Testimonials

I don't think words cover how grateful I am for Bethany's existence and support. I've worked with her for over a year, starting with a six week [introductory] program. She's has brought beautiful perspective and calmness to my life as well as guiding me to get to know myself in a deeper more authentic way. …I kind of consider her my counselor/therapist in a more healthy and whole body way as I've been through some intense times the past couple of years (as we all have). She is free of judgement but full of so much love and wisdom. I feel more grounded and aware of myself in ways I'm really beginning to love and understand.

I have been in Spiritual Direction for several years and I cannot express enough gratitude for the amazing journey I have experienced. Bethany has been a beacon of light and a profound source of inspiration throughout my journey.

Her compassionate and empathetic nature, combined with her extensive knowledge and expertise has enabled me to explore my innermost feelings, emotions, and spiritual beliefs in a way that I never thought possible. Her ability to listen deeply and without judgment has allowed me to share my vulnerabilities and challenges with ease, leading to an authentic and transformative experience.

Through her guidance, I have gained a deeper understanding of my personal beliefs and values, which has enabled me to live a more meaningful and purposeful life. Her insights and wisdom have helped me to navigate challenging times, and to find new perspectives and opportunities for growth in difficult situations.

Furthermore, her guidance has provided me with practical tools and practices to connect with my spirituality on a deeper level. I have gained a greater understanding of the divine within myself and in the world around me, leading to a deeper sense of peace.

Overall, I cannot recommend Bethany enough. Her expertise, compassion, and guidance have transformed my life in profound ways, and I am forever grateful for the opportunity to have experienced this incredible journey.

Bethany is…calm, loving, and it felt safe to explore issues (especially ones that hurt). She listens. Truly listens. And she gives great resources which I am grateful for.

Her love and passion show through as well as her knowledge. I have enjoyed this journey (even with the growth pains) and it truly helps to see that I am normal with my spiritual journey.

I came across A New EverAfter and was taken aback by the magical energy of the Instagram page and was completely intrigued by her readings. After receiving a reading I was blown away by the nature of how the charms and guidance cards gave insight that I could resonate with. I have never experienced a reading where the charms are another form of communication of guidance. I was surprised at the accuracy of the reading but incredibly grateful that there was a consultation session to unpack the reading and to see what techniques or messages could give further support. I highly recommend A New EverAfter, and definitely looking forward to another reading soon.

It seems that all the aspects of her ministry help people to deepen their connection to and understanding of themselves while tapping into something beyond the ordinary. The various paths move people toward healing, hope, and clarity.

I am grateful for the way in which she helps me to not only connect to my “authentic self,” but to value it. By her careful listening and responses that are infused with her broad knowledge of spiritual writers and practices and powerful stories, I feel valued and understood by her. I also appreciate that she shares from her own work and self-growth. This helps to form a true healing relationship.

Spiritual Direction has been really helpful for me because it provides someone with expertise and context for me to process my questions and ideas with. Someone who cares about me and that journey.

Bethany brings patience, broad context, and expertise that can provide examples to explain things to me.

Bethany helps me realize the potential in myself; showing me that I have all the tools I need already. She guides me gently back to the things I once knew before my world fell to pieces. She makes me do the hard work, but it is always in a positive light. And for that, I am grateful.

When I first came to Bethany, I felt very competent in spiritual growth and was continually seeking to understand the root causes of my tumultuous life experiences. I was continually thrown about by ups and downs of my emotions and spent most of my time trying to remain functional, while feeling like life was slipping by me. Bethany’s profound wisdom and ability to clearly see me has helped me to heal my impulse to continually fix myself and to stop digging for answers, while still being present to the unfolding of the Divine in my life. This has propelled me to find such ease and grace in my daily life, catalyzed me into knowing my own power and now I have the energetic freedom in my daily life to focus on starting my own thriving business. Of all the spiritual growth modalities I have been blessed to experience in this life, being a Spiritual Directee of Bethany’s has been the most powerful of all, and I look forward to continue receiving support from this sacred relationship for many years to come.

I believe that this is Bethany’s gift, she sees what we don’t see in ourselves and guides us there so gently that once you catch a glimpse you are compelled to move closer. It's as if her very being provides a loving, secure and inviting space to explore who you are and what you are called to do.

Spiritual Direction is helping me to be more aware of how love moves (and sometimes doesn’t move) in my life. Bethany sees things in a different way than I do and her insight has been helpful and so spot on! It is helping me be more kind and loving.

I especially appreciate her gifts of deep listening. She is adept at discerning the direction I am heading, and then gently guides me there without pushing. She brings such kindness, acceptance, and generosity to her work.

Most importantly she gave me the invitation to the process. I feel safe and encouraged.

