joke about being burned at the stake finally decide to try hypnosis for the first time?

Well… let’s just say Spirit has a sense of humor and receipts.

In this episode, Melissa and Kaitlyn dive into their very first group quantum hypnosis session with Brienne. Melissa unravels a lifelong Titanic fear (propellers and all), Kaitlyn finds herself replaying a familiar family-centered pattern, and both a...

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 ...

⚠️ 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 ...

In this deeply personal episode of the Eleven Intuitions Podcast, Melissa Ainslie shares how a last-minute fill-in for a student’s canceled sitter became an unforgettable gift. Spirit brought through her grandmother — a woman she always remembered for her Catholic faith, baseball games on TV, and even blocks of government cheese in her apartment.

Born in 1903, Melissa’s grandmother endured profound losses: both parents within 24 ho...

When Melissa first dreamed of being a court reporter, she never imagined Spirit had other plans. After years in stenography — and a forced career change thanks to carpal tunnel — Melissa found herself circling back to her old dream in the most unexpected way: documenting Spirit’s messages.

In this episode, she shares her “sparkly notebook days” of mediumship in 2017, when she wrote down every word, doodled barns and houses, and pro...

In this deeply personal episode, Melissa shares how Spirit orchestrated two powerful readings in the same week—one from her father and one from her mother—each carrying a profound lesson on forgiveness.

During an unplanned breakfast reading, her father came through with striking evidence of his final days—frailty, pain, and a personality changed by illness. From Spirit, he expressed deep remorse for being cross with those he loved ...

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode discusses grief and suicidal thoughts, which may be distressing for some listeners. Please take care of yourself as you listen.

In this raw and honest episode of Eleven Intuitions, Melissa Ainslie shares the story of how her spiritual gift was born out of heartbreak. After the passing of her mother, Melissa was pulled into a season of deep grief, disassociation, and a breaking point that nearly cos...

I thought nightlights were for kids… until I realized mine was for ghosts.

In this first episode of Eleven Intuitions, founder and certified spirit medium Melissa Ainslie shares the pivotal moments that shaped her path — from growing up with a glowing bulb in the corner, to feeling the weight of a haunted TB hospital she never even entered, to the Queen Mary flashbacks that sent her straight to her doctor.

We’ll talk ghosts, linger...