07/08/2023
Had this conversation many times. We lean on the internet, the Information at our fingertips, and yet the gut feeling, the answers, are already within. Then the doubts. What a cycle. spot on again..
Posted • Are we googling away our gut instinct?
How often do we seek validation for the decisions we make?
We overlook that small inner voice that actually knew all along what was right for us, our kids, our families.
Sometimes I don’t know or feel the answer. Or it’s hidden deep down, buried beneath insecurity, anxiety, uncertainty.
Sometimes I do need insight, support, opinion, knowledge, encouragement and assurance.
Sometimes I need to fight through the noise of opinion, through the roar of a culture that thrives on our self-questioning, claiming to have all the answers if only we buy, or try, or race, or consume.
How often do we trust our gut instinct? The part of us that actually had the answer all along?
When I notice myself seeking external validation, or a nod of confidence for a decision or an opinion, I try and ask ‘Do I know this for myself already? Do I already have a sense of what is right for ME or for US?’
If it a ‘no’, I try to choose wisely where to go for support.
If it’s a ‘yes’, I try to listen to that voice.
It’s certainly not ‘all knowing’, but sometimes it does know best.
And you know what? In time, it’s gaining confidence and strength.
As mothers we are bombarded with misinformation and unrealistic, unattainable expectations which can lead us to ignore our own intuition.
This is exactly why I wrote my new book, ‘Raising a Happier Mother’ - it’s not a parenting book, it’s a book for YOU and it’s out at the end of this month.
You can preorder your copy now! 🌟
