Ep 50: Tuning In: How to Trust the Subtle Voice of Your Intuition

Ep 50: Tuning In: How to Trust the Subtle Voice of Your Intuition

Have you ever had a random thought cross your mind, brushed it off, and then later found out it was completely accurate? You look back and think, Dang it, I should have clocked that. This week at the studio, we are talking about learning how to trust yourself and the decisions you make based on your intuition or your inner knowing. For a long time, I didn't think I was intuitive at all because my style didn't look like my mom's. But the truth is, we are all born with this capability. Because everything is made of energy, your intuition is simply your ability to perceive information beyond your five physical senses in this 3D world. In this episode, I break down what the "Claire" senses actually look like in real life, from hearing the voice of wisdom to tasting unexpected memories. I share personal stories of how this plays out in my own life here in Portugal (including a countercultural nudge involving the local police), and I give you three practical, everyday steps to stop gaslighting yourself, dial in your inner knowing, and test the universe for yourself. (00:00) - Unlocking Intuition: A Personal Journey (06:05) - Understanding Intuition: The Claire Senses (11:43) - Trusting Your Intuition: Practical Steps (17:55) - Asking for Signs: Engaging with the Universe Key Takeaways * The Physics of Intuition: Your intuition isn't magic; it’s science. Everything is made of energy, and energy impacts other energy. Intuition is simply perceiving that energy beyond the naked eye. * The Everyday Nudge: Unless you are in danger, normal everyday intuition is rarely a loud, neon sign. It is incredibly subtle. Learning to trust it means paying attention to the quick, quiet thoughts that drop in. * Three Steps to Trust Your Knowing: To sharpen your volume, start keeping a log of your inner hits, follow small grocery-store-level nudges, and challenge the universe by asking for a highly specific confirmation sign. Book Mentioned in this episode: Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe by Laura Lynne Jackson * Join the RESET Journey: If you are a busy, burned-out, exhausted Black woman who is tired of feeling like you've done everything right on paper but something is still missing, it's time to come home to yourself. Take a look at our 6-week course or join us for our intimate, two-day RESET Retreat in Lisbon this July 3rd and 4th. [Click Here to Learn More & Enroll] [https://ashawilkerson.thrivecart.com/reset-retreat-july-26/] * Get on the List: Don't miss out on weekly love notes and studio updates. [Join My Mailing List Here] [https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/659871/112719372217222301/share] Chapters: Key TakeawaysBook mentioned: Connect With Asha

Ep 49: Your Comfort Zone is a Big Fat Lie!

People call it a comfort zone all the time. But what if the thing you’re struggling to leave isn’t actually comfortable? In this episode, Asha unpacks the difference between what is comfortable and what is simply familiar, and why confusing the two can keep you stuck in jobs, relationships, routines, and identities that no longer fit who you are becoming. Because the truth is, most people are not staying because they feel good; they’re staying because they know what to expect. This conversation moves through nervous systems, survival instincts, language, and the stories we tell ourselves about change. Asha shares personal reflections about chronic back pain, leaving a tenured teaching career in the U.S., moving to Portugal, and what it means to stop choosing discomfort simply because it’s predictable. If you’ve been circling a decision for months, if something in your life feels heavy, restrictive, or misaligned, if you keep calling it a “comfort zone” even though it doesn’t actually feel good, this episode might help you tell the truth about what’s really happening. And once you tell the truth, the next step becomes easier to see. 00:00 - Understanding Comfort vs Familiarity 09:58 - Embracing Change and the Unfamiliar 16:56 - Identifying Your Hesitations * Why your brain mistakes familiarity for safety * The nervous system’s relationship to change and uncertainty * How language shapes the choices you believe are available to you * The hidden exhaustion of staying in lives that no longer fit * Why unfamiliar doesn’t mean dangerous * What helped Asha leave a life that looked successful on paper but no longer felt aligned * Is this situation actually comfortable or just familiar? * Am I staying because it feels good, or because I know what to expect? * What might become possible if I stopped treating unfamiliarity like danger? Resources: * Join Love Notes [https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/659871/112719372217222301/share], the email for high-achieving Black women who've done everything right and still feel like something's missing: self-trust, nervous system, and coming home to the freedom that's always been yours. * Learn more about RESET [http://www.ashasplacelisbon.com/reset]. * Ask a question in the RESET WhatsApp group. [https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dyz1bZvtN6PIkCOXn7M0md?] RESET: A six-week experience for high-achieving Black women who are ready to stop performing and come home to themselves. Inside RESET, we explore nervous system regulation, ancestral connection, identity shifts, rest, and the space between the life you built and the life you actually want. If enrollment is currently closed, future cohorts and retreats will still be announced. In this episode:Questions to sit with after listening:

