What if the thing you can’t stop wanting is trying to tell you something? 

You feel pulled toward something.

A place. A person. An idea. An experience.

And almost immediately, your brain wants an explanation.

Why do I want this?
Does this make sense?
Is it practical?
What will everyone else think?

For empaths, there can be another layer: You don’t just know that someone else doesn’t understand your choice. You can often feel their discomfort with it.

In this episode of Your Yes Filled Life, I’m taking you to London with me for a story that unfolded exactly one year after my dad died.

I had one seemingly random thing I really wanted to do while my family was there: visit Watkins Books, a centuries-old mystical bookstore near Trafalgar Square.

My family was lukewarm about it.

Then we walked inside.

Their bodies said no.

Mine said more.

What happened next - including a Moldavite crystal, a man who introduced himself as a Guardian of Watkins Books, an unplanned walk through London, and a synchronicity I still think about - became one of the clearest experiences I’ve ever had of what it can look like to follow an intuitive pull before you understand where it’s taking you.  

In this episode, you’ll learn three practices for trusting those intuitive nudges:

• How to let yourself want what you want before explaining or justifying it.
• How to notice your own body's response before scanning the room for everyone else’s.
• How to let someone else have a completely different response without making their discomfort mean your choice is wrong.

I also share why this story feels especially poignant on the second anniversary of my dad’s death, what he taught me about following your heart, and why being able to communicate with someone in spirit doesn’t mean you stop missing their physical presence.  

You don’t have to know exactly where you’re going to know your next step.

Sometimes the next step is simply the thing you can’t stop wanting.

Resources + Ways to Work With Brenda

The Empowered Empath Collective
We’re spending August and early September exploring intuition: how you recognize your own signals, discern what’s yours, and stop overriding what you know. Join for $111/month or choose the annual option and receive two months free.
→ https://www.brendawinkle.com/membership 

POWER: Self-Trust for Empaths
POWER opens for enrollment in September, and the fall cohort begins September 29.
→ https://www.brendawinkle.com/power 

Private Advisory Coaching
For high-level individualized support, learn more and apply here.
→ https://www.brendawinkle.com/coaching  

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