Keep an open mind

You might be surprised with what crops up for you – so it’s important to keep an open mind.

“Tuning into your individual signals involves practising mindfulness and listening to your body’s cues with curiosity and without judgment,” explains Dr Goddard-Crawley. “Meditation, deep breathing exercises or simply taking moments of stillness can help you tune into your inner voice. Notice patterns in your reactions and emotions. What situations consistently leave you feeling drained or uplifted?”

Trust your gut instinct

Many of us have learned to override our gut feelings, telling ourselves they’re silly or not relevant. But it’s time to tune back into that powerful resource.

“Listening to yourself means trusting your gut feelings and intuition,” says Dr Goddard-Crawley. “When you feel a strong inclination towards or against something, pause and explore the reasons behind it. Reflect on past experiences where you ignored your intuition and the outcomes that followed. Use these insights to validate the importance of listening to yourself.”

Blaskey agrees: “Most women I coach have that tendency to override their gut feelings, and it makes sense because we are actually trained to do this from a young age. So, it’s about relearning how to listen to yourself. You already have the gut feelings – we all do – but it’s the skill of listening to them that we need to build up again.”

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