UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone 450. How to Create Self Trust
Dec 18, 2025
Discover the real meaning of self-trust beyond always making perfect choices. Explore how societal pressures erode confidence, especially in women, and why perfect decision-making won’t build true trust. Learn about the Confidence Compass: self-knowledge, self-compassion, self-belief, and self-actualization. Dive into Kara’s personal stories for inspiration, and find practical steps to cultivate self-trust, like self-inquiry and compassionate self-talk. Trust is built through resilience, not flawless decisions!
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Self-Trust Is Not Perfect Foresight
- Defining self-trust as perfect foresight is impossible and self-defeating.
- Treating certainty as a requirement guarantees you will never trust yourself.
Self-Trust Fuels Confidence And Action
- Lack of self-trust causes emotional suffering and limits action.
- Believing you can't rely on yourself erodes confidence and blocks risk-taking.
Socialization Undermines Inner Reliability
- Socialization teaches women to second-guess and over-blame, undermining self-trust.
- This learned pattern makes us habitually doubt our perceptions and decisions.