I notice this in myself:
when trust has been broken, doubt creeps in.
Old patterns resurface.
Feelings I thought I had worked through come back again.

And I find myself asking:
Is this my intuition—or am I bringing the past into the present?

This is something I’m actively sitting with.

What I’m learning is this:
intuition is calm.
trauma is urgent.

Intuition informs.
Trauma insists.

When I feel that familiar spiral—overthinking, second-guessing, wanting certainty—I try to pause instead of pushing myself to decide. I remind myself that healing isn’t about never feeling doubt again. It’s about not letting doubt take over.

Trust, for me, is no longer about predicting what will happen.
It’s about trusting myself to respond with clarity and compassion if something feels off.

I’m also learning that old feelings returning doesn’t mean I’m going backward.
It means something deeper is integrating.

I don’t want to live guarded.
But I also don’t want to abandon my wisdom.

So I’m practicing a quieter kind of trust—one that doesn’t rush, doesn’t prove, and doesn’t require me to over give in order to feel safe.

Lately, when doubt shows up in my body, I do something simple:

I place one hand on my chest and one on my belly.
I slow my breath just enough to feel it move.
I remind myself: I am safe in this moment.

This helps because trust doesn’t live in the mind—it lives in the nervous system.
When my body settles, my thoughts soften.
And from that place, clarity comes without force.

If you’re learning how to trust again too, you’re not broken.
You’re becoming more honest with yourself.

And sometimes, that part of the journey feels messy before it feels free.

-Elizabeth