In this episode, I'm re-sharing the 2nd and last part of an early series on creating emotional safety through self-trust. While part one focused on why our brains might avoid making decisions when the outcomes are not guaranteed and how it negatively impacts us, this episode turns toward how we can begin to change that experience from the inside out.

It offers a coaching-based practice for creating internal safety while making decisions—especially in times of ongoing global instability, social pressure, and emotional exhaustion. When we learn to relate to ourselves as a source of safety, decision-making becomes less about passing a test and more about staying aligned with who we are becoming.

You’ll hear:

• A review of how social conditioning and marginalization can intensify fear around making choices.

• What it actually means to become your own source of emotional safety.

• A four-step self-trust practice to use with real-life decisions that feel heavy or risky.

• Common doubts about self-trust (and how to work with them without self-judgment)

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In this episode, I’m re-sharing part one of a two-part series on creating emotional safety through self-trust that I originally released in the summer of 2025. This topic is especially relevant right now, as many of us are trying to stay grounded and keep making decisions in the midst of ongoing violence, political instability, and uncertainty around the world.

Rather than focusing on certainty or guaranteed outcomes, this episode explores how cultivating self-trust allows us to create a sense of internal safety—one that supports us in making decisions even when so much around us is changing. When we shift from trying to control results to building a trusting relationship with ourselves, we paradoxically increase our capacity to create the results we want.

You’ll hear:

• Why hope alone doesn’t always make decision-making feel safe—and what’s missing when we get stuck.

• What emotional safety actually is, and how it functions at both the brain and the social level.

• How self-trust is created as a felt experience shaped by our thoughts about ourselves.

• Why fear of the unknown drives us to seek certainty—and how that keeps us in indecision.

• How coaching supports emotional safety and self-trust differently than therapy.

• How building self-trust creates internal safety for making decisions in uncertain times.

If you find value in what you hear, the best way to support this podcast is to follow the show wherever you listen, leave a review, and share it with others. While it takes only a few seconds, it makes a big difference in helping others access this resource.

You can also visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WWW.Roxanaakhbari.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to access my other free coaching resources or to book a free consultation call to explore how we can work together.

In this episode, I am sharing one of my early well-received episodes on hope as a choice. It is especially relevant these days as we witness - in awe and admiration - the uprising of Iranian people in millions against a regime that responds with brutal violence.

Rather than treating hope as something that happens to us or as optimism or wishful thinking, this episode explores hope as an intentional practice—one we can choose even in difficult moments like this. Let's dive in and practice embodying hope together!

You’ll hear:

• Why hopelessness isn't something that just happens to you.
• How hope commits us to the possibility of change for the better.
• Why hope is vital for intuitive or highly sensitive people.
• How hope is different from toxic positivity, entitlement, and wishful thinking.
• A fun practice to embody hope by modelling what is possible
• How you can join me in my upcoming virtual workshop

Register for the Beyond Fantasy workshop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.roxanaakhbari.com/beyond-fantasy⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you find value in what you hear, the best way to support this podcast is to follow the show wherever you listen, leave a review, and share it with others. While it takes only a few seconds, it makes a big difference in helping others access this resource.

You can also visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WWW.Roxanaakhbari.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to access my other free coaching resources or to book a free consultation call to explore how we can work together.