What if the greatest obstacle to your healing isn't someone else, but the person staring back at you in the mirror? This transformative episode explores the powerful threshold where excuses end and genuine transformation begins – what I call "the mirror's edge."
For years, I was the queen of "if only" thinking – believing that if only others would change their behavior, then I could finally feel whole. Sound familiar? That's the fascinating thing about human pain: it's tragically universal. But here's the truth bomb that changed everything: in every painful pattern, the common denominator wasn't them – it was me. Your triggers aren't random; they're your greatest teachers, pointing precisely to where healing is needed.
Through intimate personal stories about transforming my relationship with my mother and reclaiming my power in the workplace, I share how accountability without self-blame became my pathway to freedom. We explore how unhealed trauma creates a space where we feel unsafe to feel our emotions, leading us to constantly blame others rather than face our own feelings. The most difficult truth? Your healing is 100% your responsibility, even when the wound wasn't your fault.
Experience a guided mindful moment meditation to identify your own relationship patterns, and learn about emotional sobriety practices that create safety for you to finally drop into your body's wisdom. Are you ready to stand at the mirror's edge and finally see yourself clearly? Join our upcoming emotional sobriety workshop to discover practical tools for breaking free from invisible patterns. Because the bravest thing you'll ever do is interrupt a pattern that was handed down to you as love.
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