"Some version of alright, eventually." | Losing a dream

About this episode

Kojo Baffoe reflects on losing a dream that shaped his life and the emotional journey of letting go and rebuilding.

Kojo Baffoe had a dream that shaped much of his life, until it didn’t. In this story, he reflects on what it means to lose something that once gave your life structure, meaning, and momentum. This episode explores loss, identity shifts, and the emotional process of letting go when the future you imagined no longer exists. It’s about the quiet aftermath of disappointment, and the slow rebuilding that follows when ambition no longer looks the same. A story about losing a dream, and learning how to keep going anyway. Listen to Your Footsteps: https://kojobaffoe.com/book/ https://kojobaffoe.com/podcast/ www.somethingshifted.co.za Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio Listen to Something Shifted: The Soundtrack on Spotify

People in this episode

Host: Sean Loots

Guest: Kojo Baffoe

Topics covered

• loss
• identity
• emotional process
• letting go
• disappointment
• rebuilding
• dreams

Keywords

• loss
• identity shift
• emotional process
• letting go
• disappointment
• rebuilding
• dream

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Latitude Podcast Studio

Books & works: Listen to Your Footsteps

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