Relearning Trust: How I Finally Heard My Body’s Wisdom Again

For most of my life, I lived from the neck up.

I made “logical” decisions. I followed rules. I listened to everyone but myself.
And somewhere along the way, I stopped trusting my body altogether.

I called it intuition once…
But the world called it irrational.
I called it inner knowing…
But the church called it rebellion.
I called it discomfort…
But I was told to smile through it.

So I did.
Until the panic attacks.
Until the burnout.
Until the chronic exhaustion I couldn’t explain.

🌿 Then I read The Wisdom of Your Body by Hillary McBride.

And something shifted.

This book gave voice to a truth I’ve known deep down but was too afraid to claim:

👉 Your body is not a burden.
👉 Your body is not your enemy.
👉 Your body is your home.

McBride writes about interoception—the science of sensing internal cues like hunger, safety, emotion, intuition—and how many of us lose this skill after trauma, gaslighting, or spiritual conditioning.

Reading this, I finally understood:
I wasn’t broken.
I had just been taught not to trust myself.

🧠 The Science Behind Why We Stop Listening

Psychologists call it externalized authority conditioning—when we learn to prioritize outside rules over internal truth.
And when you stop listening to your body long enough?

You feel:

• Numb

• Anxious

• Disconnected

• Like your life doesn’t fit anymore

This wasn’t just emotional. It was neurological.
Studies show that suppressed interoception leads to chronic stress, decision fatigue, and even dissociation.
(Sources: McBride, 2021; Critchley et al., 2013; Barrett, 2017)

🔄 How I Started Trusting My Body Again

It didn’t start with a lightning bolt.
It started with one breath.

I began asking:

• What does “yes” feel like in my body?

• What does “no” feel like?

• What hurts—and where?

• What am I pretending not to feel?

I used the LTS Journal: Know to track tiny cues.
I used tools from the Quantum Leap Course to rebuild safety in my nervous system.
I stopped outsourcing my truth.

And slowly, my body started whispering again.

💫 Why This Book Matters Right Now

If you’ve been:

• Numb

• Burnt out

• Always asking “What do I really want?”

• Overriding your own needs to keep peace

This book is your gentle mirror.
And this podcast episode—[Listening to the Voice You Keep Ignoring]—is your reminder that you are not crazy. You’re remembering.

📝 Journal Prompt:

Where have I been outsourcing my truth to someone else’s expectations?

💖 Mantra:

“My body is not the problem. My body is the guide.”

📲 Want More?

✨ Listen to the full LoveThySelfies Podcast episode → Listening to the Voice You Keep Ignoring
📓 Start tracking your inner cues with the [LTS Journal: Know]
🚀 Ready to move from dissociation into momentum? Explore the [Quantum Leap Course]—your step-by-step guide to aligned, body-led growth.

You don’t need permission to come home to yourself.
You just need your own presence.

xo,

Melissa