Rebuilding Trust in our Intuition and Inner Guidance:

Our intuition and inner guidance:

Rebuilding trust in your intuition and inner guidance is a deeply personal but very possible process. It often requires healing past wounds, clearing mental noise, and reestablishing a sense of inner safety. 

Here’s a framework that may help:

1. Acknowledge What Undermined the Trust

  • Was it betrayal, trauma, or repeated self-doubt?
  • Journaling can help identify moments when you overrode your intuition — and what the result was.
  • Recognize that distrust may have been protective at one point.

2. Practice Quiet Listening

  • Intuition often speaks softly. Meditation, mindful walking, or sitting in stillness reconnects you to that quiet voice.
  • Ask yourself simple questions and notice where your body tenses or relaxes.
  • Pay attention to felt-senses — gut feelings, heart flutters, or a calm knowing.

3. Test It Gently

  • Start with low-stakes decisions: Which way to drive home? What book to pick up?
  • Observe the outcome and how you felt during the decision.
  • Keep a “gut journal”: record intuitive nudges and how they played out.

4. Heal the Inner Critic

  • Self-doubt often stems from internalized criticism or trauma.
  • Use compassionate self-talk: “It’s okay to not know everything. I’m learning to listen again.”
  • Consider inner child work or therapy to rebuild inner safety.

5. Discern Intuition from Fear or Projection

  • Intuition feels clear, grounded, and neutral — even if it urges action.
  • Fear feels anxious, loud, and pressured.
  • With practice, you’ll learn the energetic “flavor” of each.

6. Honor What You Know

  • When intuition leads you right — even subtly — acknowledge it.
  • Say to yourself: “I knew that. I heard it. I trusted it.”
  • This reinforcement builds confidence.

7. Integrate Body, Mind, and Spirit

  • Trust is built not just mentally, but somatically and spiritually.
  • Grounding exercises, yoga, or body-centered therapies can help you feel safe in your body again — where intuition often speaks.

Affirmations to Rebuild Trust

  • “I am safe to listen within.”
  • “My inner wisdom is always guiding me.”
  • “Even when I’m uncertain, I can trust the process of learning.”

Shervan K Shahhian