Ep. 314 - The Cost of Assuming the Worst + What To Do Instead

Empowering Her with Melody Pourmoradi · May 1, 2026 · 9m

Why are we so quick to assume the worst—and then act like it’s truth?

There’s a quieter, more powerful option available to you: assume positive intent.

Not in the moments that are clearly unacceptable. Not when your boundaries are being crossed.

But in the everyday, subtle situations where we turn nothing into something.

Someone cuts you off.

A comment lands the wrong way.

A girl in your workshop says she’s bored.

And just like that, a story forms.

But what if it wasn’t about you?

What if there was something else going on—something neutral, or even understandable?

Because here’s the truth…