My Self Worth Journey From  Survival to Self Trust

Sarah Jayne, founder of The Self Worth Secret and self-worth coach helping women build confidence and choose themselves

Meet Sarah Jayne...

Founder and Soul Coach at 'The Self Worth Secret'

 

My Core Values are derived from wanting to EMPOWER, ENHANCE and EVOLVE the lives of women across the world with the mission of revolutionising SELF WORTH! 

Read My Journey to Self Worth Below

 

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Female self-worth coach sharing her story of healing and empowerment

Struggles I Faced Regarding Self Worth

For much of my life, I carried a deep sense of unworthiness and a persistent belief that I was never truly chosen. This core wound shaped how I saw myself, how I moved through the world, and how I showed up in relationships, work, and life.

Like many women who struggle with low self-worth, I learned early on how to survive  but not how to feel safe, grounded, or worthy.

Navigating Education Through Inner Turmoil

University, Instability, and Perseverance

During university, my internal struggles intensified. My attendance was so poor at one point that I was told I could be “put out.” I can only describe this period as navigating life through a dark fog.

I moved between homes, tried renting on my own, shared accommodation, and stayed with kind people and family members who opened their doors and supported me when I needed it most. Despite the instability and emotional weight, I graduated with a 2:1 in Nursing Sciences, something I remain deeply grateful for.

This experience taught me that resilience often coexists with pain and that success does not always mean safety or self worth.

Navigating Education Through Inner Turmoil

High Achievement, Low Self  Worth

Overgiving, Burnout, and Perfectionism

Much of the pain I carried became fuel. I channelled it into ambition, quickly climbing the career ladder after graduation. On the outside, I appeared capable, driven, and successful.

On the inside, I struggled with:

  • Overgiving and people-pleasing

  • Poor boundaries

  • Perfectionism

  • Chronic burnout

I found it difficult to trust others, but the deeper truth was that I didn’t trust myself. Hustle energy helped me survive but it couldn’t help me heal. I eventually realised that the woman I became to survive the war was not the woman I needed to become to move forward.

High Achievement, Low Self  Worth Overgiving, Burnout, and Perfectionism

Abandonment Wounds and Inner Child Healing

How Childhood Trauma Shaped My Self Worth

I carried deep abandonment wounds from childhood, alongside experiences of abuse that altered my nervous system, attachment style, and relationship with myself in particular in my teenage years.

My inner child relationship was fractured, keeping me trapped in cycles of fear, emotional looping, and self-doubt. This directly impacted my relationships and led me to accept less than I deserved because I didn’t yet believe I was worthy of more.

These patterns are common for women with unresolved trauma and low self worth, and they often show up as anxious attachment, fear of rejection, and self abandonment.

How Childhood Trauma Shaped My Self Worth

The Moment Everything Changed

Choosing Peace, Safety, and Self Love

After many negative and toxic cycles in love and life, something cracked open inside of me at the age of 29.

I made a clear decision: No more.

I no longer wanted to live in survival mode. All I wanted was peace, safety, love, and joy and I realised the only way to experience those things was to learn how to give them to myself first.

That decision marked the beginning of my self worth healing journey.

The Moment Everything Changed Choosing Peace, Safety, and Self Love

Why The Self Worth Secret Exists

Turning Pain Into Purpose

Six years later, The Self Worth Secret was born.

This work exists as a catalyst for women who feel unworthy, unseen, or stuck in cycles of self abandonment. It is for women who are ready to take their power back, heal their relationship with themselves, and build a life rooted in self trust, boundaries, and emotional safety.

Your past does not disqualify you.
Your pain does not define you.
And your worth was never missing it was just buried beneath survival.

Why The Self Worth Secret Exists Turning Pain Into Purpose
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A Self Worth Journey Rooted in Lived Experience

This transformational self worth course was created from my own personal healing journey not theory, but lived experience.

After years of struggling with low self worth, abandonment wounds, people-pleasing, burnout, and survival mode living, I learned that true transformation doesn’t come from doing more or becoming more. It comes from healing your relationship with yourself and learning to choose yourself without guilt.

This course is designed to help women accelerate their self worth healing, rebuild self trust, and break free from the patterns that keep them stuck  including over giving, poor boundaries, perfectionism, and emotional exhaustion.

Through guided lessons, reflection, and nervous system aware practices, you’ll learn how to stop self abandoning, strengthen your inner foundation, and create lasting change in your relationships, career, and life.

 

Why The Self Worth Secret Exists Turning Pain Into Purpose
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