It can be hard to determine if you’re reacting to something because you have a gut feeling or a past event that conditioned you to act that way.
How to spot the difference between instinct/intuition vs. trauma response — when it comes to dieting, dating, and life!
We often confuse trauma responses with our gut feelings, so it’s helpful to get more in tune with your nervous system and differentiate between the two for more conscious decision-making.
In this episode, I share my journey of honing my intuition to differentiate between gut feelings and past conditioning. I share how my dating life has opened my eyes about the two and how I’ve applied these lessons in my professional life as a fitness coach and mindset expert (and how you can apply these things in your own life!).
Disclaimer: While I have a Ph.D. in psychology, I am not a clinical psychologist, I am not a therapist, and I am not a mental health counselor. What I am talking about today is not to heal any trauma that you have, nor is that ever my intention with anything that I do, ever.
When I speak about trauma in this episode, I am referring to “little t” trauma — things that have happened to you in the past, experiences that you’ve had, situations that you’ve endured, people that have been in your life that have left a mark on you.
Episode Highlights
>>(6:11) How I’m trying to hone my intuition and gut feelings and figure out what is guiding me.
>>(7:17) Is it intuition, a gut feeling, or a trauma response?
>>(8:58) The purpose of your gut instinct and intuition.
>>(11:18) When listening to gut feelings leads to growth.
>>(15:24) Past trauma can lead to surprising emotional responses.
>>(16:42) Unintentionally drawing in something I don’t want because of past trauma.
>>(20:24) Determining if something is a trauma response or a gut feeling.
>>(27:19) A key indicator that your current feelings are based on a past event.
>>(31:43) Playing the script to determine if something is intuition or a trauma response.
Listen to the full episode to get my full take on how trauma responses impact our decision-making and how we can hone our intuition and gut feelings.
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