22 Sept 2026
How to Trust Yourself and Make Better Decisions - Dr. Jacqueline Chan
In Part 2 of my conversation with Dr. Jacqueline Chan, we explore intuition, energy, healing, spirituality, and what it means to reconnect with parts of ourselves that may have been shut down or ignored.
Dr. Chan's Book Regenerate Your Brain: A Breakthrough Plan To Restore Your Brilliant Mind: https://a.co/d/0aYEIdyu
Work with James: https://whatnobodytellsyou.carrd.co
Dr. Chan shares how she learned to distinguish intuition from imagination by keeping a journal and tracking what she sensed against what actually happened. She describes some of her own experiences with dreams, intuitive warnings, and what she considers meaningful signs from nature.
We also talk about what it can mean to develop intuition safely, including the importance of being present, creating a sense of safety, having guidance, and taking responsibility for the information that comes through. Dr. Chan explains why she believes intuition is something humans naturally possess and why many people may have learned to suppress or ignore it.
The conversation then moves into energy medicine, skepticism, healing, the human spirit, surrender, play, music, singing, and the ways people can reconnect with joy and a deeper sense of themselves.
Dr. Chan also talks about what decades of working with patients have taught her about human beings, including her belief that people are remarkably resilient and that beneath conditioning, fear, and suffering there is an inherent desire to feel whole.
We close with a conversation about where someone might begin if they want to become healthier in a more holistic sense, including education, self-reflection, journaling, and becoming more open to discovering what their next steps might be.
YouTube / Podcast Time Codes
00:00 Distinguishing intuition from fantasy and wishful thinking
00:46 Learning to test and track intuition
01:24 Dr. Chan's first powerful intuitive experiences
03:42 How intuition can feel different from imagination
04:35 Becoming present and creating space for intuition
06:18 Journaling intuitive insights and building confidence
07:36 Energy healing experiences and unexpected reactions
08:09 Keeping a journal as a system of checks and balances
09:01 Intuitive warnings and trusting a feeling in the body
09:40 Intuition as a potential warning system
10:35 Angels, guides, signs, and communication through nature
12:38 Recognizing signs and meaningful experiences
13:22 Blessing water, toning, and an unexpected experience in nature
15:19 Do we naturally have intuitive abilities?
16:21 How Dr. Chan learned to develop her intuition
16:49 Permission, responsibility, and trusting what comes through
18:25 The courage required to follow intuition
18:30 James shares his experience of shutting down his intuition
20:21 Why intuition can be difficult to explore in our culture
21:40 Retrieving parts of ourselves and becoming more whole
23:13 Intuition, unseen realms, and the importance of safety
24:27 Why Dr. Chan believes guidance and guardrails matter
25:57 Working with people who are skeptical of energy medicine
27:18 What decades of working with patients taught Dr. Chan
28:14 The human spirit and the desire to feel whole
29:21 Healing through softness, surrender, and receiving
30:29 Moving beyond conditioning and reconnecting with joy
32:14 The beauty and resilience of the human spirit
33:45 Joy, music, and powerful transformative experiences
34:31 David Hawkins, Power vs. Force, and emotional states
35:21 Triumph, joy, and shifting emotional energy
36:16 Play, the nervous system, and healing
37:20 Singing as a way to shift emotional states
38:23 Sound, toning, Qigong, and emotional balance
39:13 Purging, balance, and what we can learn from nature
39:49 Where to begin if you want to become healthier holistically
40:47 Journaling, education, and asking for guidance
41:32 Closing thoughts on openness and discovering your next steps
Medical and General Disclaimer
Medical Disclaimer: The information discussed in this podcast is provided for general educational and informational purposes only and is not intended to be medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or a substitute for consultation with a qualified physician or other licensed healthcare professional. Dr. Jacqueline Chan is speaking from her own professional experience, personal perspective, and areas of practice. Statements made during this conversation represent the views and experiences expressed by the guest and should not automatically be interpreted as established medical facts, accepted medical standards, or the position of the medical profession as a whole.
This episode includes discussion of holistic medicine, energy medicine, intuition, energetic healing, the nervous system, trauma, emotional states, spirituality, consciousness, chakras, subtle energy, astral realms, guides, angels, signs in nature, and other spiritual or metaphysical concepts. Some of these concepts are matters of personal belief, spiritual practice, individual experience, or areas of ongoing investigation and are not established medical treatments or scientifically established explanations for illness or healing. Personal experiences and anecdotes, including experiences described by the host or guest, do not by themselves establish scientific evidence of effectiveness or causation.
