Renouncing the Old Self: How To Stop Returning To Your Old Identity

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of personal growth and the emotional aspects of changing one's identity.

A door can open and you can still stay seated. That’s the uncomfortable truth behind growth, and it shows up everywhere: the job you’re ready for, the hard conversation you keep postponing, the healthier version of you that feels “not like you” yet. We start with a story about freedom being available while identity stays trapped, then we bring it home to the ways we quietly return to old habits, old fear, and old self-talk. We talk about why identity change is emotional, not just logical. Th...

People in this episode

Host: Andre Flax

Topics covered

• identity change
• personal growth
• emotional transformation
• old habits
• self-talk

Keywords

• identity
• growth
• habits
• self-improvement
• emotions

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