Have you ever made a decision that felt completely right at the time, only to regret it later and wonder whether you can trust yourself again?
In this episode of Mind Over Matter, host Sreemedha speaks with Lauren Salaun, a coach who discusses self-trust, relationships, self-worth, intuition and somatic approaches to personal growth.
Lauren explores why rebuilding self-trust isn't about making perfect decisions. It's about developing confidence in your ability to make choices, learn from unexpected outcomes and navigate difficult experiences without abandoning yourself.
The conversation begins with a question many people struggle to answer: How can you tell the difference between intuition, anxiety and patterns shaped by past experiences?
Lauren shares how her Christian faith, prayer, quiet reflection and connection with nature influence her personal approach to discernment. She also discusses why feeling grounded can be meaningful to her when evaluating decisions, while acknowledging that difficult choices won't always feel comfortable.
The discussion then turns to modern relationships and a challenging question: Has the language of self-worth sometimes become an excuse to avoid uncomfortable conversations?
Lauren argues that healthy relationships require more than knowing your standards. They also require self-awareness, emotional openness, accountability and a willingness to work through ordinary discomfort.
She explains how identifying triggers, recognizing relationship patterns and taking small, intentional steps can help people respond differently.
The central message is simple:
Trusting yourself doesn't mean you'll never make the wrong decision. It means believing you can handle what happens next.
About Lauren Salaun:
Lauren Salaun is a coach who discusses self-worth, relationship patterns, intuition, personal development and somatic coaching.
In the conversation, she describes working with clients to identify recurring patterns, emotional triggers and beliefs that may affect their relationships and decisions. Her approach incorporates body-focused coaching practices and work around self-awareness and the nervous system.
Lauren also shares how her Christian faith influences her understanding of intuition, discernment and personal growth.
Key Takeaways:
- Self-trust doesn't require perfect decisions. It includes believing you can learn from choices that don't work out.
- Intuition, anxiety and old patterns can feel similar; developing discernment takes reflection and practice.
- Lauren uses prayer, faith and quiet reflection as part of her personal decision-making process.
- A sense of groundedness can be useful information, but feelings alone shouldn't determine every decision.
- Gratitude can be practiced during ordinary moments, not just major milestones.
- Self-worth shouldn't become an excuse for dismissing every uncomfortable relationship experience.
- Healthy intimacy often requires difficult conversations and honest self-reflection.
- Maintaining hobbies, friendships and personal wellbeing practices can help you preserve your individuality in a relationship.
- Identifying emotional triggers is only the beginning; the next step is examining how you respond.
- Lauren describes using somatic coaching to explore patterns and practice alternative responses.
- Small, manageable actions can make difficult conversations feel more approachable.
- Building self-trust is an ongoing process rather than a single breakthrough.
Chapters:
- Why we second-guess ourselves
- What does trusting yourself actually mean?
- Learning from decisions that didn't work out
- Intuition versus anxiety
- Lauren's faith-based approach to discernment
- Recognizing groundedness and uncertainty
- Prayer, reflection and connecting with nature
- Finding gratitude in everyday moments
- Self-worth in modern relationships
- When “know your worth” becomes avoidance
- Why healthy intimacy requires discomfort
- Loving someone without losing yourself
- Identifying relationship patterns and emotional triggers
- Somatic coaching and changing habitual responses
- Taking small steps through uncomfortable situations
- Lauren's closing advice and where to connect
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