Wellness + Wisdom Podcast

Break the Cycle: These 4 Steps Will Delete Your Self-Sabotage Forever

Jan 2, 2026
Explore the concept of self-sabotage as a neural safety loop. Discover the BTFA model—Belief, Thought, Feeling, Action—showing how our beliefs shape our lives. Learn to identify deep-rooted beliefs formed early in life and how they influence behaviors. Engage in somatic practices to connect with and release these limiting beliefs. Understand that actions stem from unconscious thoughts and beliefs, and adopt practical tools to interrupt negative patterns with small, intentional changes.
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INSIGHT

Behavior Starts With Belief

  • Josh Trent defines the BTFA loop as Belief → Thought → Feeling → Action that drives behavior from the inside out.
  • He argues changing actions alone fails because beliefs formed early (before age seven) run the loop and dictate outcomes.
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Old Beliefs Outpower Willpower

  • Josh Trent explains core beliefs are survival strategies formed early and cannot be overridden by willpower alone.
  • He claims the BTFA loop explains nearly all self-sabotage and must be interrupted upstream.
ADVICE

Identify And Talk To Limiting Beliefs

  • Write three repeating patterns you want to stop and ask what belief would keep them repeating.
  • Locate where that belief lives in your body and talk to it, asking if it will be let go.
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