Reconnecting With Intuition: Barbara Howlin on Trusting the Whisper

That split-second feeling, the one where your body says yes before your mind catches up, is easy to override. Host Sreemedha talks with Barbara Howlin, a Reiki master, human design specialist, and founder of The Howling Hive, about why so many of us have lost touch with intuition, and how it actually speaks differently depending on the person.

Barbara breaks down human design's concept of "authority," the different places intuition tends to show up in the body (emotional, gut, or that quieter intuitive spleen), and offers simple, low-pressure ways to start rebuilding trust in that inner signal, without turning it into another self-improvement project. This is a grounded, practical conversation about remembering something you already know how to do.

About the Guest:

Barbara Howlin is a Reiki master, human design specialist, and founder of The Howling Hive, where she has spent the past decade helping creatives and leaders reconnect with their intuition and live from a more authentic, embodied place. Her book, Can It Be That Easy?, is out November 1st.

Key Takeaways:

• Intuition rarely delivers the whole plan at once. It tends to offer just the next single step, and trusting that one step is often what makes the rest unfold.
• In human design, intuition shows up through different "authorities": emotional (needing time to sit with a feeling), sacral or gut (responding strongly to specific options rather than open-ended questions), or the quieter intuitive/spleen type that requires stillness to hear.
• A simple daily practice: take a "sacred pause" before decisions. Moving fast is often exactly what drowns out the signal.
• If you feel disconnected from your intuition, try literally looking up, away from screens, toward the sky or a tree. It's a small, physical way to reconnect with something bigger than the immediate moment.
• One way to tell intuition apart from fear: intuition tends to feel expansive and possible, never like scarcity or lack. If a thought feels like lack, it's worth questioning it.
• If you have a lot of physical energy and don't move your body enough during the day, that energy often ends up spinning in your head instead. Sometimes the answer really is just to go for a walk.

Connect With the Guest:

• Website: https://www.thehowlinghive.org
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehowlinghive/
• Book: Can It Be That Easy? (available November 1st via the website or Amazon)

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