Episode 5: "The Stories We Tell Ourselves"

In this episode, we talk about the beliefs you carry about yourself, God, and others and where those beliefs came from.

At the root of every relationship pattern is a story. Some of those stories were formed during painful seasons of life. Some came from words spoken over you. Some came from experiences that left a mark before you even had the language to describe what happened. Whether you are aware of them or not, those stories are shaping how you show up in every relationship you have.

I share a personal example of a story I carried for years that quietly influenced every close relationship in my life. Recognizing it as a story rather than fact was the turning point.

You will work through an exercise called the Story Excavation, where you trace your beliefs back to their source, examine whether they are still serving you, and begin building new narratives grounded in truth. The goal is not to shame yourself for what you have believed. The goal is to see clearly so you can choose differently.

We close with this reminder: just because you have believed something for a long time does not make it true. You have the power to choose which stories get to stay.

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