Are you ever torn between your inner Spock and your inner Yoda? Do you find yourself overthinking a decision until your brain feels like it’s running endless spreadsheets, or leaping before you look—only to wish you’d checked the waters first?

If you can relate, this is one MagnifEssence in Motion recording you are strongly encouraged to watch. Carolyn McGee, intuitive coach and founder of Sacred Haven Living, joins me for a powerful conversation about using both head and heart for inner clarity. Together, we tackle the classic tug-of-war between logic and intuition, and discover how collaboration between the two is a secret pathway to living with more ease, confidence, and authenticity.

Now, you might wonder if there’s any science behind this touchy-feely quest for balance. Answer: absolutely! Studies in neuroscience show that decision-making isn’t merely a rational process managed by the “thinking brain” (prefrontal cortex); our “feeling brain” (the limbic system) is equally crucial. In fact, research from Dr. Antonio Damasio demonstrates that people with impaired emotional processing struggle with some of the simplest choices—even if their logic is perfectly intact. Meanwhile, intuitive hunches often arise from our brain quickly matching patterns before our conscious mind catches up. So, when head and heart are out of sync, we really do risk missing out on clarity, satisfaction, and even effective action.

During our conversation, we explore five essential touchpoints for blending logic and intuition:

• Logic vs Intuition. We learn how each operates, why both matter, and how to spot when you’re defaulting to one over the other.
• Effects of Imbalance. We’ve all heard about spending too much time in our heads. Well, it’s just as common for some people to be emotionally over-reactive. In either case, we lose connection to our intuition, and this can have significant consequences.
• Trusting Intuition Without Sacrificing Reason. We share how to notice the subtle cues of intuition—those gut flutters, flashes, and gentle nudges—and how to vet those nudges with grounded logic, so you take wise, not wild, leaps.
• Practical Tools for Balance and Alignment. Learn some hands-on methods like reflective journaling, somatic check-ins, and asking yourself both logical and intuitive questions—the brainy and the feely—about whatever inflection point you’re at right now.
• Living with Clarity and Confidence. Ultimately, it’s about making choices that feel right and make sense—a winning combo for living authentically—and sleeping well at night!

 If you’ve ever wished for a “user’s manual” on how to make better decisions (without endlessly consulting your Magic 8-Ball), this episode is for you. It’s not about being all head or all heart—but about tuning both so you can catch life’s curveballs with a smile. Watch the recording for honest stories, plenty of takeaways you can use immediately, and even a laugh or two about our collective inner “committee meetings.”

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