4 Ways to Start Building Trust in Your Body

By Jenny Peterson

If you have chronic symptoms, there's a belief running in the background that you probably don’t even realize is there: my body can’t be trusted.

You might not say it out loud—most beliefs stay hidden—but it shows up in the way you:

• Brace for symptoms

• Obsess over food

• Second-guess every decision

And what you may not realize is…This belief is the #1 thing keeping you stuck.

Because if you don’t trust your body, your body won’t feel safe enough to heal.

Let’s change that. In this post, I’m sharing 4 powerful ways to rebuild trust in your body—so you can stop fearing it and start healing.

Why Trust Matters in Healing

Without trust, healing feels like a fight.

• You question every symptom

• Overanalyze every choice

• Constantly chase solutions

When you don’t trust your body, you don’t trust yourself—and when there’s no self-trust, everything feels fragile. Every food choice, every twinge of pain, every sensation becomes a threat.

But when you rebuild that trust?

• You stop reacting and start responding

• You feel safe from within

• You create the foundation for true healing

Why You Lost Trust in the First Place

Let’s be real. Most of us were never taught to trust our bodies.

We were told:

• Finish your plate—even if you’re full

• Sit still—even when you're anxious

• Push through—even when you're exhausted

• Hold it—even when you need to pee

Then we grow up and learn that symptoms are “bad,” pain is “wrong,” and our bodies need to be managed, medicated, or fixed by someone else.

The message?You can't trust your body.

So when symptoms become chronic and nothing seems to help, that belief gets reinforced. But your body isn’t broken—your trust has been.

The good news? Trust can be rebuilt.

Here are the 4 ways you can start building trust in your body today:

1. Stop Reacting to Every Symptom Like It’s an Emergency

Imagine trying to talk to someone who only ever yells back at you.

You open your mouth—and they interrupt, panic, or jump in with a solution before you’ve even finished. Eventually, you stop trying to communicate. You don’t feel heard. You don’t feel safe.

That’s what it’s like when we treat every symptom as a crisis.

Your body is constantly speaking to you. But when your response is panic or urgency, your nervous system goes into protection mode.

And protection mode = blocked healing.

The trust-building shift:Pause. Don’t panic. Don’t fix. Just say,“I feel this. I don’t need to fix it. I can listen.”

That pause is powerful. It says:“I’m here. You’re not a threat. We’re safe.”

That’s where healing starts.

2. Train Your Brain to See What’s Working

Your brain has a built-in filtering system: the Reticular Activating System (RAS). It notices more of what you focus on.

That’s why you buy a white car and suddenly see white cars everywhere.

Now apply that to your body:

If you're constantly scanning for symptoms and flare-ups, that’s exactly what you’ll keep noticing.

Want to change that? Train your brain to notice what’s going right.

Start finding daily evidence that your body is working:

• Your heart is beating

• You’re breathing

• You’re digesting food

• Your skin is repairing

• You’re processing thoughts

Each time you notice what’s working, you deposit trust into your subconscious.

You start to believe: “Maybe my body isn’t broken. Maybe it’s doing more than I thought.”

3. Stop Outsourcing Your Power

Let’s talk about something that might sting a little: Every time you hand over your authority to a practitioner, protocol, or plan that doesn’t feel aligned—you send your subconscious the message: “I can’t be trusted.”

And your body listens.

Imagine your body is your internal GPS.It’s constantly trying to reroute you back to alignment.

But instead of following it, you pull over at every gas station asking strangers for directions.Some help. Some don’t.But either way—you lose the signal of your own GPS.

Healing happens when support helps you turn toward yourself, not away from it.

The trust practice:Start making small intuitive decisions—and let them be enough.

• Choose meals based on how your body feels

• Rest when you need to, not when it’s convenient

• Say no to things that don’t feel aligned, even if they “look” healthy

Each micro-decision says: “I hear you. I respect you. I trust you.”

4. Build Trust Through One Consistent Practice

Here’s the truth:Trust is built through consistency, not intensity.

You don’t need a 2-hour nervous system routine.You need one small thing your body can count on.

Think about it: You don’t trust someone after one great moment. You trust them after they consistently show up.

Same with your body.

Pick one practice and show up for it daily. Keep it simple:

• A 5-minute morning check-in

• A 10-minute walk without your phone

• Sitting in nature each day

• Saying “Today will be a great day” with a smile

Do it especially on the hard days.

Because that’s when your brain wants to fall back into old patterns—and you get to say, “Nope. I show up now.”

That’s how you build biological safety.

And with safety, comes trust. And with trust, comes healing.

Quick Recap: 4 Ways to Build Trust in Your Body

1. Stop reacting to symptoms like they’re emergencies

2. Train your brain to see what’s working

3. Make intuitive decisions instead of outsourcing your power

4. Pick one daily practice to show up for consistently

Jenny Peterson is a Chronic Illness Expert and the Founder of MBR (Mind Body Rewire). She helps those struggling with multiple chronic symptoms reclaim their health and freedom—without diets, detoxes, or pills.

For 10 years, Jenny worked as a holistic practitioner, relying on supplements, diet, and detox protocols to support healing. But when she faced her own chronic health struggles, those methods failed her.

Determined to find a real solution, she turned to mind-body healing. Using the very techniques she now teaches, Jenny fully resolved Lyme disease, digestive issues, panic attacks, skin conditions, cystitis, and more. Her own transformation ignited a mission: to help others break free from chronic symptoms and take back control of their health.

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