Intuition Unlocked: Trust Your Intuition to Build Confidence & Live More Radiantly
Jul 8, 2026 · 18 min · 9 segments
**Have you ever wondered if the story you're telling yourself is actually true—or simply familiar?** The beliefs you hold about yourself shape your decisions, relationships, confidence, and the life…
Olivia AshleyHost
Long before we had books, podcasts, movies, or even written language, we had stories.
They taught us where to find food and what to fear, where we came from, how to care for one another, and what it meant to belong.
These stories carried our history, our wisdom, the values and beliefs and identities from one generation to the next.
And myths have helped people understand the changing seasons, the stars above them, life, death, and everything in between.
So stories have always been helping us make meaning out of the mystery of being human.
And if we bring it to today, you can think about how you answer some of life's biggest questions.
If someone asks about your childhood, you don't often hand them a timeline of facts.
And if someone asks how you met your partner or why you chose your career or what changed your life, you tell the story.
They've learned that our brains are constantly connecting dots, looking for patterns and asking, what does this mean? And what meaning do I attribute to this? As humans, we naturally create narratives to help us understand an incredibly complex world.
The challenge from this though, is that our brains are often more interested in and creating a coherent explanation rather than an objectively accurate one.
So if a story helps you feel prepared, protected, or gives you a sense of certainty, you're often going to keep believing it long after it stopped serving you or was actually true anymore.
And all of this helps us understand why stories are so powerful because they don't just shape how you remember your past.
They are influencing how you experience the present moment and what you believe is possible for your future.
Long before we had books, podcasts, movies, or even written language, we had stories.
They taught us where to find food and what to fear, where we came from, how to care for one another, and what it meant to belong.
These stories carried our history, our wisdom, the values and beliefs and identities from one generation to the next.
And myths have helped people understand the changing seasons, the stars above them, life, death, and everything in between.
So stories have always been helping us make meaning out of the mystery of being human.
And if we bring it to today, you can think about how you answer some of life's biggest questions.
If someone asks about your childhood, you don't often hand them a timeline of facts.
And if someone asks how you met your partner or why you chose your career or what changed your life, you tell the story.
They've learned that our brains are constantly connecting dots, looking for patterns and asking, what does this mean? And what meaning do I attribute to this? As humans, we naturally create narratives to help us understand an incredibly complex world.
The challenge from this though, is that our brains are often more interested in and creating a coherent explanation rather than an objectively accurate one.
So if a story helps you feel prepared, protected, or gives you a sense of certainty, you're often going to keep believing it long after it stopped serving you or was actually true anymore.
And all of this helps us understand why stories are so powerful because they don't just shape how you remember your past.
They are influencing how you experience the present moment and what you believe is possible for your future.
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