Belief

The science and Invisible force behind healing

What you believe shapes what you see. If you expect things to work out, your brain looks for proof that they will. If you expect failure, you’ll find barriers at every turn. This is a key concept to your healing process. And quite honestly, one that I see a lot of clients and patients alike struggle with. 

Our belief in ourselves, whether positive or negative, is like a quiet, invisible force running in the background. Meaning that what we tell ourselves, we start to believe on a deep level. Let me give you an example. I was working with a client who was struggling to get past the fact that they had an injury that was pretty challenging to come back from. It was understandably hard on them, and they continued to view this injury as something that they were not going to be able to overcome. The thing they continued to tell themselves (and me in our sessions) was “I’m never going to get back to where I was.” It was exhausting for them, mentally, emotionally, and physically. And it wasn’t until after a few months of debunking their self-belief system that this client could see their injury as something that could be spun differently, and even positively. They started to believe that it was making them stronger, they worried less about the end goal of “getting back to where they were” and started focusing on being the best version of themselves every single day. The biggest thing this client said helped them was they started changing how they spoke to themselves, and about themselves. Is it really that simple? Yes and no. It takes work, and it requires openness to the process. Their mantra was simple: “I can handle anything that comes my way because I have the strength to endure.”

Before this mindset shift happened, every ache and setback felt like proof they were falling behind. After, those same signals became reminders to stay patient, compassionate, and committed to the process. They had a whole new outlook on not just their recovery, but their life as a whole. 

Belief doesn’t change your circumstances overnight—but it changes you, and that changes everything. So I want you to ask yourself: What are you choosing to believe today? And is it serving your healing—or standing in the way?

Need help changing your belief system? Head over to my Work With Me page and schedule a call. We can talk through how I can support you on your journey.

Theories utilized in this post: Confirmation bias means we tend to notice and interpret information that supports what we already believe. So if you believe things won’t work out, your brain filters the world in a way that reinforces that idea.

A self-fulfilling prophecy is when your beliefs influence your actions in a way that causes them to become true. For example, believing you’ll fail might make you act less confidently or avoid effort, which actually leads to failure.