My Reading with Bethany was so insightful and absolutely amazing! I thoroughly appreciate the different tools Bethany uses for the reading. From the Jungian backdrop to Astrology, it all comes together so seamlessly. The collection of charms makes it the most beautiful reading I've ever seen. Most importantly - and most impressively - Bethany's knowledge of all the tools she possesses and uses creates a very accurate and detailed reading. She is phenomenal. I have been given encouragement, focus, and a clear understanding of my journey.

My time with Bethany has been so beautiful and healing. She really knows how to create sacred space between her, yourself, and Spirit, leaving ample room for deep spiritual insights . I've had some wonderful a-ha moments that have left a sweet impact on my heart and I'm so grateful for having this time together. If you've been thinking about it, this is your sign to partner with Bethany and embark on your own spiritual journey with her. You won't regret it!

My sessions with Bethany are soothing, pleasant, and beautiful. She listens to me and asks the questions that would help me find the answers inside myself. In her presence and eloquence, she has guided me to my own inner wisdom and knowledge. Working with her will help my long-term unfoldment as it has made me more reflective and thoughtful about my life.

And, I was immediately able to put into practice what I learned with her and found that my life had more depth, meaning, direction, and inspiration.

I had been referred to Bethany by a friend. Bethany truly has a gift. I went into my time with her with an open mind and not really knowing just what to expect. I was blown away. To start, Bethany is a beautiful soul. From the moment I met her, I felt like I had known her long before that moment and was overwhelmed by a sense of calming, as well as, trust. Her place of business is very welcoming and charming. The spiritual journey we went on was so incredibly beautiful. The spirits we connected with, I believe truly were there with us in that moment. It was honestly life-changing and lifted my spirits. I am so thankful for my friend that directed me to get and for my time with her that day.

I had the privilege of receiving a reading from Bethany recently and can only say I suspected she may have been stalking me from across the ocean as she could see my situation all the way from the United States to here in the UK with astounding clarity! It was absolutely spot on and gave me great insight into what I've been dealing with and guidance to move forward. Bethany has a wealth of tools at her disposal which made for a more concrete reading with one tool backing up the next's findings. Making for a more thorough and understandable reading. On top of all this Bethany was an absolute delight to talk to, like meeting an old friend who has known you as well as the very essence of the universe for a long time. I would highly recommend her services for anyone searching for some soul clarity and direction.

Spiritual direction has encouraged me to dig deep, to really explore my spirituality and examine why I feel the way I do. Most importantly, having a spiritual director is allowing me to grow and let my own beliefs shine, all while incorporating the spiritual beliefs and practices of my childhood and youth.

Bethany has a calm demeanor, an open mind, a judgment-free space, and love. Also gentle nudges and challenges. She is a fine spiritual director and those under her guidance are blessed to have her.

No matter your journey or what path you are on, Bethany is INCREDIBLE. I spent just one hour speaking with her, and could not believe her font of not only knowledge, but wisdom. She helped me so much in just one meeting. No agenda. No ego. Just me and what I need, rising to the surface of consciousness.

My quality of life has improved as a result of Spiritual Direction. I gained the courage to say no to things that no longer served my growth or that created stress and tension in my life…I have also been able to approach a major transition in my life with less fear and apprehension and more openness and curiosity about what life will bring. I have learned that the more challenging the situation, the more I can learn from it. I am learning to struggle less and accept my experience as it is, and stay with it no matter how painful.

Bethany brings deep listening – I feel that she really understands what I am saying. She anticipates my needs – everything she says exactly answers my questions and concerns, and often even those I have not yet been able to formulate in my mind. She offers deep emotional connection and understanding of the soul. She is full of optimism – I always feel better and easy to move into life with all its difficult situation, people, and emotions.

The reading was amazing! Bethany delivered a very accurate message to me from my maternal grandmother, Rose. It was a very powerful message and that will stay with me forever. Thank you, Bethany, for being the vessel.

I began working with Bethany Ward about 4 years ago. At that time, I was struggling with a divorce from a long-time marriage to an alcoholic and still felt lingering unease from childhood wounds, discrimination at work and not having fully grieved the deaths of loved ones. During these 4 years, I have had to deal with unhealthy work relationships, early retirement, and the isolation caused by covid. Bethany’s use of the enneagram has helped me to understand both my strengths and weaknesses. Bethany understands a variety of faith traditions and has been well suited to help someone like me whose spirituality includes Judeo-Christian, Buddhist, and Native American influences. I always had been spiritual, but Bethany has helped me find ways to incorporate spirituality in my daily life. Our conversations provide clarity and help me to transform anger and other negative feelings to love and prayerful hope. I now use spirituality and my deepened self-knowledge to solve my problems. Bethany is wise, insightful, caring and an attentive listener. She treats me with kindness, respect and as an individual. I am grateful for her presence in my life, and I look forward to our monthly sessions.

