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What A Real Psychic Reading Is And How To Get One That Helps You Grow

• Dr. Donna • Season 1 • Episode 2

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We unpack what a real psychic reading is, how to choose a grounded, nonjudgmental reader, and why honesty and open energy matter more than tricks or tests. We explore timing, agency, and how your actions shape predictions, then share practical ways to ask better questions and use guidance to manifest well.

• defining psychic work versus therapy or fortune telling
• why emotional health and humility make better readers
• boundaries, nonjudgment, and trauma‑informed practice
• the harm of testing psychics and hiding facts
• how honesty and specificity improve answers
• timing as fluid, not fate, especially post‑COVID
• your behavior changes outcomes and delays
• using coaching with intuition to strategize next steps
• staying open to possibilities to manifest wisely


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Hello, it's Dr. Donna and welcome to another episode of my podcast. Today I would like to talk about what it means to be a psychic, do psychic readings, and what to expect when you get a reading and what type of questions to ask to get the best possible outcome. Now, a lot of people say they don't believe in psychics. You see, I I've seen laughing emojis on psychic advertisements on social media, but yet it's a$2.3 billion business this year. It grows every year. There's over 103,000 registered psychics. So that means that there's even more out there because a lot of times people start out doing readings just privately or you know here and there. I remember when I first started, I did it in chiropractic school. And I had a whole story how I didn't acknowledge my gift, and a very close friend of mine in chiropractic school forced me to acknowledge my gift. But and I was always creeped out about being a psychic, always felt things happening. I could see here Phil for many years before I started. Sadly, I even knew that I would lose my son. I knew when I would got was gonna get bit on the face by my sister's dog. I knew a lot of things. I've seen other people's death, but I don't read death professionally. I'd rather stay away from that. I think death is really between the person and their creator. I believe in spirituality. I grew up Southern Baptist. And one thing I want you to know is that psychic readings is not the same as therapy or counseling, although they can kind of cross over because a lot of us psychics have studied psychology. I studied a lot of psychology, although I got my degree in biology. So we aren't fortune tellers. Some may be, some may start off reading like that, but as you go on with readings, you realize that you really have to like be able to fill in the gaps. You can't just say you meet somebody, you you know, you can't just say, Oh, this problem's happening. You gotta really understand the overall picture in the background to really give a good reading. And I feel like the reason why I've been fortunate to be a five-star reader on a major site for 20 years and in overall reading professionally for 24 years is because I've done a lot of inner work on myself. Now, I believe a good reader starts with being a emotionally healthy person who has worked on their own trauma because we all have some something to heal. And I definitely had a lot of trauma to heal. And I've done a lot of work and I continue to do the work and I believe in it, I believe in therapy, I believe in somatic healing, and I notice that when I've spoken to psychics, because I refuse to read for myself, I want that energy for other people. Plus, I would be biased, right? I wouldn't be objective reading for myself, I'd be trying to sway things. So I don't read for myself. I talk to readers and I've called readers on the site, you know, to fill them out because I've seen feedback. And, you know, some are great and loving and some aren't. Some are mean, some are hurting because they haven't done their inner work. So starting off, having a good psychic reader is one who has done their own inner work who is non-judgmental. I only judge people if they're rude, and I say, look, I'm not gonna talk to you. We're done. I don't do rude. There's no excuses for it. I don't care what the person has been through, no excuse to be rude to anybody. We've all been through it, right? And we can't just take it out on people, but you can't judge, and people will call you with different things. They call about affairs they will that they're having or or they're being cheated on, and you'll be called about things that will trigger you because there's a spiritual work, so you will get triggered by your clients. When I first started, I knew I had to work on boundaries because a lot of clients tested my boundaries. So I knew that I had to get stronger in boundaries, and I did that work, and I have my boundaries in place, and I know what matters for me and what's not. I'm able to tell people my boundaries, and if they don't like it, they don't like it. And not every client's gonna like me, and I'm not gonna like every client, but for the clients that I have worked with, I have learned a lot, they have taught me a lot, and so I really think what makes a good psychic is not just saying, I can see your future, I can see something happening with you. It's being a good, healthy, emotionally healthy, clear channel, as clear as possible, and not working when you're tired, stressed, going through something tough. You just have to not work, even if you need money, you cannot compromise somebody because you need money when you're not in a good space. It's a different type of work, it's energy. And you know, some people don't understand that, they just think they can read no matter how they feel. And another thing, some psychics have eagles like bigger than all the continents put together. You have to be humble because none of us are 100%. We are not God, we are vessels, we are mechanisms, we are messengers, we are facilitators, but we're not, and I don't even like to use the word healer. That's a discussion for another day. I I've never healed anybody. I facilitated and they created their own healing. So I'm rambling on to let