85. Intuition vs Anxiety: How to Know The Difference (Storytime of when my Intuition Fully Activated)85. Intuition vs Anxiety: How to Know The Difference (Storytime of when my Intuition Fully Activated)
A More Mystical Life with Marissa Remy
Marissa Remy recounts getting stranded in the desert and following a powerful inner voice back to safety, which transformed her relationship with intuition. She reflects on how this experience helped her tell the difference between anxiety and genuine guidance and how that inner voice now supports her daily life and spiritual growth.
6:40•14 May 2026
Lost in the Desert: How Marissa Learned to Trust Her Intuition Over Anxiety
Episode Overview
- Intuition feels like a grounded, full-body truth, while anxiety feels like a buzzing, critical "mosquito" in the mind.
- Quiet environments and a clear mind make it easier to hear inner guidance without distraction.
- Trusting intuitive nudges in difficult situations can build lasting self-trust and a sense of inner safety.
- Intuition is present in everyday tasks, from housework to choosing a route to the gym.
- Learning to distinguish between the anxious voice, inner critic, and intuitive voice can be a key part of a spiritual journey.
“I realised that in the desert out there, it was quiet enough to be able to hear my intuition.”
What can we learn from those who have battled anxiety and self-doubt in life-or-death moments? In this story-focused episode of *A More Mystical Life*, hypnotherapist and addiction recovery specialist Marissa Remy shares the day her inner voice went from background noise to unquestionable guidance.
Stranded alone in the desert with “no food, no water, no cell service, absolutely nothing,” Marissa talks through the panic, the weirdly playful phase of building sandcastles and dancing around, and the point where survival instincts kicked in. With rescue helicopters about to be called, she describes hearing a “booming resonance of a voice” inside her body that told her where to walk, when to stop, and when to turn back.
Step by step, that voice led her over a hill and straight back to camp. From there, she unpacks what that moment taught her about intuition.
Anxiety, she says, feels like “this little mosquito kind of buzzing around,” while intuition feels like a grounded, full-body truth: “from my heart” and “verbiated out through my body.” She stresses how crucial it is to have a clear enough mind and heart to hear that guidance and to find the courage to follow it, even when it seems irrational.
Marissa also talks about how this experience pushed her into solo camping and hiking, helped her build a deep sense of inner safety, and shaped her ongoing spiritual journey with her “higher guidance team” and spirit guides.
She reminds you that intuition isn’t just for emergencies – it can guide everyday choices like “what route I should take to the gym.” If you’ve ever wondered whether that inner nudge is your intuition or just anxious chatter, this desert story might get you asking: what would happen if you trusted that quieter, deeper voice a little more often?
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