Ep 48: Burnout Recovery for Black Women: Where to Actually Start

Burned Out and Stuck: Where Black Women Start Over You've done everything right. And somehow you're standing at the top of the ladder, wondering why you don't want to climb anymore, or worse, not even knowing what you'd want instead. That freeze isn't a character flaw. It's not a sign that something's broken in you. It's a signal that your sacral chakra, the part of you that learned what you liked and what lit you up, went quiet a long time ago, somewhere between the degrees and the promotions and the people you were making proud. In this episode, I talk about what it actually means to reignite it, and why clarity doesn't come from thinking harder. It comes from moving. I also walk through RESET, my six-week program for high-achieving Black women who are stuck in the "in between" and don't quite know where to start. We work through listening to your body, releasing what you inherited that was never yours to carry, and mapping the desires you've been told are too much. It's not about blowing your life up. It's about creating enough space to finally hear yourself. Chapters: (00:00) Navigating Uncertainty: Where to Start?(05:41) Where to Start When You Don't Know What Change to Make(06:34) How the HELD Retreat Supports Your Process(07:23) RESET Gets You UnStuck in 6 Weeks(12:32) How RESET Moves You Forward(13:52) Which RESET Option Is Right for You?(15:36) Asha's Move from Burnout to Lisbon Resources: * Join Love Notes [https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/659871/112719372217222301/share], the email for high-achieving Black women who've done everything right and still feel like something's missing: self-trust, nervous system, and coming home to the freedom that's always been yours. * Learn more about RESET [http://www.ashasplacelisbon.com/reset]. * Ask a question in the RESET WhatsApp group. [https://chat.whatsapp.com/Dyz1bZvtN6PIkCOXn7M0md?]

Ep 47: You're Not Broken: These Are Your Growing Pains

That restlessness, that emptiness you can't quite name, it's not a sign that something went wrong. It's a sign that something is ready to grow. In this episode: * What actually happened inside the first round of RESET: the real moments, not the highlight reel * Why your nervous system resists rest even when you've created the space for it (and the 20-minute practice that starts to change that) * How following someone else's script creates the exact emptiness you're trying to escape * Why I lead this container from inside the experience, not above it, and why that makes all the difference * What lineage healing actually looks like in the small, ordinary moments of your day Chapters: * (00:00) Introduction to Reset: A Journey of Reconnection * (02:05) RESET Is a Guide Back to Yourself * (03:09) Understanding Discontent: The Emotional Compass * (06:35) Nervous System Regulation: Creating Spaciousness * (08:22) The Power of Small Changes: Building Towards Transformation * (10:51) Transparency in Growth: Learning Together * (17:03) Invitation to Join Reset: Embracing Freedom and Healing Links mentioned: → Learn more about RESET [https://www.ashasplacelisbon.com/courses] (a 6-week group or a 2-day retreat)  → Join Love Notes [https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/659871/112719372217222301/share]

Ep 46: You Already Hear Your Intuition, You're Just Not Listening

You Hear Your Intuition. You're Just Not Listening. It's not that your intuition went quiet. It's that you stopped recognizing it as yours. In this episode: * Why intuition often shows up like background music: present the whole time, but easy to tune out. * Two real-life moments where Asha heard her intuition and didn't realize it until later. * Why going quiet isn't about 30-minute meditations, and where you're actually missing it. * How to tell the difference between intuition and fear (hint: real intuition usually isn't emotional). * The practice of trusting what you hear before you understand why. Timestamps: * (00:00) Introduction - recording live from the streets of Lisbon * (03:36) What it actually costs you when you miss your intuition * (06:45) How to start tuning in - step one: be open * (08:30) Quieting the noise (it's smaller than you think) * (10:15) Trust it, test it, step out on faith Links mentioned: → RESET [https://www.ashasplacelisbon.com/courses] - Asha's 6-week program + 2-day retreat option for women ready to hear and act on their intuition → Join Love Notes [https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/659871/112719372217222301/share] If this touched something in you, Love Notes was made for you. It's a weekly email for high-achieving Black women who've done everything right and still feel like something's missing; self-trust, nervous system, and coming home to the freedom that's always been yours.