About this episode

The episode explores the complexities of trust and the mental turmoil that arises when it is broken, featuring insights from guest Phyllis.

A single unfair action can flip your whole inner world. When trust breaks, your brain doesn’t just look for answers, it starts writing accusations with your name on them. We sit with that reality and let it be as complicated as it is, because real overthinking isn’t abstract. It shows up as anger, sleepless nights, looping “what if” stories, and the exhausting sense that you have to fix something you didn’t do. We turn the lens toward Phyllis as she shares the two defining threads of h...

People in this episode

Guest: Phyllis

Topics covered

• trust
• overthinking
• anger
• mental health
• inner world

Keywords

• trust
• overthinking
• mental health
• anger
• sleepless nights
• what if stories

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