Before asking others to face difficult truths, it’s important to share my own.

In this episode, I open up about my journey—from an abusive childhood, to the military, to discovering how deeply trauma was shaping my reactions and identity.

For years, I lived in survival mode without realizing it.

It wasn’t until I began doing the inner work that I saw the truth:

I wasn’t broken.
I was conditioned.

In this conversation, I explore:

How trauma shapes our identity and reactions
The loss of identity after the military
The role of meditation in reconnecting with yourself
What it means to become whole instead of reactive

This is the foundation of everything I share on this podcast.

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Who I Am & Why I Do This: Healing Trauma, Identity & Finding Your True Self