22. Rebuilding Self-Trust After Betrayal: Learning to Believe Yourself Again

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In this episode, Caitlin explores how God speaks through what we feel — not with words, but through peace, silence, and unease.

From the tightness in your chest to the pause before answering the phone, each feeling is a divine nudge to release what no longer aligns with your spirit.

Through stories, faith, and Dominican insight, Caitlin unpacks how we’re taught to aguantar — to endure, to keep giving, to confuse loyalty with self-abandonment.
But what if God’s whisper is your permission to stop holding on?

She guides you through seven segments — from noticing when peace leaves the room to rebuilding self-trust through faith and softness.

✨ EPISODE SEGMENTS

🕊 Segment 1 — When Peace Leaves the Room

When God removes peace, He’s not punishing you — He’s protecting you.
💭 Journal Prompt: Where have I been trying to force peace instead of protecting it?
💡 Affirmation: If peace is gone, I can let go with grace.

🌙 Segment 2 — Conversations That No Longer Flow

Before something ends, the conversation dies first.
💭 Journal Prompt: What conversations have I been avoiding because the truth would change everything?
💡 Affirmation: I don’t have to shrink to be understood.

🇩🇴 Segment 3 — The Resentment Cycle

Resentment doesn’t start loud — it begins in the quiet moments you ignore your truth.
💭 Journal Prompt: Where did I mistake compassion for permission?
💡 Affirmation: I choose peace over people-pleasing.

🕊 Segment 4 — Rebuilding Self-Trust as a Spiritual Practice

Healing starts when you begin keeping small promises to yourself.
💭 Journal Prompt: What small promise can I keep to myself this week?
💡 Affirmation: I am becoming someone I can rely on.

🌤 Segment 5 — The God Connection: Trusting What He Shows You

God doesn’t speak in thunder. He whispers through unease, through silence, through your gut feeling.
💭 Journal Prompt: Where is God asking me to trust what I already see?
💡 Affirmation: God’s clarity never contradicts my peace.

🇩🇴 Segment 6 — Faith & Cultural Reflection: Redefining Loyalty

Faith isn’t about endurance — it’s about discernment.
💭 Journal Prompt: What did I learn about loyalty that no longer serves me?
💡 Affirmation: My loyalty no longer requires my silence.

🌹 Segment 7 — The Release: Coming Home to Yourself

Release means trusting that peace is the proof you made the right decision.
💭 Journal Prompt: What do I need to bless so I can finally move on?
💡 Affirmation: I release what no longer reflects the person I’m becoming.

🙏🏽 Closing Prayer
God, thank You for the endings that didn’t make sense but made space.
Thank You for teaching me that peace is Your language and clarity is Your mercy.
Help me forgive myself for staying too long and trust that I’m safe in Your direction.
May I walk forward with grace, knowing that I am protected, guided, and free.
Amen.

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