Episode 9: Self-Trust Is a Skill | How Doubt Shows You Already Know the Truth - Quick Bite

Do you ever feel like you can’t trust yourself—especially in the moments that matter most?

In this Quick Bite episode of the Relish Podcast, Alyssia Sheikh unpacks one of the biggest themes in personal growth: self-trust. Drawing on her own experience of navigating gaslighting in the workplace and coaching clients through self-doubt, Alyssia reframes doubt as evidence that you already know your truth—it’s just uncomfortable to follow it.

✨ In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why self-trust is a skill you can practice—not something you’re born with 
• How to tell the difference between intuition and fear in your body 
• Why doubt often shows up right before you make an authentic, values-based choice 
• How self-doubt can be reframed as intelligence—a signal, not a stop sign 
• Reflection questions to help you strengthen self-trust today 

This is your reminder: you already know more than you think. Self-doubt doesn’t mean you can’t trust yourself—it means your inner wisdom is alive and speaking.

💭 Reflection Invitation:

• What does it mean to you to trust yourself?
• Can you see your self-doubt as a sign you already know something true?
• What’s one area of life where you could lean into that knowing, even if it’s uncomfortable?

If this episode resonates, check out Alyssia’s course Unshakeable, which gives you embodied tools to practice self-trust daily—and download the free guided meditation linked in the show notes to start today.

Follow & Connect:

• Join the Newsletter
• IG: @alyssiasheikh
• TikTok: @alyssiasheikh
• YouTube: Alyssia Sheikh
• The Hoffman Institute (I am a Hoffman Process teacher. This podcast is not affiliated with the Hoffman Institute Foundation).

Links & Resources Mentioned:

• Unshakeable Self-Trust course
• Free visualization to Meet Your Light
• Uncertainty and Cognitive Control, Bossaerts & Murawski (2011)
  (Cognitive control systems help us navigate uncertainty, showing that doubt can actually be part of adaptive decision-making.) Read here
• Different Varieties of Uncertainty in Human Decision-Making, Yu & Dayan (2005)
  (Distinguishes between types of uncertainty, showing why doubt feels stronger in volatile or unpredictable situations—aligning with how self-doubt often spikes before change.) Read here
• Mechanisms of Cognitive Control in Decision-Making Under Uncertainty, Byvshev et al. (2025)
  (Finds that people who gather evidence under uncertainty make more values-aligned choices, echoing how practicing self-trust means discerning fear from intuition.) Read here
• The Relationship Between Uncertainty and Affect, Anderson et al. (2019)
  (Shows that uncertainty often triggers negative emotions, but reframing it can turn doubt into curiosity—supporting the reframe of doubt as intelligence.) Read here