I had the privilege of attending an intimate group event where Bethany and another medium where both demonstrating evidential mediumship together with the same Spirit! An advanced mediumship technique that she nailed on the first connection with Spirit. At first, I was so wrapped up in watching her give the evidence to the group and the feeling of love that was permeating through the air that I was in complete shock when I realized that it was absolutely 100% my paternal Grandmother. She brought through the essence of her soul and described how I remember most of our time together! After Bethany was able to validate her with a relationship, physical description, activities important to her and even bring through certain smells associated with her she gave me the most wonderful healing message of love. This activated so much healing in me as this woman was also the only mother figure for most of my childhood and there was so much that was unspoken after a very traumatic family event. Knowing my grandmother is at peace and no longer holding onto some of the most painful life events in our family was such a relief. I had no idea how much I needed that until I was given this gift from Bethany's reading. She was incredibly compassionate and gentle in her approach. I would definitely recommend her wholeheartedly and I look forward to getting another reading from her in the future

Bethany listens to the stories of people’s lives, seeing them as sacred stories, and helps them connect with the divine and find meaning and purpose in their own lives. …She is very committed to learning about the depth of spirituality from many different faith traditions, and so she is able to help guide people by honoring their own spiritual path.

My work with Bethany is the guidance I have been hungry for my whole life. In our spiritual direction sessions, she is compassionate, wise, and present. I don’t think I have ever worked with a counselor or therapist who was able to enter the heart of my thoughts as quickly as Bethany. She is comfortable and comforting in the midst of the mucky, deep messiness of life. I consider her a guide who helps shine a light on the questions I need to explore, the emotions I need to feel, and the discoveries I need to process in my personal, evolving relationship with God.
Bethany has a unique, true gift for companionship and directing with an open heart and loving mind.

When I first met Bethany, I was in awe of her peaceful and yet gentle and firm guidance she gave my family through every step of one of the hardest conversations of my life - helping my dad make decisions about his burial. I will never forget how she held space for my mom, dad and myself that day. Our whole family felt her peaceful and supportive presence again at our dad’s burial.

Two years later when our mom passed away, I felt God calling us to invite Bethany to lead the service for her burial. She guided us every step of the way and made sure that our voices were heard. Again, she held space for us.

When grief knocked on my door to the point where it was banging so loud that I knew I must answer, I felt God leading me back to Bethany to guide me on the next part of my journey. I found out she just recently moved into the role of Spiritual Director with the focus of “A new ever after”.
1 year later, I am no longer searching for peace. I now know that I am peace.

When I have a moment where I forget where to find it and I start searching for it, I practice how to pause to find the peace within me. This is just one tool of many that I have learned through God’s spiritual direction in sessions with Bethany. “Pausing” is very powerful and God gave Bethany the gift to know when to tell you to pause, to stop and feel the deep emotion and to challenge you to find the source of that feeling. Then, she allows space for you to reflect and guides you in determining for yourself how to move through that feeling and source its importance.

Every day, my “A new ever after” continues to unfold in the ways I speak to myself and other and the ways I trust and confide in my friends and family. I have begun to set new boundaries for myself and I also create new beginnings.
I am aware now of the light within the darkness and dark within the light.
A Unitarian Universalist minister recently referenced Rumi and Resmaa Menakem in a message stating the following:
The healer helps heal the wounds.
The healing was the light.
The wound is where the light enters you.
I invite you to seek Bethany to be your healer as the facilitator between your source and you, to let the light heal you, and to open up yourself to let the light enter you and heal your wounds.
It is with tremendous gratitude that I recommend Bethany to walk alongside you to begin your “A new ever after”.

Bethany is one of the most in-tune, enlightened, and caring people that I have had the opportunity and privilege to know. My life is truly better because of her and her sage wisdom.

Bethany is a very wise “old soul”, who has been amazing to work with. She guides and helps me grow spiritually, by bringing Presence along with salient and deep questions that always somehow hit a deep place for my own soul to grow. She brings a sense of joy and peace to our sessions. I am often amazed at her insight and always grateful after our time together. She helps me to live deeply into the person I envision myself to continually grow into, by guiding, reminding and helping me rediscover basic spiritual truths. She has blessed and enriched my life.

Bethany met me where I was in the moment and was able to help me begin to unravel some paralyzing anxiety. She was able to affirm that spirit was inviting me and help me to begin to have confidence again to relax and listen.

I came to Bethany to try to recapture my spirituality that has been lost for some time now. She has introduced new ways for me to look into myself to realize that my spiritual side is not really lost but buried within experiences that I am trying to find meaning in — and to come to peace with a new reality of understanding.

I spent a lifetime trying to understand what vexed me. In just 45 minutes, Bethany nailed it. Not only did she help uncover what I had struggled with all my life, but she did it with such gentle love. I've felt more peace since I began Spiritual Direction.