Self-Trust After Trauma: HeartMath, Intuition, and Healing with Tricia Sybersma

Read the full episode breakdown + show notes: https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/blog/the-anchor-that-holds-tricia-sybersmaWhat if the qualities you once blamed yourself for were actually the gifts that would shape your purpose?

This week on The Self Trust Solution, Dawn sits down with Tricia Sybersma—artist, intuitive creator, HeartMath® Certified Trainer, and founder of HeartWorks, a transformational collaboration between humans, horses, and the intelligence of nature. But before Tricia built a business rooted in intuition, coherence, and animal wisdom…she spent years doubting her sensitivity, looking outward for validation, and trying to follow the “right way” in parenting, relationships, and work.

In this conversation, Tricia shares three defining self-trust turning points:

🌿 Socially: How feeling “different” as a highly sensitive person transformed into a superpower for deep listening and connection.

🌿 Parenting: How breaking generational scarcity patterns helped her raise her family from presence, not pressure.

🌿 Business: How trusting an unconventional vision—horses creating healing art—led to the birth of HeartWorks.

You’ll hear what life looked like before self-trust…the exact moments she chose to listen inward…and how everything changed when she stopped seeking permission and started honoring her inner knowing.

This episode is for anyone who feels “too sensitive,” “too intuitive,” or like they’re walking an unconventional path. Tricia’s story is proof that intuition is not irrational—and self-trust will always take you somewhere truer than fear ever will.

In This Episode:

• Why sensitivity is not a flaw but a form of intelligence
• How intuition guides business decisions more accurately than urgency
• What horses can teach us about coherence, presence, and trust
• The shift from external validation to heart-led alignment

• What happens when you finally trust the vision that keeps whispering to you

⏱️ Episode Chapters

00:00 Meet Tricia Sybersma

02:16 Childhood Scarcity

04:38 School Struggles

07:44 Rebellion and Numbing

08:54 First Self Trust Wins

10:34 New Country Leap

11:20 Trauma and HeartMath

14:54 Coherence and Gratitude

19:16 Horses and Healing Space

22:30 Heart Works Vision

23:46 Horses Paint Healing Art

25:15 How the Messages Arrive

26:03 Choosing Self Trust

26:52 Doubt And Validation

29:46 Inner Room Framework

31:59 Identity Lag Across Places

35:34 Self Trust In Leadership

37:33 Abundance Starts Within

42:23 Patience In Becoming

43:15 Heart Works Offerings

46:06 Challenge Card Pull

47:14 Closing Reflections

🔗 Resources & Next StepsConnect with Tricia Sybersma & HeartWorks

https://heartworks.horse/

https://www.instagram.com/heartworks.horses/

✨ Explore your own self-trust journey:

Start with the Self-Trust Identity Map👉 https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/identity-map

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