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Ep. 028 | When You Don't Trust Yourself Until Somebody Else Does

Episode 28 September 21, 2026 3 min

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Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to trust your own decision after someone else agrees with you? Sometimes the issue isn't that you don't know what you want. It's that you've learned your knowing needs validation before you can trust it.
In this episode, we explore the difference between knowing what you want and feeling allowed to trust what you know, especially for high-capacity Black women who are used to considering everyone else's needs, expectations, and comfort.
Mini Guided Practice:Ask yourself: “What do I actually know?” Then ask: “What would make me feel allowed to trust what I know?” Notice the difference.
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Keywords:high-capacity Black women, self-trust, trusting yourself, decision making, identity, identity formation, identity substitution, validation, people pleasing, self-awareness, ESSENTFLOW™, Identity Linguist™, Black women and identity

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