Story & Lesson Highlights with Sallyann Martinez of Phoenix

Sallyann Martinez shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.

Sallyann, it’s always a pleasure to learn from you and your journey. Let’s start with a bit of a warmup: What do you think is misunderstood about your business? 
One of the most misunderstood perceptions about my work is that anything involving angels, energy, or intuitive healing is “woo-woo” or purely spiritual with no real-world impact. People assume I’m just delivering comfort or inspiration — when in reality, the work I do is structured, grounded, and designed to create measurable shifts in how people live, lead, and make decisions.

My clients are CEOs, caregivers, parents, medical professionals — people who come to me not because they need magic, but because the traditional tools for stress, grief, and burnout are failing them. Reiki, intuitive mentorship, and energy clearing are not replacements for life; they are accelerators for it. They reduce nervous system overload, restore clarity, and help people move forward without carrying the emotional debris of the past.

Another misconception is that my work is only for “people in crisis.” In truth, a large part of what I do is help people who are already successful but want to be more deeply aligned — spiritually, emotionally, and energetically — so they can lead with clarity and integrity instead of exhaustion.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Sallyann Martinez — a holistic healer, intuitive mentor, and speaker with more than 40 years in the work of empowering humans through light, love, and energy. My path began as an unexpected psychic awakening in college that led me to study angel communication, mindfulness, and energy medicine. Today I serve clients around the world as a Guardian Angel communicator, clairvoyant medium, Reiki Master/Teacher, and intuitive life coach.

Through private intuitive angel readings, Reiki healing, and energy clearing for homes and businesses, I help people release emotional heaviness, gain clarity, and realign their lives and spaces for peace, purpose, and forward movement. I also speak and teach in both intimate and corporate settings — because I believe spiritual empowerment should be accessible in real life.

My work spans beyond one-on-one sessions — I’ve authored the Empowerment through Gratitude Guided Journal, Vision Board Manifestation in 5 Steps, Empowerment Angel Cards, and am international best selling author with my contribution in Cracking the Rich Code, Vol. 14. What sets my brand apart is that it blends the mystical with the practical: I don’t just help people feel better — I help them transform and live better.

Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What was your earliest memory of feeling powerful?
This might not be the earlies but it is the most impactful moment when I first felt the true “power” of who I am was in college. I was out with friends, feeling young and invincible, when I suddenly locked eyes with a stranger across the room. In an instant I was hit with a wave of despair that didn’t belong to me — it was his. I even realized I was mirroring his posture and expression. I panicked, thinking I was having a breakdown, and rushed back to the dorm room ( no cell phones back then) to call my very practical New York mother. Her response changed my life: “You’re not crazy — you’re just psychic.”

That one sentence reframed everything. Within a week, my entire family enrolled in training to learn how to understand and control our abilities. What felt terrifying in the moment became the key that unlocked my purpose and set the path for the work I do today.

Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
Absolutely — there have been several moments when I questioned whether I should keep going. Building a business around heart-centered work has been the greatest challenge of my life. There were many nights I caught myself thinking, “Maybe I should just go back to corporate for the steady paycheck.” The financial uncertainty, the responsibility of carrying a mission alone — it can feel heavy.

But without fail, right when I’m on the edge of doubt, something unmistakable happens: a client finds me in a completely unexpected way and tells me they needed exactly what I offer, or someone I’ve been working with experiences a profound shift right in front of me. Those moments are like cosmic confirmations. They remind me that this is not just a business — it is purpose — and I am exactly where I’m meant to be.

So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. What do you believe is true but cannot prove?
I believe that we are never alone — that every human being is guided, supported, and energetically accompanied by something greater than themselves — even though I cannot “prove” it in a laboratory sense. I’ve seen too many synchronicities, too many perfectly timed encounters, too many messages arrive through readings that shift someone’s entire life, to believe this is random.

I believe our guardian angels, ancestors, and guides are actively involved — redirecting us, protecting us, nudging us, and sometimes shaking us awake. You can’t hold that truth under a microscope, but you can feel it in the way life lines up when you finally start listening.

Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: Are you doing what you were born to do—or what you were told to do?
I am finally doing what I was born to do — not what I was told to do. For years I followed the “responsible” path: build a career, collect the benefits, stay safe and predictable. That was what the world teaches you to do. But the moment my higher power nudged (ok more like shoved) me — and especially once I began helping others with them — I realized I could never return to living a life designed by someone else’s expectations.

This work chose me long before I chose it. The peace I feel when I’m in alignment with it, and the transformations I witness in others, are the daily proof that I’m living my purpose, not someone’s script.

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