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EP 270: Why You Don't Trust Yourself to Recover (& How to Build That Self-Trust Back)

Published 4 months, 3 weeks ago
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If you're ready for recovery but freeze when it comes time to actually invest in yourself and commit to the work—this episode is for you.

The real reason you're not taking action isn't because you don't want freedom. It's not because you can't afford it. It's not because you don't believe recovery is possible.

It's because you don't trust yourself to actually do it.

You don't trust yourself to follow through, to succeed, to recover. And after years of the eating disorder systematically destroying your self-trust, plus being burned by therapy or treatment programs that didn't work—of course you don't trust yourself.

But that lack of trust? It's not your fault. And it's not permanent.

In this episode, I break down why high-performing women especially struggle with self-trust in recovery, how past "failed" attempts were actually preparing you for the right approach, and how to rebuild that trust through partnership rather than trying to do it alone.

You'll discover:

  • Why the eating disorder has systematically destroyed your self-trust
  • How being a high performer makes recovery feel impossible when your usual strategies don't work
  • Why therapy/treatment programs may have failed before (and why this time IS different)
  • The difference between coaching and transformation through partnership
  • How to build self-trust through small, kept promises
  • Why you don't need perfect self-trust to start—just willingness
  • How to overcome the "I need to talk to my husband" and investment objections
  • Why waiting for the "perfect time" keeps you stuck while the ED steals your life

The truth: You ARE trustworthy. You ARE capable. You ARE ready. Even if you don't feel like it yet.

WHY YOU DON'T TRUST YOURSELF

The eating disorder has spent YEARS:

  • Convincing you to break promises to yourself
  • Making you set goals you couldn't keep
  • Forcing you to start recovery attempts you couldn't finish
  • Sabotaging commitments your disorder wouldn't let you honor

Plus, you've been burned before:

  • Therapy that was lovely but left you feeling
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