Episode 51 - Now That We Think About Intuition

This episode is sponsored by Audiobrary, Julia Whelan’s audiobook platform, which is home to a beautifully curated collection of audiobooks (and our podcast)! You can buy or rent audiobooks on Audiobrary.com to listen on the Audiobrary app. Every Audiobrary production was written by humans, performed by humans, and edited by humans, and the best part is that everyone involved is paid fairly for their work. So not only do you get great stories, well told, and brilliantly performed, but you can feel good about supporting Audiobrary. This week Alice and I showed up dressed in nearly identical denim shirts to talk about intuition. We’d had intuition on a running list of topics we keep, but when we celebrated our one year podcast anniversary on Instagram Live, Susan suggested Intuition as a topic as well, so we bumped it to the top of the list. Every time I edit an episode, I think, “Well, this one has to be my favorite,” and Episode 51 is no exception. It’s a strangely moving thing to take inventory of the ways we have been taught to ignore our inner voice, and the process of coming back to listening to her. Both Alice and I have a sense that our younger selves were more easily in touch with that deep sense of knowing that we call intuition. These days, I think of my intuition as my younger self, a slightly feral outdoorsy girl, as I was in the photo below. I imagine that intuition-based sense of knowing as that that kid whispering her needs and opinions in my ear. Alice said she’d also seen a photo of herself recently where she felt like she could see that inner sense of self shining clearly. And I got a little choked up when she sent it over to include in this post: Young Alice, so beautifully present in herself. Do you hold a specific image of your inner voice or intuition? We’d love to see the photos of you that capture your connection to self. And we’d love to know if there are times when you have a clear sense of intuition, but choose to go against it anyway. Are there times when you’ve made choices purely on intuition when there was no other information to back you up? After this conversation, I feel newly committed to following my inner voice when I’m conflicted. I want to spend more time tapping into that deep knowing whenever I can. We’d love to know your takeaways from this episode. Please leave us a comment or send an email or voice message to [email protected]. It’s always a joy to hear what you think about what we think about our topics. We hope you enjoy this episode!xoAllie & Alice Thanks again to Audiobrary.com for sponsoring this episode. If you have a book coming out, a Substack essay or a newsletter, an album or a creative project, or a small business you’d like to promote, and you are interested in sponsoring an episode of Now That We Think About It, please email us at [email protected] for more information.Support the show by using our affiliate links!Force of Nature, Planet Friendly, Toxic-free Cleaning*Our Bookshop Store*Follow us Alice Carbone Tench & Allison LarkinIf you love this podcast, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nowthatwethinkaboutit.substack.com