Hey You, we're back this week with another drop of hope.

In anticipation of my new book, All Hope is Bound,

I am sharing some hope notes that have been radically transformative for me on my journey of discovering

hope in every new experience and encounter. You can order the new book All Hope is Found, Rediscovering the Joy of Expectation,

wherever books are sold.

But for today, let's get into the podcast.

Have you ever considered that your inability to connect with others is rooted in a lack of self-trust?

Just think about it before you get upset.

How could you have the capacity to go deep with others without first understanding and having an awareness of yourself?

I've been there. This is not the pot calling the Kettle Black. or maybe it is. I don't know but let me tell you this

Your hopes and dreams for deep connection are still valid, but a self- inventory is required.

Let's talk more about it with my friend Andrea Merkel.

When you get hungry for hope, not only will you learn to trust again,

but you'll have a newfound awareness of how to connect with yourself, others, and God.

I urge you to remain open and stay curious. The hope for new connections is always just

around the corner. But I don't think it's possible to talk about hope for new

connections without acknowledging that we have to have

hope in our ability to make quality connections, hope in our ability to have new experiences,

and that comes down to trusting not necessarily other people

but being able to trust ourselves to trust ourselves to make decisions to trust

ourselves to make the appropriate choices.

How, like, I need to understand what is self-trust

...