Welcome back everyone to the Truth & Freedom Podcast, where awakening begins with asking the questions most people are afraid to ask. I’m your host, Dr. Dan Amzallag —and this is not just another podcast. This is a journey into awareness, courage, and truth.

Every family writes a script—often without realizing it. A script about who you’re allowed to be, what role you’reexpected to play, how you should behave, what dreams are acceptable, what emotions are forbidden, and what responsibilities you carry even when they werenever yours. These scripts shape us long before we’re old enough to question them. They tell us, “This is who you are,” even if that identity has nothing to do with your truth.

Today, I want to explore those invisible obligations—the unwritten rules, the generational expectations, the roles we inherit without consent—and more importantly, how to recognize when you’re living someone else’s story instead of your own.

Family scripts often begin subtly. Maybe you were thepeacekeeper, always smoothing tension and swallowing your own needs to maintain harmony. Maybe you were the achiever, praised only when you excelled, conditioned to believe that love must be earned through performance.

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Welcome back everyone to the Truth & Freedom Podcast, where awakening begins with asking the questions most people are afraid to ask. I’m your host, Dr. Dan Amzallag —and this is not just another podcast. This is a journey into awareness, courage, and truth

There’s a moment in everyone’s life when they realize that the loudest enemy they will ever face doesn’t live outside of them—it lives in their own mind. It whispers doubts, amplifies fears, distorts reality, and makes you question your worth, your abilities, and your place in the world. It shows up as negative thinking, ongoing self-doubt, and what we’ve come to know as imposter syndrome. But here’s the truth most people never hear:just because the mind speaks doesn’t mean it speaks the truth.

Today, I want to explore what happens when your mind lies to you—why it lies, how those lies take root, and how you can reclaim your power from the inner critic that has held you hostage for far too long.

Negative thinking doesn’t begin in adulthood.It begins in the small, unnoticed moments where you were criticized instead of encouraged, dismissed instead of validated, compared instead of seen. It beginsin classrooms, in family dynamics, in early relationships, where your mistakes were magnified and your strengths were overlooked. Over time, those messages become internalized. They stop sounding like other people’s voices and start sounding like your own.

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Welcome back everyone to the Truth & Freedom Podcast, where awakening begins with asking the questions most people are afraid to ask. I’m your host, Dr. Dan Amzallag —and this is not just another podcast. This is a journey into awareness,courage, and truth

There is a quiet, often misunderstood truth about freedom: it doesn’t come from having no limits, no expectations, or no obstacles. Real freedom comes from clarity. And nothing brings more clarity into your life than boundaries. Today, I want to talk about why boundaries are not about keeping people out but about keeping yourself intact—why they are the emotional architecture of your well-being, and why learning to set them is notonly an act of self-respect, but an act of liberation.

You see, for most of us, boundaries have beenpainted as barriers, as selfishness, as something that creates distance or conflict. We hear the word “boundary” and think of confrontation, awkward conversations, or hurting someone’s feelings. But boundaries are not aboutpushing people away; they are about inviting them into a healthier relationship with you. They’re about making sure that your time, your energy, your emotional space, and your values are honored—not just by others, but by you.

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