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In this episode of the Pickleball and Partnership Podcast, Charlotte reflects on recent conversations about grief and a life change that included losing her mum, discovering she was pregnant two days later, starting a new job five days later, and welcoming her younger brother into her home.

Charlotte explores a listener theme — “I don’t even recognise the person I used to be” — and discusses what happens after healing and transition, when identity shifts bring loneliness and discomfort. She explains that meaningful transformation involves grieving old identities (people-pleasing, staying quiet, overworking, never asking for help) because familiar patterns feel safe to the nervous system even when unhealthy.

Using pickleball skill development as a metaphor, she notes that feeling frustrated and confused before expansion is evidence of rewiring, not failure. She invites listeners to ask who they are beneath roles and who they are becoming.

00:00 Welcome Back and Recap

01:36 Who Am I Now

02:27 Grieving Old Identities

06:17 Safety and the Nervous System

08:19 Pickleball Growth Analogy

10:45 When Growth Feels Like Grief

13:27 Inner Child and Survival Roles

15:04 Questions for Your Becoming

17:18 Invitation and Closing

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Music: Purple Planet Music
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