How to Learn to Trust Your Own Intuition
The Part of You That Already Knows
If you’ve ever said, “Something just doesn’t feel right,” or had a strange sense about someone before you even spoke a word to them, then you’ve already felt it.
That subtle inner voice. That quiet nudge. That unexplainable clarity that arises before logic kicks in.
That’s your intuition. And yes, it’s real. You’re not imagining it, and it’s not just for psychics or spiritual gurus. It’s a natural part of you. A skill you were born with. And like any other skill, playing piano, speaking a second language, even driving, it’s something you can develop, trust, and rely on.
This is one of the most important things I teach at my retreats, because learning to trust your intuition changes everything. You stop outsourcing your power. You stop second-guessing yourself. You stop looking for someone else to tell you what’s right. You become your own source of clarity.
So if you’re here, reading this, you’re likely already on your way.
Let’s walk through how to get closer to that part of you that already knows.
Start With What You Already Feel
The first step is simple but powerful: notice what you’re already picking up on.
You’ve likely had intuitive experiences all your life, gut feelings about people, moments where you “just knew” something before it happened, or flashes of insight that didn’t come from your logical brain. But the world trains us to ignore those cues. We’re taught to value logic, proof, and external validation above all else.
So the work begins by reversing that conditioning.
Start paying attention to what your body, your energy, and your subtle awareness are already telling you. You don’t need to act on everything right away. Just notice. Let yourself observe without judgment.
When I first started honing my psychic ability, I kept a notebook. I’d write down impressions, feelings, names that popped into my head, anything that felt like it came from beyond my thinking mind. Then, I’d notice how those impressions lined up with real events later.
You can do the same thing. Don’t worry about being right or wrong. This isn’t about being perfect. It’s about building a relationship with yourself.
Distinguish Between Intuition and Fear
One of the biggest questions I get is: “How do I know the difference between intuition and fear?”
Here’s what I’ve learned, both in my own life and through guiding others: intuition is neutral. It may point you toward something uncomfortable or inconvenient, but it doesn’t carry panic or judgment. It feels clear and grounded. It arrives quickly, before your brain can rationalize or spiral.
Fear, on the other hand, is loud. It comes with stories. It’s tied to past wounds or future what-ifs. It contracts your energy. It wants certainty, and it often repeats itself.
The key is to sit with what you feel and ask: “Is this coming from grounded knowledge, or from a story I’m telling myself?”
This takes practice. Sometimes it helps to remove yourself from stimulation, turn off your phone, walk in nature, or just sit quietly for a few minutes. The more you slow down, the easier it becomes to recognize your intuitive voice. It’s the one that feels rooted, even when what it says challenges your current path.
Give Yourself Permission to Be Wrong
If you’re waiting until you’re 100% sure before trusting your intuition, you’ll be waiting forever.
Trust doesn’t mean certainty. Trust means acting even when you can’t fully explain why.
I’ve had moments where I felt drawn to speak to someone, take a last-minute detour, or say no to a business opportunity even when everything looked great on paper. Sometimes I didn’t know why until weeks or months later. And yes, sometimes I’ve misread things. But every time I followed that pull, I learned more about how my intuition speaks.
You won’t get it “right” every time. But you will get more attuned.
Think of this like any relationship, you build trust by showing up, listening, being honest, and not walking away when things don’t go perfectly. Your intuition is no different.
The only way to get better at trusting it… is to start trusting it.
Clear Out the Noise
One of the biggest blocks to intuition is overstimulation. We are constantly flooded with information, like notifications, opinions, advertising, expectations. And that noise drowns out our inner clarity.
If you want to hear your intuition more clearly, you have to make space for it to speak.
This doesn’t mean you need to go off the grid or meditate for hours a day. But it does mean setting intentional boundaries. It might look like:
Saying no to things that drain you, even if they seem harmless
Taking quiet walks without music or podcasts
Turning your phone on airplane mode during parts of your day
Creating one day each week where you tune inward, not outward
This is something we go deep into during the Awaken Your Wisdom Within retreat. By getting away from the noise of everyday life, people start hearing themselves again. They’re often surprised by how quickly their clarity returns.
If you’ve been feeling disconnected from your own inner voice, it’s not that your intuition is gone. It’s just buried under layers of distraction.
Learn the Language of Your Body
Your intuition doesn’t always speak in words. It often speaks through sensation, subtle knowing, and energetic shifts in your body.
Some people feel a tightening in the chest or gut when something is off. Others feel expansive and light when something is right. Some get chills. Others just have a quiet, matter-of-fact sense of “this is what needs to happen.”
What’s important is that you learn your signals.
You don’t need anyone else to interpret them for you.
One of the exercises we do in retreat is body mapping, tracking where your intuitive signals tend to land in your system. It’s different for everyone, and there’s no “wrong” way to experience it.
Once you understand how your body communicates with you, your decisions become easier. You stop debating yourself. You feel the yes or the no.
This self-trust doesn’t just make you more intuitive. It makes you more confident, more peaceful, and more free.
Stop Asking for So Much Permission
This part is hard for many of us. Especially if we were raised to seek approval or avoid conflict.
But trusting your intuition means trusting yourself, even when it goes against what others expect. Even when it makes no sense on paper. Even when it makes people uncomfortable.
I’ve seen this again and again with guests at my retreats. They arrive feeling stuck or unsure. And over the course of a few days, they start remembering who they are. They stop outsourcing their knowledge. They begin acting on what they feel. By the time they leave, they’ve tapped into a sense of personal authority they forgot they had.
One woman recently wrote, “I didn’t realize how often I asked others for validation until I spent a week tuning into my own wisdom. Now, I trust my no. I trust my yes. And I’m no longer afraid to act on it.”
That’s what this work gives you.
Not a perfect life. Not constant clarity. But the ability to live with integrity. To make choices that are aligned with our hearts, even when they’re hard.
It’s a Practice, Not a Destination
You don’t arrive at a point where you “have” intuition. You already have it.
What you’re learning is how to listen to it. How to trust it. How to live by it.
That takes time. And you will doubt yourself along the way. You will fall back into habits of overthinking, people-pleasing, or waiting for signs.
But each time you come back to your own inner clarity, you strengthen it.
Each time you take an aligned step, no matter how small, you reinforce your trust.
This is a lifelong relationship. And it deepens the more you nurture it.
If you’re ready to give this part of yourself the time and attention it deserves, I’d love to invite you to explore our upcoming retreat, Awaken Your Wisdom Within. It’s six days of dedicated space to reconnect with your own inner knowledge and internal compass. Through psychic development, intuitive practices, breathwork, energy awareness, and 1:1 support, you’ll come home to your intuition in a deeper way.
You can learn more at www.nissaretreats.com. If you’re curious, read the reviews. They’re not from people who suddenly became psychic, they’re from people who remembered what it’s like to trust themselves.
You Already Know
You don’t need to be more spiritual, more healed, or more perfect to trust your intuition.
You just need to start listening.
That quiet voice inside you isn’t separate from who you are. It is who you are. It’s been speaking to you all along, through your desires, your gut feelings, your discomfort, your dreams.
You don’t need someone else to give you permission. You don’t need to prove it to anyone.
You just need to begin.
Start by noticing. Start by honoring the part of you that knows. And when you’re ready, take the next step, whatever it looks like for you.
Whether you’re joining me in retreat or walking this path in your daily life, know this:
Your intuition is not a mystery. It’s your compass.
And you are allowed to trust it.
