Have you ever felt chills run up your spine and immediately questioned yourself?

Or known someone was watching you before you turned around?

In this episode, we unpack one of the most common and confusing experiences people have when they begin noticing their intuition more clearly is the moment when fear and awareness feel exactly the same in the body.

We explore:

• Why intensity doesn’t automatically mean importance
• How the nervous system responds to novelty
• The role of the superior temporal sulcus in detecting gaze shifts
• What frisson (chills/goosebumps) actually is physiologically
• The difference between sympathetic activation and intuitive orientation
• How the amygdala reacts to resemblance and why trauma can mimic intuition
• Why excitement and fear feel almost identical in the body

Most importantly, we talk about texture.

Fear tends to feel constricted and urgent.
Intuition tends to feel orienting and steady.

The difference isn’t volume. It’s how it moves.

The Try It Zone

Every episode includes a practical tool you can come back to.

This week’s practice:

1. When your body reacts, pause.
2. Ask: “What am I feeling physically right now?”
3. Name the sensation — without interpreting it.
4. If activated, use 4-7-8 breathing:
   • Inhale 4
   • Hold 7
   • Exhale 8
     The long exhale stimulates the vagus nerve and supports parasympathetic recovery.

Regulate first.
Interpret second.

That order changes everything.

You don’t owe every sensation a story.

Notice how you move through this week.