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The Voice of The June Lotus is a space for soft awakenings, honest reflection, and intuitive guidance.
Hosted by holistic life and wellness coach B. Hwanhari, this podcast invites you into conversations that nourish the soul, strengthen self-trust, and support your journey back to yourself.
Whether you're healing through change, reclaiming your voice, or learning to listen inwardly — this is your gentle reminder that you’re not alone, and your truth is sacred.
Each episode offers soulful reflections, grounded wisdom, and practical tools to help you align your life from the inside out.
Come as you are. Leave a little more whole.
Welcome to the Voice of the June Lotus. A sacred space for truth, alignment, healing and inner guidance. I'm your host, B. Hwanhari, holistic life coach, wellness guide and intuitive energy alchemist. Here, we explore the path of inner transformation through soulful reflections, gentle guidance, and real conversations. Whether you're navigating change, reconnecting with your intuition or simply craving more peace in your life, you're in the right place. Now, take a deep breath, settle in and let's tune into the wisdom within.
B. Hwanhari:Welcome back. Wherever you are, I hope you're fully settled in and that you can give your undivided attention. Last episode, we talked about the awakening. What happens when we begin to listen to ourselves, to our intuition, to our inner wisdom? That conversation marked the beginning of deepening our self awareness and our relationship to truth. Today, we continue that journey. Because after we begin to listen to ourselves, what comes next is learning to trust what we hear. This episode is called Self Trust is a Sacred Practice.
B. Hwanhari:I have a question for you. What do you think it takes to trust yourself? Especially after you've been hurt, disappointed, or even betrayed. To trust oneself, it takes time, honesty, love, and commitment. And most of all, it takes practice.
B. Hwanhari:The Nature of Trust and Why It's Hard Sometimes.
B. Hwanhari:Trust comes easy for some. But for many of us, it's layered with unpleasant memories, stories, wounds and experiences, especially if we've endured relationships where our trust was broken. Now, trust doesn't automatically disappear overnight. It's usually compromised over time.
B. Hwanhari:When people say one thing and do another, when maybe our parents make promises they can't keep, or a friend betrays our confidence, or even a partner through abuse or neglect teaches us not to believe in ourselves or that we're not worthy. And then what happens? We stop trusting not just them, but ourselves. Have you experienced losing self trust? We start questioning our judgment. We ignore red flags. We override our gut instincts. Why do we do this? Usually for the hope of connection, protection, validation, or love.
B. Hwanhari:Now speaking for myself, at the end of a few past relationships, it became very hard for me to trust again. I didn't trust myself to choose the right partner. I didn't trust myself to choose the right friends. I learned not to trust what people said or did. And underneath it all, what I didn't trust was my own intuition.
B. Hwanhari:Intuition, Honesty and Trust, a Personal Relationship.
B. Hwanhari:People talk a lot about red and green flags. But sometimes, the warnings are not always clear, obvious or loud. Sometimes they're whispers. Have you ever had an unexplainable visceral reaction to your partner's behavior? A subtle tug or churn in your gut?
B. Hwanhari:Something they said that doesn't sit right with you or something they don't say that leaves you a little unsettled or confused. Never ignore these signs. We don't want to jump to conclusions, but we should honor what we sense or feel. Because if we don't, we start to abandon our inner guidance and we abandon ourselves. Next time, have the courage to take note of what you sense or feel.
B. Hwanhari:Depending on the circumstances, you can choose to address it directly by having a grounded conversation with your partner or hold trust and patience that all will reveal itself in time. In episode one, I shared about the art of discernment. Discernment is very important in relationships, because it helps you to distinguish between events of your past and what's happening in the present, between your intuition and triggers from your past experiences. As you continue to strengthen your intuition through discernment, self awareness expands and you will begin to trust yourself more. Your willingness to love yourself will become stronger than your desire to be loved by others. When you choose yourself, when you love yourself fully, deeply, unapologetically, your self trust begins to restore itself. And it is that trust that becomes the foundation for every decision you make going forward.
B. Hwanhari:Personally, I took a sincere amount of time learning how to better love myself and building up my self trust again. I took action. I learned and practice yoga and meditation. I learned and taught martial arts. I joined coaching sessions and for self empowerment, I practice positive self talk and I use affirmations. I took time to develop my intuitive gifts and clear senses and I strengthened my relationship with God. My past relationships have taught me that it's important and okay to have tough conversations with my friends, with my family and with my partner. It's okay to agree to disagree. That trust and love for myself supports my ability to trust and love my partner and his decisions, even if his style or way of thinking is different from mine. Strengthening self trust has also allowed me to align with a partner that is trustworthy.
B. Hwanhari:Trusting yourself at work.
B. Hwanhari:Let's move from a personal relationship to a professional one. Say you've been working for a company for more than eight years. You love your job. You've built rapport with your coworkers or staff and you resonate with the company's mission. You know the heart behind the work. But over time you notice things, decisions, coworkers or maybe leadership makes that don't align. Actions taken that rub you the wrong way and you say nothing. You just sweep it under the rug. Eventually, all you swept under that rug grows from a little gremlin into a full blown monster. And when you finally speak up, maybe when you're finally fed up, you're met with dismissal. You're told or left to feel like your concerns don't matter and you feel betrayed.
