About this episode

This episode explores how personality traits can originate as survival strategies and become limiting when they are mistaken for identity.

If You're a FAN leave me a message :-) But more importantly, let us know what you think, suggestions, topics, constructive criticism... ALL WELCOME!! In this episode, I explore how certain personality traits may have started as survival strategies, and why protective patterns can become limiting when they get promoted to identity. You will learn how to recognise identity sentences, understand the reward behind old patterns, and begin choosing who you are from freedom instead of fear. Sponsore...

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Craig Johnson

Topics covered

• personality traits
• trauma response
• identity
• survival strategies
• self-awareness
• freedom vs fear

Keywords

• personality
• trauma
• identity
• self-improvement
• survival
• patterns
• freedom
• fear

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