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How To Reconnect With Your Intuition & Learn To Trust Yourself Again with Dr Tara Swart #604

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Dec 17, 2025

Dr. Tara Swart, a neuroscientist and former psychiatrist, shares her journey of reconnecting with intuition after the grief of losing her husband. She defines intuition as hidden wisdom within us, discusses how trauma can affect our gut instincts, and lists practical tools like journaling and nature walks to rediscover this inner voice. Tara also addresses skepticism about signs from the universe, explores the link between modern disconnection and ancient wisdom, and offers insights on incorporating intuition into both personal and clinical practices.

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INSIGHT

Intuition Is Embodied, Not Just Mental

Intuition is embodied, stored across brain, spinal cord and body tissues rather than only in the head.
Trauma and hidden wisdom can both be held in muscles, fascia and gut neurons, linking body states to insight.

ANECDOTE

Reconnecting After Loss Through Nature

After Robin died, Tara lost access to her usual inner voice and had to rebuild trust in her decision-making.
Spending time in nature and physical practices helped her reconnect with intuition beyond the purely mental.

INSIGHT

Border‑Of‑Life Events Challenge Current Models

Phenomena like terminal lucidity and near-death experiences challenge material-only models of mind and may hint at processes outside current neuroscience.
These border-of-life events suggest the psyche can operate differently when the brain is under extreme duress.

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What is intuition? What happens when we die? And, how does trauma get stored in our bodies? These are just a few of the fascinating themes I explore in today’s episode with returning guest, Dr Tara Swart. Tara is a neuroscientist, a former medical doctor & psychiatrist, a lecturer at MIT, an executive coach and author of 2 books, including her very latest The Signs: The New Science of How to Trust Your Instincts.

In this episode, Tara shares her own personal story about love, loss, and learning to trust herself again, after the death of her husband, Robin. This life changing experience left her questioning her deepest beliefs as a scientist, when in the midst of her grief, she started noticing unusual signs that she felt - she was unable to ignore. At first, she was sceptical, but these moments gradually helped her reconnect with her intuition in ways she never expected.

In our conversation, we explore:

What intuition really is and how to start accessing it again
The gut-brain connection, and how emotions, trauma, and even grief can be stored (and released) in the body.
The practical tools and techniques that helped Tara - and can help you - rediscover your own intuition, including journaling, creative practices and nature
How to gently challenge your beliefs and open yourself to possibility (even if, like Tara, you’re sceptical at first).
Reflections on what science can and can’t explain - and why sometimes, believing in something greater (be it love, the universe, or connection itself) can be a healing force.
How to help your children (or yourself!) grow up with a stronger trust in their inner wisdom, without fear or ridicule.

We also talk about the disconnection that many of us feel in the modern world, the transformative power of nature and the many different ways in which humans try to make sense of death.

This is a raw, honest and thought-provoking conversation that I’m certain will leave you feeling inspired and eager to rediscover your own inner wisdom.

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