SELF-TRUST AND COMPASSION: How these emotional states can affect your physical health

Self-trust is the internal belief that even if you have a health wobble—consume a cookie, skip a workout or for me, have a Fudgsicle—you'll learn from the decision and course correct as quickly as possible.

When you have trust in yourself, a mistake or a choice to indulge doesn’t trigger cruel belittling self-talk or a negative health spiral of a food binge or an entire week of missed workouts. When you have self-trust, you use self-compassionate and productive self-talk to stay or get back on the horse.