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What happens when the people meant to protect you are the ones who cause harm? We open a four-part journey into rebuilding trust after childhood trauma, starting with the foundation that makes every other step possible: learning to trust yourself. With Storm joining after a few live tech hiccups, we move past apologies and into the real work—naming how abuse tangles safety with danger and why hypervigilance, people-pleasing, and isolation become default settings.

Together we unpack what trust actually is and how it gets shattered: unpredictable harm, denial of reality, and the slow erosion of self-belief. You’ll hear personal stories that put language to familiar patterns—testing people until they fail, pushing away love before it can hurt you, ignoring your body’s signals, and numbing the scan for danger. Then we shift from theory to practice. We outline small, doable steps that begin to retrain the nervous system: noticing tension and ease, naming feelings without judgment, choosing one calming tool that truly works for you, and building credibility through tiny promises kept. We also talk about boundaries as an act of self-trust and why self-compassion—not perfection—is the engine of change.

If you’re exhausted from second-guessing, craving closeness but bracing for impact, or simply ready to stop abandoning yourself, this conversation offers a clear starting point. Walk away with practical tools to listen to your body, set one honest boundary, and make one small promise you can keep tomorrow morning. We’ll continue this trust series after a brief bye week with how trust falters, practical daily practices, and sustaining trust for long-term healing.

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