Rebuilding trust in myself after significant setbacks (especially while navigating motherhood and transitioning career paths in my thirties) was a deliberate process that required patience and self-compassion. The key was to reframe my past "missteps" as essential learning opportunities and implement practical strategies to move forward with confidence.

Being abused all my life from every male that was supposed to love and care for me, made it hard to trust men again. When I was going through a divorce at 21, was hard as I had a child with that man. Also being abused from by my birth father was also hard. After my divorce, I really thought I wouldnt be able to date or love someone again. However I did. 10 years later we are married and have a son together. I am happy now and I continue to overcome every challenge and all the trauma.

Rebuilding trust in my own intuition didn't come from a single 'right' turn, but from learning to see my life through the lens of stewardship rather than performance. For years, I measured my worth by accomplishments. That created a self-induced pressure to perform. When I felt the quiet, persistent tug to leave that world behind and found Faithfully Empowered, I struggled with the fear that I was making a 'wrong' turn by walking away from the security I had worked nearly two decades to build. That self-doubt was tested further when I faced my second cancer diagnosis and surgery just 6 months into my entrepreneurial journey. In the silence of recovery, I realized that my intuition wasn't failing me, it was refining me. I rebuilt confidence in my decisions by grounding them in Biblical identity rather than corporate metrics. I stopped questioning my path when I embraced that my resilience was 'forged in the fire' for a reason: to show other seasoned women that we aren't starting from scratch, but from a place of deep-rooted wisdom. Today, I move forward without the constant 'what ifs' because I know that my steps are ordered by faith, and even the detours are part of a greater design.

Rebuilding trust in myself didn't happen in one big moment, it happened in a hundred small, intentional ones. After setbacks or missteps, I used to replay every decision, questioning whether I was too much, too trusting, or not strategic enough. What shifted things for me was realizing that self-doubt wasn't actually wisdom, it was fear wearing a familiar mask. I rebuilt trust by returning to evidence, not emotion. I looked at my track record: the relationships I've built, the teams I've helped align, the outcomes I've influenced. Those results didn't come from second-guessing, they came from leading with empathy, curiosity, and conviction. I also learned to separate misalignment from failure. Not every "no," loss, or hard season meant I was wrong. Sometimes it simply meant I had outgrown a space, a role, or a dynamic that no longer fit who I was becoming. That distinction was freeing. What truly restored my confidence was learning to slow down just enough to listen to my intuition, without letting fear hijack it. I stopped asking, "What will everyone think?" and started asking, "Does this align with my values, my integrity, and the kind of leader I want to be?" When the answer was yes, I moved forward, even if it felt uncomfortable. I no longer need certainty to take action. I trust that I can course-correct. I trust that I'll handle what comes next. And I trust that my heart, when paired with strategy, is not a weakness, it's my greatest strength. That's how I stopped questioning myself. I didn't become perfect. I became grounded.