In this episode of The Self Love Project, Megan explores what happens when someone gives you a very legitimate reason not to trust them — and your brain decides that perhaps no human being should ever be trusted again.

She dives into the complicated aftermath of betrayal and why learning to trust again isn't simply about convincing yourself that a new person is different. Because underneath the fear of being hurt again is often an even deeper question: Can I trust myself if it happens again? 

This episode shifts the focus away from blind trust and toward something far more sustainable: allowing trust to be built through consistency, evidence, boundaries, and repair. Megan explores how past experiences can influence the way we interpret new relationships, why trust doesn't have to be all-or-nothing, and how to tell the difference between paying attention and making new people pay old debts.

If you've been hurt, lied to, betrayed, or blindsided and now find yourself questioning people's intentions, bracing for history to repeat itself, or doubting your own judgment, this conversation will help you build a wiser version of trust — one that allows you to stay open without being blind, vulnerable without abandoning yourself, and confident that whatever another person chooses to do, you can trust yourself to handle what comes next. 

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