In a world filled with noise, opinions, and constant external input, many women feel disconnected from one of their most powerful inner resources: intuition. On this episode of the Life is Beauty Full podcast, host Samantha Legge sits down with intuitive guide, teacher, and author Nikki Novo for a deeply grounding conversation about what intuition really is, why so many of us stop trusting it, and how learning to reconnect with it can fundamentally change the way we live, love, and lead.
From the very beginning, Nikki challenges a common belief: that intuition is reserved for “special” people—psychics, mystics, or those born with extraordinary gifts. Instead, she reframes intuition as something far more universal and accessible. Everybody has intuition, she explains. It is the voice of the soul.
Nikki shares that her own intuitive awakening didn’t begin with confidence—it began with heartbreak. In her twenties, after following what felt like a divinely guided path into a serious relationship, she was blindsided by an unexpected breakup. While the emotional pain was real, the deeper wound was internal: she no longer trusted herself.
She describes feeling as though whatever had guided her to that relationship was broken. Without the language for intuition at the time, she felt lost—questioning her inner compass and her ability to make decisions. This experience, however, became the catalyst for her lifelong exploration of intuition, energy, and soul-led living.
Throughout the conversation, a powerful theme emerges: many people don’t lack intuition—they have experienced environments that taught them not to trust it. Emotionally unsafe relationships, gaslighting workplaces, controlling family dynamics, or the pressure to “do what’s expected” can slowly silence intuition in the name of survival.
Samantha reflects on how toxic or abusive situations can cause women to lose their inner voice entirely. In those moments, intuition doesn’t disappear—it goes quiet, waiting for safety and space to return.
One of the most empowering parts of the episode is Nikki’s explanation of how intuition shows up differently for different people. Understanding your intuitive language, she explains, is key to strengthening it.
She outlines four primary intuitive styles: Feelers, Hearers, Seers, and Knowers. Most people have access to all four, but usually one or two are dominant. Recognizing your natural style allows you to stop forcing intuition to appear in ways that aren’t authentic to you—and instead lean into what already works.
For feelers in particular, Nikki offers a life-changing reframe: emotions are information, not something you must absorb. Learning to observe rather than take on others’ emotional states is a critical boundary skill—and a powerful intuitive upgrade.
A question many listeners will relate to is the fear of confusing intuition with anxiety. Nikki explains that intuition is typically simple, neutral, and calm. Anxiety, on the other hand, is loud, repetitive, and layered with fear.
One of her most practical tools is the practice of dropping a thought from the head into the body. When information is brought into the heart, it simplifies. Where the mind may generate hundreds of anxious words, intuition often distills truth into just one or two.
Another key insight: intuition rarely comes with guarantees. It doesn’t promise outcomes—it offers direction. Its role isn’t to protect us from discomfort, but to guide us toward alignment, growth, and fulfillment.
Following intuition doesn’t always feel easy. Nikki explains that intuition often leads us through challenging experiences—not around them. Painful chapters can still be part of the soul’s path. Without them, growth, clarity, and calling may never be discovered.
Intuition is the compass to your soul’s path. While that path isn’t always smooth, it leads to deeper fulfillment, purpose, and self-trust.
For those wondering where to begin, Nikki emphasizes that intuition is a relationship—and relationships require time. Creating quiet space, journaling or voice-noting intuitive thoughts, asking simple questions, and building trust through small decisions all help strengthen this inner connection.
Over time, intuition becomes integrated into daily life. What once required intention and space becomes a natural way of moving through the world.
As the episode closes, Nikki leaves listeners with a powerful message: intuition doesn’t just help us make decisions—it expands our lives. There is more for you.
This conversation is an invitation to reconnect with the part of you that already knows—and to trust that your inner compass has been guiding you all along.