Follow me on instagram or book a free consultation call on my website!https://www.instagram.com/theantioptimisttherapist/https://theantioptimisttherapist.com/Life doesn’t follow a perfect script. Trauma, setbacks, and the unexpected “winds” of history shape our stories in ways we don’t always choose. But that doesn’t mean you’ve lost the pen. You’re still the author.In this episode, I talk about what it means to write your story—even in the cracks. From George Washington’s unlikely escape, to Japanese kintsugi, to the way values can fill the broken places in our lives, this conversation is about carrying pain with meaning instead of waiting for it to make sense.You don’t need to erase your past to move forward. You just need the courage to keep writing.⏱️ Timestamps00:00 – Introduction01:05 – Why you’re not just living a story, but authoring one02:40 – The role of chance and history: George Washington’s escape05:25 – Trauma, self-blame, and the struggle to make sense of pain08:15 – The cracked pot story and what it teaches about flaws10:00 – Kintsugi: honoring the cracks instead of hiding them12:20 – Trauma as unplanned, values as the gold that fills the cracks15:10 – Reflection questions: what flowers bloomed along your cracks?17:20 – Choosing authorship, again and again19:00 – Closing thoughts
