26: Learning to Trust Yourself

26: Learning to Trust Yourself What does it mean to trust fully? “Trust is defined as choosing risk, making something you value vulnerable to another person's options.” - Charles Feltman Knowing how to trust yourself is such a fun and timely topic to come back to our truth in this world that feels so chaotic right now. There is no better exercise for you to do in order to get grounded, stand strong in your full expression of yourself, and block out the external noise around out. On this episode of the podcast, Jess and Amy share their own experiences with trust and how If you focus on your own truth and expression of that truth, it doesn’t matter what the rest of the world around you is going through. We are probably never going to feel 100% in alignment but there really is something to showing up and trusting yourself consistently that, if you follow your instincts, will lead you to alignment with your true self. Listen in as we talk about: 6:08 Amy shares what fully trusting herself and being vulnerable looks like in her own life. 9:48 Jess puts words to how trusting herself in sobriety requires a conscious effort to fully trust herself and express her truth. 20:34 Amy walks us through how our attachment styles as children shows up throughout life as it affects our relational ability to trust ourselves and others. 25:55 Jess and Amy discuss how living in alignment and trusting yourself go hand in hand. 35:00 Jess demonstrates her own vulnerability by sharing her walk with her husband as she chooses consciousness daily. Resources mentioned: Dan Siegel's work - The Whole Brain Child / childhood developmental stages Amy's Recover the Trust Program - https://www.thriveinrecoverywithamy.com/recover-the-trust The Optimized Life toolkit: https://www.jessjanda.com/theoptimizedlife ———Download The Optimized Life Toolkit——— Our TOP 5 HACKS that will FINALLY Get You "IN THE ZONE" All Day everyday: https://www.jessjanda.com/theoptimizedlife ———Where to Find Amy & Jess——— 🙋‍ Amy Guerrero: http://www.amyguerrero.com 🙋‍ Jess Janda: http://www.jessjanda.com ———Connect With Amy & Jess——— ✨ Join The Optimized Life Podcast Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/optimizedlife