CONFESSIONS OF A CLOSETED CLAIRVOYANT
BEING AN INTUITIVE IN A SKEPTICAL WORLD
A MEMOIR
Kim was nine when her mother noticed she could locate lost items through thought alone—and quietly began testing her. As Kim grew, so did her intuition, and like her mother before her, she learned to keep what she knew hidden.
Acceptance of her abilities and of herself came slowly. In college, Kim had a near-death experience when a blood clot traveled to her brain following a routine surgery, bringing her to the brink of death. In its wake, her intuitive abilities intensified, and she began to sense those who had passed—and, at times, connect with those on the threshold between life and death.
Kim spent 23 years as a television executive at Paramount, Viacom and Group W Productions - working in talk shows, court shows, sales, marketing and research. What her colleagues didn't know? She could read minds, predict events, sense energy and communicate with those who had passed. She trusted the invisible cues that guided her decisions but few people knew her secret.
Her search for understanding led her deep into the worlds of energy, clairvoyance, reincarnation, and mediumship—subjects that, time and again, brought her face-to-face with God and the mystery of the afterlife.
Then came a twist she never saw coming: her young son began showing signs of the same abilities. Determined to help him, she sought guidance, studied control techniques, and learned how to “turn down the volume” for them both.
Along the way, she found a community of kindred spirits—teachers, skeptics, and believers—who encouraged her to write and share her story. Today, Kim insists that these experiences aren’t rare or exclusive. "Many people share my traits. And whether you believe or not, chances are something unexplained has already brushed against your life.”
AWARD-WINNING, BESTSELLING AUTHOR BIO
Kim grew up as the youngest of seven in a spirited New York household where dinner conversations could venture
into almost any topic. Her siblings—most with their own brand of sensitivity—dabbled in meditation, reincarnation, and various Eastern philosophies, unintentionally broadening Kim’s world far beyond the boundaries of her strict Catholic upbringing.
It wasn’t until Kim could no longer hide her gifts that she began to unlock “inside self,” a box deep in her soul where she kept her secrets. That’s when everything began to change.
After living in Manhattan through her 20’s, Kim moved to Los Angeles during her 23 year TV career for an executive role in a production company. She was transferred back to New York two years later but eventually ended up settling on the west side of LA where she now lives with her family. She’s spent time in almost all 50 US states and visited over 25 countries—each journey feeding her fascination with people, cultures, and the stories that live between worlds. Drawn to anything unordinary, Kim finds her greatest joy in exploring what lies just beyond the familiar.
AWARDS and TESTIMONIALS
2026 International Impact Award: Outstanding Literary Achievement, Memoir, Spirituality, Inspiration
2026 New York City Big Book Award: Distinguished Author in Memoir and New Non-Fiction, first time published
In this deeply honest and beautifully rendered memoir, Kim invites readers into the hidden life of an intuitive woman who spent decades learning when to reveal her gifts—and when to keep them concealed. Moving between the spiritual and the everyday, the mystical and the deeply human, she weaves together stories of awakening, doubt, love, grief, and discovery with piercing clarity and unexpected humor.
Michelle Moceri, Evidential Medium, Healer and Metaphysical teacher.
In Confessions of a Closeted Clairvoyant, Kim S. Bantle recounts a life in which intuition arrives before explanation. Growing up in Larchmont, New York, in a large Catholic family, she learned early to keep some experiences private. College brings powerful dreams, followed by a career in television where instinct sometimes enters decisions she cannot explain through experience alone. Motherhood gives those abilities a new importance as her children begin encountering the world in ways that make her reconsider what she has spent years keeping private. Then, her son, Jackson, starts showing signs of sensitivity resembling her own. Looking back across decades of experiences, she begins to understand how much clairvoyance has shaped her life, eventually moving to the decision to acknowledge publicly the part of herself she once kept private.
Kim S. Bantle’s Confessions of a Closeted Clairvoyant is an exceptional memoir, and the author writes about clairvoyance with such openness that the experiences feel like part of family life. I loved how naturally she connects her own abilities to the generations before her, making inheritance an important part of how she understands herself. Her mother eventually admits that her great-grandmother read tea leaves, a detail that places her experiences within a family story. I was especially drawn to the way she writes about motherhood, where her own history lets her meet Jackson’s intuition with understanding. When her nine-year-old son becomes certain that a tsunami will strike Asia, she listens seriously to what he tells her, recognizing the certainty behind what he is describing. Well-written and heartfelt, readers who enjoy memoirs about clairvoyance will adore this.
Jamie Michele for Readers’ Favorite
I read Confessions of a Closeted Clairvoyant: Being an Intuitive in a Skeptical World as someone who has worked in this field myself for many decades—as a psychic detective working with law enforcement for more than four decades, as well as an animal communicator, medium, and intuitive. I absolutely loved this book.
What struck me most about the author is her extraordinary curiosity and resilience, particularly through some of the more difficult moments of her life. Even when she receives amazingly accurate intuitive information—and she experiences this knowing in various ways—she continues to question what she receives.
That sense of wonder makes her journey especially compelling.
Throughout the book, she takes us into her relationships with the many people she encounters, and what continually shines through is her ability to connect with others openly and lovingly. There is a quality of serendipity to the way her life unfolds. Through her connections with good people and her willingness to follow where life leads her, she seems able to move from one kind of work and experience to another with remarkable ease and capability.
At the same time, her sharp intuition runs alongside everything she does—her clairvoyance, her mediumship, and her other ways of knowing. What I especially appreciate is that she never seems to decide that because she possesses these abilities, she has nothing more to learn. Quite the opposite. She continually seeks out others, learns from them, and expands her understanding.
Even toward the more recent events described in the book, I was left with the feeling that she remains almost surprised by the ways she is guided—by her soul, her spirit, and perhaps by life itself.
After decades of working in this field, I found that quality particularly beautiful. There is wisdom in retaining wonder.
A resilient spirit, and a beautiful soul—the kind of person anyone would be fortunate to call a friend. Her book is not simply about being clairvoyant in a skeptical world. It is about curiosity, connection, trust, growth, and learning to recognize the extraordinary ways a life can unfold when we remain open to what is guiding us.
Nancy Orlen Weber, Bestselling, Award-winning Author, The Life of A Psychic Detective
BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS
Have you ever had an unusual experience like one described in the book?
If so, would you be willing to share it?
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Has anyone in your family shared a similar experience?
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Have you, or someone you know, had a near-death experience?
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Why do you think Kim waited so long before sharing her story? -
Kim’s mother was unsupportive in many ways, yet they shared a strong psychic connection. Why do you think that is?
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If you know someone who has nearly died or been in a coma, would you consider discussing near-death experiences with them? Why or why not?
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