How To Prepare For Your First Intuitive Reading
- Jen Stumpf

- May 30
- 5 min read

If you’ve never had an intuitive reading before, it’s completely normal to feel excited and nervous at the same time.
Honestly, most first-time clients come into their session not really knowing what to expect.
They wonder:
“How specific will this get?”
“What if she tells me something bad?”
“What if I cry?”
“What if I don’t know what to ask?”
And then we get on the call… and within minutes they relax.
One thing I’ve noticed over the years is that before a session even begins, I can typically feel what’s happening in someone’s body energy already. Sometimes their heart feels like it’s racing.
Sometimes I feel stress, anxiety, overwhelm, pressure around a big life decision, relationship struggles, work changes, or emotional exhaustion.
Before we really begin, I’ll often ask my clients to simply breathe.
I’ll ask our angels and guides to help calm their nervous system so we can peel back what’s really going on underneath all the noise. The relevant, real, authentic things they may not fully see themselves yet, but that I’m being shown clearly.
And truthfully? That’s usually when the magic starts happening.
Come Into The Session Open-Minded
This is probably the biggest piece of advice I can give someone before their first reading.
Come in open.
Sometimes people arrive with pages of very structured questions and expectations about how they think the session should go. And while questions are absolutely welcome, the truth is… your angels and guides often have a completely different plan.
Many times, the thing someone thinks they need clarity on is only a tiny piece of the bigger picture.
I’ve had countless clients obsess over relationships.
They want to know:
“Will this work out?”
“What’s he thinking?”
“How do I fix this?”
But during the reading, what comes through is something much deeper about their own healing, growth, boundaries, self-worth, or life direction.
I remember one client who came to me incredibly angry about how her ex was treating her children. She wanted to know how she could “destroy him” through the court system.
But what came through for me wasn’t revenge.
I was shown that dragging everything through court would likely only create more stress, more money spent, and more emotional exhaustion. Instead, the deeper lesson was about strengthening the family unit she already had, letting go of expectations for people who simply could not meet her where she was emotionally, and learning that we cannot control other people.
We can only control how deeply we allow them to affect us.
That reading completely shifted her perspective.
Your Reading May Not Fully Make Sense Right Away
This happens all the time.
Sometimes I’ll share something during a reading and the client looks at me like:“Umm… okay?”
Then four months later I’ll get an email saying:“OH MY GOSH. You were completely right.”
What seemed random or irrelevant during the session suddenly unfolds exactly the way it was shown.
That’s why I always record sessions for my clients.
And honestly? I strongly recommend re-listening to your reading 2–3 times afterward.
People tend to hyper-focus on one emotional topic during the session and accidentally miss other important pieces. When they revisit the recording later, they suddenly catch details they didn’t even realize were there the first time.
Sometimes the second listen is where everything clicks.
Intuitive Readings Are Not About Fear
I think one of the biggest misconceptions people have is that I’m going to tell them something horrible.
That’s not the work I do.
I will never tell someone when they’re going to die or how they’re going to die.
I don’t entertain revenge, darkness, manipulation, backstabbing, or tearing other people down.
My guides only share information that serves the highest and best for everyone involved.
And sometimes, I’ll honestly say:“I don’t know.”
If something isn’t being shown to me, or someone simply isn’t meant to know yet, I respect that fully.
Part of the human experience is learning to trust yourself too.
I once had a client booking session after session after session because she wanted guidance on every tiny life decision. At one point, I lovingly told her she needed to wait six months before booking with me again.
Not because I didn’t care about her.
But because she needed to start trusting herself.
The goal of this work should never be dependency.
It should help you reconnect with your own intuition, your own body, your own inner knowing.
Because the truth is:We all have the answers inside of us.
Sometimes we just need each other to help show us the way.
Practical Ways To Prepare For Your Session
You don’t need to do anything complicated.
No giant rituals required.
But here are a few things that genuinely help:
Have a quiet, comfortable space where you can fully receive
Bring water or something comforting to drink
Keep Kleenex nearby just in case
Write down a few important questions if you don’t want to forget them
Try to avoid distractions during your session
If your energy is being pulled in ten different directions during the reading, you may leave feeling like you missed things.
The more present you are, the more clearly you’ll receive.
What A Session With Me Actually Feels Like
Honestly?
They’re so much fun.
I know people expect things to feel super serious or intimidating sometimes, but most clients end up shocked by how calm and relaxed they feel after talking with me.
That’s actually one of the biggest things people comment on afterward.
They don’t just leave with information.
They leave feeling lighter.
Clearer.
Calmer.
More grounded in themselves.
I can usually tell someone loved their session when they email me an hour later asking for their Zoom recording before it’s even finished uploading on my end yet. 😂
And one of the greatest honors for me is when clients trust me enough to send their friends and family my way afterward.
That means everything to me.
If You’re Nervous About Booking Your First Reading…
I want you to know something.
I’m incredibly down to earth.
I’m a wife. I’m a mom. I live a very human life too.
We’re not here to be perfect.
We’re here to walk through this beautiful life together.
I simply happen to have a very direct connection with spirit, angels, and guides that allows me to help people see things more clearly, feel calmer in their body, and move through life with more peace and less stress.
And honestly?
Most people relax almost immediately once we begin.
I truly believe people are guided to me for a reason.
And I trust that if you’re reading this right now, there may already be something your soul is gently trying to show you too.
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