019: Trusting Others

09/07/2024 23 min Temporada 1 Episodio 19

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Episode Synopsis

How can you trust others so that you can live with a mind, unburdened by the constant planning and vigilance that comes from expecting the other to hurt you?
Hard to function in the world where we don’t trust other people, or systems we rely on – but far more difficult to live without the agency over our peace that we transfer to others... so what's next? Mistrusting everyone and relying solely on yourself? Not quite. Let's talk.

(00:55) What is trust?
(02:13) Child-like trust vs informed trust
(04:12) Consequences of not trusting (state of constant vigilance)
(07:53) How to cultivate trust?
(08:29) Specific positivity examples
(11:25) Acknowledging your fears
(13:44) The parts of you (Internal Family Systems)
(14:40) Developing a sense of adult-self whom you can trust
(15:23) How do you abandon yourself that sabotages your trust?
(17:10) Body movement practices 
(20:13) What life can feel like if you trust...

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