Epi 146: Breaking Up with Broken
Let me ask you a question I’ve been chasing the answer to for most of my life. Is there such a thing as broken people, or are there only broken moments?
Your answer may vary from the truth depending on where you are in your life, what you’ve experienced, and how you’ve processed what has been and what you believe will continue to occur.
Today, you and I are taking a one-on-one deep dive into redefining the idea of broken, and I’ll hand over something most of us are not taught, which is how to become comfortable with being uncomfortable. This is one conversation that shatters our traditional thinking and flips what you thought you needed to move forward on its head!
So, let’s dive right in…
Key Takeaways
00:00 Introduction
02:46 How a gift inspired this conversation
03:47 Are there broken people or broken moments?
07:07 Comparison is a theft of your experience and the definition of trauma
09:00 Beyond trauma, there are everyday behaviors that help us feel broken
09:29 Number 1: Following the rules
12:12 Number 2: Our definition of success
13:37 Number 3: Letting fear chain you to moments
16:16 Number 4: Destroying your body
17:29 How trauma makes us feel broken
22:41 How to sit in discomfort for gain
22:59 You must acknowledge that you are not broken
23:39 Learn to gauge your moments
25:53 Engage in radical compassion
26:42 Practice acceptance
27:37 Identify your strength
28:40 Explore new experiences
29:54 Get curious
30:33 List 5 things that push you
32:03 Once we move through broken and get into discomfort, we can find wholeness
34:57 What can you do to help yourself lean into a new choice?
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