The Universe Is Sending You Signs: Are You Listening? How to Fine Tune Your Intuition to Step Into Your Purpose and Dream Life with Dr. Tara Swart

Dhru Purohit Show

Dhru Purohit

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.7 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 113 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth, LMNT, and Fatty15. Have you ever had a sign or a gut feeling that you brushed off as a coincidence? What if those moments weren’t random at all, but subtle guidance pointing you in the right direction? On today’s episode, we explore how these signs show up in our lives, why we often miss them, and how understanding the science behind intuition can help us tune in and act with clarity. Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru sits down with world-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart to explore the key signs of greater intelligence that often appear in our lives. She explains how our modern world can prevent us from noticing these signs and receiving guidance, and how the brain itself acts as a filter. Through practices such as visualization and intention-setting, we can activate the reticular activating system to better recognize opportunities that align with our goals. Dr. Tara also breaks down the science of intuition and “signs,” showing how gut feelings and dreams are rooted in real brain-body connections, while offering practical tools to rewire limiting beliefs. She reminds us that transformation isn’t magic, but rather biology combined with aligned action. Dr. Tara Swart is a PhD neuroscientist and Oxford University-trained medical doctor. She is Senior Advisor for Neuroscience and Leadership at MIT Sloan School of Management, best-selling author of The Source, and a Trustee of the Lady Garden Foundation. Tara is the Chief Science Officer at Dirtea, an adaptogenic mushroom company, and the Mind Ambassador at Healf.com. Tara is passionate about empowering people through the intersection of science and spirituality. In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Swart dive into: Dr. Tara’s personal story of loss, grief, and her journey with signs and patterns (1:10) Fundamental beliefs we accept without proof and a discussion on near-death experiences (7:02) What Dr. Tara realized after her husband’s death and the greater source present in the universe (17:24) The importance of having community (20:17) Dhru’s personal story of signs after loss (21:25) How Dr. Tara navigated her grief and what led her to write her book (38:50) Why sharing your experiences with signs matters and how to identify your own (47:14) Finding a sense of purpose through signs (1:07:00) Practices to help us access and strengthen our intuition (1:18:57) The power of journaling (1:23:21) What to do when you ask for a sign and don’t get one (1:29:56) Feeling connected to signs while staying grounded in real life (1:34:35) The consequences of ignoring the signs life gives us (1:41:45) Final thoughts and takeaways (1:45:55) Also mentioned in this episode: The Signs: The New Science of How to Trust Your Instincts - Dr. Tara’s new book For more on Dr. Swart, follow her on Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or visit her Website. This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth, LMNT, and Fatty15. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets and sleepwear. Just head over to cozyearth.com/dhru and use code DHRUP. Lemonade Salt flavor is here to stay! Right now, LMNT is offering my listeners a free sample pack with any purchase. Head over to drinkLMNT.com/dhru today. Fatty15 is offering an additional 15% off its 90-day subscription Starter Kit. Go to fatty15.com/dhru and use code DHRU to replenish your C15 levels for long-term health. Sign up for Dhru’s Try This Newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dr. Tara, as a neuroscientist, you believe something profound and a little controversial.
0:07.7	And that is that many of us today are missing key signs from a greater intelligence.
0:14.5	Signs that often come in the form of patterns, numbers, animals, even, songs, phrases. And these signs could radically, if noticed,
0:25.7	help us guide towards a better life, as well as make us feel more alive and in tune with the
0:31.9	world. And I think a fundamental place to start this conversation is where you start the book,
0:39.3	the new book. And that is from a place of loss. From your last time here on the podcast, you have talked about the power,
0:45.5	the science, the art of manifestation, and how you've used manifestation from a neuroscientist's
0:51.2	perspective to achieve incredible things in your life, including even
0:56.1	attracting your partner at the time that we were talking about, your husband.
1:01.1	And you pick up this book with a story of the continuation from that.
1:06.5	Can you chat about that with us?
1:08.0	I guess the way to put it is that I believe that I manifested my husband.
1:12.2	I had created an action board saying joy comes out of the blue and then I met him on a
1:17.3	plane in the sky. And, you know, we met a little bit later in life, so we really cherished each other.
1:23.3	He had had a health condition in the past that left him quite vulnerable with an underlying
1:29.7	immunocompromise. So I had to shield him during COVID. And unfortunately, his underlying condition
1:36.0	progressed to acute myeloid leukemia. Four months after diagnosis, he passed away. You know,
1:41.8	as dreadful as that would be for anyone, it also, for me,
1:45.9	represented an absolute shattering of everything that I believed in. I mean, I had visuals of
1:53.7	healthy blood cells on the walls of his hospital room. I was getting him to, you know, to meditate,
1:59.1	to like focus on rebuilding these cells. And
2:02.7	basically, I couldn't beat leukemia. I lost the most important person in my life who was my
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