Podcast Ep. 211: Too good to be true?

Something that makes us nervous is when someone appears to be a little (or a lot) too perfect. Things are so great, so impressive, so much of what we want or hope to get that we find it difficult to believe. Even if there aren’t what seem like obvious reasons...
About giving the benefit of the doubt

About giving the benefit of the doubt

Many humans pride themselves on being ‘good’ and ‘trusting’. This means that when we find ourselves in what might feel like the awkward predicament of not trusting someone, we feel bad about it. There can be this sense that we are bearing...
Podcast Ep. 171: Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop

Podcast Ep. 171: Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop

Each time we meet someone new, it’s packaged with a question and subsequent search for the answer: Are you trustworthy? When we’re feeling good about something, a part of us might wonder, When are things going to wrong? In this week’s episode...
Querying Actions Not Matching Words Isn’t About Trust Issues

Querying Actions Not Matching Words Isn’t About Trust Issues

There are times in life when we have trust issues and behave accordingly. Whatever our brand of distrust, when we’re, for example, caught going through their phone or we’re off base with an accusation, or we want to monitor their every move, it becomes...
Advice Wednesday: Something doesn’t feel right (& he still had the Plenty of Fish app on his iPad). Help!

Advice Wednesday: Something doesn’t feel right (& he still had the Plenty of Fish app on his iPad). Help!

One of the things that I’ve learned from too many instances of doubting my gut and intuition is to never ignore it. Have I misinterpreted gut messages in the past? Sure, but that doesn’t mean that my gut was wrong, it’s just that at the time my...