Most people spend years trying to escape their childhood pain or family dysfunction, but they’re missing a critical step - seeing their experience in its entirety. In this episode, I’ve had a reflective conversation with mental health advocate Josh Connolly, who shared profound insights about healing from setbacks and toxic family dynamics. Remember: You’re not broken. You’re responding to life with the tools you have. And better tools are waiting when you’re ready! If you’ve liked this episode, share this video because you never know whose life you’re impacting.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:48 Wisdom from Josh Connolly

04:57 Emotional Avoidance and Understanding Truth as Different Perspectives

10:00 Battling against Alcoholism

12:54 Experiential Wisdom Gained from Overcoming Alcoholism

19:18 Connectedness with Our Inner Wisdom

23:43 Children Get the Worst of Us

28:07 The “Sandwich Generation” as the Tide Turners

32:41 Children are Meant to be Scathed for Transformative Growth

36:38 Getting Kickbacks and Overcoming Them

40:36 What Came First: Clarity or Teaching?

45:23 Pattern Recognition and Synthesis

51:09 Making The Conscious Decision to Go Public and Help Other People

56:54 Impact of “Nacoa” in His Life

58:14 Josh’s Next Frontier

1:00:09 Last Last Piece of Wisdom from Josh

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