Trust Your Gut: Intuition in Therapy, Jazz and Podcasting with Jonathan Singer, PhD

Martha and Angela sit down with one of the true OGs of podcasting, Jonathan B. Singer, PhD, LCSW. Jonathan—a professor, past president of the American Association of Suicidology, prolific author, researcher, and pioneering host of the very first social work podcast, which launched back in 2007—shares openly about how intuition shows up for him as a gut knowing that bypasses the thinking brain. We explore Jonathan's journey from a highly analytical upbringing to trusting those quiet (and sometimes loud) inner signals in clinical work with suicidal youth, in jazz drumming where flow feels like pure relational magic, and even in spotting emerging technologies like podcasting and now AI long before they went mainstream. Along the way, we touch on the beautiful interplay of solid expertise and intuitive presence, the relational heart of both therapy and jazz improvisation, and why trusting ourselves might just be the deepest antidote to fear. If you've ever wondered how intuition lives in the real-world trenches of clinical practice, music, research, or innovation, this conversation is for you. Here's where you can connect with us! Email us at: [email protected]; www.marthaarnett.com; @marthasoulcoach (insta); marthasoulcoach (facebook); @marthasoulcoach (YouTube); https://www.tiktok.com/@marthaarnettsoulcoach; (tiktok). https://www.angelahuebner.com/book-intro (Angela's book), www.angelahuebner.com.