I Was Floating in an Ice Cube. And I Kept Trying to Get Out.
That is how an equestrian healer described what she saw when she tapped into Saint — a horse I had only just met — on a cold January morning in a barn I never expected to change my life.
But it did. And I have never been the same since.
Before this brand, before the journey, before I finally listened — I was miserable. Stuck in a marriage that had become comfortable in the worst possible way. Surface level. Going through the motions.
I wanted more. I felt more. I needed more. But I had spent so many years dimming that part of myself down that I stopped trusting the voice inside me that kept saying — this is not your life.
My intuition had been whispering for years. I just wasn't ready to listen.
The Writing Retreat That Started Everything
It began in Montana.
I went on a writing retreat — searching for something I couldn't quite name — and came face to face with horses for the first time. I had always been scared of them. But something happened in that moment of connection that I didn't have words for yet. I learned that horses are one of the most intuitive animals on earth. They feel everything. They mirror everything. They don't lie.
And something in me recognized that.
When I got home I told my reiki healer about the experience. She told me about an equestrian healer named Leah. Something told me I had to go.
It was a cold January day when I walked into that barn and met Saint.
I started brushing him and the tears came immediately — I couldn't explain it, I just felt completely seen for the first time in as long as I could remember. Leah asked me what I was looking for in my life. I told her I wanted to travel. Financial freedom. To be truly happy.
She looked at me and said — that isn't a lot to ask for. You can absolutely have those things.
At the end of our session she tapped into Saint to see if he had anything he wanted to share with me.
What he shared was the most pivotal moment of my entire life.
She said she saw me floating down a river — frozen inside an ice cube — trying desperately to get out. Every time I almost broke free the ice froze over again.
I had never felt more seen in my life. That image was exactly how I had felt every single day for years. Trapped. Frozen. Trying so hard to break free and kept being pulled back under.
After that session I knew it was time to go.
"My intuition had been whispering for years.
After that cold January morning in the barn,
it was finally time to listen."
— Sam, Founder of Intuition Kicks
The Leap That Changed Everything
A few weeks later I left my marriage.
And my entire life changed.
It was not easy. I had to sell the condo I loved. I had to learn how to be alone again. I had to face my anxiety and depression without the numbing comfort of a life that wasn't mine anymore. But for the first time — I was doing it on my own terms.
A weight lifted off my shoulders that I hadn't realized I had been carrying for years. I lost over 100 pounds. I continued working with Saint and Leah. I started building a relationship with the truest version of myself — the one who had been waiting patiently underneath all of it.
I was finally blossoming.
Where Intuition Kicks Was Born
During my divorce spin class became my sanctuary. My saving grace. I went every single day. I laughed. I cried. I sweated through every hard feeling and came out the other side a little lighter, a little stronger, a little more myself.
And it was there in that room full of women moving through their own journeys, and that the idea came to me.
I thought about how much I loved sneakers. I thought about mental health and spiritual ritual and the power of a community of women who refuse to give up on themselves. And I thought — what if a sneaker could hold all of that?
What if every pair could carry a message, a mantra, an angel number — a reminder that you are exactly where you are supposed to be?
Intuition Kicks was born in that moment. And every single pair has been made with that intention ever since.
What This Brand Is Really About
I was never meant to fit in a box. And neither were you.
My intuition whispered for years before it finally shouted loud enough for me to listen. Every pivotal moment, the retreat in Montana, the cold January morning in that barn, the day I finally chose myself was leading me here. To this brand. To this community. To you.
Intuition Kicks exists for the woman who feels stuck. For the woman who knows deep down she is meant for more but hasn't quite found the courage to leap yet. For the woman whose intuition has been whispering or shouting and who is, finally, finally ready to listen.
Every pair is handcrafted in Italy with premium materials and rooted in spiritual intention. From the angel number embroidery to the Evil Eye iconography, from the founder's mantra stamped inside every insole to the details that catch the light just right, nothing in this collection happened by accident.
It was all leading here.
A sneaker with a story. A powerful story. A story about following your intuition.
Welcome to Intuition Kicks. Welcome to your Intuition Era. 🖤
— Sam, Founder of Intuition Kicks
