What Happens When We Finally Trust Ourselves?

I have been thinking a lot about self-trust lately, mostly because I’ve realised how easy it is to believe that we trust ourselves when things are going well.

It is relatively easy to stand behind a decision when the outcome appears to vindicate it; when the relationship works, the opportunity pays off, the risk leads somewhere beautiful, or somebody we respect reassures us that we did the right thing. It becomes much more interesting when it doesn’t...