When was the last time you stopped and asked yourself: am I reacting, or am I actually choosing? There is a difference, and it matters more than most of us realize. And yet, so many of us move through life on autopilot, responding to pain, fear, and circumstance without ever pausing to recognize that we have a choice.
In today's episode, I take you into the heart of my personal journey, from a childhood shaped by trauma that quietly stole my sense of choice to an adulthood spent learning through therapy, teaching, books, and trusting relationships how to reclaim it. I introduce a metaphor that has been on my mind lately: we do not just create our lives out of thin air. We fabricate them using the raw materials we gather along the way. I reflect honestly on how isolation once felt like safety, why reacting rather than responding led to consequences I had to untangle later, and how crossing what I call the \"choice threshold\" became the turning point at every stage of my journey.
Tune in and listen to the fiftieth episode of I Can Do This, Show Me How! to discover how understanding the power of choice can become the most transformative tool you carry.
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