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Katharine Giovanni

Three-Time Award-Winning Bestselling Author, Forgiveness Educator, Intuitive, and International Speaker

I help people get where 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 get unstuck.

Sometimes that happens through a private session with me.

Sometimes through one of my books.

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’s weighing them down, and move forward.

A Few Things You Should Know About Me

I believe laughter belongs in healing.

I believe forgiveness is something you do for yourself, not for the person who hurt you.

I believe intuition is something we all have, and it doesn’t need to be mysterious or complicated.

I believe you can be deeply intuitive and still question what the hell you’re hearing.

I believe you don’t have to forgive and forget. Most of us can’t do that anyway.

I believe some of the biggest breakthroughs happen when we stop trying so hard to have all the answers.

And I believe life is far too short to take ourselves seriously all the time.

I drink a lot of coffee.

I laugh loudly.

I ask a lot of questions.

I’m fluent in several languages: Northern, Southern, corporate, intuitive, and “just tell me what you mean.” I switch dialects as needed.

And if we work together, there’s a very good chance we’ll laugh at least once.

If we don’t, something has gone terribly wrong.

Read Something That Helps

My books explore forgiveness, intuition, resilience, and the messy business of being human.

Some will make you think.

Some may make you laugh.

A few might make you argue with me.

I’m okay with that.

Trust What You’re Sensing

Sometimes you know something before you know how you know it.

Sometimes you have a question you can’t seem to answer on your own.

And sometimes you just need someone to help you sort through what you’re sensing.

That’s where I come in.

Bring Me Into The Room

I speak about forgiveness, intuition, resilience, and what happens when life doesn’t go according to plan.

My talks are practical, honest, interactive, and usually funny.

Because people learn better when they’re not checking the clock.

Books and Media

I’ve written sixteen books.

Or seven. Depends on how you count. The Concierge Manual went through multiple editions, which is how seven books somehow became sixteen. Publishing math is apparently its own branch of mathematics.

Turns out I process life by writing about it.

My books explore forgiveness, intuition, resilience, business, and the strange turns life sometimes takes.

Some came from what I learned professionally.

Some came from what I learned the hard way.

And some came from experiences I never expected to write about at all.

My newest book, The Reluctant Intuitive, brings a lot of those worlds together. It’s a memoir wrapped in a fantasy framework, told through a Hallway filled with doors, memories, a mysterious keeper of keys, Goldie, and one rather unforgettable dragon.

The books tell part of the story.

The conversations tell another.

Over the years, my work has been featured in major media and I’ve joined hundreds of podcast, radio, and television conversations around the world.

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[Media & Podcasts]

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 me how I blend forgiveness, intuition, and practical guidance.

The truth?

I spent years keeping them separate. I just don’t anymore. 

Now don’t get me wrong, I know how to put different parts of myself into different boxes depending on the room I’m in. I did it for a very long time and am quite good at it. But at some point, I realized I didn’t want to do that anymore. I wanted to show up as myself. All of myself.

Intuition can help us understand what we’re sensing and sometimes see a situation differently. Forgiveness can help us release the emotional weight we’ve been carrying. And practical tools help us do something with what we discover.

I believe healing can be practical without losing its depth.

We can honor what we’ve been through without letting it define everything that comes next.

We can listen to our intuition, ask better questions, release what’s weighing us down, and make room for whatever comes next.

I believe we can look honestly at what happened, take what helps us move forward, release what doesn’t, and write the next chapter differently.

That’s why this work matters to me.

What Hosts Say After the Mic Turns Off

I’ve had the privilege of joining hundreds of podcast, radio, and television conversations over the years.

But some of my favorite feedback comes after the recording stops. That’s usually when the real conversation begins.

Hosts have described our conversations as honest, refreshing, funny, thought-provoking, and refreshingly practical.

And occasionally I hear:

“That went somewhere I wasn’t expecting.”

Those might be my favorite ones.

“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

“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

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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 bestselling author, forgiveness educator, intuitive, and international speaker.

Before focusing on her current work, Katharine spent more than three decades as an entrepreneur and was one of the original founders of the independent concierge industry. She retired from the industry in 2020.

She is the author of seven books, or sixteen, depending on how you count the editions of The Concierge Manual, including The Ultimate Path to Forgiveness, The Little Bird on Your Shoulder, Going Above and Beyond, and her newest book, The Reluctant Intuitive.

For more than three decades, Katharine has helped people find answers, trust their intuition, release what’s weighing them down, and move forward with greater clarity.

Her work blends practical forgiveness, intuitive insight, real-life experience, and humor. She has worked with thousands of people and has appeared on more than 250 podcasts, radio programs, television shows, and other media platforms.

Known for making complicated or deeply personal subjects feel approachable, Katharine brings a practical, conversational style to everything she does.

She lives in North Carolina with her husband, Ron, and believes some of life’s best breakthroughs happen when we stop trying to have all the answers.

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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.

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