April DeMille

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Meet April DeMille - Bold Journey Magazine We caught up with the brilliant and insightful April DeMille a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below. Hi April , really happy you were able to join us today and we’re looking forward to sharing your story and insights with our readers. Let’s start with the heart

🚨TRIGGERING CONTENT AND IMAGE 🚨

I received flowers not that long ago, a gesture of love, of celebration, and a sweet reminder of a promise.

What I did not expect, was to sit here in silence a month after the fact and unpack the grief that sent waves all through my body. How could one small, heartfelt gesture provoke such a reaction? And then it hit me, as the tears poured down my face. Flowers are a trigger.

I used to love flowers. I used to love spring, I used to love writing. I used to love singing, dancing, sewing, theater, and just creating in general. There was so much I loved before my daughter died. And somewhere along the way, it all died with her. I think I forgot that it did.

But today was a calling to remember, the smells, the colors, the quiet symbolic nature of their presence. And suddenly I was right back there. Just enough to feel it in my chest. Enough to relive the horrific wails that escaped my mouth. Enough to remember the agony that shot through every ounce of my being.

Grief is strange like that. It doesn’t just take the person you love. It takes the version of you that existed when they were here. Sometimes I have these small flashbacks. Not always the big, scary, traumatic ones. Sometimes it’s just a memory of who I used to be. And that makes me just as sad. Sometimes I miss the person I was before life let me down.

I miss joy without the shadow.
I miss being blissfully unaware.

But as much as I miss those moments in my past. I also embrace the gift of grief. I’ve come to realize the value in the role I’ve accepted.

And maybe thats the most important part of the journey. Remembering. Allowing myself to notice what changed instead of pretending it didn’t. Giving it the voice it always deserved.

Maybe the pieces we loved aren’t ever gone. Maybe they’ve just been quietly waiting for a reunion.

I’m still learning how to meet them again.

This was the last picture ever taken of her ❤️‍🩹

✨ A Little Something Just for You ✨

I’m offering two gentle, soul-guided mini readings to support you as you step into the energy of a new year. Both options are $30 and available through the end of January 2026.

Option 1: 2026 Theme Tarot Reading
A 5-card tarot spread focused on the overarching theme and energetic lessons of your 2026. You’ll receive an audio recording where I intuitively walk you through each card and its meaning, allowing you to absorb the insight in your own time.

Option 2: 3-Question Mini Read
Submit three questions, and I’ll return an audio response for each one, offering clear, compassionate guidance—like a personal voice note created just for you.

These readings are designed to feel supportive, grounding, and reflective. Something you can revisit whenever you’re seeking clarity or reassurance.

All communication, questions, and audio readings will be handled through Facebook Messenger.
Payment is $30 per option and is accepted via Venmo only.🤍

Message me on Facebook Messenger to book before the end of January 2026.

Just Because We Share Blood or History Doesn’t Mean You Get Access to Me

Let’s get one thing straight: access to me is a privilege, not a birthright.

I don’t care if we grew up together, shared the same family home, or you once knew a version of me that doesn’t even exist anymore. If your presence drains me, disrespects my boundaries, or dismisses my growth—you don’t get a front-row seat in my life. Period.

Family and long-time friends are not exempt from accountability. Titles don’t override energy. Years don’t excuse emotional laziness. Proximity doesn’t guarantee connection.

Healing sometimes means creating distance, even from people who “knew you before.” Just because someone was part of your past doesn’t mean they’re entitled to be in your future.

I can love you, accept where you are, and still choose not to let you in.

That’s not bitterness—that’s boundaries. That’s peace. That’s self-respect.

IT’S OFFICIAL — OUR PODCAST HAS LAUNCHED!
Cue the confetti, sound the trumpets, and someone please pass us a tissue, because we are OVERWHELMED with joy and gratitude (and maybe still recovering from the tech meltdowns).
This podcast has been a dream ten years in the making — yep, you read that right. Since 2015, I have held this vision close, whispered about it during long drives, scribbled it into journals, manifested it under full moons… and then life happened. And happened. And happened some more. 🙄🤣
But here we are. We finally did it!
And we absolutely could NOT have done it alone.
Huge, cosmic-sized gratitude to these amazing souls:
1. Laura West
2. Ashley Mondor
3. Amanda Quick
And now… let’s talk about my cohost, the one and only Lee.�This podcast wouldn’t exist without him. It wouldn't even be half as magical, hilarious, or beautifully unfiltered. Lee brings heart, depth, and an uncanny ability to research EVERYTHING. 🕵️
I couldn’t have asked for a better partner in podcasting crime.
To every single person who has cheered us on, offered help, given feedback, or just asked, “Hey, when’s the podcast coming out?” — THANK YOU. WE FU***NG LOVE YOU! 😘
We’re just getting started, and we can’t wait to grow, explore, and say all the things you’re not supposed to say on air — but absolutely need to be said.
Subscribe, listen, share, and come along for the wild ride.�Let’s own our essence, together.
With love,�Lee & April �Own Your Essence Podcast

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Own Your Essence Welcome to Own Your Essence, the podcast where healing meets empowerment! We're your hosts, Lee Walczak and April DeMille, two psychic mediums and a life coach specializing in grief, trauma, and toxic relationship recovery. This is a space for deep conversations, powerful transformations, and real,....

I have never in my life been more excited to be called “unapproachable”! Like—was that supposed to hurt my feelings?

There was a time when hearing that would’ve upset me. But these days, I take it as a compliment. It just means my boundaries work.

When people can’t bully or manipulate me into staying the version they want me to be, this is the kind of pushback I get—
and honestly, I fu***ng love it.

P.S.
Sucks to be you!

Hey guys,
I’ve attached the link to our upcoming podcast page. Feel free to like, follow, and share as you feel guided. Thank you so much 🙏

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Own Your Essence Welcome to Own Your Essence, the podcast where healing meets empowerment! I’m your host April DeMille.

Happy New Year! Please come join us for a free live event this Saturday. We will be offering oracle card pulls geared towards the themes that might play out the most for you in this new year. As always, we have a lot of fun! We can’t wait to see you there 🎆😘🙏

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Hey guys,
Some of you may know that in the last couple of years Laura West, Lee Michael and I put on a free Christmas reading event. Unfortunately, this year we won’t be able to come together in time for Christmas. However, we are going to still come together. We are currently planning for Jan. 4th 2025. We will post event details just after Christmas. Stay tuned and MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🎁 😘

I really had to sit with this one!
I can’t tell you how many times in my life I thought the bare minimum WAS EFFORT! It is easy to confuse the two when you have no basis of comparison. I grew up with abuse and neglect in all forms. I was deprived of love so much that someone just talking to me or being kind in a moment, I thought that was effort! 🤯 How fu***ng sad is that?! I’m sure some of you can relate. Even still, I have to ask myself, is this bare minimum or effort? That’s why taking personal inventory is fu***ng crucial to your daily well- being. How many adjustments will you need to make to the people around you when you think about this?