What Self-Trust Looks Like When You’re Multicultural, and Why It Even Matters
Trusting Yourself When You’re From a Multicultural Background
Self-trust gets talked about a lot. But when you come from a multicultural background, it doesn’t always look like the bold, loud confidence we’re taught to aspire to.
Sometimes, it’s quieter.
It’s in the small thing. Like those private choices, the moments you decide not to let cultural expectations override your needs.
Self-Trust Can Sound Like This…
“I said I’d do this for myself… and I followed through, even when it felt hard.”
“I knew they might not get it, but I showed up anyway.”
“This is what I need, and I’m honouring that.”
Maybe it looks like getting up early to follow through on your morning routine, even if it means carving out space others don’t think is necessary.
Maybe it’s trusting yourself to show up in front of the aunties.
Small Actions. Big Meaning.
Maybe it’s something as seemingly simple as ordering the food or drink you actually want, knowing full well it’ll raise some eyebrows.
Or showing up to the function solo — with or without the partner — and trusting that you’ve got yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.
When Self-Trust Feels Like a Leap
Sometimes, it’s about sending the message or email, the one that makes your heart race a little.
The one that might change your life.
The one that says:
“I believe in this thing. I believe in this version of me.”
Why This Work Matters
For many of us navigating life between cultures, self-trust is a layered process.
We carry expectations that weren’t always ours to begin with.
We balance ancestral values with modern choices.
We hear the “shoulds”, but we’re learning to honour the “wants.”
And that’s the work.
Self-trust when you're from a multicultural background is unique — but you know what that feeling is, for you.
And if you don't?
Maybe it's time to find out.
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