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Decision Diaries

Choosing to Write While Feeling Insignificant
A quiet rebellion against the belief that I don’t matter.
 • Shannon | Self-Trust Architect
When Life Asks for a Different Version of You
How rebuilding confidence starts with learning to trust yourself again
 • Shannon | Self-Trust Architect
Wounds That Built This Work — Part 3
How people-pleasing became my survival language—and what it took to unlearn it
 • Shannon | Self-Trust Architect
Wounds That Built This Work — Part 2
I Made Myself Small So No One Else Would Feel Uncomfortable
 • Shannon | Self-Trust Architect
The Work Wasn’t Wasted
Every job, every certification, every chapter was preparing me for the work I was meant to do.
 • Shannon | Self-Trust Architect
Another Year Older, Another Layer Untrapped
Birthdays used to make me uneasy.
 • Shannon | Self-Trust Architect
Wounds That Built This Work — Part 1
I Got Married to Protect My Father’s Reputation—Not My Future
 • Shannon | Self-Trust Architect
The Rain, the Train, and the Yes
How one storm became the moment I learned to trust myself again
 • Shannon | Self-Trust Architect
Making Peace With the Pace You Can Actually Sustain
Because burnout isn’t a badge I want anymore.
 • Shannon | Self-Trust Architect
I Used to Call It Ambition. But It Was Fear of Being Invisible.
How overachievement became my armor—and what it is looking like to lay it down.
 • Shannon | Self-Trust Architect
You Called It Burnout. But You Were Grieving.
Why the exhaustion you feel isn’t about energy—it’s about identity.
 • Shannon | Self-Trust Architect
Deferred Dreams to Bold Realignments
An honest reflection on finding my path through setbacks, self-doubt, and the unexpected turns that led me to career alignment
 • Shannon | Self-Trust Architect
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