How to Trust Your Intuition During Big Life Transitions

— A grounded guide for the woman standing at the edge of her next chapter

Big life transitions have a way of pulling you into the unknown.
The job change.
The big move.
The breakup.
The identity shift you didn’t see coming.

Even the transitions you choose — the ones you prayed for — can feel terrifying when the moment finally arrives.

And in those moments, your intuition gets loud…
but so does your fear.

This is where most women freeze.
Not because they don’t know what they want —but because they don’t trust themselves enough to move toward it.

If you’re in a season of transition, here’s how to hear your intuition clearly… and actually trust it.

1. Know the Difference Between Intuition and Fear

Intuition is quiet.
Fear is dramatic.

Intuition feels like a soft, steady pull.
Fear feels like chaos, urgency, or spiraling thoughts.

Intuition is neutral in tone, even when it’s guiding you toward a big, bold leap.
Fear is loud and emotional —it wants certainty, guarantees, approval.

A simple way to tell:

Intuition whispers the truth.
Fear screams what-ifs.

When you slow down enough to notice the quality of the voice, it becomes obvious which one is speaking.

2. Stop Asking Everyone Else What You Should Do

When you’re already doubting yourself, getting opinions from people who aren’t living your life only makes the doubt worse.

Your intuition isn’t meant to be crowdsourced.

Ask yourself first.
And last.
And most.

A powerful question:

“If no one else’s voice mattered, what would I choose?”

Your body usually answers before your mind does.

3. Get into Your Body — Not Your Head

You cannot hear your intuition while you’re overthinking.

Your body is where your truth lives.

Before making a decision, try this:

• Place your hand on your belly or heart.

• Take a slow inhale and drop your awareness down into your body.

• Ask, “What feels like relief?”

• Ask, “What feels like contraction?”

Intuition doesn’t speak in words — it speaks in sensations.

Relief, warmth, openness = yes.
Tightness, pulling back, heaviness = no.

Your body will tell you long before your mind can explain why.

4. Pay Attention to What Keeps Returning

Your intuition is repetitive.
It keeps circling back to the same idea, nudge, desire, or direction — even when you try to ignore it.

If a thought keeps coming back…
if a vision keeps resurfacing…
if a desire keeps tapping you on the shoulder…

It’s not random.
It’s guidance.

The Universe never gets tired of repeating what you’re meant to remember.

5. Let Your Desire Be Evidence — Not a Problem

Desire is not a distraction.
It’s a compass.

There’s a part of you — the part you’re becoming — trying to pull you forward.

Most women talk themselves out of what they want because it feels too big, too bold, or too risky.

But your desire is the most honest part of you.

If you want it, there’s a reason.
If you’re drawn to it, there’s medicine there.
If it scares you and excites you at the same time — that’s your intuition speaking.

6. Accept That Intuition Rarely Makes Sense at First

Intuition is soulful, not logical.
It rarely gives you the whole plan — only the next step.

This frustrates the mind, but it’s how intuition works.

You’re not meant to see the whole map.
You’re meant to trust the next move and let the path reveal itself.

Your intuition will not abandon you halfway.
The signs will keep leading you forward.

7. Don’t Wait to Feel 100% Ready

Most life transitions don’t come with confidence upfront — the confidence comes after the leap.

If you’re waiting until everything feels certain, aligned, validated, and comfortable… you’ll be waiting forever.

You don’t need perfect readiness.
You just need enough truth to move.

Intuition gives you the spark.
Courage turns it into action.

Your intuition already knows; Your job is to listen.

Transitions are invitations.
They’re initiations.
They’re the moments where the old version of you steps aside and the next version asks to be chosen.

You’re not “figuring it out.”
You’re remembering what you already know.

If you’re standing at the edge of something big, trust this:

Your intuition hasn’t guided you wrong — you’ve just been taught to doubt it.
This is your moment to return to yourself.