Is It Intuition or a Protective Part?

Episode 113: Trauma, Protective Parts & How They Impact Your IntuitionYou know that feeling when everyone tells you to "just trust your intuition"—but you're not actually sure what voice you're hearing?In this final episode of the Intuition Series, we're exploring one of the biggest reasons intuitive people struggle to trust themselves: protective parts and trauma.Because anxiety isn't intuition.Urgency isn't intuition.Hypervigilance isn't intuition.They're often intelligent protective strategies that developed to keep us safe.Drawing from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Human Design, and my own experiences with grief, trauma, and healing, we explore how protective parts can become louder than our intuitive knowing—and what it takes to reconnect with the quiet wisdom underneath.In this episode, we discuss:Why trauma can disconnect us from our bodies and intuitive knowingThe role protective parts play in decision-makingCommon protective parts like the perfectionist, overworker, caretaker, avoider, and researcherHow to distinguish intuition from anxiety, fear, and protective strategiesWhy intuition often feels quiet, clear, and groundedHow grief, motherhood, stress, and major life transitions can impact self-trustSigns you're rebuilding a stronger relationship with your intuitionThe connection between Human Design, body awareness, and intuitive decision-makingYou'll hear reflections on:My own journey rebuilding trust in my instincts after years of overriding themHow old wounds can continue influencing present-day decisionsThe difference between seeking certainty and practicing self-trustWhy reconnecting with intuition often requires more safety—not more informationMentioned in this episode:Episode 110: Why Highly Intuitive People Stop Trusting ThemselvesEpisode 111: The Therapist Edge with Natalie DeeringEpisode 112: What Human Design Says About Your IntuitionEpisode 89: What has to go? Discernment: A Virgo Season Virtue We All Need Right Nowwork with caitlan hereSupport the showProduced by Caitlan SiegenthalerCover Art by Kiara OparaIf you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag me. And if you really loved it, the best thank-you is a written review on Apple Podcasts or a comment on Spotify. That is a beautiful energetic exchange for Caitlan creating the show.