The Vybrational Stage Podcast Episode #102

Title:  How Illusion Trains Us to Distrust Ourselves

Arc:  Truth is a Frequency - Illusion is a Structure

If the body has always recognized truth. . . Why do so many of us struggle to trust ourselves?

In episode two of this dual collaboration arc, we explore a rarely named reality: illusion doesn't deceive us through lies - it conditions us through normalization.

Building on episode one's exploration of embodied truth, this episode reveals how self-distrust is learned, reinforce, and often rewarded - especially in systems that prioritize performance, compliance, and belonging over coherence.

In this episode, you'll explore:

How illusion teaches us to override bodily signals without realizing it

Why self betrayal is often praised as maturity, strength, or growth

The subtle ways identity and belonging reinforce misalignment

Why truth can feel destabilizing at first - not because it's wrong, but because it requires presence

How numbness and exhaustion often come from chronic self-override, not failure

This episode does not ask you to dismantle your life or reject your past.

Instead, it offers something far more reparative: 

Permission to stop arguing with your own signals.

Through gentle reflection and somatic inquiry, you'll begin restoring trust - not by forcing change, but by allowing small truths to be true again.

This is where reversal begins.

Call to Action:

If this episode resonated, follow or subscribe so you can continue this arc without interruption. Share this episode with someone who has learned to doubt themselves in order to belong. And continue with episode three, where we explore how identity itself becomes one of illusions most convincing and most persistent structures.

You were never meant to abandon yourself to survive.

You were meant to remember.