Your Body is Not Confused
How to Listen to Your Heart, Gut, and Womb Instead of the Chaos
I love the intelligence of the body. I’ve led workshops and retreats devoted to this truth: that the body is not just a vessel, but a highly intuitive guide, a memory keeper, a sacred oracle.
I’m often asked this powerful question:
How do you know the difference between heart wisdom, gut instinct, and womb knowing?
This piece is a love letter to that listening.
It’s for anyone navigating big decisions, energetic shifts, or the quiet invitation to come home to themselves.
May it meet you where you are. May it remind you:
Your body is not confused.
There is a sacred council within every woman. Three voices. Three centers of knowing. Each with its own rhythm and reason and truth.
The heart speaks in softness. Its wisdom is tender but unshakable. It doesn’t shout, it radiates. When the heart speaks, it feels like warmth in the chest, a quiet yes or a compassionate no. The heart says: this is what’s true for me, even if it’s hard. It sees the whole picture. It expands. It is forgiving. The heart is the part of you that remembers love even while holding boundaries.
The gut speaks fast. Its wisdom is primal and protective. A jolt. A tight twist. A firm no. The gut says: this is safe or this is not safe. It doesn’t care if it’s convenient. It cares if you survive. Trust it, especially when something feels off before you can explain why.
The womb speaks slowly. Its wisdom is magnetic, ancestral, and non-negotiable. It doesn’t jolt, it pulls. The womb says: this is what I desire, this is what I will allow, this is what must stop. She speaks through dreams, cravings, exhaustion, and sudden clarity. She rises when soul decisions must be made. This is the place I’m still getting to know.
So how can you decipher who’s speaking?
Ask gently. Is this about love or truth? That’s the heart. Is this about safety or survival? That’s the gut. Is this about desire, boundaries, or power? That’s the womb.
And remember: your gut helps you survive. Your heart helps you forgive. Your womb helps you choose.
Next time you feel torn, try this:
Sit in stillness. Ask your body a question and either choose to place your hand on the heart or gut or womb depending on what type of guidance you desire or, holding that same question place your hand(s) first on your heart while deeply breathing and ask, then bring your hand to your gut. Ask and breathe again. Allow the breath to encircle each area as you ask the question. Notice what sharpens or softens. Then rest your hand over your womb. Ask one more time.
Each one may offer a different message. But braided together, they speak your deepest truths. You are not indecisive. You are re-learning your sacred language. So be gentle. Your body isn’t confused. She’s just coming back into conversation and she wants you to listen.
If this piece spoke to you, consider forwarding it to someone who is learning to trust their body again.
I am also thinking about doing a deep dive into each of these three powerful portals separately. Let me know if it would interest you!
Before you go, let’s breathe.
Close your eyes.
Inhale slowly and expand.
Exhale deeply and return to center.
Repeat again. And again. And then one more time.
Then say to yourself as you breathe:
Inhale: I honor my body
Exhale: I trust my knowing
And so it is.
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