In this fireside-style episode of Serenity Rising, Bron reflects on a deceptively simple question: what does it really mean to win at the game of life?
Using the metaphor of a card game — specifically UNO — Bron explores what happens when life deals you cards you didn't want, didn't choose, and can't put back in the deck. Cancer, diagnosis, caregiving, loss — the card that changes everything.
This episode gently challenges the pull of comparison and the question so many people ask in hard moments: why me? Drawing on social psychology, lived experience, and the Serenity Prayer, Bron reframes life as a solitaire game. Not a competition. Not a race. A deeply personal journey where the only real loss comes from playing someone else's hand instead of your own.
In this episode, Bron explores:
Why comparison is so tempting and why it costs us peace
How social comparison impacts mental health and self-worth
Why life isn't about getting better cards, but playing your own differently
The Serenity Prayer as a practical framework for everyday decision-making
Acceptance, courage, and wisdom through the lens of psychological flexibility
Holding grief and joy at the same time through both/and thinking
How small, values-led choices become daily wins
This conversation weaves together research on social comparison, dialectical thinking, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and prayer as a mental health resource — all translated into human language.
This episode is an invitation to stop staring at other people's cards and come back to your own. To play what's in your hand with courage, care, and commitment to yourself.
Because winning isn't about the outcome. It's about how you choose to play — one card, one day, one breath at a time.
Your healing matters every day.
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