B. Hwanhari:Now here's the thing, the betrayal began long before you were finally fed up.
B. Hwanhari:The betrayal started when you stopped honoring what you knew, when you didn't trust your inner knowing. Coming to this truth may make you feel very uncomfortable, but it's also liberating. Because if we made a decision to stay silent, then we can also make the decision to speak up, to leave, to advocate for ourselves, to be an example and take proper aligned action. That's what self trust is, giving yourself permission to act in alignment with your truth.
B. Hwanhari:Chakras and Self Trust
B. Hwanhari:Because I'm a Yogi and energy healer, I'd like to share how trust connects to your energy, specifically our chakras. Chakras are basically energy centers in the body. You can think of them as little power hubs that help keep your physical, emotional and spiritual self in balance. There are seven main ones running from the base of your spine to the top of your head. And each one is connected to different aspects of your life. Like how grounded you feel, how you express yourself, or how connected you are to your intuition.
B. Hwanhari:The first chakra or root chakra connects with our sense of safety and grounding. When trust is broken in childhood or trauma, this center is disrupted. Healing trust in this area of the body often begins by reconnecting to a sense of safety within yourself. The third chakra or solar plexus chakra connects with self trust and personal power. This center can become imbalance when we experience harsh criticism, failure, or unmet expectations, which causes to feel powerless or doubtful of ourselves. Healing trust here means reclaiming your inner strength and learning to stand firmly in your yes and no. The fourth or heart chakra centers around love, compassion and emotional openness. When trust is broken in our relationships, this chakra can close off to protect the heart. Healing trust here involves softening into forgiveness and rebuilding a sense of emotional safety. Starting with loving yourself. And now the sixth or third eye chakra governs your inner knowing, intuition, insight and perception. When trust is betrayed or dismissed, especially in childhood, we can learn to ignore or suppress our inner voice. Rebuilding trust here means learning to listen within and honor your inner wisdom as a guiding truth. To build self trust, you often have to work across these centers, grounding, strengthening your will, loving yourself through the process and honoring your intuition.
B. Hwanhari:Self trust in action, honesty and responsibility.
B. Hwanhari:So now here's a quick example. Let's say, I decided that I wanted to run a half marathon and I say, I trust that I will run the race. But I haven't actually trained and I don't have time to train and I'm not prepared at all. Now, is this really trust or am I setting myself up for disappointment? Self trust means being honest.
B. Hwanhari:I don't have the time or capacity for this right now. That honesty is actually what builds trust because you're not lying to yourself. You're not setting yourself up to fail. Whether it's a marathon or a new job or a relationship, you build trust by telling yourself the truth, even when it's inconvenient or uncomfortable.
B. Hwanhari:Reflection questions for you.
B. Hwanhari:Let's drop into practice. Now, as I go through these reflection questions, you can pause and journal if you like or you can just breathe and be aware of what you sense in your body or be aware of the images that may reveal to you in your mind. Please take a deep breath. Place your hand on your heart or your belly. Ask yourself, where in my life have I ignored my intuition and what was the result? What patterns do I repeat when I don't trust myself? What does self honesty look like for me right now? How can I begin to rebuild trust within myself, one honest decision at a time? In what areas do I need to ground, strengthen or love myself more deeply?
B. Hwanhari:Grounding practices for self trust.
B. Hwanhari:Let's talk about ways you can deepen your own self trust starting today. Number one, be totally honest with yourself. You don't have to have all the answers but you do need to be honest about where you are and what you're doing and what you need. Number two, ground your body. Remember, trust starts in the root chakra. So, move your body, take walks, dance, breathe deep into the belly and build a relationship with stillness. Number three, create small agreements and keep them. Instead of over promising, start small. I'll meditate for five minutes today or I'll drink water today. The more you keep your word to yourself, the stronger the trust becomes. Number four, reflect on outcomes with compassion. If something doesn't go as planned, don't use it as evidence that you can't be trusted. Ask yourself, was I honest? Was I prepared? Was I aligned? Learn from it. Number five, trust your process. Your path doesn't need to look like anyone else's. Trust that the timing, the detours, the setbacks, they're all part of your sacred becoming.
B. Hwanhari:Closing thoughts.
B. Hwanhari:Self trust isn't a one time choice. It's a daily sacred practice. It's rooted in self love, self honesty and self responsibility. It says, because I love myself, I speak up. Because I love myself, I stay. Because I love myself, I leave. It's not always easy but I promise you, the more you practice, the more grounded, confident and intuitive you feel. So today, trust that you're exactly where you need to be. Trust the unfolding. Trust yourself.
B. Hwanhari:Thank you for joining me in this sacred space. If today's episode resonated with you, please share it with someone you know and help the growth of this community by subscribing or leaving a review. If you'd like to go deeper in your own journey, feel free to learn more about my coaching or guided support by visiting www.thejunelotus.com. This is the Voice of the June Lotus, honoring the voice of wisdom within.