I became a published psychic medium after moving to France

Eight years ago I was living in my native Canada, working an ordinary job and living a pretty ordinary life. 

Then everything changed – and it was all down to a dream.

For some reason, I had always imagined living in France one day. It has been a long-held ambition, though I have never quite understood why it seemed to call to me so much.

In 2018, when I was 30, I finally did something about it after experiencing a dream about Paris that was so vivid I had tears running down my face when I woke. 

I contacted an estate agent to sell my home and handed in my notice at work. It was a now-or-never moment and I was determined to embrace it.

At the time, I was a special needs teacher. My pupils were all gifted with high IQs, but had additional needs such as autism or ADHD. It was a challenging job, five days a week. 

Although I enjoyed it at first, after a few years it had become emotionally and physically draining. I knew it was not something I wanted to do forever.

When I stepped off the plane in Paris in August 2018, I felt as if I had come home. I rented an apartment close to Notre-Dame and found a job as a nanny providing after-school care. Sadly, the salary was low and once my apartment in Canada sold I had to dip into savings to survive.

Despite this, I thrived. Two months into my stay, I met my now husband Jordan, 39, on a blind date. I believe that part of my obsession with coming to France was to do with him: we were meant to be together.

I returned to Canada for a few months in December 2018, and at the same time Jordan was offered a job in Strasbourg. In June 2019 I flew out to join him and we were engaged that November. It was quick, but I knew it was the right thing.

I managed to get a teaching position in Strasbourg, then Jordan was called back to Paris to take on a director role in early 2020. Luckily I managed to secure a job in a school in Paris. 

Then Covid struck, and everything changed.

Although it was a difficult time, I found the lockdowns gave me a chance to evaluate what I was doing. I realised I really did not want to return to the classroom, but instead to follow my spiritual calling.

I began doing tarot readings and psychic mediumship online; I created my own tarot decks and they began to sell well too. 

Word spread and people began to get in touch. I realised I could have a viable business on my hands.

I also had an idea for a book – half memoir of my own journey, half spiritual textbook. I pitched the idea to publishers and, to my delight, it was picked up in 2021. 

In 2022, The Transformational Path [TGH International] was published and since then I have published six other titles.

I told Jordan I was never going back to teaching and he supported my decision fully.

We now live in Ain near the Swiss border, as he has a job in Switzerland and can commute. Although I loved my time in Paris, I do not miss it. I love our life now. We have two young children and I run my business from home, choosing hours to suit.

Working for myself means I control my own schedule. As I am also caring for the children, I limit my work to make sure there is plenty of time to look after them too. At the moment, that means three to four clients a week, each of whom will take an hour or so of my time. 

As I do remote readings, I can schedule my work around hours that suit me. Clients ask a question and I will hear from angels, spirits, guides and the client’s ‘higher self’. Then I will transcribe whatever it is I am hearing and send the response via email.

In seven years, I have moved countries, met my husband and had a complete change in my daily life and career. I now have a great family, and a successful small business that I can grow once the children start school. I could not be happier.