Re-establishing Trust

Sometimes trust is broken in relationships. It happens. Maybe someone’s lost trust in you because of substance-use issues. Or perhaps you’ve lost trust in someone else because they betrayed you in some way. Regardless of who’s lost trust with who, the process of re-establishing trust in a relationship is the same. Trust in relationships is huge. Without trust we lack emotional safety. Repairing trust is a process but it can be done! The best formula for trust I’ve come across so far is this:

Trust = when a person’s actions align with their behavior over time.

That’s it. There’s no magic wand to fix trust, nor can you talk your way into being trusted again. If trust is something you’re struggling with in your relationship try putting this formula into place and use it as a framework for what you say and do. You’ll see in time trust can be repaired. It just takes consistency of words and actions over time.

~Kara