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Katharine Giovanni

Three-Time Award-Winning Best-Selling Author, Forgiveness Educator, and Intuitive

I help people put down the emotional weight they’ve been carrying for years.

Not by pretending the past didn’t happen.

Not by telling them to “just let it go.”

By teaching practical tools that help people move forward with greater clarity, peace, and freedom.

Because I know what it feels like to carry too much.

I’ve lived through childhood trauma, stage 3 breast cancer, more than three decades of sobriety, the highs of building successful businesses, the lows of wondering where the next client would come from and whether there would be enough money to pay the bills, and the quiet moments when life asks you to begin again.

Looking back, every experience taught me something. At the time, I didn’t always appreciate the lesson. Looking back, I’m grateful for every one of them.

Today I blend intuitive insight, practical forgiveness, and grounded guidance to help people navigate life’s difficult seasons without losing themselves in the process.

Some people come to me because they’re struggling to forgive.

Some are searching for answers they can’t quite explain.

Others simply know they’re ready for something to change.

They’re all welcome.

My Work

People often ask what I do.

The short answer?

I help people feel lighter.

Sometimes that happens through a private session.

Sometimes through a book.

Sometimes through an intuitive conversation that helps someone see their situation from a completely different perspective.

Sometimes from the stage, speaking to audiences about forgiveness, intuition, and personal transformation.

No two people arrive for the same reason.

No two journeys look exactly alike.

My job isn’t to tell people what to believe.

It’s to help them reconnect with their own wisdom, release what no longer serves them, and move forward with greater confidence and peace.

A Few Things You Should Know About Me

I believe we can do deep work without taking ourselves too seriously.

I laugh a lot.

Coffee makes almost every conversation better.

I believe forgiveness is a skill anyone can learn.

I believe we’re all intuitive. Learning to recognize it and trust it doesn’t have to be mysterious.

I don’t have all the answers.

I ask a lot of questions.

And I firmly believe that healing doesn’t have to feel heavy every minute of the day.

In my experience, some of life’s biggest breakthroughs begin with a single conversation… and a really good laugh.

Start here to get them out of your head

A gentle, self-paced 10-day journey designed to help you release what you’ve been carrying… one grounded lesson at a time.

If you’re tired of “trying to let go” and want something that actually works, this is where you begin.

Go deeper: Book a Private Intuitive Session

For when you’re ready to work beneath the words.

Together, we uncover the emotional patterns at the root and shift them in a way that’s real, lasting, and felt, not just understood.

Invite Katharine to Speak

Warm, grounded, and deeply human.

I speak on forgiveness, emotional resilience, intuition, and returning to yourself. I create rooms where people feel safe, seen, and able to breathe again, and audiences leave with tools they can use immediately.

Books and Media

I’ve written sixteen books. Turns out I process life by writing about it. At my best count, I’m on keyboard number twenty-something. The other 19 gave their all. May they rest in peace.

  • Three-time award-winning best-selling author and speaker
  • Author of 16 books, including The Ultimate Path to Forgiveness: Unlocking Your Power
  • Featured by The New York Times, ABC News Nightline, Forbes, NBC, ABC, CBS, and more
  • Guest on 200+ podcasts sharing practical tools for forgiveness, intuition, and transformation
  • Founder of the first international association for independent concierge businesses
  • Decades of experience helping people create real change in business and life

The books tell part of the story. If you’d like to keep the conversation going, I still write regularly over on Substack.

Read my latest on Substack →

Why This Work Matters To Me

People sometimes ask how I blend forgiveness, intuition, and practical guidance.

The truth is, I don’t know how to separate them.

I’ve been deeply intuitive for as long as I can remember. For years, that quiet inner voice guided my own life, sometimes gently, sometimes loudly, often in ways that didn’t make sense until much later. It helped me navigate difficult decisions, recognize opportunities, avoid a few wrong turns…

…and it has quite literally saved my life three times. Not that I’m counting. 😉

Over the years, I’ve learned something simple. When I listen, life tends to unfold a little more gracefully.

Today, that same intuition is simply one of the tools I bring to my work.

Sometimes it helps me ask the question someone has needed to hear for years.

Sometimes it helps me recognize a pattern they can’t yet see for themselves.

Sometimes a past life surfaces because it’s still influencing what’s happening today.

Sometimes it simply reminds someone to trust the wisdom they already carry inside.

Combined with practical forgiveness and grounded guidance, it allows me to meet people where they are and help them move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and peace.

Everything I do, whether I’m speaking, writing, teaching, or working privately with clients, comes back to one simple goal:

Helping people leave a little lighter than when they arrived.

What Hosts Say After the Mic Turns Off

“A life-changing experience.”

“One of the most amazing guests I’ve ever had on my show! You NEED to have Katharine on your show TODAY. She is a life-changing experience. I promise you—and your listeners—will not be the same after she’s on your show.”  The Fierce Female Network

“The best guest ever!”

“We had a fluid conversation the whole time. It felt like two friends catching up over coffee. The energy was amazing! I’m already moving things around to bring her back. That’s how great she was!” Pete Vs Anxiety

“A tour of the human experience.”

“Few guests have been as dynamic as Katharine. I expected a good story. What I got was a tour of the human experience—and our relationship to the Universe. Her insights? Wow. As soon as I finished speaking with her, I bought her book. She’s that compelling.” Gender Identity Weekly

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Formal Bio

For those who prefer the official version (and yes, the black suit is still in the closet. No, it hasn’t been worn this decade):

Katharine Giovanni is a three-time award-winning, best-selling author, transformation mentor, practical forgiveness educator, international speaker, and intuitive with more than two decades of experience helping people release guilt, shame, and long-held emotional patterns so they can return to themselves with clarity and peace.

She is the author of sixteen books spanning emotional healing, intuitive development, and personal transformation, including The Ultimate Path to Forgiveness and The Little Bird on Your Shoulder.

Before focusing full-time on this work, Katharine became one of the pioneers of the independent concierge industry. She founded the International Concierge and Lifestyle Management Association (ICLMA) to support independent concierge businesses worldwide and authored The Concierge Manual, a book many still call the concierge bible (their words, not hers).

She also co-developed one of the profession’s earliest concierge software platforms, TriTrax, helping establish standards long before the profession became mainstream.

Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, ABC News Nightline, MTV, TIME, Forbes, and The New York Times, and she has appeared on more than 200 podcasts around the world.

Today, she brings the same grounded leadership, practical wisdom, and intuitive insight to her speaking, writing, courses, and private sessions, helping people feel lighter, freer, and more fully themselves.

Ready to Feel Lighter?

If something here resonates with you…

Welcome.

Whether you’re looking for a speaker, a mentor, a private session, or simply a place to begin, I’m glad you’re here.

Come as you are.

Leave a little lighter.