How to Trust Your Human Design: Ditch the Overthinking and Follow Your Body
You don’t need another personality quiz (even though they’re fun). Or another week lost down the rabbit hold of self-help content, hoping that this time it’ll click.
If you’re here, you already know there’s something more. Not out there, but in you.
You’ve done what you were supposed to. Built the life. Checked the boxes. And yet, something still feels off. That’s not failure. That’s your body trying to get your attention.
That’s what Human Design is here to do. To help you unlearn the noise and finally trust what’s been inside you all along.
My Turning Point: When I Stopped Performing and Starting Listening
Let me tell you a quick story. When I first found Human Design, I was burned out, frustrated, and deeply disconnected. From the outside, it looked like I had it all together. I was successful, reliable, and high-performing. But inside? I was exhausted and resentful. Because no matter how hard I worked, it never felt like enough.
Then I learned I was a Projector. EVERYTHING started making sense. All the years of trying to keep up with everyone else…all the times that I pushed past my own signals…all the advise that said “just work harder,” or “be more consistent.” None of it ever worked for me, because it wasn’t me.
Human Design gave me a new framework. One where my sensitivity wasn’t a character flaw. Where my deep insights and quiet knowing weren’t “too much.” These are my gifts.
But here’s the truth: reading my chart didn’t just magically change my life. Trusting it did. And that’s what this post is about.
What’s Human Design, Really?
Let’s set the record straight, Human Design is not just some personality system. It’s a body-based decision-making tool that helps you:
Stop second-guessing yourself
Understand how your energy actually works
Make choices that feel right in your body, not just your head
Human Design combines ancient systems like astrology, the I Ching, Kabbalah, and Hindu Chakra system with modern quantum physics and genetics. It sounds complex, but the most life-changing parts are surprisingly simple.
At its core, Human Design helps you answer to questions:
How does my energy work?
How do I make decisions that I can trust?
Why Overthinking Isn’t Helping You
If you’re like most women I work with, your brain is tired. You’ve been taught to analyze everything to death. Make a pro/con list. Research every friggin option. Ask everything else what they think, and wait until you’re 100% sure.
But here’s the thing…Your purpose here isn’t hiding somewhere in your brain - it’s in your body.
In Human Design, we don’t make decisions from the mind. We follow what’s call your Authority (your unique inner GPS system).
Want to know what your Authority is?
Download your free Human Design chart + Purpose by Design Guide.
What Happens When You Start Trusting Your Authority
Let’s talk about the shift. When you start honoring your design and following your Authority, this is what changes:
You stop wasting energy on things that aren’t yours to carry
You start making choices that feel grounded, even when they don’t make logical sense
You feel more at ease in your body
You stop second-guessing every little thing
You start trusting yourself, even in the unknown
And when you begin living this way…that’s when the purpose piece finally clicks into place. You don’t figure out your purpose. You remember it and you start living it.
How to Start Living Your Human Design (Without Overcomplicating It)
You don’t need to memorize your whole chart to start living it. Here are three powerful places to begin:
Know Your Energy Type
Your Type gives you the broad strokes of how your energy works. There are five types:
Manifestor: You’re here to initiate. Trust your creative urges.
Generator: You’re here to respond. Follow what lights you up.
Manifesting Generator: You’re here to move fast, pivot often, and play.
Projector: You’re here to guide. Wait for recognition and to be invited.
Reflector: You’re here to be a karmic mirror. Tune in and trust the moon’s cycle.
You don’t need to “act like” your Type. You already are your Type, just notice when you’re resisting it.
2. Follow Your Authority
Your Authority is the body-based signal that helps you make decisions. This is where things get really personal. Here’s a quick cheat sheet:
Emotional: Sleep on it. Clarity comes over time.
Sacral: Go with your gut. If it’s not a hell yes, it’s a no.
Splenic: Trust that whisper. Your knowing is instant.
Ego: If you want it for you, that’s enough.
Self-Projected: Talk it out. Your truth lives in your voice.
Mental Projector: You need the right space and a sounding board.
Lunar (Reflectors): Give it a full lunar cycle since your clarity is tied to the moon.
Once you know your Authority, practice it. Start small and build trust with time.
Learn more about your Human Design Authority with the free Purpose by Design Guide.
3. Notice the Deconditioning
This is the messy part and the most magical. You’ll start seeing where you’ve been taught to override your body and where you’ve had to hustle to prove. You’ll notice when you say yes even though your gut is screaming no, and where you ignore your knowing to make others comfortable.
Living your design isn’t about “doing it perfectly.” It’s about choosing you over and over, especially when it feels scary.
The Real Reason You’re Still Stuck
You already know what you want. That dream that keeps nudging you? That version of you that you can’t stop imagining? She’s real.
But most women don’t take the leap because they’re waiting for certainty. Spoiler alert: You won’t feel “ready.” And that’s why Human Design is such a game-changer. It gives you something better than certainty, it gives you self-trust.
Tangible Ways to Start Trusting Your Design Today
Look up your free human design chart and grab my Purpose by Design Guide
Learn your Type and Authority
Notice where you’re overriding your inner signals
Try making one decision this week using your Authority
Celebrate what feels right, even if no one else gets it
You don’t need to figure it all out today, but you do need to listen to what your body already knows.
Want a Shortcut?
If this whole “trust your body” thing feels unfamiliar, or you’re craving a real guide to help you make sense of your chart and actually use it - I’ve got something for you.
It’s called the Decoded Digital Guide. This isn’t a generic printout. It’s your unique Human Design chart broken down into simple, easy-to-understand pages, customized just for you. So you can stop guessing and start remembering who you are.
Order your Decoded Guide Now.
Final Thoughts
You’re not actually confused. You’ve just been taught to ignore your inner knowing. Human Design won’t given you all the answers, but it will give you the compass you’ve been missing. So stop waiting to be “ready,” and start trusting yourself.
You’re not broke and you’re not lost. You’re exactly where you need to be.
