Learning to Listen with Susan Gorman, Intuitive Counselor

We have heard from many of you that going through a brain injury has been a lesson in listening to yourself at a fundamental level. Having an invisible injury means you have to rely on what your body and mind are telling you; no one else knows! We all have a voice, an instinct, a gut feeling that guides us in knowing what is right. This is intuition. Intuition is alive in all of us. Susan Gorman, Intuitive Counselor, joins us in this episode to unearth the myths and to teach us how to trust and strengthen the voice that is our intuition.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Topics covered:Common misconceptions about intuitionin our society we marginalize intuition...what we believe about it is that:&nbsp;it is rare- many people don’t have it or experience it, if you strongly believe in it you are weird,&nbsp;it is unreliable, if you can’t confirm it with your 5 senses it can’t be real, and&nbsp;it is dangerous or immoral.&nbsp; (3:56)If you prescribe to a system of thinking that “tells” you what to think, intuition isn’t heardIf you believe in a higher power, it helps you to embrace intuition as it puts you more in tune spirituallyIntuitive counseling is coaching people how to listen to and hear their own intuition&nbsp;Hearing intuition over anxiety and fearMost don’t listen to intuition until it is a last resort.&nbsp; Some don’t listen at allIntuition is not really a mental capacity, it uses language and thought but thinking about something and having intuition are two different thingsIntuition and anxiety/fear cannot exist togetherThe things we spend time worrying about don’t usually come to pass.&nbsp; We waste a lot of time and energy on these types of thought patternsTo listen to our intuition we have to stop the grooves we are used to existing in (the gutter ball analogy).&nbsp; We have to learn to stop fear and anxiety and how to “bowl a strike” to begin thinking clearly (11:14)What does Susan do as an intuitive counselor?Life would be easier if we didn’t have bodies or egos.&nbsp; She believes in tapping in and listening to our spiritEmpathy: she feels your thoughts and feelings as if they were her ownSpiritual connection: we are all connected to each other.&nbsp; The “force” is the energy that connects all living things together and she taps into thatClairvoyance: objective clairvoyance--visual images, seeing it as if it was right in front of you.&nbsp; She sees things others do not and it gives her informationShe does not give advice or tell people what is actually going to happen (unless she fees it very strongly)She helps people identify and figure out what information they want to take in or listen toHealthcare and intuitionA true therapeutic relationship with a healthcare provider is one where you feel comfortable and respected saying anything to the providerThe provider should accept you for who you are and listenTrust your instincts about your healthcare provider and your own health.Protecting the Gift by Gavin De Becker...you have to trust yourself and what you are feeling.&nbsp;&nbsp;Systems (healthcare, legal, social, religious, etc) tend to prime us (women especially) to not listen to themselves in an attempt to please others<li...