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The Terri Cole Show

738 From Blind Trust to Discernment: Healing the Way You Relate

The Terri Cole Show

Terri Cole

Psychotherapist, Sustainablechange, Guidance, Mental Health, Simplestrategies, Society & Culture, Powerofintention, Simplestrategiestoachievepersonalfreedom, Hellofreedom, Easternmindfulnesspractices, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Practicalpsychology, Terricole

51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Have you been going through life confused about why the people you trust always seem to let you down? Or do you avoid trusting anyone because you aren’t sure who deserves it? You might have learned disordered trust patterns from your family of origin. On today’s episode, I’m sharing some strategies for identifying patterns that don’t serve you and getting clarity on who deserves a space in the front row of your life.

Read the show notes for today's episode at terricole.com/738

Transcript

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0:00.0

Well, hello there, and welcome to this week's episode of the Terry Cole show. I want to start

0:05.9

with a couple of questions. Were you taught that being good at relationships sort of meant

0:13.0

being trusting first and asking questions later? Many of us, especially good girls here in the

0:20.1

crew, were rewarded for being really agreeable, for being accommodating, for being compliant, right, to easily trust others.

0:31.1

But so much of the time, we were never taught how to trust and protect ourselves.

0:42.1

Because when you think about it, trust is not blind loyalty. It certainly shouldn't be. It really is earned clarity. That's what trust is.

0:50.5

It's earned. Like I know where you stand, You know where I stand. But I have gotten so

0:55.6

many questions over the years about people talking about being too trusting, wanting to have a deeper

1:00.9

understanding. So in this episode of the Terry Cole show, we're going to be talking about

1:04.7

all the things trust. I will be walking you through your own downloaded trust blueprint.

1:09.8

And then coming up with ways that you can be more discerning and less overly trusting or overly paranoid, depending on which way the pendulum swings for you.

1:19.7

Before we get into it, I just want to take a minute to say, wow, my friend, thank you so much for being here.

1:25.1

I really appreciate you spending time with me because you

1:29.8

could be listening to something else. But the fact that you're here just really does mean the world

1:34.3

to me. If you love the show, if you want to support it, it helps me so much if you would go rate,

1:39.5

review, and subscribe people. So many people listen and don't subscribe. Hey man, it's free. And it helps me. And

1:46.3

don't you want to help me? So hit pause right now and go subscribe if you have not. I'll wait.

1:52.5

Thank you. I also love to highlight our five-star review. So thank you, MDKM-7-8. The name is

1:59.3

thank you. You have helped me in so many different areas of my life.

2:02.6

I love that you have journal prompts and download to read about the podcast topics.

2:06.7

I found you through my stepmom circle, and I'm so thankful she had you on as a guest.

2:11.3

I relate to everything you talked about. I'm so very thankful for you. Well, MDKM-7-8,

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