Introducing Lorraine Manners, Soul Coach and Spirit Channeler
Lorraine is a Soul Coach and Spirit Channeler. She helps spiritually conscious individuals and spiritually conscious coaches connect and explore their Souls - their authentic Self - to empower them to live more joyfully, confidently and purposely, from their Soul.
Her career has evolved over time but it started out as a side hustle in 2013. And not one she was planning or expecting!
Tell us what you do? and how you came about your side hustle(s)?
In 2012, I started experiencing Spirit. I wasn’t happy about because it scared the crap out of me! I was getting visited by people who had passed on. It would start out with a smell and then I could feel them physically on my body. It freaked me out. After weeks of this, the fear went away because I realized nothing bad was happening. But I still wanted it to stop!
At the end of 2012, I found out a family friend could channel Spirit so I had a session with her. My intent going into the session was to make the visits stop, but that quickly changed once the session started.
During the session, she introduced me to my Spirit Guide, Stephen, and I felt a rush of love through my heart centre like nothing I’ve ever experienced before. It brought tears to my eyes. He had some messages for me but what I remember most from that first session was his sense of humour and the love. I felt grounded and comforted in a way I never had before because I knew that I wasn’t alone. When the session was done, I could feel him as tingles on my left arm.
I was an Associate Partner in an Executive Recruiting firm at the time and I began to notice that when I was interviewing people the tingles on my arm would move about. I went back to the family friend for another session and found out that my Spirit Guide Stephen was signaling me about good candidates. I was blown away and decided I needed to learn how to connect and get information for myself.
In the spring and summer of 2013 I took an Intuition 101 and Channeling for Business courses. It was so transformative for me having this connection and receiving guidance that I wanted to do it for others and I started my side hustle channeling for other people. I also knew immediately that it would soon become my sole focus. I quit my recruiting career in January 2014 and launched my channeling business in April 2014.
Over the years, my own spiritual practice evolved and as it did, my business changed. In 2017, after studying others’ spiritual pathways, I was guided by a mentor and friend to connect with my own Soul – my true Self – and this started to transform my life in amazing ways.
My sense of worth, confidence and self-love grew as I felt my power and magnificence. And as these things grew; my fear, worry and self-doubt lessened. I kept exploring my Soul and various aspects of it and in 2019, with Spirit’s help, I developed my S.E.L.F.: Your Soul Experience program to guide others to know their Soul’s true power and magnificence so they could live more joyfully.
At the end of 2012, I found out a family friend could channel Spirit so I had a session with her. My intent going into the session was to make the visits stop, but that quickly changed once the session started.
During the session, she introduced me to my Spirit Guide, Stephen, and I felt a rush of love through my heart centre like nothing I’ve ever experienced before. It brought tears to my eyes. He had some messages for me but what I remember most from that first session was his sense of humour and the love. I felt grounded and comforted in a way I never had before because I knew that I wasn’t alone. When the session was done, I could feel him as tingles on my left arm.
I was an Associate Partner in an Executive Recruiting firm at the time and I began to notice that when I was interviewing people the tingles on my arm would move about. I went back to the family friend for another session and found out that my Spirit Guide Stephen was signaling me about good candidates. I was blown away and decided I needed to learn how to connect and get information for myself.
In the spring and summer of 2013 I took an Intuition 101 and Channeling for Business courses. It was so transformative for me having this connection and receiving guidance that I wanted to do it for others and I started my side hustle channeling for other people. I also knew immediately that it would soon become my sole focus. I quit my recruiting career in January 2014 and launched my channeling business in April 2014.
Over the years, my own spiritual practice evolved and as it did, my business changed. In 2017, after studying others’ spiritual pathways, I was guided by a mentor and friend to connect with my own Soul – my true Self – and this started to transform my life in amazing ways.
My sense of worth, confidence and self-love grew as I felt my power and magnificence. And as these things grew; my fear, worry and self-doubt lessened. I kept exploring my Soul and various aspects of it and in 2019, with Spirit’s help, I developed my S.E.L.F.: Your Soul Experience program to guide others to know their Soul’s true power and magnificence so they could live more joyfully.
What about your work brings you true joy?
Witnessing my clients experience the love, joy, peace, power and magnificence of themselves and then seeing how their lives – both personal and professional – transform.
What has been your most valuable learnings?
That I can’t fix things for others! I’ve been a people pleaser my whole life and always wanted to help others and fix their problems for them. What I’ve learned through my spiritual journey and by experiencing my own power, is that not only can I not fix things for others, I’m not responsible to do so.
Everyone has free will and the power to change their lives and make choices. I can only guide and support others to know their own power and celebrate them in whatever choices they make.
Everyone has free will and the power to change their lives and make choices. I can only guide and support others to know their own power and celebrate them in whatever choices they make.
If you could learn to do anything, what would that be?
Sing well! I love to sing but I can’t carry a tune. So I’d love to be able to.
If you could be any fictional character, who would it be and why?
Nobody. I’m an incredibly powerful and amazing Being so I wouldn’t want to be anyone else.
Can you describe an experience/incident that happened that made you a stronger person?
There have been many experiences over the last several years that have shown me how far I’ve come on my spiritual journey and in claiming my truth, my self-worth, magnificence and eternal nature, all which have empowered me but one that comes to mind is when I broke my ankle in three places in November 2019. I was out walking and slipped and fell on black ice. I knew it was bad and my initial reaction was “oh, crap” but then all I could feel was joy and calm and very little pain.
The gentleman that helped me hop to the sidewalk to wait for the ambulance was a little taken aback when I stood up with my ankle dangling at an odd angle and I said, “That doesn’t look good, does it.” He replied “No, and you’re taking this very well.” I was! The ambulance drivers were amazed that my vitals were textbook and that I didn’t want any pain meds. When I got to the hospital and saw my ankle bone sticking out it didn’t phase me at all. I remained calm, peaceful and happy my whole stay – through resetting the bones and surgery the next day. And I only needed a little Gravol for nausea and Tylenol for the pain after surgery and only for about 24 hours.
If you could give your past self any advice, what would it be?
Oh, my goodness. So many things! But the top three are:
- Trust yourself
- Don’t waste time trying to convince people to like you or accept you. Spend your time and energy on those who’ve shown you they like and respect you.
- When in doubt, don’t. This may be the hardest thing for me as I like to make things happen immediately! But I’ve learned to wait and not act when I’m unsure of a choice, next step or decision about a person. Because now I know that the choice, next step or decision about someone will become so clear – whether it’s to go ahead or abandon ship – that it’ll be unmistakable. So when in doubt about something now, I don’t do anything.
If your looking learn more about S.E.L.F.: Your Soul Experience program, visit lorrainemanners.com. Or sign up for her free guided meditations that help you deepen your intuition and live more joyfully! There's lots of goodness offered in just about 10 minutes. Check them out!