you know what you should be feeling when you pick a psychic, whether it's me or someone else. And a lot of us who have done the work, we may add coaching to our readings. And I would tell people this part's psychic, but this and this is related, but I'm gonna give you a little bit of coaching that works for you because I like to help people strategize. Not I don't do here's your fortune. If you want a fortune reading, don't call me. Um if you want to really figure out your life and see your alternate choices and how they affect you, then yes, call me. If you want to really know about people who you're interacting with and how to deal with them and everything, then hey, I'm here. But know that a good psychic has done their own inner work. That is very important, and that goes for anybody in the service, you know, profession. They should have been working on themselves. You can't just work on other people and you know ignore yourself, and that happens a lot. A lot of times people want to ignore their own pain and you know, they are the wounded healer, they just want to go on and help everybody else, and that would make everything okay, and it really doesn't because what happens is that you will attract people who are reflecting what you haven't healed, like when I need to learn boundaries, and I always tell the story of this one lady who posted in our blog site on the website where I do most of my readings that she won't read for anybody who's in an affair or having an affair because her dad walked out on them because he's having an affair. She was still triggered. I straight up told her, I said, You're not gonna get any calls until you work through this. Me and her got into a big nasty fight, but I called it out because you have to work on yourself. And we can't judge people, we can only help people and see them how to get to where they really want to go. People are looking for answers, not judgment. And if you're judging people, you're not doing a reading, you're in your own stuff. That's why you gotta heal. And so, yes, I've read for all sorts of situations: work, love, affairs, you you know, everything. I don't feel is my place to judge, is my place to help and help people figure things out. And I will break up all these topics into future podcasts because I want to go into detail of what I have learned, and what I realize is that people are just looking to figure out their lives, and you know, if they have unhealed trauma, they're gonna make mistakes. We have all made mistakes that we're not proud of, so why in the fuck are we judging each other? You know, we shouldn't. Because nobody's perfect, and you may not have done one thing, but maybe you've done something else. So let's just like open up so that we can learn. I've learned so much and it's helped me serve better. And everything's about serving better and me being a better person. So when you call for a reading, first things first, be honest about your situation. For some reason, people don't want to tell their whole situation, either they're ashamed, don't be ashamed, nobody's perfect. Tell the truth of what's going on and don't play test to psychic. First of all, you tell the truth because we're working with energy. And if you don't tell the truth and you, you know, kind of shade things and omit something in your question, but you're looking for a clear answer, you just won't get it. And it's you can't expect to get a clear answer from a psychic because yes, sometimes we're reading minds, and sometimes we're reading energy, and we're reading situations, it's coming from different places, right? And that's how we form a big picture. We see, hear, feel. Um, some people can, you know, remote viewing, they can read what's going on in a room. You know, some people are mediums, I'm a medium, but you have to be honest with your question. You can't just say, Will it work out with someone and forget to say, Well, I'm having an affair, or you, you know, well, you you know, it's really bad, or just say the full question. You get a better answer. And sometimes I tell people, I say, look, I feel like you're omitting something. If you feel uncomfortable, call someone that you feel uncomfortable with that you feel more comfortable with. Because I'm not judging you, but if you don't feel comfortable telling me the truth, you're wasting your money, wasting your time. I want to talk to people who feel safe with me. I'm trauma-informed, I am safe to talk to. I'm not here to judge you. But a lot of people do feel bad for situations that they're in. A lot of people carry a lot of shame, but it won't help you to get to a better place if you're stuck in shame and guilt. And so please be honest with your questions. And definitely don't play the psychic. A lot of times people want to test and make sure they're gonna get the right answers. If you test someone, you're starting off without telling the truth, right? And I know that a lot of people don't understand what psychics do, but you're making an assumption that we're gonna play the game and and you know, we're gonna outsmart it and we're gonna prove that we're authentic. If you're questioning a psychic, just hang up, talk to somebody else. Or if you don't believe in this stuff at all, don't waste your money. You know, it's that simple, but playing test of psychic will not give you an accurate rating. And I've had people do that and I say, Look, I can't continue this call because I don't think that you're ready. And if you're playing Test of Psychic and I say something that you don't want to hear, you're not gonna be happy. Because a lot of times when people do that, they want to be told what they want to hear. And so that's another thing. If you're calling for validation and you only want to be told what you want to hear, don't call any psychic because sometimes we say things that may be considered negative, you know. We have to tell the truth of what we see. And I feel like a lot of times when people are calling, they already know the answer. If they want to see what we are saying, hope that we say something different. And that goes back to expecting us to be fortune tellers. Psychics don't control anything. We don't control the weather, we don't control people, we don't control timing, we don't control who gets