How to Trust Your Intuition When Logic Tells You Something Else

Have you ever had a gut feeling about something… and ignored it?

Maybe it was a decision.
A relationship.
A job opportunity.
A moment where something inside you whispered, “Pay attention.”

But logic took over.

 You analyzed.
You rationalized.
You overrode the signal.

And later you thought:

I knew it.

That quiet voice you felt? That wasn’t random.

That was your intuition.

In episode #106 of Possibilities with Monique de Maio, I sat down with Cathy Williams to explore something many high-performing women struggle with: learning to trust their intuition again.

Because somewhere along the way, many of us were taught to stop listening to it.

When High Performing Women Stop Trusting Themselves

High achievers are trained to think.

Analyze.
Strategize.
Optimize.

And those skills are powerful.

But here is the problem:

Many women become so reliant on logic that they disconnect from their internal guidance system.

Cathy explained that the signals our bodies send us are not mystical or imaginary. They are information.

Your body constantly processes experiences, emotions, and environments faster than your conscious mind.

Sometimes your body knows something before your brain catches up.

Yet many women learn to override those signals.

Why?

Because society often rewards women for appearing logical, composed, and certain.

Intuition, on the other hand, can feel harder to explain.

So we silence it.

Cathy’s Work Helps Women Reconnect With Their Inner Signals

Cathy Williams works with women through body based healing and creative arts therapy.

Her work focuses on helping women reconnect with the wisdom stored in their bodies and rediscover the guidance system many of us learned to ignore.

Through her Intuitive Self sessions, Cathy guides women through exercises that help them slow down, tune in, and notice what their bodies are communicating.

What emerges is often powerful.

Not because something new appears.

But because something that was already there finally gets heard.

As Cathy shared during our conversation, intuition is something we build and strengthen over time.

Just like any other skill.

Three Lessons About Intuition That Every Woman Should Hear

1. Intuition Is Not Magic

Many people treat intuition as something mystical.

But it is often simply pattern recognition happening beneath conscious awareness.

Your mind and body absorb thousands of signals every day.

Your intuition helps synthesize that information into a feeling or instinct.

Learning to trust your intuition is really about learning to trust the information your body is processing.

2. Confidence and Intuition Are Closely Connected

One of the biggest barriers to trusting intuition is self doubt.

High performing women often carry enormous expectations for themselves.

They want to make the right decision.

They want certainty.

But intuition rarely feels like certainty.

It feels like a signal.

Confidence grows when women allow themselves to listen to that signal instead of dismissing it.

3. The Body and Mind Are Not Separate

For decades we were taught to treat the mind and body as separate systems.

Think first.
Feel later.

But neuroscience and emotional intelligence research increasingly show they work together.

When we ignore the body’s signals, we lose access to valuable information.

When we reconnect with them, decision making becomes clearer.

A Moment That Stood Out From This Conversation

One of the most powerful moments in this episode was when Cathy led a short guided meditation designed to help listeners reconnect with their intuition.

It was simple.

Quiet.

Grounding.

And it reminded me of something important.

Many of us spend so much time thinking about the next step that we forget to pause long enough to hear ourselves.

Sometimes clarity does not come from thinking harder.

Sometimes it comes from listening differently.

My Perspective On Intuition

I work with leaders every day who are navigating complex decisions.

Strategy matters.
Logic matters.
Data matters.

But intuition often plays a role in the most important decisions we make.

Some of the biggest breakthroughs I have seen in leaders happen when they stop overriding their internal signals and start paying attention to them.

Your intuition is not the opposite of logic.

It is information your mind has not fully processed yet.

When you combine both, your decision making becomes far more powerful.

A Question Worth Asking Yourself

When was the last time your intuition tried to tell you something…

…and you ignored it?

More importantly:

What might happen if you started listening again?

Listen to the Full Conversation

Cathy Williams brings deep insight and compassion to this conversation about intuition, body awareness, and personal growth.

If you have ever questioned your instincts, overridden a gut feeling, or felt disconnected from yourself in the middle of a demanding life or career, this episode will resonate.

Because sometimes the answers we are searching for externally…

are already waiting inside us.

~ Monique