Learning to trust yourself again
Episode description
Ever questioned your trust in yourself or doubted your capacity to do brave things? Ever felt weak or ashamed because of that?
In this episode I share reflections from periods of my life when I’ve felt raw, alone and unsupported - when I had to rebuild trust with myself as a matter of self-preservation. And what I’ve discovered is that self-trust doesn’t come from pushing through, ‘man-ing-up’, or performing confidence. It grows quietly, in moments of honesty, in choosing gentleness, and deliberately noticing how I keep showing up for myself (imperfectly) - especially when life gets challenging.
For me, trust is about how you are in relationship with yourself. And like all relationships, that requires healing. It’s a thing we ‘do’ (as well as say and feel) through our bodies. It comes from a sense of inner peace and wholeness that’s quite possible to nurture, in small acts of kindness, curiosity and compassion towards our noisy inner world.
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