what. We don't control anything. We that is not our superpower. Nobody has control over anybody, we're still human. Okay? Sometimes I still look for my phone while holding it in the other hand. Sometimes I forget why I walked in the room. We're still human. Don't forget that part. That is important for you to remember. And sometimes people say, Well, I thought you said it was gonna be sooner. Like we're gonna change it and that makes everything better. You know, we can't control when something happens. That's why some psychics stop giving time frames. And it's weird, after COVID, something changed in us. I don't know how COVID affected us. I'm I'm curious to see how the research comes out, but people are really aren't fitting time frames anymore. They kind of sort of fit them in the past, and sometimes I still get time frames, but it's really hard. Something and I noticed a tipping point was after COVID started, and I don't know what that is. Maybe there's some science. I know our personalities did change some, probably because of what we went through, and probably some because of the virus, but you know, just remember you're dealing with people, and people are not robots, people are fluid, and people change their mind, and nothing's written in stone, and that's another thing I want to go to. A lot of people want what we to say, what we say, to be written in stone. No, because you have a right to change your mind. I always tell the story of how I told this one lady that her boyfriend was gonna come back, so he comes back, right? And he says, I want to be with you. Well, she decides to cuss him out because she still had hidden anger, so she cusses him out, calls him everything under the sun, and he changes his mind. So she calls me back and she goes, He came back, but he left because I told him off, and I thought you said that he was gonna be with me and we're gonna be together. I said, Well, I had no idea you're gonna tell him to go after himself and call mother every other name under the book. And she just took it as, but you said he was going to be in my life. I said, Look, you obviously blew the thing up because why would he want to come back and be with someone who thinks all these awful things about him? It's like sometimes we forget that our actions have consequences. Your actions have consequences. Think. Think about what you do and how you respond. And if you have hidden anger, deal with it. And so that's just another thing. Our behavior affects things. I've changed my mind about many things in life, and it's okay to change your mind, but don't say, Oh, the pr the prediction wasn't correct, because you changed it, and so nothing's written is done. We're in a fluid situation, and you can affect how things come out. So just think about it. And sometimes things get delayed until we learn certain lessons. That is very important to understand. Sometimes we need to grow more and grow into what we want. We live in the world, I want, I want, I want, I want this now, I want this now, right? We're all human, we all have been there. Even as adults, we have been there, but a lot of times we're not ready for what we want. So make sure if you've been waiting on something, waiting on a relationship, waiting on a job, waiting on something, make sure you have done the work to be ready for it because it can blow up and it can go wrong if you're not ready, and if you haven't healed something, it can be sabotaged. So also know that. Know that you are a powerful person in your life. I'm not a powerful person in your life, I am a powerful person in my life, but you are the power in your life, and you call the shots at the end of the day, and so don't forget that. Now, I probably have to do a part two because I don't want to do you know podcasts over 20 minutes, but I will discuss this weaved into many other topics, but if the bottom line is when you call for a reading, have open energy, tell the truth, don't play tests of psychic, know that timing's fluid, know that predictions are fluid, and your actions play a role in it. Never feel powerless because we are manifesting and all the time, and we are changing our life and affecting our life all the time. Nobody's weak, no one's fragile, no one's a loser, no one's not powerful. You are powerful for better or for worse. So hopefully, through my podcast, I help you to show that you are a powerful co-creator in your life with the universe, with your creator, and you learn how to make it the best life possible because I will be giving information that I have learned throughout the 24 years of doing this work, and I really hope that you take it to heart. It's not my opinion, it's what you guys have taught me. You guys have been my teacher, and I'm taking all of that knowledge, not naming names, but I will take some examples and I will show you how to work your life to make it the best life possible. And you know what, be open to hearing something new. That's another thing I want to end with this particular podcast. You have to see things bigger than how you think the world is or how it should play out for you to feel comfortable, to feel safe. I have been told crazy things through through readings and I've heard some like, is that possible? And something said, Look, it always ends up happening, so just be open. Be open to what's possible. I remember when I moved up to the Bay Area, I had a psychic say, you're gonna move back down to LA and then you're gonna come back up. And I thought, ain't no way of leaving this place. I want to go home. I did exactly that. So, you know, just be open and watch your life expand. If you want to be a good manifester, you have to have open energy. You can't be narrow in your thinking and say that can't happen, that won't work, and how is that gonna happen? And we're gonna talk a lot about manifesting because I've manifested some crazy stuff. Manifested the house I'm living in. And I got it exactly designed the way that I wanted it, and I got it at a time where I didn't have the most money, but I had enough to get it. And so we're gonna talk a lot about manifesting. So thank you for listening. My name is Dr. Donna. I am the psychic that is trying to help you make great life decisions so you can live your best life ever and have an amazing day.