Episode
How to Trust Yourself Again After You've Been Wrong
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- The Alli Worthington Show
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- May 28, 2026
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- 1134
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Summary
Join the Uplift Community App TODAY! There is a specific kind of loss that does more than hurt. It rearranges you. I know because I lived it. A business I believed in fell apart. A few friendships did not survive the fallout. A decision I made in good faith went sideways in a way I never saw coming. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, I stopped trusting the voice inside me that said yes in the first place. This episode isn't about the mistake. It's about what follows: confidence fading, second-guessing taking over, hovering over the brake, even with a clear path. I'll take you back to when it happened to me. After a meeting with an investor in New York City in 2012, I sat in a cafe with four close friends and business partners. Without anyone saying a word, we all knew it was over. The startup was finished. Two friendships didn't survive. For almost a year after, I was moving, but not freely. Every decision felt like a test I was set to fail. If you've been there, this episode may finally voice what you've felt in silence. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why being wrong about a decision and being wrong about yourself as a decision maker are two completely different things (and how your brain collapses them together in about four seconds) What your amygdala (Alli calls her "Becky") is actually doing after a painful loss, and why what feels like discernment is often just fear doing excellent costume work The two questions to ask about any decision you're still carrying at 2 a.m. How to turn the replay loop into actual data instead of an open wound Why self-trust rebuilds through small, consistent low-stakes reps, not a breakthrough moment Timestamps: (00:21) - Introduction: How to trust yourself again when you've been wrong (01:36) - The friendship losses that m…