"Forgive yourself. It’s okay that you don’t remember everything. Trust the bits and pieces; they are puzzle pieces meant to guide you." Coach Tonya Slaton

This Earth Xperience explores the connection between memory, trauma, and intuition. Coach Tonya shares how self-awareness became the foundation for rebuilding trust in herself after years of emotional confusion and manipulation. Through her reflections, she explains how trauma can affect the brain and memory, causing people to repeat patterns they don’t fully remember. Her message reminds listeners that healing begins with awareness and that remembering every detail isn’t as important as trusting what your body and spirit already know.

Together we talk about what it means to listen to intuition after trauma, how to recognize when self-doubt is learned, and how awareness shifts the way we experience relationships. Tonya shares how gaslighting once made her question her own reality, and how learning to pause, reflect, and pay attention to small inner cues helped her rebuild confidence in her discernment. The conversation encourages compassion for the self and curiosity about what it means to be guided by an inner knowing that never leaves.

Each Earth Xperience has its own fingerprint, shaped by the story of the guest. The X represents anything you choose to explore, express, or expand. In this episode, the X is an Experience with Coach Tonya Slaton (@coachtonyaslaton), a Writer, Artist, Coach, and Intuitive Reader who advocates for authenticity and emotional honesty. Her work invites people to stop pretending they are okay and begin real healing through truth and self-awareness.

You can connect with her and explore her resources at linktr.ee/coachtonyaslaton or on Instagram at @coachtonyaslaton.

Questions to reflect on:
• What does self-awareness look like in your daily life?
• How can you tell when you’re operating from memory versus intuition?
• What happens when you trust yourself even without all the facts?
• How do you recognize when someone is gaslighting you?
• What does it mean to forgive yourself for not remembering everything?
• How can awareness protect you from repeating the past?
• When did you last notice your body telling you something your mind ignored?