Do You Trust Yourself?

Betrayal Blindness and the Intelligence of Not Trusting Yourself

???? SEKEM, Egypt

???? September 25–26, 2026

???? Two Days • One Night

Most people don’t lose self-trust.

They learn to abandon it.

When seeing the truth threatens love, belonging, or survival, the mind protects us by teaching us to doubt what we know. Psychologists call this betrayal blindness.

What once kept us safe may later become self-doubt, confusion, indecision, and the need for constant reassurance.

This retreat explores why learning not to trust yourself was once an intelligent survival strategy—and how self-trust can be restored through understanding rather than self-criticism.